A Stony Point man was arrested after allegedly getting upset at police officers for blocking the road during a holiday parade, preventing him from getting to his home. Stony Point Police Lieutenant Daniel Schoales says 41 year-old Cammeron Truesdale was upset while police were monitoring closed roads for the town’s and PAL’s annual Holiday Parade on Route 9W last Friday. Schoales says Truesdale got out of his car and began to argue with a Police Officer in the roadway near Route 210 and Central Highway. Schoales says he exhibited violent behavior, obstructing vehicular traffic and refusing several orders to leave the roadway. Schoales says Truesdale prevented the officer from conducting his traffic enforcement duties and resisted arrest by flailing his arms to keep from being handcuffed. He was charged with Obstructing Governmental Administration, Resisting Arrest, and Disorderly Conduct, released with an appearance ticket, and is due back in court next week.
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Blood Drive Today in Pomona
Rockland County is hosting a blood drive today in Pomona. Blood is particularly critical during the holiday season. The drive is being held today from 9am-3pm at the Robert Yeager Health Center in Pomona in Building A. Walk-ins are welcome, but if you’d like to make an appointment with the New York Blood Center, click here.
Off-duty NYPD Officer Killed in Crash on PIP Friday in Highlands ID’d by State Police
The off-duty NYPD officer who was killed early Friday morning after a one-car crash on the Palisades Parkway in the town of Highlands has been identified. State Police say 45 year-old Charles Cato was heading northbound when his car left the roadway for reasons unknown and struck a tree in the median just north of exit 19. Cato was taken to St. Luke’s Hospital where he was pronounced dead. This incident remains under investigation. Police ask anyone who may have witnessed the crash to contact them at 845-344-5300 [reference case number NY2400969180].
Governor Proposes $300 Inflation Refund for Individuals, $500 for Families
An inflation refund may be coming your way if the first 2025 state budget proposal from New York’s governor gets passed by the legislature next year. Governor Kathy Hochul is proposing that individuals earning up to $150,000 a year would get $300, and for families earning less than $300,000, they would get 500 bucks…
But that’s a drop in the bucket for people who have to commute into the city for work and will be paying thousands in congestion pricing. Assemblyman Karl Brabenec of the 98th district, covering western Ramapo and parts of Orange County, says the fight against its implementation early next year, continues…
Yesterday’s announcement was said to be the first of several proposals to help address the cost of living expected to be unveiled in Hochul’s upcoming State of the State address next month.
Ramapo Police Seek Information on Five Year-old Murder Case
From the Cold Case files, Ramapo Police continue to work on a five year-old murder case in which the victim was a 19 year-old Nanuet resident. On December 7th, 2019, around 9pm, 19 year-old Nicholas Jasiel was shot and killed during a confrontation on Dwight Avenue in Hillcrest. He was reportedly found on the ground at the intersection at Mallory Road, and he died two days later at Westchester Medical Center. If you have any information on the case, call Ramapo Police at 845-357-2400.
Courtesy Ramapo Police Department