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New City Man Crashes Car In Orangeburg
A man who overdosed on heroin and crashed his vehicle into a stand of trees in Orangeburg was saved by the use of Narcan. Keith Brady, 32, of New City was discovered around 5:15 a.m. Wednesday when Orangetown Police responded to a report of a single-vehicle crash at 94 Old Orangeburg Road, said Det. Sgt. Joseph Sullivan. Once on the scene, officers found a 2010 Ford F-150 pick up lodged in a group of trees in the parking area. Brady was observed unconscious and unresponsive behind the steering wheel of the wrecked vehicle, Sullivan said. The passenger window was broken so officers were ab…
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Burglary Suspect Attempted To Enter Nyack Business Through Roof, Police Say
A 27-year-old man was caugt by Orangetown police on a rooftop allegedly attempting to gain access to a Nyack business during an overnight incident over the weekend. An Orangetown Police Officer observed Nyack resident Larnell Fortere on the roof of a Main Street business shortly after 2:45 a.m. on Sunday morning, allegedly attempting to gain entry into a building. Further investigation into the incident led to Fortere’s arrest on a felony charge of third-degree attempted burglary. Following arraignment, Fortere was remanded to the Rockland County Jail without bail. He is due back in Nyack J…
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Fire Breaks Out At Aluf Plastics In Orangeburg
A firefighter was injured when an overnight blaze broke out at Aluf Plastics in Orangeburg. The fire began around 2:50 a.m. Sunday in an air filtration system outside the building at 2 Glenshaw St., police said. Upon arrival, officers found a smoke condition inside the building and discovered a fire inside components of the air filtration system on the east side of the building, police said. Department of Environmental Conservation was notified to investigate potentially contaminated water runoff from fire department operations into nearby storm drains. A Blauvelt Firefighter suffered m…
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Brush Fire Burns Through Orangeburg For Hours
More than seven fire departments spent several hours battling a brush fire in Orangeburg after police received a report of "an odor of smoke" in the area, according to the Orangetown Police. The call came in around 4:51 p.m. Wednesday reporting the smell near Tweed Boulevard on Clausland Mountain where responding officers found flames in the area of southwest Nike Lane, said Orangetown Sgt. Joseph Sullivan. The Orangeburg Fire Department responded and worked until 8:15 p.m. to contain the fire, Sullivan said. Firefighters continued to monitor the area throughout the night and of…
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Man Caught With Cocaine After Shoplifting $150 In Pearl River, Police Say
A Spring Valley man was nabbed by Orangetown Police on a number of charges after being caught shoplifting at the ShopRite store in Pearl River. Benjamin Huntoon, 37, was arrested after Orangetown Police were called to the store around 4:30 p.m. Thursday for a report a man shoplifting more than $150 in merchandise, said Sgt. Kirk Vega. When police arrested Huntoon they found he was in possession of cocaine and also had two active warrants out of Spring Valley, Vega said. Huntoon was charged with petit larceny, criminal possession of a controlled substance and then released to Spring Valley …
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Valley Cottage Man, 23, Caught With Heroin After Traffic Stop, Police Say
A 23-year-old Valley Cottage man was busted with a hypodermic needle and heroin during a routine traffic stop in Pearl River, according to police in Orangetown. An Orangetown Police officer on patrol at approximately 9:50 p.m. on Tuesday, March 27 on East Lewis Avenue stopped Nikola Marinkovich in his 2010 Honda when he committed a vehicle and traffic law violation in Pearl River. During the subsequent stop, it was determined that Marinkovich was in possession of a hypodermic syringe and a small amount of alleged heroin. Marinkovich was arrested at the scene and charged with criminal posse…
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Rockland Man Nabbed For The Fifth Time Driving With Suspended License
A Haverstraw man was nailed with driving without a license and a required alcohol interlock device after being stopped for numerous traffic violations, according to the Orangetown Police. Jonathan Reyes-Santos, 27, was arrested around 2:30 p.m. Monday after being stopped on North Highland Avenue in Nyack police said. During the stop, officers discovered that Reyes-Santos was driving without a license that had been suspended four times. He was also in possession of marijuana and didn't have a required alcohol interlock device, police said. He was charged again aggravated unlicensed operatio…
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Broken Windshield Leads To Stun Gun Arrest In Blauvelt
A 46-year-old Westchester man was nabbed with a stun gun during a stop for having a broken windshield, Orangetown Police said. David Morales of Yonkers was arrested last week after officers saw a darkened vehicle parked in a commercial area in Blauvelt where all of the businesses were closed, said Sgt. Joseph Sullivan. During an investigation, officers found that in addition to the broken windshield Morales was in possession of a stun gun in violation of state law, Sullivan said. Morales, who had been arrested before, was charged with felony possession of a weapon and operation of a vehicl…
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Nyack Man Caught With Cocaine After Police Break Up Rowdy Group
A Nyack man was busted with cocaine after resisting arrest when Orangetown Police attempted to disperse a large disorderly group, Orangetown Police said. Orangetown police responded around 4:30 a.m. Sunday to the report of a large disorderly group gathering in the street in Nyack, said Sgt. Joseph Sullivan. When officers arrived and began investigating, they found that Carlos Rodriguez Veras, 22, was in possession of several plastic bags of cocaine and tried to resist when officers attempted to arrest him, Sullivan said. Following his arrest, Veras was charged with possession of a control…
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Two Sections Of 9W Closed Due To Downed Trees, Poles
As the severe weather continues to intensify, downed trees and utility poles have closed two sections of Route 9W Friday in Rockland County. Stony Point Police Department advised that Route 9W from Main Street to Hastings Lane continues to be closed due to multiple utility poles down. Route 9W southbound is also closed in Orangetown due to a downed tree, police said. Both northbound and southbound lanes were closed early Friday as the tree blocked both lanes of travel south of I-87 in Orangetown, Orangetown Police said. Police did not have a time estimate of when the roads will reopen. …
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Two Sections Of 9W Closed Due To Downed Trees, Poles
This story has been updated. As the severe weather continues to intensify, downed trees and utility poles have closed two sections of Route 9W Friday in Rockland County. Stony Point Police Department advised that Route 9W from Main Street to Hastings Lane continues to be closed due to multiple utility poles down. Route 9W southbound is also closed in Orangetown due to a downed tree, police said. Both northbound and southbound lanes were closed early Friday as the tree blocked both lanes of travel south of I-87 in Orangetown, Orangetown Police said. Police did not have a time estimate of …
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Man Nabbed For Kicking, Smashing Glass Door At Nyack Business In January
An Orangetown Police investigation led to the arrest of a Nyack man who allegedly walked up to a local business and kicked in its front door, shattering the glass. Officers were dispatched to a business on Main Street in n Nyack on Jan. 16, where there was a report of a man who had walked up to the glass front door, kicked it, shattering the glass and sending shards everywhere before fleeing the scene. The estimated cost of the damage was more than $250. The police investigation into the incident led police to 30-year-old Jacob Neering, who was arrested this week and charged with a felony …
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