Crime & Safety
Sexual Assault Suspect Leads Police on Chase Across TZ Bridge
The following information is from police. It does not indicate a conviction.
A man facing sexual assault charges led police on a chase this morning that began in Orange County and ended on the Tappan Zee Bridge, snarling traffic, authorities said.
The pursuit began in Newburgh at around 9:30 a.m., but police lost sight of the driver. He was spotted again on the Palisades Parkway around 9:50 a.m. Tuesday morning and police in Rockland resumed the chase.
The suspect—22-year-old Jermal Lincoln of the Bronx—was driving a white Cadillac and was eventually stopped on the Westchester side of the Tappan Zee Bridge, near the tolls.
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"No one was injured, and there were no accidents as a results of the chase," said Robert Van Cura, 's chief of police.
South Nyack-Grand View police assisted with the arrest, and turned Lincoln over to state police in Tarrytown.
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"We're looking into local charges," Van Cura added.
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