FROM CPD Based on an investigation conducted by the Clarkstown Detective Bureau into the 3-car accident that occurred on Monday October 15, 2018, a 41 year old Bronx man was arrested for numerous felonies. Rohan Brijlall, 41, of Bronx, N.Y. was the driver of the gray SUV that struck two stopped vehicles in the right […]
Clarkstown Police were called to the Jesse J. Kaplan School at 9 a.m. last Wednesday when a loaded firearm was discovered on the BOCES school grounds. The weapon, a 9-millimeter Ruger, belonged to Gillian L. Jeffords, a 24-year-old teacher’s aide and licensed gun owner. The gun was found by a fellow staff member who noticed the weapon inside of […]
Clarkstown Police are investigating a scammer who took $919 from a 79-year woman in a mail fraud scam claiming to be “Publishers Clearing House.” The scam told her she won a “large sum of money” from the Clearing House and to call 917-460-8046 to collect the prize. When the woman called the number a man […]
By Supervisor George Hoehmann This week I was overcome with sadness as we lost a dear friend of mine, Clarkstown Police Detective Frederick J. Parent. Freddy was a lifelong Clarkstown resident who devoted his life to serving our community. I’ve known Freddy since our days at Clarkstown South High School together. We graduated the same […]
Announcement from Clarkstown Police Dept. It is with great sadness that Chief Raymond McCullagh announced the passing of Detective Frederick J. Parent on Tuesday. The 52-year-old Detective from New City passed away last night after a brief illness. Freddy Parent began his career with the Clarkstown Police Department in July of 1991 as a dispatcher. […]
STORY AND PHOTO BY KATHY KAHN The Town of Clarkstown chambers were packed on Tuesday evening, October 3, for the swearing-in of Raymond McCullagh, a 29-year veteran of Clarksotwn Police Department, who praised fellow officers, saying, “Their’s is the toughest job there is.” McCullagh, sworn in by Judge Craig Johns and McCullagh’s wife, Terry, replaces ousted Chief […]