Suspect allegedly robs Fairway shopper, attacks two people while attempting escape

NANUET – A 25-year-old woman was taken into police custody on Sunday after she reportedly stole a woman’s purse and assaulted two Fairway employees in a desperate attempt to escape from the Nanuet supermarket. Justine Peterkin of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania reportedly took a shopper’s purse while it rested in the woman’s handbag. A loss prevention employee […]

GROMACK WARNS OF PALISADES MALL HAZARD

To the Editor, As you know, the Town of Clarkstown has voiced its concerns regarding the railings and the safety of our residents and visitors at the Palisades Center Mall.  It has come to our attention that there are people moving chairs and couches closer to the railings to watch participants on the Adventure Climbing course. While […]

Crime Report 3/22/15

Crime Report 3/22/15

ORANGETOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT: PETIT LARCENY & CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF STOLEN PROPERTY Jenna B. Santora, age 21, of Pearl River, NY, was arrested on Friday, March 20, 2015 at 1 p.m. The subject was arrested for shoplifting at the Pearl River ShopRite after a store loss prevention officer observed her concealing $141.38 worth of merchandise and […]

Teen’s baseball field joyride turns into trouble

A teen’s alleged joy ride turned into Class A misdemeanor charges this afternoon after Ramapo PD arrested the youth for operating his vehicle on a local baseball field. The Ramapo officer on patrol observed the vehicle being operated on the Orchard Hill Park Baseball Field at approximately 1:15 p.m..  The field was damaged as a […]

East Ramapo School District on Comptroller’s radar

BY KATHY KAHN With a full house eager to hear how the state’s finances are being managed—and also just as eager to hear how New York is spending taxpayer dollars—Comptroller Tom DiNapoli spoke for 45 minutes March 19 at  luncheon held by the Rockland Business Association at The Crowne Plaza in Suffern. Proposed monitoring board […]