Haverstraw - Police is looking for a Honda late 90's model vehicle, which approached today a Haverstraw Ambulance Member while sitting in his ambulance vehicle.
The car was occupied by 3 or 4 black males, the subjects had hand gestures, and were pretending to shoot and harm the abundance member.
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ROCKLAND - O&R crews will be ready to respond to any power outages that may occur as a result of a snow and rainstorm expected to hit our area the day before Thanksgiving.
The forecast calls for a combination of wind and wet heavy snow, which increases the potential for power line damage and electric service interruptions. We're mobilizing our workforce early Wednesday morning to carry out our Emergency Response Plan if needed.
We encourage you to be prepared as well. There's a wealth of information on our website offering you tips on how to:
•Be prepared to weather the storm.
•Report and check the status of an outage.
•Download our mobile app and/or use our texting options.
•Use our Outage Map to find out where services are affected.
If you see downed electrical wires, do not go near them. Treat all downed wires as if they are live. Never attempt to move them or touch them with your hands or any object. Be mindful that downed wires can be hidden from view by tree limbs, snow or water. Report the situation to us immediately by calling Customer Service at 1-877-434-4100.
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WESLEY HILLS - Police say a man driving a pickup truck attempted to lure a 14-year-old girl as she walked home from her bus stop in Wesley Hills.
Police say the incident happened at around 6 p.m. Monday. The girl was walking home after being dropped off at her bus stop on Route 306. Police say she turned onto Kentor Lane and a white pickup truck drove up next to her. The driver motioned for her to come over, but the girl walked away quickly and the truck drove off.
This is the latest in a string of attempted lurings to hit the area in the past six months. Other attempts happened in Orangetown, South Nyack, Ramapo and Clarkstown.
Source: News12
Spring Valley Fire Department just extinguished a fully involved 2010 BMW SUV that was parked on Kennedy Dr. In Spring Valley NY.
FD got dispatched about 1:00 am tk a car fire. And upon arrival they found the whole car is in flames. They worked close to a half hour to extinguish it.
A neighbor (witness) told one of our members, that she heard a few explosions, she don't know of it was gunshots or something else, so she went to look at the window, and saw the car in flames and she immediately called 911.
FD Requested a arson investigator, and SVPD told one of our group members that they are looking for a black male in the area.
Arson investigators will be on scene shortly, they have a 30 minute ETA.
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New Square - Earlier this night gathered up to 40 EMT's and Paramedics to the New Square Hatzolah Garage on Reagan Rd. To get important information how to treat a Ebola patient.
The course was given by the Captain Training/Quality Assurance Coordinator
Frank Deschino
from Rockland Paramedics Services
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RAMAPO - A New City man is behind bars this morning after robbing three men at knife point.
Police say the crime took place at the Holland House apartments on Viola Road in Ramapo. They say the victims were in the parking lot when Paul Figueroa, 21, approached them and demanded money and their belongings. After taking the money, Figueroa fled the area on foot.
In a twist, one of the victims, David Anthony Phillips, 20, of Pomona, was later arrested and charged as an accomplice in the robbery.
Both men have been charged with numerous crimes.
Source: News12
NEW CITY – A 67-year-old man died and his wife is hospitalized after an explosion and fire ripped through their home late Monday.
Fire officials said the man's body was found in the attached garage at 51 Hansen Ave. He had reportedly gone to the garage after smelling gasoline.
His wife, 65, suffered serious burns to the face and arms. She was taken to the burn center at New York-Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan. Police are withholding their names pending family notification.
New City Fire Chief Jim Avaras said firefighters arrived to find the structure fully involved in flames. The fire was reported about 11:30 p.m. and firefighters were on the scene within five minutes, he said.
"As soon as we got here, we had guys in the entire building under heavy fire conditions looking for this guy," Avaras said. "But it ended up that he was in the garage."
The chief said flames were shooting 20 feet into the air from some windows. The blaze was under control in about 20 minutes, he said.
The victims' names have not been released. Neighbors said they're a couple in their 60s, with a daughter and grandchildren.
Tom Ahern, who lives next door on the cul-de-sac, said a loud boom shook his house around 11:30. He thought it might have been a garbage truck, but then he heard crackling sounds. When he got outside, he saw flames in the garage door windows.
He ran back to the house, called 911, then ran back to No. 51.
"The door was unlocked so I yelled in: "Fire, get out! Fire, get out!"
The house was getting smoky. In the garage, "I could see orange flames billowing inside."
Then he heard the wife around back. She was holding her hands up in front of her. They had been burned. She said her husband was still inside.
By then, smoke could be seen in the house, and the flames were spreading beyond the garage. They eventually burned through the second floor and the roof.
Ahern said the couple always parked in the driveway, not the garage. But they had a gas-powered generator and the usual lawn care equipment, including a mower.
No firefighters were injured. The cause of the blaze is under investigation. Orange and Rockland Utilities ruled out natural gas as the cause, Avaras said.
Source: Lohud
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