Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Feds: Land deal for Monsey Fire District was designed to pay off commissioner's personal debts.
A ex-commissioner of the Monsey Fire District has been sentenced to a year and a day in prison for a scheme that used a fire district real estate deal to pay off his personal debts, according to Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Nathan Rothschild pleaded guilty to mail fraud on June 30, 2011. While pleading guilty, Rothschild admitted to participating in a scheme in which he proposed that the fire district purchase a parcel of real estate from a creditor of his without disclosing his person interest in the transaction. As part of the scheme, Rothschild expected that the fire district would purchase the real estate at a higher price than the creditor had paid. Rothschild intended the creditor’s…
Monday, February 6, 2012
Clarkstown police say victim, witnesses providing little cooperation in shooting investigation.
The New Latin Grill in Nanuet, the scene of a Jan. 21 dispute that led to a shooting, has been denied a liquor license and can no longer serve alcohol, according to Clarkstown police. Police said that the shooting and reports of other fights at the New Latin Grill led to a visit to the business on Saturday by Clarkstown police and representatives of the State Liquor Authority to interview owners Hector Flores and Luis Fernando Camargo. Police said Flores and Camargo were advised that the liquor authority has rejected its application for a license. The New Latin Grill, according to police, was serving alcohol under a temporary license. The business is located at 365 Route 59, alongside the Days Inn hotel. In the wake of the latest violent …
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365 W Route 59, Nanuet, NY
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Clarkstown police task force charged trio after incident in Congers.
Three men arrested Friday by a police task force investigating a rash of car break-ins were ordered held in the county jail on $75,000 bail each until a hearing Wednesday in Clarkstown Town Court in New City. Clarkstown police said the investigation into the break-ins is continuing and will look into whether the men arrested in Congers are connected to incidents plaguing the town since November 2011. Charged are: - Domingo Ferguson, 30, of New York City - Luis Vazquez, 22, of Spring Valley - Joel Santiago, 22, of Haverstraw Police said officers in the Clarkstown police car larceny task force, working in conjunction with the Rockland County Intelligence Task Force and the Ramapo and Haverstraw police departments, had been …
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Nanuet volunteer firefighters spend more than an hour cutting driver out of wrecked car; northbound side of parkway shut down by accident and investigation.
The driver of a car that slammed into a tree alongside the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Nanuet had to be cut out of the wreckage and then was airlifted to Westchester County Medical Center for treatment of serious injuries this morning, according to Nanuet volunteer firefighters. A Chrysler Pacifica hit a tree broadside around 7:55 a.m. today on the northbound side of the parkway just south of the Exit 10 interchange, doing extensive damage to the car and trapping the driver, according to Nanuet Fire Department Captain Bill Schoenleber. Schoenleber said Central Nyack Fire Chief Michael Healy was on the parkway around the time of the wreck and alerted emergency officials to the crash. Schoenleber said Healy helped Nanuet volunteers as …
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Car struck earthen embankment.
A New City man who drove into an earthen embankment at the intersection of North Main Street and New Hempstead Road in New City early Friday morning was charged with driving while intoxicated, according to Clarkstown police. Robert Lee, 37, hit the embankment about 4:30 a.m. Police said that as town officers were investigating the accident they put Lee through a field sobriety test, which he failed. Lee was taken to Clarkstown police headquarters in New City, where police said he failed a chemical breath test for alcohol. Police said they also found that Lee's driver's license had previously been suspended. He was released pending a Feb. 13 Town Court hearing in New City on charges of driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor, and …
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N Main St & New Hempstead Rd, New City, NY
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Lt. Frederick's son, a Suffern firefighter, attended the event.
More than 400 firefighters from the region gathered at the Tarrytown Marriott Hotel on Saturday for the 11th Annual Lt. Andy Fredericks Memorial Seminar and Exhibit. Included in the crowd was 19-year-old Suffern firefighter Andrew Fredericks, who was 9 years old when his father was killed. "I spent a day at another FDNY house when I was 14. I was with Lt. Brian Curid who showed me around and that's what made me want to become a firefighter," Fredericks said. The seminar included two presentations by FDNY officers meant to educate those in the crowd on firefighting tactics and safety. There were also exhibits of emergency service products by dozens of vendors. Proceeds of the event go to three charities, including the Lt. Andy Fredericks …
Recent weird and unusual crime in the Hudson Valley.
Homeless Ossining Man Sues Eminem Stephen Lee Pieck, a homeless Ossining man, is suing hip-hop artist Eminem for $9 million, reports AllHipHop.com. Pieck claims he was in White Plain's Legal Seafood restaurant with pop star Christina Aguilera and her husband Sep. 9, 2010 when Aguilera put him on the phone with Eminem. At issue: Pieck then allegedly gave Eminem the idea for his "Born of Fire" Chrysler commercial, which premiered during last year's Super Bowl. A Mountain Lion Near Pleasantville? Mount Pleasant Police Chief Louis Alagno confirmed receiving reports of "a large cat—possibly a mountain lion" roaming the streets of northern Mount Pleasant. Police did not find the animal. Road Rage Over Funeral Procession A New City man was …
Friday, February 3, 2012
There were no injuries. The incident happened around 8 p.m. Friday
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Friday, February 3
Update 2/4/12: Three individuals were arrested last night in connection with recent car break-ins throughout the area by the Clarkstown Police Department, the Rockland County Intelligence Task Force, the Ramapo Police Department and the Haverstraw Police Department. According to a Clarkstown PD release: "following a traffic stop, the proceeds were located in the vehicle and the arrested parties were All three defendants are charged with acting in concert to break into the victim’s vehicle Friday night. They shattered the front passenger side window and removed a GPS navigation system. The suspect vehicle was stopped a short time later and the stolen GPS was located in the vehicle, along with the three suspects. Read the original post…
New City man got attention by yelling at other motorists as police officer directed traffic.
A New City man who became impatient and honked his horn as traffic was stopped for a funeral procession in Congers was arrested Thursday on drunken driving charges, according to Clarkstown police. Edward Tabaracci, 50, was also cited for drinking alcohol in a vehicle during the 12:15 p.m. incident at Lake Road and Old Haverstraw Road. Police said a town officer was assigned to traffic control at the intersection so a funeral procession could pass. While traffic was stopped for the procession, police said Tabaracci became very impatient, activated his horn and leaned out the driver's window of his car to yell at the driver of the car in front of him. After the possession passed, the town officer stopped the irate driver and observed that he…
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Old Haverstraw Rd & Lake Rd, Congers, NY
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Thursday, February 2, 2012
Beating victim has not regained full use of hand injured during beating.
A Haverstraw man has been indicted by a Rockland County grand jury in New City on charges of drunken driving and driving with a revoked license as a result of a hit-and-run incident in 2011, according to District Attorney Thomas Zugibe. Robert Hernandez, 25, of 16 Rockland St., was arrested after a 1:05 a.m. incident on Aug. 20, 2011, in which he was found to be the driver of a car involved in an accident. Zugibe said Hernandez was stopped by police about a half-mile from the scene of the accident, with front-end damage visible on hi car. Zugibe said Hernandez was found to be intoxicated and tests later revealed his blood alcohol content to be .15 percent, nearly twice the legal limit. Police also found that Hernandez's driver's license …
Scotty
8:34 am on Tuesday, February 7, 2012
For the rest of our lives you mean. In other countries, especially where the prison budget is limited, they would be in hard labor camps and triple restitution is mandated. Here ? They'd file grievances on not enough chocolate chips in their cookies. more ›