Orange County man convicted in Palisades Mall knifepoint robbery

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 […]

Situation on 67 N. Little Tor Road ends with death of gunman

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 […]

Cops add new wrinkle to Palisades Mall “dare you to jump” story

Police now say 21-year-old Park Ridge resident Nicholas DiBlasi, who allegedly jumped from the second floor of the Palisades Mall to the first floor, incurring minor injuries in the process, was bet $50 by a friend to pull the stunt. Originally police said his friends merely “dared” him to jump, but in an interview with […]

Nanuet man accused of robbing, threatening to murder woman at Smith Rd. dry cleaner

The Clarkstown Police Department has arrested Jamie Bass, 41, of Nanuet, for an alleged robbery at the Four Seasons Cleaners, located at 214 Smith Road in Nanuet, Tuesday evening. Responding patrol units interviewed the victim, a 61-year-old female from Nanuet, who told officers that a white male, about 50-years-old, entered the store, handed her a […]