Two Hudson Valley men have been arrested and charged in connection to a shots-fired incident late last month in Hillcrest. Ramapo Police say a 22 year-old from Yonkers and a 19 year-old from Newburgh were charged with Attempted Murder, Criminal Possession of a Weapon, Reckless Endangerment and Conspiracy for last Monday’s incident on East Eckerson Road. Police say at least nine shots were fired from a passing vehicle, though none of the shots appears to have hit anyone. The unidentified suspects were arraigned in Ramapo Town Court. No additional details were available and the incident remains under investigation. If you have any information regarding the incident contact the Ramapo Police Department Investigations Division at 845-357-2400.
Body Found in Chestnut Ridge
Ramapo Police were looking for clues after a body was found in a local park. That’s according to News 12. The body was found Friday at Children’s Park in Chestnut Ridge. Police have reportedly been using metal detectors to search through the leaves on a trail in the park and a creek that runs through it. No other information was available.
Bronx Man Charged with DWI in Sloatsburg
A Bronx man was arrested in Rockland last week and charged with driving while intoxicated with a child in the car. New York State Thruway Police from Tarrytown say 45 year-old Genaro Garcia-Cortes of the Bronx was in violation of Leandra’s Law when they spotted him around 3AM November 24th in a Nissan pick-up truck parked with its headlights on at the Ramapo Service Area. They encountered him apparently sleeping in the driver’s seat, smelling of alcohol, keys in the ignition and an empty beer bottle in the front cup holder. They also found a ten year-old girl in the car. Garcia-Cortes was arrested and after testing him at the Tarrytown barracks, police say he had a blood-alcohol content of .15 percent. He was processed, issued traffic tickets, and he is due back Sloatsburg Village Court next month.