“BEAST” GETS 12 YEARS

BY BILL DEMAREST West Haverstraw man nicknamed ‘Beast’ gets long sentence for Central Nyack stabbing CENTRAL NYACK – A West Haverstraw man who’s nickname is “Beast” has been sentenced to 12 years in state prison for a Labor Day 2013 stabbing incident at a Central Nyack bar that left two men wounded. Joel Point DuJour, […]

Prominent Monsey rabbi pleads not guilty to child sexual abuse

MONSEY – A major face in Monsey’s Jewish community pled not guilty on Tuesday to multiple felonies related to alleged sexual abuse of an underage boy. Rabbi Gavin Bodenheimer, 71, was arrested on Monday and now faces charges of criminal sexual abuse and first-degree sexual abuse, all felonies. According to a press release by the […]

STONY POINT CRIMES 8/11/15

ISSUING A FALSE WRITTEN STATEMENT Ereidis Pena, age 21, residing at 3 E. Main St. Stony Point, NY, was arrested on August 7, 2014 for issuing a false written statement. The defendant was arrested after a warrant investigation revealed the defendant had an active Arrest Warrant for listed charge out of the Rockland County Sheriff’s […]

Second property vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti; County Legislator presses for anti-bias commission

PEARL RIVER – A second instance of anti-Semitic vandalism in Pearl River has left a local nursery in shambles and has at least one County Legislator calling for an investigation into anti-Jewish sentiments within the county. The incident occurred at Van Houten Farms on Sickletown Road at some point over the weekend. On Sunday morning, […]

New City woman reports Green Dot phone scam

NEW CITY – Clarkstown police announced on Friday that residents should be wary of a telephone scam targeting customers who are made to believe they are undergoing a tax audit. Police reported a 46 year old woman was contacted by an unknown caller who claimed to be with the IRS. The caller stated the woman […]