Briarcliff, NY
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Police Issue 110 Tickets During Crackdown On Drag Racers, Speeders In Westchester Police Issue 110 Tickets During Crackdown On Drag Racers, Speeders In Westchester
Police Issue 110 Tickets During Crackdown On Drag Racers, Speeders In Westchester A team of law enforcement departments issued more than 110 tickets in a group effort after receiving numerous complaints from residents about speeders, drag racing, and excessive noise. The group, including the Yonkers Police Department, the Westchester County Police, and the New York State Police, teamed up on Saturday, May 16, to patrol local roadways, parkways, and highways to address the problem, Det. Lt. Dean Politopoulos of the Yonkers Police Department said. Politopoulos said the team issued a total of 112 summons to violators for a range of offenses including everything from sp…

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by Kathy Reakes
Massapequa, NY
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27 NY Thruway Plazas Set For $450M Overhaul: View Rendering Here 27 NY Thruway Plazas Set For $450M Overhaul: View Rendering Here
27 NY Thruway Plazas Set For $450M Overhaul: View Rendering Here As many are stuck inside their home due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, work is moving forward in the state on some important projects, including a new plan to update the New York State Thruway's 27 service plazas. The initiative to upgrade the plazas was first mentioned in by Gov. Andrew Cuomo during his 2018 State of the State address. Since then, a $450 million plan has been launched to redevelop 27 service areas, many of which were built in the 1950s and others that haven't been updated since the 1990s, officials with the State Thruway Authority Board of Directors said. …

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by Kathy Reakes
Mount Pleasant, NY
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State Police Issue Alert For Man Wanted In Westchester State Police Issue Alert For Man Wanted In Westchester
State Police Issue Alert For Man Wanted In Westchester Seen him? New York State Police investigators in Tarrytown have issued an alert as they try to locate a wanted man who was arrested for allegedly driving while under the influence of drugs. Aidan Kelly, 38, is wanted on a bench warrant following his arrest in August 2006 for driving while ability impaired by drugs on the New York State Thruway when he was involved in a crash. While investigating the crash, Kelly was determined to be intoxicated by New York State Police troopers, and he was arrested. He later failed to appear for court proceedings and the bench warrant was issued for his ar…

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by Zak Failla
New City, NY
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COVID-19: Rockland County Exec Fires Back After Cuomo Says No One Asked For Containment Zone COVID-19: Rockland County Exec Fires Back After Cuomo Says No One Asked For Containment Zone
Covid-19: Rockland County Exec Fires Back After Cuomo Says No One Asked For Containment Zone Click here for an updated story - COVID-19: Rockland Has 'Teeth' To Enforce Executive Order On Social Distancing, State Says As the number of cases and deaths related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continue rising in Rockland, County Executive Ed Day asked Gov. Andrew Cuomo to establish a containment zone for Ramapo. That request was made in a letter written on Thursday, April 2. (See second image above.) But when asked on Saturday, April 4 about the request at  a news conference in Albany, Cuomo replied, "Nobody's asked me," Cuomo said. Day said he was "…

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by Joe Lombardi
New City, NY
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COVID-19: Day Calls For Containment Zone, Temporary Hospital In Rockland COVID-19: Day Calls For Containment Zone, Temporary Hospital In Rockland
Covid-19: Day Calls For Containment Zone, Temporary Hospital In Rockland Click here for an updated story: COVID-19 - Rockland County Exec Fires Back After Cuomo Says No One Asked For Containment Zone As the number of cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) skyrocket in Rockland County to 3,757 with 42 deaths, County Executive Ed Day is asking Gov. Andrew Cuomo to establish a containment zone for Ramapo. The hardest-hit area includes two towns within Ramapo which are the main area Day has requested for the containment zone.  The containment zone would include Spring Valley and Monsey from  Grandview Avenue, Route 45, College Road and the New York…

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by Kathy Reakes
Stony Point, NY
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Alert Issued For Man Wanted On DWI Charge In Area Alert Issued For Man Wanted On DWI Charge In Area
Alert Issued For Man Wanted On DWI Charge In Area An alert has been issued for a wanted man who arrested for allegedly driving drunk on the New York State Thruway more than a decade ago. New York State Police investigators in Newburgh are attempting to locate Joaquin Torres, 40, who was arrested for a DWI on Dec. 18, 2009, after he was stopped by troopers for committing a traffic violation on the Thruway. According to police, Torres later failed to show up in court to respond to the DWI, and a warrant was issued for his arrest. 
Torres has been described by State Police as being 5-foot-7 weighing approximately 195 pounds with brown hair a…

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by Zak Failla
Mamaroneck, NY
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State Police Issue Alert For Man Wanted In Westchester State Police Issue Alert For Man Wanted In Westchester
State Police Issue Alert For Man Wanted In Westchester Know him? New York State Police investigators are seeking the public’s assistance as they attempt to locate a man who has been wanted for more than a decade following his arrest. An alert was issued by State Police Troop T in Tarrytown for Curtis L. Brown, who was stopped by troopers on the New York State Thruway on June 5, 2006. During the subsequent stop, it was determined that Brown was allegedly intoxicated and he was arrested for driving while intoxicated. Following his arrest, Brown was released and later failed to make an appearance in court, leading to a bench warrant for his arre…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant, NY
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Man Charged With DWI In Westchester Had BAC Twice Limit, Police Say Man Charged With DWI In Westchester Had BAC Twice Limit, Police Say
Man Charged With DWI In Westchester Had BAC Twice Limit, Police Say A late-night traffic stop on the New York State Thruway led to the arrest of a Fairfield County man who was allegedly driving with a blood alcohol content nearly triple the legal limit, State Police said. New York State Police troopers stopped Stamford resident Edens Joseph, 38, at approximately 1:20 a.m. on I-287 in Rye, when he allegedly committed a vehicle and traffic violation. During the subsequent traffic stop, troopers said that it was determined that Joseph was allegedly intoxicated. Joseph was taken into custody, transported and processed at State Police barracks in New Rochelle, w…

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by Zak Failla
Kingston, NY
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Motorist Drove Drunk In Car On Three Wheels On I-87, Police Say Motorist Drove Drunk In Car On Three Wheels On I-87, Police Say
Motorist Drove Drunk In Car On Three Wheels On I-87, Police Say A Rockland County man with a previous DWI conviction was arrested while allegedly driving drunk on I-87 in a car on three wheels, police said. An Orangetown Police officer on patrol shortly after 8:50 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 17 spotted a suspicious black 2019 Nissan Sentra exiting the New York State Thruway onto Polhemus Street in Nyack. According to the officer, the vehicle was driving on three wheels and had damage to the body of the car. The officer was able to track down the driver, New City resident Steven Rabinowitz, 69, who stopped in a nearby parking lot. During the subsequent stop, p…

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by Zak Failla
Monroe, NY
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One Charged With DWI During Route 59 Traffic Detail One Charged With DWI During Route 59 Traffic Detail
One Charged With DWI During Route 59 Traffic Detail A special police traffic enforcement detail in Rockland County led to the arrest of a man for alleged impaired driving. Officers from the Ramapo Police Department conducted targeted traffic enforcement in the area of Route 59 and Airmont Road, extending to the New York State Thruway. According to police, during the detail, 16 tickets were doled out by officers for violations that included failing to yield to traffic making a left turn from North Airmont Road onto Route 59, failing to yield to traffic making a left turn from Route 59 onto North Airmont Road, passing steady red lights, disobe…

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by Zak Failla
Briarcliff, NY
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Man Wanted For Giving Fake Name After Being Stopped By State Police Man Wanted For Giving Fake Name After Being Stopped By State Police
Man Wanted For Giving Fake Name After Being Stopped By State Police Have you seen him? New York State Police investigators in Newburgh are seeking the public’s assistance as they attempt to locate a wanted man who attempted to dupe troopers with a false name. An alert was issued on Wednesday regarding Ibrahima Barry, who is wanted on a bench warrant for false personation dating back to an incident in 2014. Police said that Barry was traveling on the New York State Thruway on April 29 that year, when he was stopped by State Police troopers. During the traffic stop, Barry allegedly gave a false name to troopers and was arrested at the scene. Barry, 32, has…

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by Zak Failla
Briarcliff, NY
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Alert Issued For Wanted Westchester Man Alert Issued For Wanted Westchester Man
Alert Issued For Wanted Westchester Man An alert has been issued for a man who has been wanted by New York State Police in the Hudson Valley for more than a decade. On June 26, 2006, Westchester resident Jaime Alvarez was stopped by New York State Police troopers on the New York State Thruway in Tarrytown for a vehicle and traffic violation. During the subsequent stop, it was determined that Alvarez was allegedly intoxicated, and he was arrested for driving while intoxicated. A warrant for Alvarez’s arrest was later issued by the court after the failed to comply with the terms of his arrest. Alvarez, 41, was described as 5-foot-…

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by Zak Failla