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I don't want. That's everything. 12 hours. You guys. Oh boy. okay good That was the By two people that Okay. Yeah. You wanna get the claw you're gonna stay. I don't think I'm gonna stay and go. Yeah. Yeah. it's something to see I don't know if I'm gonna have another chance to do it. Yeah. it's unique. Okay, so wait you could tell them. Ladies and gentlemen, we'll be starting in just a couple of minutes please I can't deal with. It's a shorter. Always done. The compliment Alright. Percent over there come on. Are you gonna say? this wires and good okay Surely, What's more, she square Square? Yeah. Okay. Thank you all for joining us this morning. It's my pleasure to introduce you to Rockland County Legislator Aaron Weber. Have you ever think they police officer for being in the line of duty? If you did, you most definitely got the response well, I'm just doing my job. But if your job is to apprehend and arrest a dangerous person, armed with a machete and who just slashed innocent people, it is not just doing your job. It is putting your precious and one life in danger. That is exactly exactly what officers Russell Tara and David Rosen then on a very cold Saturday night. An evening of Saturdays, December 20, -ninth, when was unwinding, Shiva said, ended for orthopedic shoes at a celebration of Hanukkah was taking place. The unimaginable happened in Muncie right here in Rockland County Rabbi Rothenberg. His family, friends and congregants were enjoying a holiday holiday Suddenly a man burst into the House and started swinging his machete at anyone he could. By the time the cowardly attack against unarmed people was done five innocent people had suffered injuries, including Joseph Newman, who remains in a coma with a grim prognosis for recovery. Our thoughts are with the victims and we pray for their physical mental and emotional recovery as soon as the attack. Questions raised through the minds of many in the Jewish community are there other attackers is another attack? imminent is my family safe are my children safe. Hours words spread to New York City police officers has located the suspect's car after it crossed over the George Washington Bridge pulled it over and just like that taken the man into custody. Calm a parent with angst and fear for the safety of their children and you have given them the greatest gift. That's exactly what these wonderful tool officers did offices material and Roger that cold Saturday night through your diligent police work. you gave back the sense of safety to the Jewish community here in Rockland County your training. And experience all came together in the Swift capture of this suspect saying Thank you for doing your job. hardly seems enough. How can it be enough when a police officer's job is to put his precious and only life in danger for the well-being of others, but we are forever grateful to you both. We would like to thank everyone that came out here in the County, various towns and villages. We have mister Glock partner. Village trustees and there will be recognized soon about the wonderful staff, but at this point. Would like to present you with the highest award, the Rockland County Legislature Campus in recognition of your services and an acknowledgement for all you have done to ensure public safety and restore a sense of security to the public. David I would like to acknowledge and ask to the podium. Captain Hearing a wonderful wonderful person who I've been in touch with through Rabbi Jacob Isaac for a wonderful Jewish activist from New York City. if you can cheer your thoughts with us, thank you. it's really honored to be here and we're very humbled. if you ask the officers, they'll tell you they're just doing their job and that's something I think we we give a lot of we don't give too much credit 12 so they do a lot of great work out there and they do. Every day and I just wanna say that the New York New Yorkers and Americans were like one human body, so one part of our body is ill or is in pain the entire bodies and pain. So when the Jewish community is is is in pain we are all in pain and I just wanna say again reiterate that we are very humbled to be here and we thank all of you for acknowledging our two one of the finest officers and NYPD is always dedicated to keep all communities safe and thank you and I just wanna thank all law enforcement officer that gave their lives daily to ensure. Safety Thank you. So today is gonna be awards and acknowledgement is sort of a certificate day in Rockland County because these wonderful two officers they can't come up here every other day to get their certificate. So we've arranged for everyone to Rockland County or various law enforcement. the government officials to come and present their own certificates and award. Hopefully you guys have a big Wall, put them off. So at this point we would like to acknowledge our two wonderful Who are representing sheriff Falco who is up in Albany for a conference and he so much wanted to be here, but the scheduling didn't allow and we would like to acknowledge Sheriff Falco for all his wonderful work that he's done. We are presenting today, the Sheriff Star Award to the two officers on Mascara and Rosalynn from NYPD, who through their quick actions. Swift. Actions apprehended the alleged perpetrator on the George Washington Bridge. What it did for us was it let us all rest easier. Those of us that were there that night. You know it was a huge law enforcement effort. and when the news came in that NYPD had apprehended the two sets of suspect it. It certainly gave us a relief so we want to thank you with our most prestigious award, The sheriff's Star Ward. An officer. we would like to call power in our County executive. it's the Red Day to come, say a few words and and give his distinguish awards and then we'll have the district attorney to come up. Thank you. Aaron, You know he's a great degree of pride today that I stand here for a couple of reasons. number one is the County executive of this Great County will remind people that we were attacked by a suspect from another County who wreaks havoc on a celebration for the Jewish community and fled obviously it's been mentioned before the quick action of law enforcement and the amazing action of the officers of the NYPD of the 32 precincts gave some. Of calm back to a community that was reeling at that moment from an attack the other thing that I take particular pride in the fact that I am a former member of the NYPD and spent about five or six years in one command, North of Wendy's officer, resigned and five years or so one command West of Weather's officer assigned. so I know the challenges of that area more than most would and has been mentioned here about police offices just doing their job and this is a moment that we really should reflect on that what their job is. Yourself being told that over the radio that there's a car in your command that is harboring a suspect in an attempted murder case, and you now have to approach that car. You wanna know why cops die young you wanna know why they're stress think about that moment that went through and they'll never they'll never say this, but I'm a retired old guy so I can, but this is something obviously will never acknowledge the stress is on because your training kicks in you do what you have to do and I wanna acknowledge over some material and obviously one for their bravery. Courage cuz that's exactly what this is all about today a chance for Rockland County to step forward and acknowledge law enforcement and two particular offices who apprehended a kill, a person who tried to kill people here in Rockland County. So with that we have an award recognition but both these offices and it says here with gratitude for the people of Rockland for Bravery as conspicuous action, the line of duty with the apprehension of attempted murder suspect Grafton Thomas Thank you. Thank you very big. I would like to call upon our newly elected and freshly new DA mister Thomas Walsh. Thank you very. Good morning In my short tenure of the Rockin County District Attorney the people of Rockland County. We're confronted with a horrible tragic situation at the end of last year and thanks to the brave actions of two New York City Police officers the fear with somewhat extinguished in our County, but what I learned during this incident that these two fine gentlemen, it's an honor and a privilege to be with you today. Work with law enforcement throughout Rockland County and I think that we not only should thank these two fine gentlemen for their service to our community into the city of New York, But I see that we have was a combined effort. Rockland County Sheriff's Department Rockland County District attorney's investigators We have Ramapo Police Department, New York State police. We worked with the Fbi and US Attorney's office all with one goal. To bring a sense of safety back to our Greater Rockland County to all its communities and how did this happen to define resources of the license plate readers on the George Washington Bridge and the fearless action of two New York City policeman Mister Thomas was apprehended and brought into custody so we could have that sense of security and safety for our families and we know that Cannot have been done without the. Training and leadership provided to these gentlemen by the New York City Police Department and on behalf of everyone in Rockland County and particularly my office. Thank you for your service to the people of the city of New York and the County of Rockland and I would like to present to you. The Rockland County District Attorney's Office certificate of appreciation for your outstanding police work. Thank you. Closing tighter place perfect right here there you go. I would like to call a great supervisor from the town of Ramapo. It's the suspect in our great available. Police chief Chief Waddell. Good morning. I would just say this that it was a very frightening and traumatic and chaotic few moments after this terrible attack that late Saturday night and just when things seem the bleakest, we got word the word that NYPD captured the suspect is there was a cheer that almost went up. certainly our spirits were lifted so much by the heroic actions of the two fine officers that are here and you have shown us why you are in New York's finest from the tent. Post perspective You will always be our heroes who will always have friends in the Panorama and I am pleased and honored to award you on behalf of the Ram of Hope Special Service Award to Officer Mascara. We're always great food. always in your dad. Thank you so much. Here we go. Thanks thank you. One of the highest liners you can distort upon an officer is recognition from another police agency for the work and effort that you do. I echo the supervisors, comments and Legislature weeders comments about the sense of relief that I felt when we knew that YouTube fine officers had taken mister Grafton Thomas into custody. Extend in the strongest terms possible my appreciation as chief of police with this horrific act occurred for your apprehension and with that being said, I wanna present you with not only a certificate but a recognition bar that I hope Mr Y P D. Let you wear so that you'll always remember our appreciation here in the town of raffle for your records. Thank you very much. Hold on yes. Back in there, oh look at the captain in here. There are more certificates that that has been sent to our office that we're gonna present to you guys. Hopefully the car is empty so he can give it to take him back home. Otherwise we can make sure to send them down at this. at this point, I would like to have a wonderful staff who worked very hard to put this all together to come up Laura to acknowledge all the people that have joined us today. And and to say thank you for for coming out. Well, thank you all for coming up from the city and and elsewhere today, we know it's it's a it's a bit of a ride in the cold and we appreciate it. We just wanna acknowledge folks who came today. if I missed anyone just please raise your hand and let me know we heard from district attorney Tom Walsh County Executive Ed Day Ramapo Supervisor Michael Specht we had our under Sheriff Robert Ventura and Mary Barbera. The chief of staff is here Mona Montell Steve Gold and Steve Gold and Gary Seeps Sir, are both from the Jewish Federation at Foundation of Rockland. They've been really great about standing up and standing being vocal. he also Margarette from here. Mister Merlin Stein from the village of Casey here. we have our Rockland County legislators Phil Soskin, Tony Earl Dog Jobson Eden Marriage Deputy Supervisor Michael Waller from Orange Town. I saw I think we also. Chief Bread widely Joseph block, Of course we saw here he is Rabbi Yisrael here you'll see here rabbi Joel Freed I saw is here from New Square is here representing Congresswoman Nita Lowy is Jesse Maui. We also have a representative of Senator David Carlucci here. Sergeant Swarez and captain I hope I have this right got Stone got Stein from the New York State. Police are here. Thank you very much for coming. we have Wells on my list. Oh man it is Spitzer from New Square. I apologize he's here. I think that's everybody right now with the elected trustees. newly elected Spring Valley Trustee Isaac is here did I get everyone? Some Mobile scene from the village of cases, yes, sign announced him okay. So once again, thank you all for being here, we really appreciate it. At this point at this point, I've asked the officers and they said they're available to the media if you have any questions for them. Any questions. Not available. Okay. No question we have, we have questions just questions Captain would be alright. okay. This is as much as we could go any any questions from any others. No okay good. What would you do If you have one just tell us about that. When you realize to get the call you see the car but they they can't. they can't answer. I can't do it. Okay. Thank you everyone for coming. Thank you very much appreciated. Hi, How are you? I came to get in there. I can't. With it, I wanna take a picture. I think. Dad, right there, I couldn't video we got.











