Stony Point, NY
Police & Fire
Woman Uses Power Tool As Weapon In Stony Point Domestic Dispute, Police Say Woman Uses Power Tool As Weapon In Stony Point Domestic Dispute, Police Say
Woman Uses Power Tool As Weapon In Stony Point Domestic Dispute, Police Say A Stony Point woman was arrested for allegedly breaking the windows of her boyfriend's van using a power tool during a domestic dispute. Kristen Prentice, 35, of West Main Street, was arrested around 11 a.m. Saturday, March 2, after an officer on routine patrol was stopped by a passing motorist who saw a woman knocking out the windows of a van in front of a home on West Main Street, said Lt. Daniel J. Hylas of the Stony Point Police. Upon arriving at the home, the officer saw Prentice in front of the home with her hand bleeding. An investigation found that during a domestic argume…

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by Kathy Reakes
Stony Point, NY
Police & Fire
Man Arrested For Allegedly Throwing Woman To Ground In Stony Point Man Arrested For Allegedly Throwing Woman To Ground In Stony Point
Man Arrested For Allegedly Throwing Woman To Ground In Stony Point A 21-year-old man was arrested after allegedly throwing a woman to the ground and damaging property during an altercation in Stony Point. Paul Bennett, of Tomkins Cove, was arrested on Jan. 22 after Stony Point Police responded to a home on Walter Drive for a report of an unruly man, said Stony Point Police Lt. Daniel J. Hylas.  When police arrived on the scene they found Bennett had an altercation with a woman and during the fight, he allegedly damaged property and threw the victim to the ground, Hylas said. During a search, police also found that he was in possession of ma…

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by Kathy Reakes
Stony Point, NY
Police & Fire
Motorist Who Parked, Walked Away From Cop Charged With DWI, Stony Point Police Say Motorist Who Parked, Walked Away From Cop Charged With DWI, Stony Point Police Say
Motorist Who Parked, Walked Away From Cop Charged With DWI, Stony Point Police Say A 27-year-old man was arrested after allegedly attempting to walk away from police officers during a DWI stop. Jose Negron of Stony Point was arrested around 1:30 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 29 during a traffic stop for speeding and crossing the double yellow line on West Main Street in Stony Point, said Lt. Daniel Hylas of the Stony Point Police. When officers made the stop, Negron drove into a driveway and attempted to walk away from the detective who made the stop, Hylas said. Once detained, he refused to submit to any field sobriety tests.  He was arrested for DWI based o…

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by Kathy Reakes
Stony Point, NY
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Man Threatens Victim With Handgun In Stony Point Dispute, Police Say Man Threatens Victim With Handgun In Stony Point Dispute, Police Say
Man Threatens Victim With Handgun In Stony Point Dispute, Police Say A Garnerville man is facing charges after an alleged domestic disturbance led to violent threats, according to Stony Point Police. Officers were called to the area around Ridgetop Drive in Tomkins Cove just before 2 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 3. A man involved in the dispute said that the defendant, Branden Williams, 27, allegedly revealed a handgun and made threats, although he wasn’t involved in the dispute himself. The man’s statement led to Williams' arrest the next day. No weapon has been recovered. Williams is charged with menacing, a Class A misdemeanor. Williams was processed and re…

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by Valerie Musson
Stony Point, NY
Police & Fire
Man Stole Relative's Credit Card To Make Purchases In Haverstraw, Police Say Man Stole Relative's Credit Card To Make Purchases In Haverstraw, Police Say
Man Stole Relative's Credit Card To Make Purchases In Haverstraw, Police Say A 43-year-old Stony Point man is facing multiple charges after alleging making purchases with a credit card stolen from a relative. Phillip DeSimone, 43, was arrested around 1 p.m. Wed., Oct. 31, for grand larceny and criminal possession of stolen property after stealing a relative's credit card to make unauthorized purchases in Haverstraw, said Stony Point Police Lt. Daniel Hylas. He was released on his own recognizance and is scheduled to appear in court on Dec. 4.

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by Kathy Reakes
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Investigation Underway After Razor Blade Found In Halloween Candy Investigation Underway After Razor Blade Found In Halloween Candy
Investigation Underway After Razor Blade Found In Halloween Candy Police are warning parents in a Hudson Valley town to check their children's Halloween candy after a razor blade was found inside a candy bar. Stony Point Police said that a razor blade was found inside a "mini" Twix candy bar.  As an investigation continues, police are not sure if someone put the razor inside the candy bar or if it came from a store-bought bag of candy. Police said parents should check candy that was given out in the following areas: Walter Drive, Miller Drive, Cross Street, Heights Road, Ethan Allen Drive, Franklin Road, and Van Buren Street. "Again, as this is an…

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by Kathy Reakes
Stony Point, NY
Police & Fire
Man Flees Police, Arrested With Hypodermic Needles In Stony Point Man Flees Police, Arrested With Hypodermic Needles In Stony Point
Man Flees Police, Arrested With Hypodermic Needles In Stony Point A report of a person driving erratically led to the arrest of a Stony Point man on numerous driving charges and for having hypodermic needles. The incident took place around 6:14 p.m. Friday when the Stony Point Police received a report of an erratic driver in a blue Honda on Grassy Point Road, said Stony Point Police Lt. Daniel Hylas. When officers attempted to stop the vehicle, the driver, James Rose, 27, fled the scene. The vehicle was later located in the rear of 18 Grassy Point Road, Hylas said. During a search, Rose was found to be in possession of three hypodermic needles. He was ar…

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by Kathy Reakes
Stony Point, NY
Police & Fire
Passenger In Car Busted With Drugs After Driver Runs Stop Sign, Stony Point Police Say Passenger In Car Busted With Drugs After Driver Runs Stop Sign, Stony Point Police Say
Passenger In Car Busted With Drugs After Driver Runs Stop Sign, Stony Point Police Say A 26-year-old man was busted with a variety of drugs, including 72 glassine envelopes of heroin during a traffic stop. Kevin Lamastro of Poughkeepsie was arrested around 6:30 p.m. Friday after the vehicle he was riding in was pulled over on River Road in Grassy Point for a stop sign violation, said Stony Point Police Lt. Daniel Hylas. Following an investigation, the passenger of the vehicle, Lamastro, was found to be in possession of 72 glassines of heroin, 11 bags of cocaine, four Fentanyl patches, and a single Suboxone tablet, along with various knives, including one gravity knife, Hylas …

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by Kathy Reakes
Stony Point, NY
Police & Fire
Home Invasion Robbery Suspect Caught After Foot Chase Ends In Struggle, Stony Point PD Says Home Invasion Robbery Suspect Caught After Foot Chase Ends In Struggle, Stony Point PD Says
Home Invasion Robbery Suspect Caught After Foot Chase Ends In Struggle, Stony Point PD Says A 30-year-old Rockland man allegedly involved in a home invasion is behind bars after he was apprehended following a foot chase in which he struggled with an officer, police said. Stony Point Police responded to a home on Major Andre Drive on Friday, Oct. 12 at around 12:15 p.m. on a report of a home invasion robbery in which the caller reported a male broke into his home, threatened him with a knife and stole property from him.  The male resident gave 911 a description of the perpetrator and an officer spotted a male fitting the description walking on Filors Lane, just down the street from…

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by Joe Lombardi
Stony Point, NY
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Thiells Teen Arrested On Active Warrant For Assault, Harassment Thiells Teen Arrested On Active Warrant For Assault, Harassment
Thiells Teen Arrested On Active Warrant For Assault, Harassment An area teen was arrested on a warrant for assault and harassment following a fight with another woman.  Victoria Barbera of Thiells was arrested around 11 a.m. Tuesday when she turned herself into the Stony Point Police station on an active warrant for assault and harassment, said Lt. Daniel Hylas. Barbera was charged following an investigation into a physical fight with another woman on Aug. 15 on Buckberg Road in Tompkins Cove, Hylas said. A second teen is expected to be arrested in relation to the incident, he added.  She was released on an appearance ticket and is scheduled to appear…

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by Kathy Reakes
Stony Point, NY
Police & Fire
Suspicious White Powder At ATM Closes Rockland County Bank Suspicious White Powder At ATM Closes Rockland County Bank
Suspicious White Powder At ATM Closes Rockland County Bank A Rockland bank is closed while the Sheriff's Office hazmat team investigates a suspicious white powder found at an ATM machine, Stony Point Police said. The powder was found around 1:33 p.m. Tuesday on the counter of the ATM machine outside the Chase Bank located at 22 S. Liberty Drive, the police department said. Agents with the Rockland County Sheriff's Office Hazmat Team are testing the powder, police said. As a precaution, the bank is closed during the testing and removal of the powder, Stony Point Police said.  This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates. 

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by Kathy Reakes
Stony Point, NY
Police & Fire
Tomkins Cove Man Nabbed With Pills, No License, Police Say Tomkins Cove Man Nabbed With Pills, No License, Police Say
Tomkins Cove Man Nabbed With Pills, No License, Police Say A 54-year-old area man was arrested for alleged possession of drugs after being stopped for an unsecured license plate.  Eric Halstead, of Tomkins Cove, was arrested Friday, Aug. 10 when a Stony Point Police officer stopped him on Bayview Drive after noticing an unsecured rear license plate, said Lt. Daniel Hylas. Upon further investigation, police found that Halstead was driving with a revoked license and was in possession of 8.5 alprazolam pills, which were located in an unmarked pill bottle, Hylas said. Halstead was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance and driving …

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by Kathy Reakes