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Driver Faces Drug Possession Charges, Ramapo Police Say Driver Faces Drug Possession Charges, Ramapo Police Say
Driver Faces Drug Possession Charges, Ramapo Police Say RAMAPO, N.Y. -- Ramapo police, investigating a report of a suspicious car, say they charged the driver with possession of marijuana. Police say they found the car parked on Sima Lane in Chestnut Ridge earlier this week. There were four men in the car, police said. The unidentified driver was arrested and is scheduled to appear in court at a later date. Ramapo police said they also investigated five car accidents Monday. The one that occurred on Route 17 in Sloatsburg resulted in injuries The others were all property-damage-only crashes, they said. Those accidents occurred at Park Stree…

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NYC Man, 29, Wanted In Rockland On Family Court Warrant NYC Man, 29, Wanted In Rockland On Family Court Warrant
NYC Man, 29, Wanted In Rockland On Family Court Warrant NEW CITY, N.Y. -- The Rockland County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a New York City man wanted on a family court warrant. Stevan Soto, 29, is known to frequent Rockland County, police said. Police described Soto as 5 foot 8 inches tall, weighing 170 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. Anyone with any information about his whereabouts is asked to call the Sheriff’s Office at (845)-638-5401.

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Driver Escapes Injury When Rock Hits Sun Roof, Ramapo Police Report Driver Escapes Injury When Rock Hits Sun Roof, Ramapo Police Report
Driver Escapes Injury When Rock Hits Sun Roof, Ramapo Police Report SLOATSBURG, N.Y. -- A driver narrowly escaped injury Wednesday when a rock or other object struck her car's sun roof and shattered it, Ramapo police said. The unidentified woman told police she was driving on Route 17 in Sloatsburg about 3:30 p.m. when the object hit her 2016 Honda. She was driving past a roadway construction site when the incident occurred, police said. Police said they also investigated several car accidents Wednesday, one of which resulted in an injury. They occurred on Viola Road, Monsey (2); Hungry Hollow Road (1) and Chestnut Ridge Road, Chestnut Ridge (1); Spook Ro…

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Phony IRS Agents Target Putnam County Seniors, Says Sheriff Phony IRS Agents Target Putnam County Seniors, Says Sheriff
Phony IRS Agents Target Putnam County Seniors, Says Sheriff PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. – A recent uptick in scams targeting Putnam seniors and others is prompting police to warn folks to protect themselves against phony IRS agents. Putnam County Sheriff Donald B. Smith said Thursday that the tax collection scheme has bilked victims throughout the country. The number of local residents reporting getting called by the con artists has climbed significantly the past few weeks, according to Capt. William McNamara of the sheriff's office. The impostors threaten the victims with deportation, jail or the loss of their driver’s or business licenses if they don’t p…

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Clarkstown Police Look Back To Old Accident On Throwback Thursday Clarkstown Police Look Back To Old Accident On Throwback Thursday
Clarkstown Police Look Back To Old Accident On Throwback Thursday CLARKSTOWN, N.Y. -- The Clarkstown Police Department is looking back to the mid-20th century on Facebook's Throwback Thursday to a local car accident. Police are asking folks not only to take a peek at the cool, old cars and tow truck in the photo, but also to guess where the accident took place. To visit the police department’s Facebook page, click here.

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Monsey Man Charged With Assaulting Girlfriend, Ramapo Police Say Monsey Man Charged With Assaulting Girlfriend, Ramapo Police Say
Monsey Man Charged With Assaulting Girlfriend, Ramapo Police Say RAMAPO, N.Y. – A 24-year-old Monsey man is facing assault charges in connection with a domestic violence incident, Ramapo police said. Police said they responded to a medical call on Friday, April 22, and arrested the victim’s live-in boyfriend. Police also said they investigated seven car accidents at the following locations: Viola Road, Viola (1); Hoover Lane, New Hempstead (1); Horton Drive, Monsey (1); . Saddle River Road, Monsey (2); and Route 59, Monsey (2). They answered a total of 113 calls for service Friday, including: four medical emergencies, 10 fires, and 13 alarm activations.

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Ramapo Police Investigate Two Car Crashes Ramapo Police Investigate Two Car Crashes
Ramapo Police Investigate Two Car Crashes RAMAPO, N.Y. -- Two car accidents were investigated in Ramapo this past Saturday, police said. One happened on Chestnut Ridge Road in Chestnut Ridge and the other, on Route 59 in Airmont. Police said they also responded Saturday to a total of 86 calls for service, including: 10 medical emergencies, one fire, 13 alarm activations, and one arrest.

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Somers Man Drove Drunk In Yorktown With Revoked License, Police Say Somers Man Drove Drunk In Yorktown With Revoked License, Police Say
Somers Man Drove Drunk In Yorktown With Revoked License, Police Say YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- A Somers man is facing numerous charges after police said he was speeding and driving drunk early Sunday, April 24. Matthew J. O’Connell, 22, of the hamlet of Shenorock, was arrested in Baldwin Place around 3:30 a.m., police said. Police said an officer had spotted O’Connell speeding east on Route 6 and tried to stop him. However, police said, O’Connell continued on into Somers where he was finally pulled over in a parking lot at Somers Commons, a shopping center in Baldwin Place. O’Connell was charged with driving while intoxicated, a felony; driving with 0.08 or more b…

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Rockland Corrections Officer Charged After Woman ODs In His Car Rockland Corrections Officer Charged After Woman ODs In His Car
Rockland Corrections Officer Charged After Woman ODs In His Car NEW CITY, N.Y. -- A corrections officer working for the Rockland County Sheriff’s Office is facing numerous charges after a woman overdosed on heroin in his car, police said Wednesday. Randolfo Ventillo, 49, of New City, has been a corrections officer for 15 years, according to Sheriff Louis Falco III. Ventillo was arrested after police accused him of providing heroin to prostitutes in exchange for sex, Falco said. He has been suspended without pay from his job while the investigation is under way, the sheriff added. Falco said one of the alleged encounters led to a woman overdosing while…

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State DOT To Install Lane Markers At Parkway Intersection In Greenburgh State DOT To Install Lane Markers At Parkway Intersection In Greenburgh
State DOT To Install Lane Markers At Parkway Intersection In Greenburgh GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- Lane markings will be installed on the Saw Mill River Parkway in Greenburgh so drivers can safely exit at the Lawrence Street intersection, according to a report by lohud.com. The arrows directing motorists to the right-turn lane were among safety issues raised at a recent meeting on the nearby Ashford Avenue bridge project, lohud.com reported. Residents and businesses in the vicinity of the $18 million bridge project have expressed concern about its effects on traffic flow, among other things. The project has forced some drivers to exit at Lawrence Street or to detour …

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