BY CAROL MCILMURRAY Dozens of state and local police cars responded a large fight at Rockland Lake on Saturday afternoon. A large crowd of people of about 20-30 began fighting outside the pool house near the park entrance. A weapon, alleged to be a machete, was reported to be at scene. Police immediately responded and […]
Eight friends went biking on the challenging back roads of Tomkins Cove this past Saturday morning. Tragically, only seven returned. 53-year-old Hilario Galvez of New Milford, NJ was descending a very steep slope on Buckberg Rd. when something went wrong causing him to cascade off the roadway into a wooded area. The impact killed him. […]
Fifteen-month-old Ephraim Szydlow was struck by a car and killed Sunday afternoon in Monsey. An American Latina Taxi cab operated by 41-year-old Jorge Garrangui-Castillo apparently struck and killed the child as the cab was backing out of a driveway at 3 Johanna Lane. Police found no evidence the cab driver was impaired by drugs or […]
Ramapo PD reported early Friday afternoon that approximately 200 protesters gathered to voice their displeasure at the sale of smart phones at Ping Verizon 59 on Route 59 in Monsey. Police said the protest was reportedly due to religious beliefs against smart phone use. Police said that at 1:30 p.m. the protesters peacefully dispersed. There were no incidents […]
Carlentz Desire, a 21-year-old former clerk at Sears Nanuet, has been hit with three felony charges for allegedly printing false return slips totaling $5,483 and depositing the money for the returns in his bank account. On Tuesday, August 1 around 5 p.m. Desire’s store manager reported the alleged theft via phony return slips to Clarkstown PD. Following an investigation, Clarkstown PD agreed with the manager’s assessment of the situation, […]
BY DYLAN SKRILOFF The Rockland DA’s Office announced a plea deal with former Ramapo Building Inspector Anthony Mallia, arrested September 2016 on charges he shaved permit costs for dozens of construction projects over the course of 2015 and early 2016. He also was alleged to have overcharged the Moleston Fire District by $75,000 on one […]