Legislation has been introduced in the New York State Senate that would require car manufacturers to install a rear seat detection system on every motor vehicle sold in New York that would remind the driver there are people or pets still in the car. Rockland state senator David Carlucci says the “Heatstroke Elimination Awareness Technology” act, or HEAT, targets July 2021 for compliance. The bill comes after infant twins from New City died after their father left them in a hot car while he went to work. KidsAndCars.org says more than 900 children have died in hot cars nationwide since 1990.
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Clarkstown Police Investigating High-end Vehicle Thefts in New City
The Clarkstown Police Department is hoping there’s some video surveillance footage involving stolen high-end vehicles from Strawtown Road. Around 3am yesterday police got lots of calls regarding attempted larcenies in the New City area. Patrol Officers found a dark-colored Maserati sedan on Strawtown Road that had been reported stolen from New Jersey earlier that night. Police say the Maserati struck a police vehicle while trying to flee the scene. Two male suspects fled the Maserati on foot and were picked up by an awaiting white Porsche Cayenne SUV. Clarkstown Police chased the Porsche onto the northbound Thruway, but the chase ended there. The officer involved in the accident sustained minor injuries and was transported to Nyack Hospital for treatment. Police suspect the two cars may be connected to other vehicles stolen from the same area. If you have camera footage from Monday morning between 1 and 5 AM, contact the Clarkstown Police Department at 845-639-5800. Meanwhile, police remind you to remove keys and valuables from your cars, and keep the doors locked.
(Updated) One Clarkstown RR Crossing Fixed and Re-opened, the Other Expected to Open Today
The week-long closure of two major roads in Clarkstown partially came to an end yesterday. New Clarkstown Road in Nanuet between the Spring Valley Marketplace and Overlook Boulevard re-opened yesterday morning. Convent Road in Nanuet between Grandview Avenue and Old Middletown Road should be re-opened by tonight (update: the road is open as of 2:45 this afternoon). The areas were closed down last Wednesday so New Jersey Transit could make railroad track crossing repairs. Clarkstown supervisor George Hoehmann says the closings have been a hassle, but they have been necessary…
In addition to the new safety measures, the crossings got new railroad ties and were re-paved.
Rockland Boulders Defeat NJ Jackals, 6-1
The Rockland Boulders cut the New Jersey Jackals’ third-place lead over the Boulders in the CanAm standings to three games with a win in the first of their three-game series yesterday. The Jackals took a one-run run lead early, but then Rockland’s Richie Fecteau stepped to the plate in the bottom of the second…
And that was Luke Seego (Luc Sigaud) on the Boulders Broadcast Network. Grant Heyman chipped in with a home run and three RBIs. 6-1 was the final. The series shifts to the Jackals’ Yogi Berra Stadium tonight for game two at 7pm.
Security Beefed-Up in Rockland Following Shootings in Texas, Ohio
Mass shootings over the weekend in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, had police here in Clarkstown on alert with beefed-up patrols around the two area malls and other shopping centers in town. Clarkstown supervisor George Hoehmann told “The Morning Show” yesterday that the practice has become standard…
On Saturday, a gunman killed 22 people and injured 24 others at a Walmart in El Paso. In Dayton, Ohio, a 24-year-old gunman was fatally shot by officers 30 seconds after he opened fire outside a bar around 1 a.m. Sunday, killing his sister and eight others.