Monsey, NY
Police & Fire
Tomkins Cove Brother, Sister Busted For Fight In Rockland, Police Say Tomkins Cove Brother, Sister Busted For Fight In Rockland, Police Say
Tomkins Cove Brother, Sister Busted For Fight In Rockland, Police Say A brother and sister were arrested following a domestic dispute during which the sister allegedly hit another woman and the brother broke a window in a vehicle.  Sean Kelly, 34, and Kristin Kelly, 32, both of Tomkins Cove, were arrested Thursday, Aug. 8, following the dispute by Stony Point Police. According to police, officers patrolling in Tomkins Cove were alerted to loud yelling and a disturbance on Rosetown Road, Stony Pont Police Lt. Daniel Hylas said. After stopping, an investigation found that the brother and sister were having a domestic argument when Kristin K…

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by Kathy Reakes
New City, NY
Police & Fire
Stolen ATV Suspect Nabbed In Rockland Stolen ATV Suspect Nabbed In Rockland
Stolen ATV Suspect Nabbed In Rockland A man accused of stealing an ATV has been arrested in Stony Point and faces multiple charges, according to police. Stony Point Police say they received a report that a homeowner on Timp Brook Road had returned from vacation to find that an ATV had been stolen from the property on Wednesday, July 10. Further investigation revealed that a man, later identified as Desmon Nanton, 18, of Garnerville, had stolen the ATV and driven it into the woods in Stony Point, police say. Nanton was arrested and charged with fourth-degree grand larceny and third-degree unauthorized use of a vehicle. He was a…

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by Valerie Musson
New City, NY
Police & Fire
Man Throwing Garbage Out Of Car Nabbed For DWI In Rockland, Police Say Man Throwing Garbage Out Of Car Nabbed For DWI In Rockland, Police Say
Man Throwing Garbage Out Of Car Nabbed For DWI In Rockland, Police Say A man who was allegedly leaving a Stony Point diner and driving drunk was arrested after police caught saw him driving erratically and throwing items out of the window. Elvis Jorge, 30, of Haverstraw, was arrested on Sunday, July 14, after Stony Point Police received a report of Jorge driving drunk, said Lt. Daniel Hylas. When officers arrived on the scene they saw Jorge heading eastbound on Lowland Hill Road, Hylas said. The officer observed debris being thrown from the window of the vehicle and initiated a vehicle traffic stop.  During an investigation, the officer found that …

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by Kathy Reakes
Tappan-Blauvelt, NY
Police & Fire
Piermont Man Charged With Raping Minor Piermont Man Charged With Raping Minor
Piermont Man Charged With Raping Minor A Piermont man has been arrested for allegedly raping a person under the age of 17 in Stony Point. Carlos Medina, 32, was charged with one count of rape following his arrest at 3:45 p.m., Saturday, July 13, said Stony Point Police Lt. Daniel Hylas. Medina was arrested following an investigation by Stony Point Police, who were acting on a rape investigation initiated by the Haverstraw Police, he said. Investigators determined that Medina allegedly raped the victim in Stony Point on June 29, Hylas said.  The victim was an acquaintance of Medina but was not related.  Medina w…

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by Kathy Reakes
New City, NY
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist From Tomkins Cove Seriously Injured In Crash With Pickup Truck On Route 9W Motorcyclist From Tomkins Cove Seriously Injured In Crash With Pickup Truck On Route 9W
Motorcyclist From Tomkins Cove Seriously Injured In Crash With Pickup Truck On Route 9W A motorcyclist suffered serious injuries after a crash involving a pickup truck on Route 9W in Rockland County. It happened at about 10 p.m. Monday, July 8, when the motorcycle,  driven by a man in his 20s from Tomkins Cove, collided with the pickup truck that was driven by a 29-year-old man from New City, Stony Point Police said.  The motorcycle was north on 9W and the pickup truck was exiting a parking lot opposite Hastings Lane turning south on 9W (North Liberty Drive) when the collision occurred, police say.  The motorcyclist was transported to Westchester Medical C…

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by Joe Lombardi
New City, NY
Police & Fire
Congers Man Hits Woman In Face During Road-Rage Incident, Police Say Congers Man Hits Woman In Face During Road-Rage Incident, Police Say
Congers Man Hits Woman In Face During Road-Rage Incident, Police Say An area man was arrested for assault in connection with an alleged road-rage incident that left a woman injured. Benoy Varghese, 32, of Congers, was arrested on Monday, July 1, and charged with assault and criminal mischief after reportedly hitting a woman in Stony Point, said Stony Point Police Lt. Daniel Hylas. Varghese was arrested after police responded to the Shell Gas Station in Stony Point and found a woman in distress with redness and swelling to her face.  The woman told officers that a driver cut her off while she was traveling southbound on North Liberty Drive. Sh…

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by Kathy Reakes
Stony Point, NY
Police & Fire
Pomona Woman Arrested For Allegedly Illegally Entering A Home During Domestic Dispute Pomona Woman Arrested For Allegedly Illegally Entering A Home During Domestic Dispute
Pomona Woman Arrested For Allegedly Illegally Entering A Home During Domestic Dispute A Pomona woman was arrested following a domestic dispute in which she allegedly entered a home illegally. Angelica Flores, 25, was arrested around 2 p.m., on Saturday, June 22, and charged with criminal trespass, endangering the welfare of a child and harassment following the incident, said Stony Point Police Lt. Daniel Hylas. Flores was arrested after Stony Point Police officers responded to a home on Perrins Peak Road for a report of a domestic dispute and found that during an attempted custody exchange of a child, she allegedly unlawfully entered and remained in the victim’s ho…

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by Kathy Reakes
Stony Point, NY
Police & Fire
Garnerville Man Nabbed For Home Burglary After Running Into Fence, Police Say Garnerville Man Nabbed For Home Burglary After Running Into Fence, Police Say
Garnerville Man Nabbed For Home Burglary After Running Into Fence, Police Say A 20-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly breaking into a home by shattering a window while the Rockland County homeowner was asleep. Jeffrey Ramirez, of Garnerville, was arrested on Friday, June 28, after the Stony Point Police received a 911 around 3:15 a.m., from the resident on De Halve Mean Drive, that someone was breaking into his home, said Stony Police Lt. Daniel Hylas. The elderly homeowner was woken by the sound of banging and breaking glass at the back door of the house. Glass breaking can be heard in the background of the 911 call, Hylas said. Patrol officers …

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by Kathy Reakes
Pascack Valley, NJ
Police & Fire
Odd Coincidence: Bogus Park Ridge Active Shooter Call, Bank Robbery Unrelated, Authorities Say Odd Coincidence: Bogus Park Ridge Active Shooter Call, Bank Robbery Unrelated, Authorities Say
Odd Coincidence: Bogus Park Ridge Active Shooter Call, Bank Robbery Unrelated, Authorities Say UPDATE (MAY 8, 2019): As coincidences go, it's odd: A bogus 911 "active shooter" call that brought a SWAT team and swarms of other responders to a Park Ridge home had nothing to do with a bank robbery across town that occurred at almost the same time, authorities said. Questions of a possible connection arose after authorities last week announced that Austin Parks, 48, of Spring Valley had been charged with making the April 17 call. However, a senior law enforcement official told Daily Voice that the call was "unrelated...oddly" to the robbery at nearly the same time of an Oritani Bank bran…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Stony Point, NY
Police & Fire
Disabled Vehicle Check Leads To DWI Arrest In Stony Point Disabled Vehicle Check Leads To DWI Arrest In Stony Point
Disabled Vehicle Check Leads To DWI Arrest In Stony Point A 55-year-old man was arrested for alleged aggravated DWI after Stony Point police responded to call regarding a disabled vehicle and a dispute in progress. Robert Rykowski, of Sloatsburg, was arrested around 3:45 a.m., Monday, April 15, on criminal contempt charges for violating a protective order and the DWI charged, said Stony Point Police Lt. Daniel Hylas. When officers responded to the scene, they found Rykowski and a woman beside the vehicle. Rykowski admitted to driving the vehicle and was also found to be violation of a stay-away order from the woman he was accompanied by,…

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by Kathy Reakes
Pascack Valley, NJ
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Bogus 'Shots Fired' 911 Call Made Before $32,000+ Park Ridge Bank Robbery UPDATE: Bogus 'Shots Fired' 911 Call Made Before $32,000+ Park Ridge Bank Robbery
Update: Bogus 'Shots Fired' 911 Call Made Before $32,000+ Park Ridge Bank Robbery UPDATE (MAY 9, 2019): As coincidences go, it's odd: A bogus 911 "active shooter" call that brought a SWAT team and swarms of other responders to a Park Ridge home had nothing to do with a bank robbery across town that occurred at almost the same time, authorities said. Questions of a possible connection arose after authorities last week announced that Austin Parks, 48, of Spring Valley had been charged with making the April 17 call. However, a senior law enforcement official told Daily Voice that the call was "unrelated...oddly" to the robbery at nearly the same time of an Oritani Bank bran…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Stony Point, NY
Police & Fire
Police: Motorist Asleep Behind Wheel At Deli In Stony Point Caught With Quarter-Pound Of Pot Police: Motorist Asleep Behind Wheel At Deli In Stony Point Caught With Quarter-Pound Of Pot
Police: Motorist Asleep Behind Wheel At Deli In Stony Point Caught With Quarter-Pound Of Pot A 20-year-old man who fell asleep in his vehicle for more than hour in front of a deli was busted with a quarter pound of pot. Dvonne Neal, of Haverstraw, was arrested around 9:30 a.m., Friday, March 8, when the Stony Point Police responded to a report of a person sleeping in a car in front of the deli on South Liberty Drive, said Stony Point Police Lt. Daniel Hylas. Responding officers checking on the male smelled a strong odor of marijuana and an investigation found that he possessed over a quarter pound of marijuana, multiple THC vape pens and drug paraphernalia consistent…

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by Kathy Reakes