A former Orange County man who worked in the Rockland Sheriff’s Department has been sentenced after admitting to exposing himself to a female inmate at the county jail and falsifying records at the facility. Rockland County D-A Tom Walsh says 39 year-old former Rockland Corrections Officer John Kezek of Knoxville, Tennessee, formerly of Florida, New York, was sentenced yesterday after pleading guilty three years ago to Tampering with Public Records and Official Misconduct. The incident took place in 2019. Kezek got five years’ probation with drug and alcohol conditions. An order of protection was issued in favor of the victim.
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Rockland Towns Urge Residents to Dispose of Leaves Properly
The town of Clarkstown is aggressively going after homeowners and landscapers who improperly leave leaves in the street. Supervisor George Hoehmann says by the end of November the town had issued 97 violations…
Orangetown supervisor Teresa Kenny says her town usually gives residents warnings first…
Michael Wilson is with Cornell Cooperative Extension in Stony Point and hosts “The Storm Water Consortium” monthly show here on WRCR, and he says you’re best off leaving the leaves where they are…
Each municipality may do leaf pick-up differently, check with your village or town to make sure you’re doing it right.
Bronx Woman Arrested After Allegedly Stealing Car from Stony Point and Crashing it on PIP
A Bronx woman was arrested after allegedly stealing a car from a North Rockland motel and then getting into a crash on the Palisades Parkway in the stolen car. Stony Point Police Lieutenant Daniel Schoales says 36 year-old Kayla Jones faces grand larceny charges after surveillance video allegedly showed her stealing the car from the Stony Point Budget Motor Inn last week. While police were investigating the theft, the car was involved in a single car crash on the Palisades Parkway. Jones was taken to Nyack Hospital where she was treated for injuries and arrested. She was due back in court yesterday. No additional information was available.
Pedestrian Killed After Being Hit by NJT Train Near Ramsey
A pedestrian was killed after being hit by a NJ Transit train yesterday morning, causing a suspension in service in both directions between Suffern and Waldwick on the Port Jervis/Main/Bergen County Lines. DailyVoice.com reported the incident happened in Bergen County just east of the Ramsey station around 9:15AM yesterday. Train number 56 on the Port Jervis Line had left Port Jervis at 7:39am and had been scheduled to arrive in Hoboken at 9:52. There were reportedly no injuries to the 10 customers and crew on board. New Jersey Transit Police are investigating. No other information was available.
Rockland County Executive Slams Feds For Silence on Drone Sightings
Unidentified flying objects, some believe drones the size of cars, have been spotted in the skies over Rockland and Orange counties. Whatever they are, no one seems to know for sure, and the ones who should know, they aren’t saying. The runways at Stewart Airport in New Windsor had to be shut down for about an hour Friday due to drone activity. Rockland County Executive Ed Day told “The Morning Show” Friday it’s frustrating the federal government isn’t saying what the objects are…
Drone sightings have been reported in several other states, including New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Virginia. Officials have urged calm and said there is no evidence the sightings pose a security threat.