WEST NYACK – An accident on Route 59 in West Nyack on Wednesday has slowed traffic on the road as emergency crews work to clean up the wreck. Clarkstown Police reported the single-car accident occurred in the eastbound lane by Larch Court when a car overturned before it came to rest on the side of […]
REPORT FROM CPD Clarkstown Police responded to a report of a working fire at 211 W. Rt. 59, Nanuet, the site of Fortune Garden Restaurant around 7 p.m. on Saturday evening. From the initial investigation, it appears that the fire started as a grease fire and made its way into the ventilation system. The restaurant will […]
To the Editor A few points of clarification about your article regarding Ramapo promoting “Fifty Shades of Grey:” 1) As indicated at the top of the press release about “50 Shades of Grey,” it was generated by the Lafayette Theater’s film coordinator, yours truly, and not by the town supervisor, town board or support staff. […]
MUG SHOTS IN THURSDAY’S PRINT EDITION By Michael Riconda NEW CITY – A major anti-drug sweep across Rockland County nabbed 22 suspects on over 80 counts of drug sale and possession charges, some of which originated in open air drug markets in downtown centers. The crackdown involved searches of seven locations spread across Orangetown, Clarkstown, […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA NEW CITY – An Orange County resident arrested in May 2013 for briefly menacing a Palisades Mall employee with a knife while he stole an Xbox was found guilty on Monday. Devon Thomas, 22, was convicted by a jury of one count of third-degree robbery, a class D felony that carries a […]
Unclear whether police bullets or self-inflicted gun shot caused his death REPORT FROM CLARKSTOWN PD TO PUBLIC The barricaded subject situation at 67 North Little Tor Road, New City, New York, has been resolved. The gunman was found dead from a gunshot wound. The situation started at approx 7 p.m. and involved numerous efforts to […]