Suspected 130 MPH Racer Caught After Fleeing In Rockland, Police Say Suspected 130 MPH Racer Caught After Fleeing In Rockland, Police Say
Suspected 130 MPH Racer Caught After Fleeing In Rockland, Police Say A man suspected of being part of a racing group that meets in the Nanuet area, was arrested by Clarkstown Police after fleeing the scene of a traffic stop, said Clarkstown Police. The suspect, Steven Simkin, 23, of the Bronx, was arrested after an incident on Wednesday, July 10, when around 9 p.m. at Clarkstown officer noticed a vehicle parked in the underground parking garage of the Palisades Center Mall that matched the description of a vehicle that had fled the scene of a traffic stop days before, said Clarkstown Police. The vehicle, a 2014 black Mustang Shelby, matched the description a…
Suffern Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting, Raping, 12-Year-Old Suffern Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting, Raping, 12-Year-Old
Suffern Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting, Raping, 12-Year-Old A Rockland County man is behind bars after allegedly sexually assaulting a 12-year-old, police said. The Spring Valley Police Department’s Detective Bureau was notified on Saturday, June 29, of an alleged sexual assault involving a 12-year-old child, prompting an investigation. According to Spring Valley Police Chief Paul Modica, the “thorough and diligent” investigation into the claims led to the arrest of Roger Campbell, 48, of Suffern, who is now facing a pair felony charges. Campbell was arrested and charged with one count of predatory sexual assault against a child under the age of 13…
Garnerville Man Nabbed For Home Burglary After Running Into Fence, Police Say Garnerville Man Nabbed For Home Burglary After Running Into Fence, Police Say
Garnerville Man Nabbed For Home Burglary After Running Into Fence, Police Say A 20-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly breaking into a home by shattering a window while the Rockland County homeowner was asleep. Jeffrey Ramirez, of Garnerville, was arrested on Friday, June 28, after the Stony Point Police received a 911 around 3:15 a.m., from the resident on De Halve Mean Drive, that someone was breaking into his home, said Stony Police Lt. Daniel Hylas. The elderly homeowner was woken by the sound of banging and breaking glass at the back door of the house. Glass breaking can be heard in the background of the 911 call, Hylas said. Patrol officers …
Spring Valley Teen Faces Attempted Robbery Charge After Incident At Lowe's In Orangeburg Spring Valley Teen Faces Attempted Robbery Charge After Incident At Lowe's In Orangeburg
Spring Valley Teen Faces Attempted Robbery Charge After Incident At Lowe's In Orangeburg A teen from Spring Valley is facing charges for attempted robbery after an incident at Lowe’s in Orangeburg, according to police. Orangeburg Police say they responded to a report of a dispute at Lowe’s Home Improvement, located at 206 Route 303 in the Hamlet of Orangeburg. Further investigation revealed that D’Aveaun Whittle, 19, grabbed and pulled the female victim by the waist, neck and head and attempted to forcibly take her car keys during the dispute, according to police. Police say Whittle was known to the victim prior to the incident and that the facts were supported by statements f…
Arrests Of Alleged Orangeburg Porch Pirates Lead To Discovery Of Cell Phone Scam, Drugs Arrests Of Alleged Orangeburg Porch Pirates Lead To Discovery Of Cell Phone Scam, Drugs
Arrests Of Alleged Orangeburg Porch Pirates Lead To Discovery Of Cell Phone Scam, Drugs The arrests of two people suspected of stealing packages in Orangeburg has resulted in the discoveries of a cell phone scam and illegal prescription drugs, police say. According to the Orangetown Police Department and its Community Enrichment Team (CET), a suspicious male was seen entering a residential property and removing a delivery package from the front steps on Parkway Drive South in Orangeburg on Thursday, June 13 around 1:15 p.m. The officer reported the incident and initiated a traffic stop on a white 2011 Ford Explorer, identifying the occupants as David Sanchez Diaz, 31, of the B…
17-Year-Old From Rockland Charged With Raping Child After Police Called To Hospital 17-Year-Old From Rockland Charged With Raping Child After Police Called To Hospital
17-Year-Old From Rockland Charged With Raping Child After Police Called To Hospital A 17-year-old from Rockland is behind bars facing two felony charges after a police investigation at Orange County Hospital led to his arrest. Stony Point detectives responded to the hospital on Thursday, June 13 at the request of a doctor to investigate a possible sex crime against a person less that is 11 years old, Stony Point Police said. The incident was alleged to have occurred recently in the Town of Stony Point., police said. The detectives' investigation determined that on the afternoon of Wednesday, June 12, Steven Martinez of Stony Point engaged in acts and a…
Man Drove Drunk With Two Toddlers In Car On I-87, Police Say Man Drove Drunk With Two Toddlers In Car On I-87, Police Say
Man Drove Drunk With Two Toddlers In Car On I-87, Police Say A man is facing charges after police say he drove on I-87 while intoxicated with two toddlers in the vehicle. New York State Police say they located a vehicle that had run out of gas on I-87 in the village of Sloatsburg on Sunday, June 9 around 1:50 a.m. Further investigation revealed that the driver, identified as 44-year-old Vladimir Savichev of Brooklyn, was determined to be intoxicated and had been traveling with his children, ages four and two, inside the vehicle, according to police. Savichev was arrested, and the children were turned over to a sober family member. He was taken into …
Duo Facing Numerous Drug-Related Charges After Palisades Parkway Stop Duo Facing Numerous Drug-Related Charges After Palisades Parkway Stop
Duo Facing Numerous Drug-Related Charges After Palisades Parkway Stop Two people are facing numerous drug charges after a traffic stop on the Palisades Parkway, police say. New York State Police say they stopped Sarmad Ahsan, 28, of Brooklyn and Donny Aristy-Valdez, 29, of Manhattan on the Palisades Interstate Parkway in the town of Stony Point on Saturday, May 25. Further investigation revealed that both suspects were in possession of LSD, MDMA and marijuana, according to police. Ahsan and Aristy-Valdez were arrested and charged with: Second-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a felony Third-degree criminal possession of a controlled sub…
New City Man, 32, Assaults, Injures Nurse At Nyack Hospital New City Man, 32, Assaults, Injures Nurse At Nyack Hospital
New City Man, 32, Assaults, Injures Nurse At Nyack Hospital A 32-year-old man is behind bars after assaulting and injuring a nurse at Nyack Hospital, police said. The nurse reported that the man became disorderly and took a phone from her hand and then struck the side of her head with the phone causing injury on Wednesday, May 15, said Orangetown Police. The man then allegedly pulled down and damaged ceiling tiles, pulled wires down from the ceiling and knocked over a computer monitor, according to police. Aaron Kinlaw of New City was charged with second-degree felony assault as well as fourth-degree criminal mischief (misdemean…
Odd Coincidence: Bogus Park Ridge Active Shooter Call, Bank Robbery Unrelated, Authorities Say Odd Coincidence: Bogus Park Ridge Active Shooter Call, Bank Robbery Unrelated, Authorities Say
Odd Coincidence: Bogus Park Ridge Active Shooter Call, Bank Robbery Unrelated, Authorities Say UPDATE (MAY 8, 2019): As coincidences go, it's odd: A bogus 911 "active shooter" call that brought a SWAT team and swarms of other responders to a Park Ridge home had nothing to do with a bank robbery across town that occurred at almost the same time, authorities said. Questions of a possible connection arose after authorities last week announced that Austin Parks, 48, of Spring Valley had been charged with making the April 17 call. However, a senior law enforcement official told Daily Voice that the call was "unrelated...oddly" to the robbery at nearly the same time of an Oritani Bank bran…
Spring Valley Stalker's Bogus 'Active Shooter' Call Brings SWAT Team, Prosecutor Says Spring Valley Stalker's Bogus 'Active Shooter' Call Brings SWAT Team, Prosecutor Says
Spring Valley Stalker's Bogus 'Active Shooter' Call Brings SWAT Team, Prosecutor Says An unemployed Spring Valley man called in a bogus report of an active shooter at a Bergen County home, bringing a SWAT team, among other responders, said authorities who took him into custody. Austin Parks, 48, was already in the Rockland County Jail in connection with another arrest when investigators identified him, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said Wednesday. Parks used technology to block his number when he made the April 17 call, claiming there was an active shooter at a residence in Park Ridge, Calo said. Detectives from the prosecutor’s Cyber Crimes Unit and Park Ridg…
Bergen Prosecutor: Rockland Stalker's Bogus 'Active Shooter' Call Brings SWAT To Park Ridge Bergen Prosecutor: Rockland Stalker's Bogus 'Active Shooter' Call Brings SWAT To Park Ridge
Bergen Prosecutor: Rockland Stalker's Bogus 'Active Shooter' Call Brings SWAT To Park Ridge UPDATE (MAY 8, 2019): As coincidences go, it's odd: A bogus 911 "active shooter" call that brought a SWAT team and swarms of other responders to a Park Ridge home had nothing to do with a bank robbery across town that occurred at almost the same time, authorities said. Questions of a possible connection arose after authorities last week announced that Austin Parks, 48, of Spring Valley had been charged with making the April 17 call. However, a senior law enforcement official told Daily Voice that the call was "unrelated...oddly" to the robbery at nearly the same time of an Oritani Bank bran…