Man tackles, holds landlord/burglar until police arrive

Man tackles, holds landlord/burglar until police arrive

NEW HEMPSTEAD – A New Hempstead man is under arrest after he was caught by a couple allegedly burglarizing their apartment. Ramapo Police said as they returned home, they spotted Joseph Casablanca, 55, of 29 Ellington Way. The boyfriend tackled Casablanca, who is their landlord, and held him until police arrived. Casablanca was wearing blue […]

Stony Point man killed in crash

A Stony Point man was killed in a crash on Washburns Lane on Sunday night, the latest in a rash of motorcycle-related accidents and road fatalities. Stony Point PD said Jamie R. Conklin, 35 of 2 Spruce Street in Stony Point, collided his Harley-Davidson motorcycle with the rear passenger side of a Nissan Altima between […]

Foreign exchange student accused of threat at STAC

Foreign exchange student accused of threat at STAC

BY ALEXANDRA KEZEK Sparkill- Foreign exchange student Inigo Aldecoa-Tapia, has been charged after local police and campus safety accused him of a threat made to the college. Aldecoa-Tapia, age 20, allegedly used the app “Yik Yak” to post an anonymous threat of a “massacre,” indicating he was in the planning stages. He has been charged […]

Home invader pistol whips elderly Pomona man

Haverstraw police are searching for a home invader who attacked an elderly man on Dunnigan St. in Pomona last Saturday, pistol-whipping him and threatening his granddaughter and her boyfriend before leaving. The man, who was described as a thin, 5-foot-9 black man who wore a mask and hoodie, entered the home through a sliding door […]

Stony Point Teen Arrested After Early-Morning Accident on Route 9W, 17-year-old Passenger Seriously Injured

STONY POINT – An early-morning accident on Route 9W has left a Stony Point teenager hospitalized with serious injuries and led to the arrest of the 17-year-old driver, according to Stony Point police. Sean M. Delgado, 17, of 7 Bayview Drive, Stony Point, was charged with driving while ability impaired, second-degree assault and third-degree assault […]

19-Year-Old Accused of Breaking Into Home as Residents Slept

19-Year-Old Accused of Breaking Into Home as Residents Slept

Police: Laptop computer stolen EDITED BY BILL DEMAREST STONY POINT – A 19-year-old Stony Point man has been arrested in connection with the burglary of a Stony Point home, where the residents were at home and sleeping during an incident on Friday, September 26 according to Stony Point PD. Yuri Goddard, 19, of 24 Jenkins […]