Monsey, NY
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'SciGirls' From Ramapo Challenger Center To Speak Live To Space Station Astronauts 'SciGirls' From Ramapo Challenger Center To Speak Live To Space Station Astronauts
'SciGirls' From Ramapo Challenger Center To Speak Live To Space Station Astronauts Eight girls from across the region will be talking with two people from outer space live on NASA TV when they connect with astronauts on the International Space Station. The middle school girls, who all participate in the Town of Ramapo's Challenger Center "Sic-Girls in Space" program get the once-in-a-lifetime chance from 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 19.  The best part, the public can watch it all live on NASA TV.  During the "visit" the girls, from Suffern, Nanuet, Nyack, Pearl River, North Rockland, South Orangetown and Montvale, New Jersey, will speak with astrona…

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by Kathy Reakes
Tappan-Blauvelt, NY
Police & Fire
Car Overturns After Crashing Into Retaining Wall In Airmont Car Overturns After Crashing Into Retaining Wall In Airmont
Car Overturns After Crashing Into Retaining Wall In Airmont A motorist was hospitalized after a car crashed into a retaining wall before landing on its hood in Airmont. First responders in Ramapo were dispatched to Cragmere Road at approximately 6:30 p.m. on Friday, July 5, where there was a report of a one-car crash involving a mid-sized Subaru. Police said that the investigation into the crash determined that the driver struck a retaining wall on the street, causing the vehicle to overturn, landing on the roof. The driver sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to good Samaritan Hospital by the Ramapo Valley Ambulance Corps f…

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by Zak Failla
Monsey, NY
Police & Fire
23-Year-Old Parked At Airmont Service Station Gas Pump Caught With Heroin, Pot, Police Say 23-Year-Old Parked At Airmont Service Station Gas Pump Caught With Heroin, Pot, Police Say
23-Year-Old Parked At Airmont Service Station Gas Pump Caught With Heroin, Pot, Police Say A 23-year-old area man who was allegedly slumped over the wheel of his vehicle at a gas station was arrested for DWAI/Drugs. The incident took place around 2:10 a.m., Friday, May 10, at a gas station in the Village of Airmont, when Ramapo Police responded to a call of a person slumped over the steering wheel of their vehicle, said the Ramapo Police Department. When officers arrived on the scene, they discovered the vehicle occupied by a man who was responsive and obviously under the influence of narcotics, police said.  He was found to be in possession of heroin and marijuana and plac…

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by Kathy Reakes
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Three Found Unconscious Due To CO Exposure Transported To Westchester Medical Center Three Found Unconscious Due To CO Exposure Transported To Westchester Medical Center
Three Found Unconscious Due To CO Exposure Transported To Westchester Medical Center This story has been updated. Three people found unconscious by a family member in a home in the village of Airmont are still hospitalized. The incident took place around 10:57 a.m. Tuesday, March 5, when the Ramapo Police Department responded to the home at 4 Bolger Lane in Airmont, said Ramapo Police Lt. Chris Franklin. Once on the scene, four officers and EMS personnel found three female residents, ages 14, 16, and 54. The officers removed all three from the home and began providing first aid outside the residence, Franklin said. All three victims were transported to Westchester County …

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by Kathy Reakes
Monsey, NY
Police & Fire
Gunman Who Robbed 14 Hotels In Airmont, Nanuet, Elsewhere Gets 21 Years In Federal Pen Gunman Who Robbed 14 Hotels In Airmont, Nanuet, Elsewhere Gets 21 Years In Federal Pen
Gunman Who Robbed 14 Hotels In Airmont, Nanuet, Elsewhere Gets 21 Years In Federal Pen A 46-year-old man who robbed employees at gunpoint at hotels in Airmont and Nanuet was sentenced Tuesday to 21 years in federal prison. Tremone Burnett, 46, of Orange, New Jersey, must serve just about all of the term: There's no parole in the federal prison system. Burnett told a federal judge in Newark three months ago that he tied the victims’ hands and feet in some of the holdups -- another dozen of which occurred in New Jersey. He also fired the gun during a hotel robbery at a Sheraton in Weehawken, federal prosecutors said. Among the victimized hotels were a Howard Johnson's in …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Police & Fire
Gunman Who Robbed 14 Hotels In Paramus, Rockland, Elsewhere Gets 21 Years In Fed Pen Gunman Who Robbed 14 Hotels In Paramus, Rockland, Elsewhere Gets 21 Years In Fed Pen
Gunman Who Robbed 14 Hotels In Paramus, Rockland, Elsewhere Gets 21 Years In Fed Pen An Essex County man who robbed employees at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Paramus at gunpoint -- as well as those at 13 other hotels in New Jersey and Rockland County -- was sentenced Tuesday to 21 years in federal prison. Tremone Burnett, 46, of Orange, must serve just about all of the term: There's no parole in the federal prison system. That means he'll be in his late 60s when he's eventually released. Burnett told a federal judge in Newark three months ago that he tied the victims’ hands and feet in some of the holdups. SEE: Gunman Robs Cash From Paramus Hotel He also fired the gun during…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Monsey, NY
Police & Fire
Man Who Brandishes Gun In Airmont Domestic Violence Incident Resists Arrest, Police Say Man Who Brandishes Gun In Airmont Domestic Violence Incident Resists Arrest, Police Say
Man Who Brandishes Gun In Airmont Domestic Violence Incident Resists Arrest, Police Say Police intervention was required to break up a domestic incident in Rockland County involving a man brandishing a loaded handgun. Officers from the Ramapo Police Department were called late on Friday, Dec. 7 to a residence in Airmont. The investigation into the alleged assault determined that a 51-year-old man - whose name has not been released by investigators - threatened his victim with the weapon and later resisted arrest. The incident happened in front of a minor. Police said that the man was arrested, taken into custody and charged with criminal possession of a weapon, menacing, assa…

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by Zak Failla
New City, NY
Police & Fire
Seen Him? Alert Issued For Wanted Rockland Fugitive Seen Him? Alert Issued For Wanted Rockland Fugitive
Seen Him? Alert Issued For Wanted Rockland Fugitive Have you seen him? Police investigators in Ramapo are seeking the public’s assistance as they attempt to track down a suspect who is wanted for allegedly doing drugs and driving in the area. The Ramapo Police Department issued an alert for Jack Makiten, 35, who is wanted on charges that include DWAI and two counts of aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. Makiten was reported as an erratic driver while traveling through Airmont in 2016 and during the traffic stop, he was found to be intoxicated and he was arrested. Investigators described Makiten as a 5-foot 8, 175-pound man w…

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by Zak Failla
Monsey, NY
Police & Fire
Woman Escapes Injury As BMW Becomes Engulfed In Flames In Airmont Woman Escapes Injury As BMW Becomes Engulfed In Flames In Airmont
Woman Escapes Injury As BMW Becomes Engulfed In Flames In Airmont A Rockland County woman narrowly escaped danger when her BMW went up in flames in her driveway. First responders were dispatched to a Stillo Court home in Airmont at approximately 7:45 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 9, police said. Upon arrival at the house, they found a 2014 BMW that was fully engulfed in flames. According to police, the driver told officers that she had just arrived home when the car began smoking. Volunteers from the Tallman Fire Department were dispatched to the scene and quickly extinguished the fire. Police said that no injuries were reported, and the cause of the fire remains…

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by Zak Failla
Armonk, NY
Police & Fire
Roof, Fully Ingulfed Car Fires Break Out In Armonk Roof, Fully Ingulfed Car Fires Break Out In Armonk
Roof, Fully Ingulfed Car Fires Break Out In Armonk Firefighters in Armonk were busy this week, dealing with a heating unit that went up in flames on an area roof while also handling a fully involved car fire. Crews were dispatched to a propane-fed roof fire at 111 Bedford Road in Armonk at approximately 3 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon. Upon arrival, firefighters - with an assist from the members of the Banksville Fire Departmetn - were able to extinguish the fire before it spread to any other parts of the building. While handling the roof fire, another crew from the Armonk Fire Department was dispatched to a fully-involved car fire in Airmont…

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by Zak Failla
Monsey, NY
Police & Fire
Montebello Man Caught With Open Container Of Alcohol, 40 Grams Of Pot After Vehicle Stop Montebello Man Caught With Open Container Of Alcohol, 40 Grams Of Pot After Vehicle Stop
Montebello Man Caught With Open Container Of Alcohol, 40 Grams Of Pot After Vehicle Stop A traffic stop led to drug charges for a Rockland County man who was in possession of more than 40 grams of marijuana and other drugs, police said. Early on Wednesday morning, officers from the Ramapo Police Department stopped a Montebello man - whose name has not been released - after he committed a traffic infraction in Airmont. During the subsequent stop, police said the driver was found to be in possession of more than 40 grams of marijuana, a milliliter of CBD oil, a vaporizer with CBD oil and an open bottle of Olde English beer.  The man was subsequently arrested and charged with cri…

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by Zak Failla
Monsey, NY
Police & Fire
Seen Her? Police Ask Public's Help In Search For Ramapo Suspect Seen Her? Police Ask Public's Help In Search For Ramapo Suspect
Seen Her? Police Ask Public's Help In Search For Ramapo Suspect Have you seen her? The Ramapo Police Department is seeking the public's assistance as it searches for a woman wanted on multiple charges stemming from an incident in Airmont. An alert was issued on Friday regarding 57-year-old Yolanda Emery, who is wanted by police on charges of petit larceny and fifth-degree criminal possession of stolen property following an incident in Airmont in September. Police described Emery as a 5-foot-6 woman who weighted approximately 190 pounds at the time of her arrest. When she was arrested, she had short black hair and brown eyes. Anyone with information on…

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by Zak Failla