Police/Fire/EMS

Piermont Fire Department Dive Team & Marine Unit Rescue Stranded Boaters in NJ

Published

1 year ago

September 4, 2023

PIERMONT, NY – On September 4, the Piermont Fire Department Dive Team & Marine Unit we’re dispatched to Alpine, NJ for a report of a boat accident near the old oil docks. 13-Marine responded with 8 divers on board to the scene along with mutual aid marine units from WCPD.

Once on scene, crews quickly assessed the situation and had to deploy divers into the water due to the low tide. After getting our marine unit close to the incident location, 4 more divers entered the water to assist the 9 victim’s to safety. After a quick assessment, no major injuries were reported and all were in good health.

During this incident they assisted in a search for a 2nd disabled vessel which was also apart of the same group. The crew of 13-Marine with the assistance from the victim’s of the first incident, located the 2nd vessel 1/4 mile north of the GWB in the shipping channel. All 7 passengers were also taken back to the Englewood marina and reported no injuries.

Photos via Piermont FD

Police/Fire/EMS

Clarkstown Police Department Responded To A Motor Vehicle Accident Involving A Pedestrian

Published

3 days ago

December 6, 2024

Rockland Report Admin

On Thursday, December 5, 2024, at approximately 3:05 p.m., the Clarkstown Police Department responded to a motor vehicle accident involving a pedestrian at the intersection of Prospect Street and South Lexow Avenue, in Nanuet.

Preliminary investigation indicates that the driver of a 1994 Grumman Food Truck, a 44-year-old male, was traveling westbound on Prospect Street when the truck experienced a mechanical issue and stalled. The driver then placed the vehicle in park and exited the truck. At this point, the driver asked a friend, a 39-year-old male, who had been following him in another vehicle, to assist him with backing the truck onto a side street.

The friend entered the food truck, placed the vehicle into neutral, and the truck began rolling back. The original driver of the truck, who has been identified as Mr. Khurram Shahzad, a 44-year-old male from Albany, positioned himself behind the vehicle to help direct the operator. During the process, the truck’s brakes reportedly failed to engage, and the vehicle unexpectedly struck Mr. Shahzad, causing severe injuries. The operator of the truck remained on scene.

The Clarkstown Police, along with the Nanuet Community Ambulance Corps and Rockland Paramedics, arrived on the scene promptly to administer medical aid. Mr. Shahzad was transported from the scene to Montefiore Nyack Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased.

The Clarkstown Police Department’s Accident Investigation Unit is continuing their investigation into the circumstances surrounding this tragic incident. Anyone who may have witnessed the accident is asked to contact the Clarkstown Police Accident Investigation Unit at (845) 639-5800.

Police/Fire/EMS

HPD Has Updated Traffic Pattern To Begin December 3rd

Published

6 days ago

December 2, 2024

Rockland Report Admin

Due to the next phase of construction of the Suffern Ln / Hammond Rd / Letchworth Village Rd roundabout, a new temporary traffic pattern is expected to be implemented on Tuesday, December 3, 2024. Thiells Mt Ivy Road will be closed between Rosman Road and Letchworth Village Road. A detour has been posted and all vehicles will be directed to Ridge Road.

This traffic pattern is expected to remain in effect until construction is complete through

Spring 2025.