Crime & Safety

South Nyack: Alleged Strangulation

A look at recent crime in South Nyack.

A South Nyack man living on Cedar Hill Avenue is due in village court Feb. 6 on charges of robbery, assault and strangulation in the second degree.

The alleged crime is linked to a domestic abuse call received on Jan. 8. Authorities arrived at the home to investigate.

"The allegations are that he tried to smother the woman with a pillow," explained Robert Van Cura, South Nyack-Grand View's police chief.

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Authorities in South Nyack are continuing to investigate a Jan. 12 burglary that occurred on Brookside Avenue.

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An apartment in a multi-family home was broken into, police said, and cash and jewelry were reported stolen.

Police do not know if the theft is connected to a . "It doesn't necessarily appear that they're [linked]," said South Nyack-Grand View police chief Robert Van Cura.


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