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15-Year-Old Leads Cops On Multi-State Chase Into Clarkstown In Stolen Car, Crashes: NYSP 15-Year-Old Leads Cops On Multi-State Chase Into Clarkstown In Stolen Car, Crashes: NYSP
15-Year-Old Leads Cops On Multi-State Chase Into Clarkstown In Stolen Car, Crashes: Nysp A 15-year-old from Pennsylvania led police on a high-speed multi-state chase from New Jersey into Rockland County in a stolen car before crashing into a tree on the Palisades Interstate Parkway, police said.  The pursuit began just after noon on Sunday, May 11, when troopers responded to a report of a vehicle being chased northbound on the parkway in the town of Clarkstown, New York State Police announced on Monday, May 12.  Investigators say the car, a 2024 Subaru, had been reported stolen out of Scranton, Pennsylvania, and was originally being pursued by the New Jersey Palisades…
Hospitals Receive 'A' Grade For Patient Safety In Westchester, New Report Says Hospitals Receive 'A' Grade For Patient Safety In Westchester, New Report Says
Hospitals Receive 'A' Grade For Patient Safety In Westchester, New Report Says A new report has ranked hospitals in the Hudson Valley on how well they keep patients safe, and several have earned top marks.  Seven hospitals in Westchester, Putnam, and Dutchess counties were given an "A" grade for patient safety in a new Spring 2025 report released on Thursday, May 1, by the Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit watchdog organization that advocates for safety in hospitals. These included: Westchester County  White Plains Hospital; Phelps Hospital, Sleepy Hollow; New York-Presbyterian Westchester, Bronxville; Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital; Northern We…
2-Alarm Fire Tears Through Pearl River Home; Officer Hospitalized, Cause Under Investigation 2-Alarm Fire Tears Through Pearl River Home; Officer Hospitalized, Cause Under Investigation
2-Alarm Fire Tears Through Pearl River Home; Officer Hospitalized, Cause Under Investigation Flames tore through a two-story home in Rockland County Tuesday afternoon, April 29, drawing a large multi-agency response and leaving three people, including a firefighter and police officer, in need of medical treatment. The blaze broke out around 1:37 p.m. on Tuesday at 38 Griffith Pl. in Pearl River, where crews arrived to find heavy fire showing from the residence. Within moments, a second alarm was requested due to the intensity of the flames, the Pearl River Fire Department said on Wednesday, April 30.  Crews raced to the scene and worked quickly to deploy attack lines and conduct se…
4 Children, 5 Adults Suffer CO Poisoning In Garnerville: Here's How Paramedics Saved Them 4 Children, 5 Adults Suffer CO Poisoning In Garnerville: Here's How Paramedics Saved Them
4 Children, 5 Adults Suffer CO Poisoning In Garnerville: Here's How Paramedics Saved Them Two paramedics are being praised for their quick life-saving actions after detecting dangerous carbon monoxide levels inside a Rockland County home, where five adults and four children were suffering from poisoning. The rescue happened on Monday, Feb. 17, when Rockland paramedics were called to a Garnerville residence after a woman complained of headaches and nausea, according to Rockland Paramedic Services. As they assessed her condition, their portable carbon monoxide detectors began alerting to high CO levels inside the home. Realizing the danger, Reinertsen and Nava immediately evacuat…
Man Run Over, Killed By His Own Truck After Mechanical Failure In Nanuet: PD (UPDATE) Man Run Over, Killed By His Own Truck After Mechanical Failure In Nanuet: PD (UPDATE)
Man Run Over, Killed By His Own Truck After Mechanical Failure In Nanuet: PD (Update) A 44-year-old Albany man was fatally run over by the food truck that he was operating after a mechanical failure forced him out of the vehicle Thursday, Dec. 5 in Rockland County, authorities said. Khurram Shahzad was traveling west in a 1994 Grumman Food Truck on Prospect Street in Nanuet when the truck experienced a mechanical issue and stalled around 3 p.m., according to Detective Norm Peters of the Clarkstown Police. Shahzad placed the vehicle in park and got out of the truck.  Shahzad asked a friend, a 39-year-old man following him in another car, to assist him…
3 Women Shot Outside Restaurant In Central Nyack 3 Women Shot Outside Restaurant In Central Nyack
3 Women Shot Outside Restaurant In Central Nyack A suspect is on the loose after three women were shot outside a restaurant in the Hudson Valley. It happened just after 3 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 24 in Central Nyack, outside CY's Restaurant and Lounge, located at 37 Route 59. Arrival officers discovered a woman with gunshot wounds to her leg and abdomen, lying on the ground in front of the establishment, Clarkstown Police said. The officers, along with Emergency Medical Services (EMS), provided immediate medical aid before transporting her to Montefiore Nyack Hospital. Further investigation revealed that two additional adult women had …
Rockland Woman, 32, Jumps To Death From Upper Floor Of Palisades Center Mall In West Nyack Rockland Woman, 32, Jumps To Death From Upper Floor Of Palisades Center Mall In West Nyack
Rockland Woman, 32, Jumps To Death From Upper Floor Of Palisades Center Mall In West Nyack A woman jumped to her death from an upper floor inside a busy Hudson Valley mall. Related: Hundreds Petition For Safety Barriers At Hudson Valley Mall To Prevent Suicides The incident occurred in Rockland County around 2:45 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 18, at the Palisades Center Mall in West Nyack. According to Det. Norm Peters of the Clarkstown Police officers responded to the mall after receiving reports that someone had jumped from an interior floor. Arriving officers found the 32-year-old woman, from Rockland County, on the ground and administered CPR before she was transported to …
Head-On Crash Kills Hudson Valley Woman Head-On Crash Kills Hudson Valley Woman
Head-On Crash Kills Hudson Valley Woman A Hudson Valley woman was killed during a head-on crash when she allegedly veered into the oncoming traffic lane, according to Clarkstown Police. The collision occurred in Rockland County around 3 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 10, at North Highland Avenue and Fairview Avenue in Upper Nyack. According to Det. Norm Peters of the Clarkstown Police, the incident involved two vehicles: a Honda CRV and a Nissan Versa.  The first responding officer arrived on the scene to find the Honda CRV severely damaged and located in the middle of North Highland Avenue while the Nissan Versa was off the roadway.…
1-Year-Old Rescued From Locked Car In Hudson Valley 1-Year-Old Rescued From Locked Car In Hudson Valley
1-Year-Old Rescued From Locked Car In Hudson Valley As the temperatures soared to 98 degrees, police in the Hudson Valley rescued a 1-year-old boy from a locked car. The incident occurred in Rockland County around 2:15 p.m. on Tuesday, July 16, at the Costco parking lot in Nanuet. According to Det. Norm Peters of the Clarkstown Police, an officer, found the child's father outside the vehicle who said he had accidentally locked the door with the boy inside.  Peters said the officer who could see the boy in the back seat immediately broke the vehicle window. When he was removed, the child was alert and conscious. He was quickly tur…
19-Year-Old Dies From Apparent Overdose During Standoff With Police In Hudson Valley 19-Year-Old Dies From Apparent Overdose During Standoff With Police In Hudson Valley
19-Year-Old Dies From Apparent Overdose During Standoff With Police In Hudson Valley A teenager died from an apparent drug overdose after threatening to shoot police and holding them at bay for more than an hour in the Hudson Valley. The incident place in Rockland County on Tuesday, May 30 on West Broadway in Central Nyack. According to Detective Norm Peters of the Clarkstown Police, officers initially responded to the home for a domestic call.  Upon arrival, they met Sean Harris, age 19, standing on the porch with a metal baseball bat. They also met with his mother and a mental health counselor that had been assigned to him, Peters said. Peters said the counse…
Erratic Bergen County Driver, 24, Caused Wreck That Left Woman Dead In NY: Police Erratic Bergen County Driver, 24, Caused Wreck That Left Woman Dead In NY: Police
Erratic Bergen County Driver, 24, Caused Wreck That Left Woman Dead In NY: Police A 24-year-old erratic driver from New Jersey is facing charges out of Rockland County, NY for a crash that left one woman dead this week, authorities said. Corey Womack, of Englewood, was heading west on Route 59 in a gray Audi A6 when he struck a Ford Edge near Broome Boulevard around 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, May 30 in Clarkstown, Det. Norm Peters said. Witnesses reported seeing a gray Audi being operated erratically while traveling westbound on Route 59 from Waldron Avenue, Peters said. The impact sent both vehicles over the curb and into the Hub Shopping Center, where they came to&n…
Erratic Driving: Man Charged After Woman Killed In Crash On Busy Hudson Valley Roadway Erratic Driving: Man Charged After Woman Killed In Crash On Busy Hudson Valley Roadway
Erratic Driving: Man Charged After Woman Killed In Crash On Busy Hudson Valley Roadway A woman died after her car was hit by a vehicle operated by a man allegedly driving erratically in the Hudson Valley. The crash took place in Rockland County in Central Nyack around 7:15 p.m., Tuesday, May 30 on Route 59 in the area of Broome Boulevard. According to Det. Norm Peters of the Clarkstown Police, the first arriving officer found two heavily damaged vehicles, a gray Audi A6 and a black Ford Edge.  Witnesses reported seeing a gray Audi being operated erratically while traveling westbound on Route 59 from Waldron Avenue, Peters said. Peters said as the Audi a…
Person Struck By Train In Hudson Valley Person Struck By Train In Hudson Valley
Person Struck By Train In Hudson Valley A person was injured after being struck by an MTA train in the Hudson Valley. The incident took place in Rockland County around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 27 in Spring Valley. According to MTA officials, the person was struck by a train departing Spring Valley Station at the Dutch Lane crossing. Service on the Pascack Valley Line is suspended in both directions between Spring Valley and Nanuet, officials said. New Jersey Transit is providing substitute bus services.  The person was taken to Montefiore Nyack Hospital for treatment.  MTA Police Department is investigating. This i…
White Plains Hospital Receives 'A' Grade For Patient Safety, Report Says White Plains Hospital Receives 'A' Grade For Patient Safety, Report Says
White Plains Hospital Receives 'A' Grade For Patient Safety, Report Says One hospital in the Hudson Valley is at the top of its class for keeping patients safe, according to a new report.  Westchester County's White Plains Hospital, located at 41 East Post Rd, has been assigned an "A" grade for patient safety in a new Fall 2022 report by the Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit watchdog organization that advocates for safety in hospitals.  The report gives letter grades to nearly 3,000 hospitals across the country based on how well they protect patients from preventable medical errors, accidents, injuries, and infections, according to the gr…
Vehicular Homicide: Rockland Man Charged In Hit-Run That Killed Driver On GSP Vehicular Homicide: Rockland Man Charged In Hit-Run That Killed Driver On GSP
Vehicular Homicide: Rockland Man Charged In Hit-Run That Killed Driver On GSP Police have arrested a Rockland County man who they said was responsible for a hit-and-run crash that killed a 77-year-old motorist on the Garden State Parkway a year and a half ago. Christopher Forrest, age 26, was charged with vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of a crash resulting in the death of Dutchess County resident Howard Perlman on June 17, 2021, according to records obtained by Daily Voice. Forrest, of Spring Valley, was recklessly driving a BMW that clipped Perlman's Toyota Venza in the area of milepost 172.3 in Montvale shortly after 7 p.m., New Jersey State Police said. …
Vehicular Homicide: Rocklander Charged In 2021 Hit-Run That Killed Driver, 77, On GSP In Bergen Vehicular Homicide: Rocklander Charged In 2021 Hit-Run That Killed Driver, 77, On GSP In Bergen
Vehicular Homicide: Rocklander Charged In 2021 Hit-Run That Killed Driver, 77, On GSP In Bergen UPDATE: New Jersey State Police have arrested a Rockland County man who they said was responsible for a hit-and-run crash that killed a 77-year-old motorist on the Garden State Parkway a year and a half ago. Christopher Forrest, 26, was charged with vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of a crash resulting in the death of Dutchess County, NY, resident Howard Perlman on June 17, 2021, according to records obtained by Daily Voice. Forrest, of Spring Valley, was recklessly driving a BMW that clipped Perlman's Toyota Venza in the area of milepost 172.3 in Montvale shortly after 7 p.m., Stat…
Missing Man Screaming For Help Found After Falling On Steep Hiking Trail In Hudson Valley Missing Man Screaming For Help Found After Falling On Steep Hiking Trail In Hudson Valley
Missing Man Screaming For Help Found After Falling On Steep Hiking Trail In Hudson Valley A Hudson Valley man who was reported missing by his wife after he failed to return from a walk was found a day later after a jogger hear his screams. The incident began in Rockland County around 4;45 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8 in Upper Nyack when Clarkstown Police officers responded to a home for a report of a missing man. The wife of the missing man told officers, her husband had left their home earlier in the day on foot and she had not heard from him, said Det. Norm Peters of the Clarkstown Police. She said her husband frequently takes walks in the Nyack beach area, so officers bega…
Woman Killed After Jeep Crashes Into Tree On Hudson Valley Roadway Woman Killed After Jeep Crashes Into Tree On Hudson Valley Roadway
Woman Killed After Jeep Crashes Into Tree On Hudson Valley Roadway A woman was killed after her Jeep Grand Cherokee crashed into a tree in the Hudson Valley. The crash took place in Rockland County around 12:30 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 6 on Congers Road in New City. The first responding officers found a dark-colored Jeep Grand Cherokee which had sustained significant front-end damage from striking a tree, said Det. Norm Peters, of the Clarkstown Police. The driver, identified as Rosanne Firenze, age 71, of Congers, was unconscious when officers removed her from the vehicle and immediately began performing CPR, Peters said. New City Ambulanc…
Trooper Injured After Being Hit On Tappan Zee Bridge By Alleged Drunk Driver From Tuckahoe Trooper Injured After Being Hit On Tappan Zee Bridge By Alleged Drunk Driver From Tuckahoe
Trooper Injured After Being Hit On Tappan Zee Bridge By Alleged Drunk Driver From Tuckahoe A New York State Police trooper is recovering after his patrol vehicle was struck by an alleged drunk driver on the new Tappan Zee Bridge. The crash happened at around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 26, as the trooper was parked on the southbound shoulder running radar checks, according to State Police. That’s when his marked police vehicle was reportedly struck from behind by Westchester County resident Linda Kramer, age 50, of Tuckahoe. The trooper was taken to Montefiore Nyack Hospital, where he was treated for non-life-threatening injuries. He has since been released from the hospital and …
Investigation Leads To Discovery Of Second Victim In Same Hudson Valley Shooting Investigation Leads To Discovery Of Second Victim In Same Hudson Valley Shooting
Investigation Leads To Discovery Of Second Victim In Same Hudson Valley Shooting As police in the Hudson Valley continue their search for a suspect who allegedly shot a man in the arm, a second victim has been discovered. The incident took place in Rockland County around 11:50 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 20 in Nyack on Depew Avenue. The shooting came to light when the Orangetown Police Department was notified by Montefiore Nyack Hospital of a man who sustained a gunshot wound to his forearm, said Capt. Michael Shannon. Earlier report: Suspect At Large After Shooting Victim Walks In To Nyack Hospital Police were notified of the second victim around 5 p.m. when the man we…
Suspect At Large After Shooting Victim Walks In To Hospital In Hudson Valley Suspect At Large After Shooting Victim Walks In To Hospital In Hudson Valley
Suspect At Large After Shooting Victim Walks In To Hospital In Hudson Valley Police in the Hudson Valley are searching for a suspected shooter after a man walked into an area hospital with a gunshot wound. The incident took place in Rockland County around 11:50 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 20 in Nyack on Depew Avenue. The shooting came to light when the Orangetown Police Department was notified by Montefiore Nyack Hospital of a man who sustained a gunshot wound to his forearm, said Capt. Michael Shannon.  As a result of an investigation, Orangetown Police recovered two .380 caliber shell casings on Depew Avenue in the area of Depew Manor, Shannon said. …
Hudson Valley Toddler Drowns In Family Pool, Police Say Hudson Valley Toddler Drowns In Family Pool, Police Say
Hudson Valley Toddler Drowns In Family Pool, Police Say A toddler drowned in the family pool at a home in the Hudson Valley. The incident took place in Rockland County around 8 p.m., Sunday, May 22 in Nanuet. Clarkstown Police Department officers were dispatched after a reported drowning incident involving a 2-year-old on Tennyson Drive in Nanuet. Arriving officers entered the rear yard of the residence, where they found family members had removed the unresponsive child from the pool and began performing CPR, said Clarkstown PD Det. Norm Peters. Officers resumed lifesaving measures with the aid of an AED as Rockland Paramedics and&n…
ID Released For Man Struck, Killed By Vehicle On Hudson Valley Roadway ID Released For Man Struck, Killed By Vehicle On Hudson Valley Roadway
ID Released For Man Struck, Killed By Vehicle On Hudson Valley Roadway A pedestrian who was hit and killed crossing a busy Hudson Valley roadway has been identified by police. Rockland County resident Patrick O'Neill, age 54, was killed around 8:20 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 23, on Route 303 in West Nyack. According to Detective Norm Peters, of the Clarkstown Police, O'Neill was found lying on the right shoulder of northbound Rt. 303, Peters said. See Related Story: Man Struck, Killed By Vehicle On Busy West Nyack Roadway Officers attempted life-saving measures until Rockland Paramedics and Nyack EMS arrived on the scene and took over care. O'Neill was…
Man Struck, Killed By Vehicle On Busy Hudson Valley Roadway Man Struck, Killed By Vehicle On Busy Hudson Valley Roadway
Man Struck, Killed By Vehicle On Busy Hudson Valley Roadway A pedestrian died after being hit by a vehicle along a busy Hudson Valley roadway. The incident took place in Rockland County around 8:20 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 23 in West Nyack. According to Detective Norm Peters, of the Clarkstown Police, a man was struck by a vehicle in the area of 116 N. Route 303. The first arriving officers found the man lying on the right shoulder of northbound Rt. 303, Peters said. Officers attempted life-saving measures until Rockland Paramedics and Nyack EMS arrived on the scene and took over care.  The injured man was transported to Montefiore Ny…
Victim Of Double-Fatal Palisades Parkway Crash ID'd As First Responder In Northern Westchester Victim Of Double-Fatal Palisades Parkway Crash ID'd As First Responder In Northern Westchester
Victim Of Double-Fatal Palisades Parkway Crash ID'd As First Responder In Northern Westchester One of the victims of a wrong-way head-on double fatal crash on the Palisades Parkway was a Northern Westchester County emergency medical technician.  Aristan Garandeau, age 22, of Croton-on-Hudson, died around 2:40 a.m., Sunday, Feb. 6 in Clarkstown, said the New York State Police. Garandeau was traveling in the wrong direction on the parkway when he hit another car head-on driven by Brendan Seabrook, 27, of Pennsylvania, who was also killed, said state police. Garandeau was pronounced dead at the scene. Seabrook was transported to Montefiore Nyack Hospital where he later died. See Rel…
Young Pennsylvania Dad Killed In Wrong-Way NY State Crash Young Pennsylvania Dad Killed In Wrong-Way NY State Crash
Young Pennsylvania Dad Killed In Wrong-Way NY State Crash Profound grief replaced shock as word spread that a Pennsylvania man had been killed in a head-on crash in New York State this past weekend. Brendan Seabrook, who'd just turned 27 and had a young daughter in grade school, was driving north on the Palisades Interstate Parkway about 10 miles north of New Jersey, authorities said, when an oncoming SUV slammed into his 2016 Toyota Avalon at 2:40 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 6. Seabrook, who was a member of Local 60 of the Laborers' International Union of North America and recently lived in Monroe, NY, was extricated by Nanuet firefighters and taken to Mo…
IDs Released For Victims, Including Northern Westchester Resident, In Double-Fatal Crash IDs Released For Victims, Including Northern Westchester Resident, In Double-Fatal Crash
IDs Released For Victims, Including Northern Westchester Resident, In Double-Fatal Crash New York State Police have released the identities of two people killed in a head-on, wrong-way crash on the Palisades Parkway over the weekend. Northern Westchester County resident Aristan Garandeau, age 22, of Croton-on- Hudson, and Brendan Seabrook, age 27, of Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, were killed around 2:39 a.m., Sunday, Feb. 6. Related Story: Head-On Palisades Parkway Crash Kills Two In Nanuet According to Trooper Steven Nevel, troopers from the Haverstraw barracks responded to the head-on collision on the Palisades Parkway in the town of Clarkstown near, Exit 10.  …
UPDATE: Drivers Killed In Palisades Interstate Parkway Head-On Crash Identified UPDATE: Drivers Killed In Palisades Interstate Parkway Head-On Crash Identified
Update: Drivers Killed In Palisades Interstate Parkway Head-On Crash Identified Authorities identified both drivers who were killed in a head-on crash over the weekend on the Palisades Interstate Parkway just north of the New Jersey border, responders said. Aristan Garandeau, 22, of Croton-on-Hudson was pronounced dead at the scene after driving his 2017 Subaru Impreza south in the parkway's northbound lanes and hitting a 2016 Toyota Avalon head-on in the passing lane between exits 9 and 10 in Rockland at 2:40 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 6, New York State Police said. Brendan Seabrook, a 27-year-old resident of Wilkes Barre, PA, was pronounced dead at Montefiore Nyack Hospital …
Destructive Rockland Shopping Center Fire Continues Burning For Hours, Bergen Companies Assist Destructive Rockland Shopping Center Fire Continues Burning For Hours, Bergen Companies Assist
Destructive Rockland Shopping Center Fire Continues Burning For Hours, Bergen Companies Assist UPDATE: Six firefighters were hospitalized with minor injuries Sunday in a stubborn hours-long blaze that broke out in a basement gun range, spread through a Rockland County shopping center and continued burning late into the night, authorities said. Firefighters from Mahwah, Montvale, Oradell and River Vale were among more than 100 from Rockland, Westchester and Bergen counties either at the Pearl River scene or in coverage through the afternoon and into the evening. The sneaky blaze began shortly before noon in the long-gun range at the Rockland Indoor Shooting Education Center -- common…
Elusive Hours-Long Fire Severely Damages Rockland Shopping Center, Bergen Companies Assist Elusive Hours-Long Fire Severely Damages Rockland Shopping Center, Bergen Companies Assist
Elusive Hours-Long Fire Severely Damages Rockland Shopping Center, Bergen Companies Assist UPDATE: Six firefighters were hospitalized with minor injuries Sunday in a stubborn hours-long blaze that broke out in a basement gun range, spread through a Rockland County shopping center and continued burning late into the night, authorities said. Firefighters from Mahwah, Montvale, Oradell and River Vale were among more than 100 from Rockland, Westchester and Bergen counties either at the Pearl River scene or in coverage through the afternoon and into the evening. The sneaky blaze began shortly before noon in the long-gun range at the Rockland Indoor Shooting Education Center -- common…
Suspect At Large After Overnight Shooting In Area Injures One Suspect At Large After Overnight Shooting In Area Injures One
Suspect At Large After Overnight Shooting In Area Injures One An investigation is underway after a person was hospitalized following an overnight shooting in the area. It happened around 2:25 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 2 in Rockland County in the Village of Nyack in the area of the Riverspace Municipal Parking lot and Artopee Way. Orangetown Police officers patrolling in the area reported that they had heard multiple gunshots fired and responded.  Officers located one victim, a 34-year-old man who sustained two non-life-threatening gunshot wounds, Orangetown Police said. Officers on the scene requested an ambulance and then re…