A 19-year-old and two younger kids of unknown age have been charged with hate crimes after allegedly firing pellets and shouting antisemitic comments at two women in Spring Valley. That’s according to the Journal News. No injuries were reported in the August incident in which one of the women was reportedly struck by a “toy gun gel pellet” while walking along Lawler Boulevard. The suspects drove by and shouted antisemitic slurs at them as they drove off. 19 year-old Nicholas Sanchez was charged with second-degree harassment based on race and religion, along with the two juveniles. They were released on appearance tickets and are due back in Spring Valley Justice Court.
12 Years Pass Since Murder of North Rockland mom, Suspect Remains Elusive
This week marked 12 years since a North Rockland mother was killed, allegedly by her father-in-law, and he’s been missing ever since. Eugene Palmer remains wanted by the FBI and is considered armed and dangerous. The now-83 year-old Palmer had a number of health issues when he allegedly ambushed and shot his daughter-in-law Tammy Palmer following a heated confrontation after she had walked her children to the school bus stop on the morning of September 24th, 2012. He was believed to have fled into Harriman State Park, but the trail grew cold. Anyone with information on Palmer’s whereabouts is asked to contact the bureau at 1-800-CALL-FBI.
Victim ID’d in Fatal Route 17 Wrong-Way Crash
The victim in a fatal wrong-way crash on Route 17 in Orange County late Wednesday has been identified, and New York State Police are looking to the public for more information about the crash. Police say 32 year-old Amiel Maerling of Greenfield Park was spotted by cops speeding east in the westbound lanes in a 2008 Ford F150 just after 10PM Wednesday. A Middletown police officer saw him between exits 119 and 118 and then a state trooper saw him at the next exit. Both officers u-turned to try to catch him but it was too late. He crashed head-on into a westbound tractor trailer near exit 122 in Goshen, both vehicles burst into flames. Maerling was pronounced dead at the scene, while the tractor trailer driver was seriously injured, and taken to Garnet Medical Center in Middletown. If you witnessed the crash or saw Maerling driving the wrong way before the collision, call the New York State Police at 845-344-5300.