Monsey, NY
Police & Fire
Hillcrest Man, 26, Charged After Woman Suffers Injuries In Domestic Dispute, Police Say Hillcrest Man, 26, Charged After Woman Suffers Injuries In Domestic Dispute, Police Say
Hillcrest Man, 26, Charged After Woman Suffers Injuries In Domestic Dispute, Police Say A woman was hospitalized in Rockland County after being involved in a domestic incident with a 26-year-old man over the weekend. Officers from the Ramapo Police Department responded to Nyack Hospital shortly after midnight on Sunday, Nov. 25, where there was a report of a woman who was the victim of a domestic assault earlier that night. Police said that the woman suffered several minor injuries during the assault. The investigating officer was able to track down the man from Hillcrest - whose name has not been released by police - and he was taken into custody by the officer. According to…

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by Zak Failla
New City, NY
Police & Fire
Woman Charged With Drunk Driving After Nyack Crash With Kids In Car Woman Charged With Drunk Driving After Nyack Crash With Kids In Car
Woman Charged With Drunk Driving After Nyack Crash With Kids In Car A 58-year-old woman has been arrested and faces felony DWI charges after allegedly causing a motor vehicle crash with two children In the car, police said. The incident occurred Sunday, Nov. 25 in the Village of Nyack. Orangetown Police responded to an accident near the area around Rt. 59 and Rt. 9W when they noticed Aixa A. Aviles of  Haverstraw acting in a way that indicated an influence of drugs, including but not limited to Suboxone, according to police. Aviles was also driving with two passengers that were under the age of 16. Aviles was asked to exit the vehicle to perform a seri…

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by Valerie Musson
Stony Point, NY
Police & Fire
ID Released For Man Struck, Killed By Police Cruiser On Route 202 In Garnerville ID Released For Man Struck, Killed By Police Cruiser On Route 202 In Garnerville
ID Released For Man Struck, Killed By Police Cruiser On Route 202 In Garnerville The identity of the pedestrian who was struck and killed by a police cruiser on Route 202 in Garnerville early Saturday morning has been released. The incident occurred just before dawn near the Mobil gas station at 109 W. Ramapo Road and involved a police car from the Haverstraw PD, whose headquarters is located at 101 W. Ramapo Road. The pedestrian, Michael Rizzetta, 69, of Garnerville, was rushed to Nyack Hospital, where he later died. The name of the police officer has not been released, but officials say he is a 16-year member of the department. Haverstraw Police said preliminar…

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by Daily Voice
New City, NY
Police & Fire
Man Injured After Train Hits Car In West Nyack Man Injured After Train Hits Car In West Nyack
Man Injured After Train Hits Car In West Nyack One person was injured after a northbound CSX train hit a car Saturday morning in West Nyack. The incident occurred around 7:30 a.m. at the Pineview Road crossing, Clarkstown Police said. The male driver of the passenger vehicle was taken to Nyack Hospital with minor injuries, police said.  The investigation will continue to determine the cause of the accident, according to police.

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by Daily Voice
New City, NY
Police & Fire
Woman Killed After Car Crashes Into Deer On Palisades Parkway Woman Killed After Car Crashes Into Deer On Palisades Parkway
Woman Killed After Car Crashes Into Deer On Palisades Parkway A 50-year-old woman was killed after the car she was traveling in hit a deer on the Palisades Parkway and slammed into several trees, leading to an hourslong closure of the southbound lanes. The crash, which occurred around 6:30 p.m. Thursday near Clarkstown, closed the southbound lanes for more than four hours as police investigated the incident, said New York State Police Trooper Steven Nevel. An initial investigation revealed that a 2015 Nissan Altima driven by Thomas Kofi, 68, of Spring Valley, was traveling southbound when a deer entered the roadway from the west shoulder. The vehicle …

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by Kathy Reakes
Monsey, NY
Police & Fire
Two Men Walking On Sidewalk Struck By Vehicle In Spring Valley Two Men Walking On Sidewalk Struck By Vehicle In Spring Valley
Two Men Walking On Sidewalk Struck By Vehicle In Spring Valley Two men walking on the sidewalk escaped serious injuries after they were struck by a vehicle early Saturday morning in Spring Valley. The incident occurred around 9 a.m. on Elm Street near Twin Avenue. The two men had been struck by a 1999 Toyota operated by a 33-year-old woman from Spring Valley, Ramapo Police said. The woman apparently suffered a medical condition which caused her to lose control of her vehicle, police said.  Both men, who suffered minor leg injuries, were transported by Hatzolah Ambulance to Westchester Medical Center. The female was also transported by Hatzolah Ambula…

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by Joe Lombardi
Monsey, NY
Police & Fire
Numerous Injured At Spring Valley Engagement Party When Deck Collapses Numerous Injured At Spring Valley Engagement Party When Deck Collapses
Numerous Injured At Spring Valley Engagement Party When Deck Collapses A night of celebration turned into one of chaos and injuries after a jammed packed deck collapsed from the second story of a home sending partygoers onto the ground below. The incident took place around 10 p.m. Wednesday at 18 Sam Law Drive when the deck ripped off the back of the home during an engagement party, said Spring Valley Fire Chief Canario. First responders, including police, fire, and EMS, arriving on the scene were hampered reaching the victims, which included at least 12 people, due to numerous cars, vans, and buses being parked along the roadway, the chief said. "We had…

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by Kathy Reakes
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Bicyclist Seriously Injured, Driver At Large In Hit-Run Incident With Box Truck Bicyclist Seriously Injured, Driver At Large In Hit-Run Incident With Box Truck
Bicyclist Seriously Injured, Driver At Large In Hit-Run Incident With Box Truck Police are searching for a suspect in a hit-and-run crash that left a bicyclist seriously injured on Route 9W. The incident occurred just before 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Piermont when a bicyclist was struck by a large white box truck. The box truck left the scene southbound on Route 9W in the area of 660 Route 9W ( 9W and Broadway). The bicyclist sustained serious injuries and was transported to Nyack Hospital Emergency Department by Piermont FD ambulance. Anyone who may have seen the incident is urged to call or email the Piermont Police Department at 845-359-0240 or [email protected]…

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by Joe Lombardi
Monsey, NY
News
ID Released For Victim Of Fatal Pomona Home Fire ID Released For Victim Of Fatal Pomona Home Fire
ID Released For Victim Of Fatal Pomona Home Fire Police have identified the victim of the fatal Pomona home fire on Quaker Road early Wednesday. According to lohud.com, Don Gaston, 63,  the owner of the one-story home, died in the blaze that caused significant damage to the structure. The fire was reported around 3:03 a.m. at 286 Quaker Road, according to Hillcrest Fire Company No. 1. When firefighters arrived on scene flames were spreading outside the back of the house to the roof. They were also informed by neighbors there was a possibility of an occupant still in the home, the department said. Firefighters searched the home and found…

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by Kathy Reakes
Monsey, NY
Police & Fire
Man Dies After Being Pulled From Pomona Fire Man Dies After Being Pulled From Pomona Fire
Man Dies After Being Pulled From Pomona Fire A man died early Wednesday after a fire ripped through his Pomona home. The fire was reported around 3:03 a.m. at 286 Quaker Road, according to Hillcrest Fire Company No. 1. When firefighters arrived on scene flames were spreading outside the back of the one-story house to the roof.  They were also informed by neighbors there was a possibility of an occupant still in the home, the department said. Firefighters searched the home and found a 63-year-old man inside a bedroom.  The man, who was unconscious, was rescued from the home and administered CPR by firefighters until the ambulance crew…

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by Kathy Reakes
Tappan-Blauvelt, NY
Police & Fire
Friend's Alleged Punch Kills Man Outside Pearl River Bar Friend's Alleged Punch Kills Man Outside Pearl River Bar
Friend's Alleged Punch Kills Man Outside Pearl River Bar Two familiar families -- both coming from lines of first responders -- are now grieving following the death of a young man after authorities said he was knocked unconscious by his friend outside a Pearl River bar. Assault charges were expected to be upgraded to manslaughter against 21-year-old Douglas Guido of Hasbrouck Heights, NJ, following the death of his friend, RJ Hess of Norwood in Bergen County. The two had been together at the Saloon on West Central Avenue in Pearl River in the pre-dawn hours of June 23 when they were asked to leave, a source close to the families told Daily Voice.…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Valley, NJ
Police & Fire
Friend's Alleged Punch Kills Norwood Man Outside Former Rockland Bar Friend's Alleged Punch Kills Norwood Man Outside Former Rockland Bar
Friend's Alleged Punch Kills Norwood Man Outside Former Rockland Bar Two familiar families -- both coming from lines of Bergen County first responders -- are now grieving following the death of a young Norwood man after authorities said he was knocked unconscious by his friend outside a former Rockland County bar. Assault charges were expected to be upgraded to manslaughter against 21-year-old Douglas Guido, a Norwood native living in Hasbrouck Heights, following the death of his friend, RJ Hess. The two had been together at the Saloon on West Central Avenue in Pearl River in the pre-dawn hours of June 23 when they were asked to leave, a source close to the …

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by Jerry DeMarco