Trio Nabbed On Gun Charges In Rockland Trio Nabbed On Gun Charges In Rockland
Trio Nabbed On Gun Charges In Rockland Three Rockland County teens were arrested by New York State Police for alleged possession of weapons. Treyvon A. Epps, Regine A. Durandisse, and Jimmy A. Palma, all age 19, and from  Spring Valley, were arrested on Wednesday, Jan. 20, and charged with possession of a weapon, said Trooper Steven Nevel. The three were caught at a home in Ramapo with the weapons, Nevel said. All three were remanded to the Rockland County Jail.  Epps was held without bail.  Durandisse and Palma were held in lieu of a $75,000 cash bail.  They are scheduled to appear in court on Tuesda…
Suspect Nabbed In 2019 Murder At Area Restaurant Suspect Nabbed In 2019 Murder At Area Restaurant
Suspect Nabbed In 2019 Murder At Area Restaurant After an intensive 14-month manhunt, a 27-year-old man has been arrested by the FBI Safe Streets Task Force for the 2019 murder of another man at a restaurant in the area. Jamaad Mikal Murphy, of Middletown, was arrested on Wednesday, Jan. 20, in Ramapo, for the Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, killing of Matthew Napoleoni, said New York State Police Trooper Steven Nevel. State Police say that at approximately 2:30 a.m., Murphy, shot and killed Napoleoni, age 23, also of Middletown, outside of the Made in Puerto Rico Latin Cuisine and Sports Bar on Schutt Road Extension in the town of Wallkill. Accor…
Rockland Man Arrested For DWI At More Than Twice Legal Limit Following Crash Rockland Man Arrested For DWI At More Than Twice Legal Limit Following Crash
Rockland Man Arrested For DWI At More Than Twice Legal Limit Following Crash A Rockland County man was arrested for allegedly driving drunk during a two-vehicle traffic crash. Ramapo Police said the crash took place around 1:55 a.m., Monday, Dec. 28, on Kantrowitz Lande in the Town of Ramapo.  Officers on the scene conducted an investigation and determined that one of the drivers was impaired by alcohol, police said. The driver, a 25-year-old man from Monsey was placed under arrest for DWI.  The man, whose identity was not released by police, was transported to RPD where he was processed and charged with: DWI  DWI .08 percent Aggravated DWI more t…
Woman Loses Control Of Car, Crashes After Another Driver Passes Her Vehicle In Rockland Woman Loses Control Of Car, Crashes After Another Driver Passes Her Vehicle In Rockland
Woman Loses Control Of Car, Crashes After Another Driver Passes Her Vehicle In Rockland Police are on the scene of a crash that took place after a woman lost control of her vehicle when a driver passed her on the left-hand side, according to authorities.  The woman crashed into a clump of trees on Route 306 in the Pomona section of Ramapo late Monday morning, Dec. 21, Ramapo Police said. The driver told officers another vehicle was passing her on the left and she got scared and lost control of the vehicle.  No one was injured as a result of the incident.
Rockland House Fire Under Investigation Rockland House Fire Under Investigation
Rockland House Fire Under Investigation First responders in Rockland County dealt with a difficult house fire that broke out in the ceiling of the home. Fire crews in Ramapo from the Hillcrest, Tallman Volunteer, and Monsey Fire Departments responded to a home on Ridgeway Terrace in the Village of Wesley Hills on the morning of Tuesday, Dec. 1, where there was a report of a smoke condition inside the residence. Officials said that upon arrival, they found smoke coming from the roof of the home before gaining entry to the roof and confirming that a fire had broken out inside. Cuts were made on the roof by firefighters, who were …
Storm Knocks Out Power To Thousands In Area Storm Knocks Out Power To Thousands In Area
Storm Knocks Out Power To Thousands In Area Thousands in the area have lost power as a storm system has brought heavy rain and wind gusts topping 50 mph to the Hudson Valley. As of 1 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 30, Central Hudson was reporting 18 active outages that were impacting 1,035 customers: 624 in Ulster County, 180 in Dutchess, 125 in Columbia County, and 106 in Greene County. A total of 2,678 of NYSEG’s 901,052 customers, including 1,229 in Dutchess, 420 in Sullivan, and 362 in Ulster, are without power. Orange & Rockland Utilities were reporting 13 outages that were impacting 2,234 of its 303,406 customers. Of the outag…
Photos: Large Tree Crashes Onto House In Area Photos: Large Tree Crashes Onto House In Area
Photos: Large Tree Crashes Onto House In Area A family in the area got an unexpected and unwelcome wake-up call when a tree came crashing through the roof of the house. First responders in Ramapo were dispatched to the residence on Feller Court in the Village of Airmont shortly after 4:30 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 12 where there was a report of a large, tall tree that had uprooted and struck the household. Upon arrival, members of the Ramapo Police Department and Tallman Fire Department found that the tree had gone through a portion of the roof through a section of the attic on the side of the house after uprooting. There were no injurie…
Dangerous Winds Bring Down Trees In Area Dangerous Winds Bring Down Trees In Area
Dangerous Winds Bring Down Trees In Area Officials across the region are warning of dangerous travel conditions as a storm with heavy winds moves into the area bringing down trees and utility lines. One of the locations currently experiencing the effects of the storms is in Ramapo, where Ladentown Road is closed from Camp Hill Road to Route 202 due to a tree down across the roadway. Related story: Cold Front Will Bring Damaging Wind Gusts Of Up To 55 MPH That Could Cause Power Outages The combination of high winds with gust up to 55 mph wind gusts and blowing snow in multiple locations may create hazardous travel co…
One Hospitalized In Rockland Crash After Driver Ignores Stop Light, Police Say One Hospitalized In Rockland Crash After Driver Ignores Stop Light, Police Say
One Hospitalized In Rockland Crash After Driver Ignores Stop Light, Police Say A rollover car crash in Rockland County sent one driver to the hospital after one party ignored a red light, according to police.  At approximately 8:10 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 25, a Town of Ramapo police officer responded to the scene of the crash near Hemion Road in the Suffern Park area of Montebello.  Both drivers were upright when he arrived, said police, but witnesses told police that one vehicle had rolled over.  The injured party was sent to Nyack Hospital as a precaution, police said. The other operator, who ran a stoplight, was issued a traffic summons. 
Rise In Ramapo Bear Sightings Sparks Concerns Rise In Ramapo Bear Sightings Sparks Concerns
Rise In Ramapo Bear Sightings Sparks Concerns After a recent rise in the number of reported bear sightings in Ramapo neighborhoods, the town's supervisor is advising residents to take precautions. "My office has received multiple calls from residents who are rightfully concerned about recent bear sightings," said Supervisor Michael Specht.  In an effort to help, Specht offered some tips to help deter bears from entering local properties courtesy of the state Department of Conservation. Black bears have been raiding area garbage cans in Ramapo and the surrounding area.NY Department of Conservation According to the Department of Con…
COVID-19: Rockland Cluster Communities Cited For Lack Of Compliance, State May Withhold Funds COVID-19: Rockland Cluster Communities Cited For Lack Of Compliance, State May Withhold Funds
Covid-19: Rockland Cluster Communities Cited For Lack Of Compliance, State May Withhold Funds Some Rockland County communities where COVID-19 clusters have cropped up are facing strict sanctions if they don’t step up enforcement efforts to stop the spread of the virus. Last week, Rockland County saw a spike in COVID-19 infection rates, which peaked over 6 percent, compared to the rest of the state, which has hovered around 1 percent for weeks, prompting Gov. Andrew Cuomo to launch a “cluster action initiative” to attack the hotspots. Earlier story - COVID-19: Rockland DOH Inspectors Join State Police In Enforcement At Cluster Zones Despite the new restrictions - which include the l…
Rockland Fugitive Barricades Himself In Jersey Shore Club, Authorities Say Rockland Fugitive Barricades Himself In Jersey Shore Club, Authorities Say
Rockland Fugitive Barricades Himself In Jersey Shore Club, Authorities Say This story has been updated. A SWAT team was called to a vacant beachfront club in Central Jersey after a Rockland County fugitive refused to leave, authorities said. The man was wanted for making terroristic threats against law enforcement in Ramapo, New York, they said. Deal police responded to a call about a trespasser at 12:41 p.m. on Wednesday. The man became uncooperative, prompting an hours-long standoff with multiple police agencies and help from the SWAT team, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. After entering the vacant Loch Arbour Beach…