2 men arrested for Trespassing on the Tappan Zee Bridge

2 men arrested for Trespassing on the Tappan Zee Bridge

FROM STATE POLICE THRUWAY PATROL Greenburgh, NY – On May 2, 2014 around 2:30 a.m., State Police in Tarrytown received a report of two subjects attempting to climb the Tappan Zee Bridge. Troopers, along with the assistance of the Nyack Fire Department and New York State Thruway Authority, conducted a search of the area. Minutes later, […]

UNION ROAD IN SPRING VALLEY TO CLOSE TEMPORARILY

COUNTY PRESS RELEASE NEW CITY, NY  —  Rockland County Executive Ed Day and Drainage Agency Chairman Charles H. Vezzetti today announced that construction on the Pascack Brook Bypass Culvert project in Spring Valley will require closing Union Road at the intersection of Stonehouse Drive and King Terrace on Monday, May 5, 2014.  The road will […]

DWI in Clarkstown

Report filed by Clarkstown Police Dept: On Thursday May 1, 2014 at approximately 11:50 p.m., the Clarkstown Police Department responded to Lake Rd and N. Conger Ave in Congers for a report of a motor vehicle accident. A witness stated that a vehicle had struck a parked car on Lake Rd. and fled the scene. […]

Hit and Run EMT

Hit and Run EMT

Off-duty paramedic charged with hit and run on bicyclist; victim suffered collapsed lung, shattered hip and broken ribs BY DYLAN SKRILOFF His duty is to respond to emergencies, but according to Clarkstown Police, paramedic Jonathan Fried, 49, of Chestnut Ridge, caused an emergency and then fled the scene illegally. Fried is facing a Class A […]

New York Boaters Now Must Take Safety Course

PSA from Rockland Sheriff’s Dept. Sheriff Louis Falco III & the Rockland County Sheriff’s Marine Unit remind boaters that a new law is in effect as of May 1, 2014. All individuals born on or after 5/1/96 are now required to successfully complete an approved course in boater education in order to operate a motorboat. […]

Rt. 59 Reopened at College Rd. in Nanuet

10:30 p.m. Clarkstown Police:  As of this time all lanes of traffic on Rt. 59 between College Ave. and Smith St. are open. The gas spill that took place at 1 p.m. has been adequately cleaned and cleared for traffic to resume.