Governor Andrew M. Cuomo this week announced that the New York State Police will conduct a week-long enforcement initiative targeting speeding and aggressive drivers across the state. The “Speed Week” campaign runs from April 17 through April 24, 2014. Fines for speeding and aggressive driving can reach nearly $1,000 and add up to 11 points […]
The NY SAFE Act gun control bill, passed in Jan. 2013, caused up to 1 million New Yorkers to become lawbreakers this week, as the vast majority of gun-owners affected by the rule are believed to have refused to sign up for the bill’s “assault weapon registration.” Failure to register is a “Class A” misdemeanor. Numerous gun owners have told the Rockland County Times they have […]
FROM CPD From April 10-15, 2014, the Clarkstown Police Department participated in the statewide selective traffic enforcement effort “ U Drive. U Text. U Pay.” During this period the Department conducted selective traffic enforcement focusing on distracted driving and the use of cellphone/electronic devices in violation of the NYS Vehicle and Traffic Law Section. CPD […]
Land to be sold to highest bidders on April 23 The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) will auction 10 parcels of land in Rockland, Orange, Ulster and Westchester counties next week as part of the state’s Surplus Property Program aimed at returning properties no longer needed to the hands of private owners who […]
John R. King, 56, of Boynton Beach, Fl., was arrested on Monday afternoon at 4:30 p.m. for allegedly drinking and driving in Valley Cottage. Clarkstown Police Department had received a report of an erratic driver heading southbound on Rt. 303 near the Palisades Center Mall. A responding officer observed the vehicle driving below the speed limit […]
This year April 15 is more than the tax deadline for an estimated one million New York State residents. It’s also the deadline to register “assault weapons” and “high-capacity” magazines. If they don’t, they’ll begin living outside the law. A lot of them have decided to do just that. They’ve decided to practice civil disobedience […]