Tappan-Blauvelt, NY
Police & Fire
Six Injured, One Severely, In Valley Cottage Apartment Fire Six Injured, One Severely, In Valley Cottage Apartment Fire
Six Injured, One Severely, In Valley Cottage Apartment Fire One person was severely injured and remains in the hospital and another five received treatment including a firefighter during an intense fire that destroyed a dozen apartments and damaged several others in Rockland. The fire began around 2:35 p.m.,  Sunday, April 14, at the Sierra Vista Apartments, Building 12, at 80 Sierra Vista Lane, in Valley Cottage, said Clarkstown Police Chief Raymond McCullagh. Central Nyack firefighters headed up the team of more than a dozen fire departments that attacked the "extraordinarily large" fire that was located a football field away f…

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by Kathy Reakes
Tappan-Blauvelt, NY
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Killed After Route 9W Crash With SUV In Rockland Motorcyclist Killed After Route 9W Crash With SUV In Rockland
Motorcyclist Killed After Route 9W Crash With SUV In Rockland A motorcycle rider was killed after being hit by an SUV on Route 9W, said the Haverstraw Police. The crash took place around 741 p.m., Monday, April 8, in the area of 34 North Route 9W in the Village of West Haverstraw, said Haverstraw Police Capt. Martin Lund. According to Lund, the crash occurred when the motorcycle driver, Jolexis Jaramillo, 27, of New York City, who was traveling south on Route 9W, was hit by an SUV pulling onto Route 9W to travel northbound. Jaramillo sustained serious life-threatening injuries and was transported by Haverstraw Ambulance to Nyack Hospit…

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by Kathy Reakes
Tappan-Blauvelt, NY
Police & Fire
Three Hospitalized After House Fire Breaks Out In Nyack Three Hospitalized After House Fire Breaks Out In Nyack
Three Hospitalized After House Fire Breaks Out In Nyack Three people were hospitalized following a house fire in Nyack, police say. Orangetown Police say they responded to a report of smoke in the building of 166 Cedar Hill Avenue in the Village of Nyack on Sunday, April 7 around 3:30 p.m. Upon arrival, officers reportedly observed a large volume of fire in the building. Nyack Fire Department responded alongside the Piermont and Valley Cottage Fire Departments to get the fire under control, police say. The West Nyack and Tarrytown Fire Departments also responded and conducted standby operations while the Nyack Fire Department was working on co…

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by Valerie Musson
Tappan-Blauvelt, NY
Police & Fire
Man, 26, Killed After Car Crashes Into Tree On Palisades Parkway In Rockland Man, 26, Killed After Car Crashes Into Tree On Palisades Parkway In Rockland
Man, 26, Killed After Car Crashes Into Tree On Palisades Parkway In Rockland A 26-year-old man was killed after losing control of his vehicle on the Palisades Parkway in Stony Point over the weekend. Jason L. Perez, of the Bronx, died following the crash that took place around 6:07 p.m., Friday, March 29 near mile marker 29, said New York State Trooper Steven Nevel. Perez was driving a 1997 Honda southbound on the parkway when the vehicle left the roadway and slammed into a tree, Nevel said. He was taken to Nyack Hospital where he was pronounced dead, he added. Police did not offer a cause for the crash but did say they have closed the investig…

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by Kathy Reakes
New City, NY
Police & Fire
17-Year-Old Charged After Stabbing Of Fellow Student In Rockland, Police Say 17-Year-Old Charged After Stabbing Of Fellow Student In Rockland, Police Say
17-Year-Old Charged After Stabbing Of Fellow Student In Rockland, Police Say This story has been updated. A 17-year-old was arrested after allegedly stabbing another student while getting off a school bus in Rockland. The incident took place around 8 a.m., Tuesday, March 19, when the Clarkstown Police Department responded to Rockland BOCES, at 65 Parrott Road in West Nyack for a report of an assault, said Clarkstown Police Spokesman Det. Peter Walker. The School Resource Officer assigned to BOCES interviewed the victim and suspect who were still both on the scene.  An initial investigation found that the 16-year-old male victim and the 17-year-old male s…

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by Kathy Reakes
New City, NY
Police & Fire
Woman Receives Multiple Injuries After Being Trapped In Valley Cottage Crash Woman Receives Multiple Injuries After Being Trapped In Valley Cottage Crash
Woman Receives Multiple Injuries After Being Trapped In Valley Cottage Crash A Rockland woman received multiple injuries after being heavily trapped inside a vehicle following a one-vehicle crash. Clarkstown Police responded to the crash around 4 a.m. Sunday after receiving word that a tree had struck a tree on Route 9W in Valley Cottage, the Clarkstown Police said. According to police the car exited the roadway and struck a tree. The car was occupied by a male driver and a 23-year-old female passenger from Haverstraw, Clarkstown police said. The woman suffered multiple leg fractures and was transported to Nyack Hospital. The male driver was not injured. A wom…

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by Kathy Reakes
New City, NY
Police & Fire
Nanuet Woman, 19, Driving Drunk Hits Deputy's Cruiser In Rockland, Sheriff's Office Says Nanuet Woman, 19, Driving Drunk Hits Deputy's Cruiser In Rockland, Sheriff's Office Says
Nanuet Woman, 19, Driving Drunk Hits Deputy's Cruiser In Rockland, Sheriff's Office Says A 19-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly driving drunk through a red light and slamming into a Rockland County Sheriff's deputies cruiser, injuring the officer. Marissa Ann Goldin of Nanuet was arrested around 12:36 a.m. Thursday for DWI, passing a red light and driving with a blood-alcohol level higher than .08 percent after the crash on Main Street in New City, said Rockland County Sheriff's Office Chief William Barbera. The crash occurred when Goldin drove through a steady red light striking a marked Rockland County Sheriff Patrol vehicle, Barbera said. "T…

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by Kathy Reakes
New City, NY
Police & Fire
Man, Dog Die In House Fire On Route 9W In Rockland Man, Dog Die In House Fire On Route 9W In Rockland
Man, Dog Die In House Fire On Route 9W In Rockland A 67-year-old homeowner along with his dog were both found dead just minutes after West Haverstraw firefighters pulled themfrom the home where a fire broke out. The fire was reported around 11:40 a.m. Sunday at a two-and-a-half story wood house at 8 Route 9W, near Railroad Avenue in West Haverstraw, said John Kryger, Rockland County Deputy Fire Coordinator. "Firefighters were on scene within two minutes with hoses pulled within a couple of more minutes," he said. The unidentified man, pending notification of next of kin, was found sitting at a table in a small nook area…

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by Kathy Reakes
Tappan-Blauvelt, NY
Police & Fire
Man Lunges At Officer, Yells Racial Slurs Outside Nyack Lounge, Police Say Man Lunges At Officer, Yells Racial Slurs Outside Nyack Lounge, Police Say
Man Lunges At Officer, Yells Racial Slurs Outside Nyack Lounge, Police Say A 31-year-old man is facing charges after allegedly shouting racial slurs, lunging at a police officer and causing a disturbance outside of a lounge in Nyack. Police were monitoring a large crowd outside of Karma Lounge, located at 100 Main Street in the Village of Nyack Sunday, Dec. 30 around 2:30 a.m. The officers allegedly observed Shephard L. McClellan of Nyack cursing, making racial slurs, and yelling at the officers. Lounge patrons allegedly had to restrain McClellan after he lunged at one of the officers, Orangetown Police said. There was a struggle when trying to place McClellan und…

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by Valerie Musson
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Woman Facing Drug Charges ID'd As Area HS Teacher Woman Facing Drug Charges ID'd As Area HS Teacher
Woman Facing Drug Charges ID'd As Area HS Teacher An area woman arrested on cocaine charges after she drove a man who had been stabbed to the hospital has been identified as a Pearl River High School special education teacher. Denise Christensen, 53, of Pearl River, was arrested on Saturday, Dec. 8, after Clarkstown Police officers responded to Nyack Hospital for a report of a man with stab wounds, said Clarkstown Police Det. Peter Walker. Christensen has been placed on administrative leave, the school district said. After arriving at the hospital, hospital officials contacted Clarkstown Police who interviewed the victim, i…

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by Kathy Reakes
New City, NY
Police & Fire
Emergency Room Visit After Stabbing Leads To Drug Charges For Pearl River Woman, Sparkill Man Emergency Room Visit After Stabbing Leads To Drug Charges For Pearl River Woman, Sparkill Man
Emergency Room Visit After Stabbing Leads To Drug Charges For Pearl River Woman, Sparkill Man Click here for an updated story: Woman Facing Drug Charges ID'd As Area HS Teacher A 53-year-old Pearl River woman and a 29-year-old Sparkill man are both facing drug possession charges after the two entered Nyack Hospital for treatment of a stabbing wound, Clarkstown Police said. The Clarkstown Police Department responded to Nyack Hospital for a stabbing victim who had walked into the emergency room on Saturday, Dec. 8 at about 1:20 p.m. Responding patrol officers interviewed the male victim, who was accompanied by a female friend. Both parties were not forthcoming with the …

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by Joe Lombardi
New City, NY
News
Nyack Hospital Among Seven In NY Ordered To Pay Restitution For Illegally Billing Rape Victims Nyack Hospital Among Seven In NY Ordered To Pay Restitution For Illegally Billing Rape Victims
Nyack Hospital Among Seven In NY Ordered To Pay Restitution For Illegally Billing Rape Victims An area hospital is among seven in New York ordered to pay restitution to survivors of sexual assaults for illegally billing them. Nyack Hospital was listed as one of seven hospitals that reached a settlement to implement written policies to ensure that sexual assault survivors do not receive bills for their rape examinations, provide full restitution to any improperly billed sexual assault survivors, and pay costs. According to New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood, New York State law “provides that when a hospital furnishes services – including a forensic rape examination – to …

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by Zak Failla