Monroe, NY
Police & Fire
16-Year-Old Girl Injured In Route 304 Crash That Took Out Utility Pole, Police Say 16-Year-Old Girl Injured In Route 304 Crash That Took Out Utility Pole, Police Say
16-Year-Old Girl Injured In Route 304 Crash That Took Out Utility Pole, Police Say A serious crash that injured a teenage girl closed a busy roadway for 12 hours in Rockland County. The crash took place around 6:55 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 5, when a 16-year-old girl was driving a 2004 Toyota southbound on Route 304 in Orangetown when she lost control and struck a DOT utility pole near Hillside Avenue, said Det. Sgt. James Sullivan of the Orangetown Police. The teen had to be extricated from the vehicle by the Pearl River Fire Department and was transported to Nyack Hospital with non-life threatening injuries, Sullivan said. State DOT workers responded and …

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by Kathy Reakes
Monroe, NY
Traffic
Crash Causes Closure Of Route 304 Stretch Crash Causes Closure Of Route 304 Stretch
Crash Causes Closure Of Route 304 Stretch Click here for an updated story: 16-Year-Old Girl Injured In Route 304 Crash That Took Out Utility Pole, Police Say A serious crash caused the hours-long closure of a stretch of Route 304 on Tuesday night, Nov. 5. The crash occurred around 7:45 p.m., at Hillside Avenue in Orangetown, between Washington Avenue and West Crooked Hill Road near the border of Bergen County.

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by Daily Voice
Monsey, NY
News
Aluf Plastics Violated Odor Emissions At Least Five Times, Orangetown Court Rules Aluf Plastics Violated Odor Emissions At Least Five Times, Orangetown Court Rules
Aluf Plastics Violated Odor Emissions At Least Five Times, Orangetown Court Rules The air might smell a little cleaner in Orangetown after a local business was found guilty in a court of violating the town's code of odor emissions on five occasions. On Friday, Nov. 1, Orangetown Justice Court found API Industries, Inc., better known as Aluf Plastics, guilty of violating Orangetown Town Code with respect to odor emissions on five separate occasions, the first convictions against Aluf Plastics with respect to odor emission, said the Orangetown Supervisor's Office. “Today’s decision is a huge win for the residents of Orangetown," said Orangetown Town Supervisor Chris D…

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by Kathy Reakes
Kingston, NY
Police & Fire
Man Charged With Fleeing From Police, Reckless Driving In I-87 Stop Man Charged With Fleeing From Police, Reckless Driving In I-87 Stop
Man Charged With Fleeing From Police, Reckless Driving In I-87 Stop A 21-year-old man from the area is facing a host of charges after attempting to evade New York State Police troopers attempting to stop him by weaving through traffic on I-87 in Orangetown. New York State Police troopers attempted to stop Joshua Grant of Chester in Orange County at approximately 7:15 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5, for a vehicle and traffic violation. Police said that when troopers attempted to stop him, Grant refused to comply and took them on a short chase while weaving through traffic. Following that brief pursuit, Grant eventually pulled over, and during the subsequent invest…

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by Zak Failla
Monsey, NY
Police & Fire
Man Charged With DWAI After Two-Vehicle Route 9W Crash, Police Say Man Charged With DWAI After Two-Vehicle Route 9W Crash, Police Say
Man Charged With Dwai After Two-Vehicle Route 9W Crash, Police Say A man has been charged with DWAI after police say he was involved in a two-vehicle crash on Route 9W. Orangetown Police say they responded to a report of a motor vehicle accident in the area of 908 State Route 9W in the hamlet of Upper Grandview on Saturday, Sept. 28 around 11 a.m. Upon arrival, officers located a 2019 Subaru with damage to its front end and a 2017 Honda with rear-end damage, police say. Further investigation revealed that the driver of the Subaru, identified as Andrew Murphy, 31, of Nanuet, was driving while his ability was impaired by drugs, according to police, who say …

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by Valerie Musson
New City, NY
Lifestyle
These Rockland County Locales Rank Among Safest In State These Rockland County Locales Rank Among Safest In State
These Rockland County Locales Rank Among Safest In State A new report from Backgroundchecks.org named three Rockland County municipalities among the "safest cities" in New York. Background Checks analyzed the most recent FBI crime report and put together this resource, which shows that New York has an overall crime rate at less than half that of the country's. Overall, New York's violent crime rate is 24th lowest in the country, but the state is just 5th in property crime, according to Background Checks. These municipalities in Rockland County made the list: 24. Orangetown 37. Clarkstown Town 42. Ramapo Town Full list

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by Donna Christopher
Tappan-Blauvelt, NY
Police & Fire
Police: Two Caught After Stealing Credit Cards, Other Items From Off-Duty Orangetown Cop's Car Police: Two Caught After Stealing Credit Cards, Other Items From Off-Duty Orangetown Cop's Car
Police: Two Caught After Stealing Credit Cards, Other Items From Off-Duty Orangetown Cop's Car Two men have been charged with felony grand larceny after police say they stole credit cards and other items from an off-duty Orangetown officer’s vehicle. Orangetown Police say they received a report from an off-duty officer who allegedly observed two individuals removing items from his personal vehicle at the O.M.M. Soccer Facility (175 Old Orangeburg Road) on Saturday, Aug. 17 around 3 p.m. The suspects allegedly fled the scene in a 2019 Ford Expedition before they were located by responding officers and stopped on the Palisades Interstate Parkway, police say. The suspects, identified a…

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by Valerie Musson
Tappan-Blauvelt, NY
Police & Fire
Woman Charged With DWI After Hit-And-Run Crash Near ShopRite In Pearl River Woman Charged With DWI After Hit-And-Run Crash Near ShopRite In Pearl River
Woman Charged With DWI After Hit-And-Run Crash Near ShopRite In Pearl River A 62-year-old woman was arrested after allegedly being involved in a hit-and-run incident when she was driving drunk, Orangetown police investigators said. Officers from the Orangetown Police Department responded to a reported hit-and-run crash shortly after 7 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 3, when a driver caused property damage near the Pearl River ShopRite on Middletown Road. Police said that upon arrival, officers canvassed the area for a 2005 black Ford Escape that had front-end damage, eventually locating the suspect, Pearl River resident Susan Lugenbeel, who was allegedly intoxicated when sh…

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by Zak Failla
New City, NY
Police & Fire
29 Rockland Police Academy Grads Now Headed To These 13 Agencies 29 Rockland Police Academy Grads Now Headed To These 13 Agencies
29 Rockland Police Academy Grads Now Headed To These 13 Agencies After completing 21 weeks of intense, often grueling training, 29 new graduates from the Rockland County Police Academy will head to 13 different agencies throughout the region.  “Thank you to each one of you for choosing such an honorable profession. With the support of your families and friends, you all worked hard to achieve this great honor," said Rockland County Executive Ed Day, a former commander with the NYPD. " It is my hope that you gained all of the skills necessary to stay safe and protect those in need during your tenure in law enforcement. May God watch over you all.” Som…

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by Kathy Reakes
Tappan-Blauvelt, NY
Police & Fire
Unruly Nyack Man, 29, Violently Resists Arrest, Orangetown Police Say Unruly Nyack Man, 29, Violently Resists Arrest, Orangetown Police Say
Unruly Nyack Man, 29, Violently Resists Arrest, Orangetown Police Say A Nyack man is facing charges after police say he acted in an unruly manner and violently resisted arrest in Orangetown. Orangetown Police say they were helping 29-year-old Matthew Demarest find his Nyack residence when he became unruly and caused a disturbance on Sunday, June 23 around 3:45 a.m. Demarest continued to violently refuse the lawful orders of the officers and was subsequently arrested, according to police. Demarest was transported to Orangetown Police Headquarters, where he was processed and charged with resisting arrest, a misdemeanor, and disorderly conduct, a violation. D…

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by Valerie Musson
Tappan-Blauvelt, NY
Police & Fire
Man Found Asleep Behind Wheel In Pearl River Charged With DWI, Police Say Man Found Asleep Behind Wheel In Pearl River Charged With DWI, Police Say
Man Found Asleep Behind Wheel In Pearl River Charged With DWI, Police Say A Rockland County man was arrested for alleged impaired driving after being busted by police asleep behind the wheel with the engine revving in the middle of the night. Orangetown Police Officers were dispatched to a stretch of North Middletown Road at approximately 12:45 a.m. on Sunday, June 16, when a passerby reported a man who was slumped over the wheel of the car in a parking lot with the engine still on. Police said that responding officers found Pearl River resident Merrick Rhodes, 53, asleep behind the wheel of a 2005 Ford Taurus with the driver’s door open and the engine still runn…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant, NY
Lifestyle
Hudson Valley Resident Scarlett Johansson, SNL's Colin Jost Get Engaged Hudson Valley Resident Scarlett Johansson, SNL's Colin Jost Get Engaged
Hudson Valley Resident Scarlett Johansson, SNL's Colin Jost Get Engaged Love is in the air for new Hudson Valley resident and "Avengers" star Scarlett Johansson with the news that she's engaged to her boyfriend, SNL "Weekend Update" co-host Colin Jost. Will they get married at her newly purchased Rockland County property, The Ivy House, in the Orangetown hamlet of Palisades, which of course, is perfect for a wedding with an awesome river view, or slink away to some faraway place?  Colin JostContributed Who knows? But one's thing's for sure. That's one more star couple added to neighborhood's mega-celebrity roster which also is home to ballet superstar Mikha…

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by Kathy Reakes