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Officials: Rockland deputy loses gun in road rage incident, suspended

Originally published: November 16, 2012 2:46 PM
Updated: November 16, 2012 4:18 PM
By TIMOTHY O'CONNOR  timothy.oconnor@cablevision.com

Mounted officer James Clapp of Rockland County Sheriff's

Photo credit: Angela Gaul | Mounted officer James Clapp of Rockland County Sheriff's Mounted Unit rides Shields, one of six horses used by law enforcement, on Patrick Farm in Suffern. (Oct. 26, 2012)

A Rockland County Sheriff's Deputy has been suspended without pay -- and may be fired -- after a recent road rage incident in which officials said he lost his gun.

Officer James Clapp, a 14-year member of the sheriff's office and member of the Mounted Unit, has been suspended since Thursday, Sheriff Louis Falco said.

"This is possibly a lapse in judgment but I'm very disappointed in...

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