Felony DWI Charge for Hillburn Man Arrested by Orangetown Police in Nyack

Orangetown Police Officers were called to Catherine Street in Nyack at 11 p.m. Jan. 24 about a dispute and an unwanted person.

Officers said they encountered Douglas J. LaForge, 40 and found him to be operating a 1998 Ford Escort while under the influence of alcohol. Laforge, a Hillburn, NY. resident, failed field sobriety checks and was arrested for DWI.

While searching the vehicle officers found a marijuana cigarette and a glass pipe containing a small amount of crack cocaine. Mr. Laforge was taken to Orangetown Police headquarters in Orangeburg where he refused to submit to a breath test to determine his blood alcohol content.

He was charged with the following offenses:

• Felony DWI (due to 2 previous DWI convictions in the past 10 years).
• Felony Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle 1st
• Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 7th degree (misdemeanor)
• Unlawful Possession of Marijuana (violation)

He was arraigned by Nyack Village Judge Robert Knoebel and sent to the Rockland County Jail on $1,500 bail.