Armed North Carolina man accused of casing Orangeburg neighborhood

Armed North Carolina man accused of casing Orangeburg neighborhood

Murad Thomas Taylor of Garner, North Carolina found himself in trouble up north this past week, as he was arrested on December 3 in Orangetown on charges of attempted burglary in the first degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree. A resident of Highview Ave. in Orangeburg said he saw a […]

Casablanca unhinged

Casablanca unhinged

The demons within Joseph Casablanca of 29 Ellington Way, New Hempstead appear to be getting the best of him. The 55-year-old landlord was recently accused of burglarizing one of his tenant’s apartments, leading to his being roughed up by the woman’s boyfriend. Casablanca has now been arrested again, this time for setting fire to the […]

Police search for three suspects in rash of Black Friday attacks at the Palisades Mall

Police search for three suspects in rash of Black Friday attacks at the Palisades Mall

BY MICHAEL RICONDA WEST NYACK – Clarkstown police are currently searching for three individuals deemed suspects in a string of violent attacks on Palisades Center mallgoers in the early morning hours of November 28. The three males are suspected in three separate incidents where five different people were assaulted between the hours of 2:30 and […]

Orange County Man Charged with Illegal Drug Possession in Sloatsburg

Orange County Man Charged with Illegal Drug Possession in Sloatsburg

Rockland County Sheriff’s officer stopped him for driving while talking on cell phone SLOATSBURG – A 55-year-old Middletown man stopped by police for talking on a cell phone while driving on Route 17 in Sloatsburg has been accused of multiple illegal drug possession charges, according to the Rockland County Sheriff’s Department. Antonio Giavannelli Jr. was […]

No Justice for Garner

No Justice for Garner

Eric Garner of New York City suffered a heart attack following a widely criticized chokehold maneuver by a police officer during a July 17 arrest. A grand jury has decided not to indict the police officer who employed the maneuver, which has often been described as a banned move. Unlike the Michael Brown case in […]