Rockland County Sheriff’s officer stopped him for driving while talking on cell phone SLOATSBURG – A 55-year-old Middletown man stopped by police for talking on a cell phone while driving on Route 17 in Sloatsburg has been accused of multiple illegal drug possession charges, according to the Rockland County Sheriff’s Department. Antonio Giavannelli Jr. was […]
Eric Garner of New York City suffered a heart attack following a widely criticized chokehold maneuver by a police officer during a July 17 arrest. A grand jury has decided not to indict the police officer who employed the maneuver, which has often been described as a banned move. Unlike the Michael Brown case in […]
Omar Richards, 35, of Spring Valley NY on the charge on Rape 1st degree, by forcible compulsion. The arrest was the result of an investigation into a complaint from a female victim. The crime occurred within the unincorporated part of the Town in the early part of October, 2014. Richards was arraigned in the Town […]
FROM USCBP JAMAICA, N.Y. — An arriving passenger was planning to enjoy a very interesting cocktail, however U. S. Customs and Border Protection officers at John F. Kennedy International Airport shut down this speakeasy before it ever opened. On November 17, Mr. Wilton Sinclair arrived on a flight from Georgetown, Guyana and presented one checked-in […]
Clarkstown police seeking man involved in incident NANUET – A Tarrytown woman has been charged with robbery and police are seeking a man who was with her when more than $1,000 worth of merchandise was stolen from a Nanuet store on Saturday, according to Clarkstown police. Police said Veronica Lantiqua, 38, was arrested after workers […]
FROM CPD On Saturday, November 29, 2014, the Town of Clarkstown Police Department conducted a DWI Road Check on Rt. 59 in West Nyack. The detail lasted from 11:30 p.m. until 4:00 a.m.and was supplemented by resources and personnel from the Rockland County Sheriff’s Department. A total of eight arrests were made for Driving While […]