Steve Lieberman and James O’Rourke





Congers woman charged with DWI, leaving accident scene

A 31-year-old Congers woman has been accused of drunken driving after crashing into a parked car and driving off, Clarkstown police said Friday.

Michelle Zaret was arrested after a witness to the Thursday accident at 11:50 p.m. on Lake Road followed her car to North Congers Avenue, police said.

The officer interviewed Zaret before arresting her, police said.

She was taken to police headquarters and charged with a misdemeanor count of driving while intoxicated, police said. She also was charged with a traffic violation of leaving the scene of an accident.

Zaret was arraigned in Clarkstown Town Court and released without bail for an appearance on May 28.

Car show and safe driving awareness on Sunday

Classic and antique cars will be displayed Sunday as part of an event to promote safe driving.

The Car Show Event will run from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m in the Clarkstown North High School Parking lot in New City.

The Rockland Traffic Safety Board is hosting the event in conjunction with the Clarkstown Education Foundation, the Rockland County Sheriff's Office and the Clarkstown Police Department.

The Rockland STOP D.W.I. Office will have its mobile command center at the event, which will include classic, antique and racing cars, and specialty police vehicles, along with vendors and food,

General admission is $5.

Rockland Sheriff's Office helps clean up Rockland

The Rockland County Sheriff's deputies joined forces with Dominican College to clean up trash along Route 303 in West Nyack.

Sheriff Louis Falco became one of the cleaners as he joined deputies and college students. They filled numerous bags of trash, volunteering for Keep Rockland Beautiful as part of Keep America Beautiful campaign.

The students came from the Dominican College criminal justice program and got a chance to work side by side with officers in their field of study.

Harriman woman indicted on grand larceny charge

A Harriman woman accused of stealing from the Lord & Taylor at the Palisades Center mall has been charged with felony counts of fourth-degree grand larceny and fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property, officials said.

Juliana Bauman, 27, was indicted Wednesday. She is accused of stealing nearly $1,300 worth of merchandise from the department store on Nov. 12. She was arrested by Clarkstown police shortly after the alleged theft was reported.

Haverstraw man gets 5 years for drug possession

A 35-year-old Haverstraw man has been sentenced to five years is state prison after pleading guilty to a felony count of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.

Jermaine Roberts, of 56 Benson St., admitted to possessing cocaine and numerous drug-related items while exiting the Nyack Motor Lodge in West Nyack on Sept. 9, according to the Rockland County District Attorney's Office. According to the district attorney, Roberts also was found with an unloaded revolver.

Roberts was sentenced Wednesday by state Supreme Court Justice William A. Kelly, who also ordered Roberts to serve three years probation.

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