From Ramapo PD On Thursday, June 13 at approximately 9:04 p.m. the Ramapo Police received a report of a party discharging a rifle in the area of 218 Haverstraw Rd Montebello. Responding officers learned that one Stephen Luick, 35-year-old male from Suffern, had discharged several shots from a .22 caliber rifle on the property of […]
A man was arrested and charged with possession of fraudulent instruments related charges after being caught with a duffel bag stuffed with thousands of fake money orders, according to police reports in New York. The Rockland County man was hit with 1,372 criminal fraud charges Wednesday after police found more than $1 million in fake […]
Councilwoman Margaret Chin wants to criminalize purchase of counterfeit goods Hunting for a bargain handbag on Canal Street would be a risky endeavor if a bill proposed by a Manhattan councilwoman is approved. Councilwoman Margaret Chin has submitted a bill that would make it a Class A misdemeanor to purchase counterfeit merchandise, meaning that someone […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA Nyack – The Nyack Chamber of Commerce held a special After Hours meeting on Tuesday to announce and describe new additions and expansions it plans to make to its emergency room. The new layout will expand the hospital’s floor space by 8300 square feet. The new project will include both an expanded […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA New City – The recently-released report for the Rockland County District Attorney’s Office’s 2012 year revealed the office oversaw significantly higher conviction rates over the course of last year, among other figures. The conviction rate was announced to be 95.5 percent, with 574 convictions in Rockland County Court creating a slight 0.87 […]
Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski (D-New City) and Senator David Carlucci (D-Nanuet) sent a letter to the Commissioner of the Department of Transportation, Joan McDonald, concerning the recent flooding and closure of State Route 59 in West Nyack. In the letter, Zebrowski and Carlucci requested that the Department of Transportation conduct a review of the recently completed […]