White Plains, NY
News
$50K Winning Powerball Tickets Sold At Stores In Westchester, Rest Of Hudson Valley $50K Winning Powerball Tickets Sold At Stores In Westchester, Rest Of Hudson Valley
$50K Winning Powerball Tickets Sold At Stores In Westchester, Rest Of Hudson Valley Several lucky Hudson Valley players scored their own third-place winnings from the massive $1.787 billion Powerball drawing held on Saturday, Sept. 6.   The New York Lottery announced that 20 third-prize tickets worth $50,000 each were sold statewide — including four in Westchester and Rockland counties, plus one in Dutchess and one in Orange.  Places in the Hudson Valley where local winning tickets were sold include:  Mousa Mart Armonk, 360 Main St., Armonk (Westchester); Royal Petroleum Transportation, 1800 Central Park Ave., Yonkers (Westchester); M & M Super Sh…

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by Ben Crnic
Stony Point, NY
Police & Fire
Drunk Man Caught Sleeping In Running Car On Tomkins Cove Road, Police Say Drunk Man Caught Sleeping In Running Car On Tomkins Cove Road, Police Say
Drunk Man Caught Sleeping In Running Car On Tomkins Cove Road, Police Say A man was arrested after police say he was found sleeping in a running vehicle while drunk on the side of the road in Rockland County. The incident happened on Saturday night, Aug. 30, in Tomkins Cove, the Stony Point Police Department announced on Saturday, Sept. 6. Around 10:40 p.m., officers responded to a report of two men asleep inside a vehicle that was stopped on the roadside.   When officers arrived, they found the car running with the keys in the ignition. Both men were woken up and asked out of the vehicle, police said.  The driver, identified as Cristian Guaman-A…

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by Ben Crnic
Nanuet, NY
Police & Fire
Corrections Employee Caught With 2 Loaded Guns On I-87 In Clarkstown: Police Corrections Employee Caught With 2 Loaded Guns On I-87 In Clarkstown: Police
Corrections Employee Caught With 2 Loaded Guns On I-87 In Clarkstown: Police A Virginia Department of Corrections employee is facing charges after police said they found two loaded firearms in his vehicle during a welfare check on Interstate 87 in Rockland County, NY. The incident happened just after midnight on Saturday, Sept. 6, when troopers spotted a 1996 GMC pickup truck parked on the shoulder of I-87 southbound near Exit 13N in Clarkstown, New York State Police said on Monday, Sept. 8. Troopers approached the driver, identified as Montana Madison, 34, of Virginia, to conduct a welfare check. While speaking with him, they noticed a loaded Kel-Tec .22-caliber se…

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by Ben Crnic
Stony Point, NY
Police & Fire
Man With Four Prior DWIs Crashes SUV Into Boulder, Arrested Again In Stony Point: Police Man With Four Prior DWIs Crashes SUV Into Boulder, Arrested Again In Stony Point: Police
Man With Four Prior DWIs Crashes SUV Into Boulder, Arrested Again In Stony Point: Police A 50-year-old man with a history of drunk driving convictions was arrested after crashing his SUV on a Rockland County roadway, police said. The incident happened Saturday, Aug. 30, around 6:45 p.m. on North Liberty Drive (Route 202) and Elm Avenue in Tomkins Cove, the Stony Point Police Department said in an announcement on Saturday, Sept. 6. Officers responded to several 911 calls reporting a one-car crash and found a black SUV with heavy front-end damage on the northbound shoulder. The vehicle had struck a boulder, a utility pole, and a large sign, police said. Standing next to the wrec…

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by Ben Crnic
Nanuet, NY
Police & Fire
2 Pulled From Wreck After Car Rolls Over On NYS Thruway In Nanuet 2 Pulled From Wreck After Car Rolls Over On NYS Thruway In Nanuet
2 Pulled From Wreck After Car Rolls Over On NYS Thruway In Nanuet A rollover crash in Rockland County left two people trapped and caused major traffic delays on Sunday, Sept. 7. The crash happened Sunday afternoon next to Exit 14 southbound on the New York State Thruway in Nanuet, The Monsey Scoop reported.  A vehicle lost control, rolled over several times, and struck both an electric pole and an exit sign, according to the outlet. The Nanuet Fire Department pulled out two occupants who had been trapped inside. Hatzoloh EMS, Nanuet EMS, Rockland Paramedics, and New York State Police also responded to the scene. The crash caused heavy traffic on the Thr…

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by Ben Crnic
Nyack-Valley Cottage, NY
Police & Fire
Woman Found Dead Outside Condo Building In Valley Cottage Woman Found Dead Outside Condo Building In Valley Cottage
Woman Found Dead Outside Condo Building In Valley Cottage Police are investigating after a woman was found dead outside a condominium in Rockland County.  The discovery was made on Saturday, Sept. 6, when Clarkstown Police officers responded to 980 Sierra Vista Ln. at the Mountainview Condominiums complex in Valley Cottage for a report of an unresponsive person, according to Clarkstown Police Detective Norm Peters. Officers found an adult woman lying on the ground behind the building. Emergency medical personnel arrived and pronounced her dead at the scene, officials said.  Detectives and the Rockland County Medical Examiner’s Office ar…

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by Ben Crnic
Nyack-Valley Cottage, NY
News
Smoke Shop Caught Illegally Selling Cannabis, Shut Down In Nyack: Officials Smoke Shop Caught Illegally Selling Cannabis, Shut Down In Nyack: Officials
Smoke Shop Caught Illegally Selling Cannabis, Shut Down In Nyack: Officials A smoke shop in Rockland County was padlocked after authorities said it was illegally selling cannabis. The closure happened at Travel Smoke Shop at 106 Main St. in Nyack, according to a Thursday, Sept. 4 announcement from the Village of Nyack.  Officials said the New York State Office of Cannabis Management and local law enforcement shut down the business for allegedly operating illegally. "We are grateful for their hard work in eliminating illegal cannabis sales in the Village," the announcement read. The village also stressed that it currently has just one legal cannabis disp…

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by Ben Crnic
Spring Valley, NY
Police & Fire
Man Told Victim To Change Locks After Entering His Spring Valley Home With Kids Inside: Police Man Told Victim To Change Locks After Entering His Spring Valley Home With Kids Inside: Police
Man Told Victim To Change Locks After Entering His Spring Valley Home With Kids Inside: Police A 22-year-old man was arrested after allegedly trespassing inside a family’s Rockland County home while children were asleep upstairs, police said.  The incident happened on Sharon Drive in Spring Valley just after midnight on Sunday, Aug. 24, the Spring Valley Police Department announced on Friday, Sept. 5. Police said the homeowner reported that an unknown man had unlawfully entered the residence while the homeowner was away. At the time, the homeowner’s wife was outside with one child, while two others were sleeping upstairs.  According to the department, video evidence s…

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by Ben Crnic
Monsey, NY
Police & Fire
BMW Stolen In Monsey Burglary Found In NJ: Suspects Still At Large (UPDATE) BMW Stolen In Monsey Burglary Found In NJ: Suspects Still At Large (UPDATE)
BMW Stolen In Monsey Burglary Found In NJ: Suspects Still At Large (Update) The luxury car stolen during a Rockland County, NY burglary has been recovered across state lines in New Jersey. The BMW, taken during a break-in at a home in the Viola section of Monsey around 4:20 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 4, was located at about 8:40 a.m. Friday, Sept. 5, in Newark, The Monsey Scoop reported.  The outlet reported that Newark Police officers discovered the vehicle parked on a side street with a fake license plate sloppily attached over the real plate. The misaligned cover allowed officers to spot the original plate underneath and confirm the car’s identity.  Investigators sai…

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by Ben Crnic
Haverstraw, NY
Police & Fire
Wanted Teen Caught After Fleeing Cops, Tossing Loaded Gun In Haverstraw Park: Police Wanted Teen Caught After Fleeing Cops, Tossing Loaded Gun In Haverstraw Park: Police
Wanted Teen Caught After Fleeing Cops, Tossing Loaded Gun In Haverstraw Park: Police A 19-year-old man was arrested after allegedly running from police and trying to ditch a loaded gun in a Rockland County park, authorities said. The incident happened in Haverstraw on Tuesday, Sept. 2 around 8 p.m., the Haverstraw Police Department announced on Thursday, Sept. 4. Officers said they spotted Miciaih Cozart of Haverstraw in the downtown business district and knew he had multiple active warrants. When they tried to stop him on the sidewalk, Cozart ran, police said. During the chase, police added that Cozart tried to throw away a loaded firearm in a park on Main Street before h…

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by Ben Crnic
Nyack-Valley Cottage, NY
Traffic
Crash Closes Route 9W Stretch In Valley Cottage (DEVELOPING) Crash Closes Route 9W Stretch In Valley Cottage (DEVELOPING)
Crash Closes Route 9W Stretch In Valley Cottage (Developing) A stretch of Route 9W in Rockland County is shut down following a car crash, authorities said. The closure began in Valley Cottage on Thursday, Sept. 4, around 3 p.m., according to Clarkstown Police.  Police said Route 9W is closed in both directions between Christian Herald Road and Lake Road because of a one-car accident. Officers are on scene along with the Valley Cottage Fire Department and Congers EMS. Drivers are urged to avoid the area and use alternate routes until the roadway is cleared and reopened. More information about the crash has not yet been made available. Check ba…

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by Ben Crnic
Monsey, NY
Police & Fire
Masked Thieves Break Into Monsey Home, Steal BMW While Family Slept: Report Masked Thieves Break Into Monsey Home, Steal BMW While Family Slept: Report
Masked Thieves Break Into Monsey Home, Steal BMW While Family Slept: Report Two masked intruders slipped into a Rockland County home through an unlocked window and stole luxury items and a BMW while the family slept upstairs, according to reports. The home invasion happened around 4:20 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 4, in the Viola section of Monsey, The Monsey Scoop reported.  According to the outlet, the thieves ransacked the home, taking expensive pocketbooks, a briefcase, religious items, and the family’s keys before driving off in one of the family’s cars, a BMW.  The homeowner described the experience as “terrifying” and said it could have easily “en…

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by Ben Crnic