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A New City man died Sunday after jumping from the roof of Palisades Center in West Nyack. Clarkstown Police say the incident occurred around 3:35 yesterday afternoon. Police say the man, who was not identified, jumped from the east side roof of the mall and was pronounced dead at the scene. Police emphasize help services are available, including The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, which can be reached for free 24/7, by dialing 988 or on the web at https://SuicidePreventionLifeLine.org. You can also reach Rockland’s Behavioral Health Response Team by calling 845-517-0400 or visit them online at www.RocklandHelp.org.

Nanuet Teen Dies in Bronx Car Crash
A Nanuet teen was killed in an early morning crash in the Bronx Sunday. That’s according to News 12. It happened around 3:15am in the Hunts Point section. 15-year-old Sabrina Villagomez-Gonzalez was killed when the car she was in crashed into a parked oil truck at an intersection. A Brooklyn man was also killed in the accident. A police investigation continues.

Escalating costs for the new animal shelter being built by Rockland Green have the Rockland County Legislature’s minority leader concerned. Lon Hofstein told “The Morning Show” yesterday that cost overruns for the project can’t be given the green light just yet…

Howard Phillips heads up Rockland Green and he says the Haverstraw building that was purchased to be the shelter will itself help save money…

Rockland Green is currently contracted to run the current shelter, Hi-Tor in Pomona, for the remainder of this year.

A car plunged into the icy Hudson River off the Piermont Pier yesterday afternoon, but police have been unable to locate the car or the driver. Piermont Police say surveillance footage shows a person driving a car down Ferry Road to the pier around two yesterday afternoon. Police also found tire marks in the snow. The driver gets out of the car, as it continues to roll into the river off the pier. The dock was damaged in the process, parts of the vehicle were found nearby. The investigation by Piermont Police and the Rockland County Sheriff’s Office is on-going. If you have any information, contact the Piermont Police Detective Unit at 845-359-0240.

Spring Valley Gets Prison On COVID Relief Fund Fraud
A Spring Valley man got a year and one day behind bars after pleading guilty to defrauding the Small Business Administration of more than $1.6 million in COVID relief funds. US Attorney Damian Williams says 34-year-old Elizier Scher took money intended for small businesses pandemic relief from the Economic Injury Disaster Loan program. Williams says Scher used the money to buy real estate and pay off credit cards. He’ll also serve two years of supervised release and he has to pay over $1 million.

West Nyack Man Gets 15 Years for 202 Fatal Stabbing
A West Nyack man will spend the next 15 years in prison after pleading guilty last November to fatally stabbing a Greenwood Lake man in June of 2022. Rockland County District Attorney Tom Walsh says 65 year-old Joseph Janulewicz was sentenced yesterday in Rockland County Court on one count of first degree manslaughter. 55 year-old Brian Romney’s family declared him missing. Walsh says Romney’s car was found about a week later near Janulewicz’s home. New York State Police found Romney’s body there under a tarp in a storage room. He had multiple stab wounds, his death ruled a homicide. The prison term also comes with five years post-release supervision.

A 14 year-old was arrested yesterday and charged in connection with a bomb threat called in to Suffern High School last September. The event came after an extensive four-month investigation by the Ramapo Police Investigations Division. Ramapo Police say the unidentified teen was charged with Making a Terroristic Threat and Falsely Reporting an Incident. It was September 21st when the bomb threat prompted the evacuation of the school and a major response from multiple law enforcement agencies. The 14-year-old was processed and released pending an appearance in Rockland County Family Court.