Celebrating the Good in Clarkstown

BY MARIA BROWNSELL  A special presentation of the Clarkstown Police Department Youth Academy graduates opened up the town board meeting on February 3. Sergeant Kieran Dwyer. He explained how the program began over fifteen years ago to get local high school students to have more knowledge about how the police force works. Over a 10 […]

Nanuet man accused of robbing, threatening to murder woman at Smith Rd. dry cleaner

Nanuet man accused of robbing, threatening to murder woman at Smith Rd. dry cleaner

The Clarkstown Police Department has arrested Jamie Bass, 41, of Nanuet, for an alleged robbery at the Four Seasons Cleaners, located at 214 Smith Road in Nanuet, Tuesday evening. Responding patrol units interviewed the victim, a 61-year-old female from Nanuet, who told officers that a white male, about 50-years-old, entered the store, handed her a […]

Man dies from apparent natural causes at Howard Johnson hotel

On February 4 at about 4:55 a.m. the Town of Ramapo Police Department and emergency medical personnel found a deceased 47-year-old in a room at Howard Johnson’s hotel in Airmont. The Rockland County Medical Examiner’s office assisted the Ramapo Police. There is no criminality suspected and the deceased appears to have died from natural causes. […]

World News: Gaming Liberalization in Japan Fast-tracked by 2020 Olympics

With the whole country of Japan gripped with Olympic fever, ever since it was announced as the host nation for the 2020 Olympics, rumors of change have circulated throughout the country. Japan has stringent laws when it comes to gambling – outlawing such activities under a banning order referred to as the Criminal Code, Chapter […]

Crime Report 2/2/15

Crime Report 2/2/15

ROCKLAND COUNTY SHERIFF’S  OFFICE POLICE DIVISION: GRAND LARCENY Brian Koenigsberger, age 31, residing in New City, NY, was arrested on January 21, 2015. He was wanted on an outstanding Rockland County Court warrant for grand larceny in the fourth degree, a felony. He was brought to the county jail pending an appearance in county court. […]

Alleged OD’d burglar collapses in Orangetown yard

BY CAROL McILMURRAY Orangetown police officers responded to a report of a man breaking into parked cars on Sunset Road in Blauvelt at 3:47 a.m. Monday morning. The suspect later identified as Bassem Yousef, 28, of Braircliff Manor, NY, led officers on a foot chase through local residents’ backyards, woods, and a stream between Sunset […]