Former Rockland Sheriff Thomas Goldrick Dies Former Rockland Sheriff Thomas Goldrick Dies
Former Rockland Sheriff Thomas Goldrick Dies Former Rockland County Sheriff Thomas J. Goldrick, known as the "Singing Sheriff,"  has died at the age of 93.  Goldrick, who served as Sheriff from 1982 to 1991, is known for leading the department through some of its most difficult years including the trials of the Brinks robbery defendants, which had a significant impact on Rockland County, said the Rockland County Sheriff's Office. Goldrick had previously served for 22 years with the NYPD., before becoming a professor in 1968 in a newly developed program in Criminal Justice at Rockland Community C…
Taxi Driver Drove With Children In Vehicle While High On Drugs, Rockland Sheriff Says Taxi Driver Drove With Children In Vehicle While High On Drugs, Rockland Sheriff Says
Taxi Driver Drove With Children In Vehicle While High On Drugs, Rockland Sheriff Says A taxi driver from Haverstraw was nabbed for alleged DWAI/Drugs under “Leandra’s Law” for transporting two children while under the influence, said the Rockland County Sheriff's Office. Moises Esteves, 36, was arrested around 9:12 p.m., Friday, May 10, after being stopped by police while working as a driver for America Latina Taxi of Spring Valley, said Rockland County Sheriff's Lt. John Murphy. Esteves was stopped for having a suspended vehicle registration on Pomona Road in the town of Ramapo, Murphy said. While interviewing Esteves, deputies determined that he was driving unde…
Spring Valley Stalker's Bogus 'Active Shooter' Call Brings SWAT Team, Prosecutor Says Spring Valley Stalker's Bogus 'Active Shooter' Call Brings SWAT Team, Prosecutor Says
Spring Valley Stalker's Bogus 'Active Shooter' Call Brings SWAT Team, Prosecutor Says An unemployed Spring Valley man called in a bogus report of an active shooter at a Bergen County home, bringing a SWAT team, among other responders, said authorities who took him into custody. Austin Parks, 48, was already in the Rockland County Jail in connection with another arrest when investigators identified him, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said Wednesday. Parks used technology to block his number when he made the April 17 call, claiming there was an active shooter at a residence in Park Ridge, Calo said. Detectives from the prosecutor’s Cyber Crimes Unit and Park Ridg…
Bergen Prosecutor: Rockland Stalker's Bogus 'Active Shooter' Call Brings SWAT To Park Ridge Bergen Prosecutor: Rockland Stalker's Bogus 'Active Shooter' Call Brings SWAT To Park Ridge
Bergen Prosecutor: Rockland Stalker's Bogus 'Active Shooter' Call Brings SWAT To Park Ridge UPDATE (MAY 8, 2019): As coincidences go, it's odd: A bogus 911 "active shooter" call that brought a SWAT team and swarms of other responders to a Park Ridge home had nothing to do with a bank robbery across town that occurred at almost the same time, authorities said. Questions of a possible connection arose after authorities last week announced that Austin Parks, 48, of Spring Valley had been charged with making the April 17 call. However, a senior law enforcement official told Daily Voice that the call was "unrelated...oddly" to the robbery at nearly the same time of an Oritani Bank bran…
Suspect Nabbed With Help Of Witnesses Following Rockland Stabbing Suspect Nabbed With Help Of Witnesses Following Rockland Stabbing
Suspect Nabbed With Help Of Witnesses Following Rockland Stabbing A man who attempted to elude police after allegedly stabbing a woman multiple times was nabbed by police with the help of witnesses. The stabbing was uncovered around 11:20 a.m., Monday, April 29, when the Haverstraw Police responded to the parking at 35 South Route 9W in West Haverstraw for a reporting of an assault in progress, said Haverstraw Police Capt. Martin Lund. When police arrived on the scene they found a 24-year-old woman lying in the parking lot suffering from multiple stab wounds, said Lund. First aid was administered to the victim by first responding officers until EMS …
Sex Offender Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Teen Reports Move From Jail Into Rockland Sex Offender Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Teen Reports Move From Jail Into Rockland
Sex Offender Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Teen Reports Move From Jail Into Rockland A registered sex offender convicted of having "deviate sexual intercourse" with a teenage girl has reported a move in Rockland County. The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services issued an alert this week to Rockland residents regarding the residency of 37-year-old Janvier Emmanuel, who has reported a move from the Rockland County Jail to a residence on New Hempstead Road in New City. The Division of Criminal Justice Services has assigned Emmanuel as a level two threat, which means he is at "moderate risk of a repeat offense." According to the Division of Criminal Justice Serv…
Rockland County Sheriff's Office Issues Alert For Wanted Man Rockland County Sheriff's Office Issues Alert For Wanted Man
Rockland County Sheriff's Office Issues Alert For Wanted Man Have you seen him? The Rockland County Sheriff’s Office has issued an alert for Armando Mendoza, who is wanted for failing to appear in court to respond to a DWI charge. Police described Mendoza, 32, as a 5-foot-7 Hispanic man with black hair and brown eyes. He is known to frequent the Spring Valley area, investigators noted. Anyone who recognizes Mendoza, or has information about his whereabouts has been asked to contact the Rockland County Sheriff’s Office Bureau of Criminal Investigation by calling (845) 638-5401.
K9 Officer Mac Joins Rockland Sheriff's Office By Way Of Hungary K9 Officer Mac Joins Rockland Sheriff's Office By Way Of Hungary
K9 Officer Mac Joins Rockland Sheriff's Office By Way Of Hungary The Rockland County Sheriff's Office has welcomed a new officer to its K9 Unit -- K9 Mac. K9 Mac is an 18-month- old German Shepard from Hungary that Sheriff Louis Falco purchased using asset forfeiture funds. The new officer is named in remembrance of our department’s recent passing of Detective Al McMahon.  K9 Mac and his handler Officer Angelo Bragaglia will begin K9 Patrol School for the next 16 weeks beginning March 11. 
Five Arrested After Raid Of Westchester Fentanyl, Heroin Factory Five Arrested After Raid Of Westchester Fentanyl, Heroin Factory
Five Arrested After Raid Of Westchester Fentanyl, Heroin Factory This story has been updated. Five people were busted during a raid of a fentanyl and heroin factory in Westchester early Friday. The arrests took place around 10:30 a.m. Friday at a home on Euclid Avenue in Ardsley, said Drug Enforcement Administration spokeswoman Erin Mulvey. According to Mulvey, the DEA’s Tactical Diversion Squad executed a search warrant at the home where five people were arrested and approximately five kilograms of fentanyl and six kilograms of heroin were seized.  "The fentanyl alone has the potency to kill nearly over two million people…
Mother Killed After Man Intentionally Drives Car Into Family At 7-Eleven In Rockland Mother Killed After Man Intentionally Drives Car Into Family At 7-Eleven In Rockland
Mother Killed After Man Intentionally Drives Car Into Family At 7-Eleven In Rockland Click here for an updated story: New Charges After Man Plows Into Rockland Family, Killing Pregnant Mom A pregnant mother of six was killed by an allegedly irate man after he plowed his car into the family of eight twice outside a Rockland 7-Eleven immediately after the father asked the man not to smoke in front of the family's children. The incident took place around 1:50 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20, when Jason Mendez, 35, of Washingtonville in Orange County, drove his vehicle into the family standing in front of the store located on North Central Highway in Garnerville, said the Have…
Suspect Nabbed, ID Released For Hillcrest Homicide Victim Suspect Nabbed, ID Released For Hillcrest Homicide Victim
Suspect Nabbed, ID Released For Hillcrest Homicide Victim This story has been updated. A 23-year-old man wanted for the stabbing murder of another was nabbed as he stepped off a bus in Boston, Massachusetts on Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 20. Jose Alejandro Madrid of Ramapo was arrested by Boston Police after being altered by the New York Port Authority that a potential murder suspect was on a bus to their city, said Ramapo Police Chief Brad Weidel.  The alleged stabbing murder was uncovered around 3:52 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20 when the Ramapo Police received a 911 call regarding a dispute at a home on Northbrook Road and that "so…
Man Nabbed For DWI Following Nanuet Traffic Stop, Police Say Man Nabbed For DWI Following Nanuet Traffic Stop, Police Say
Man Nabbed For DWI Following Nanuet Traffic Stop, Police Say Rockland County Sheriff's deputies nabbed a man for DWI during a routine traffic stop in the area. Christopher Davis, 38, of Warren, New Jersey was arrested on Monday, Feb. 11, after a sheriff's patrol officer observed him allegedly break several traffic laws while driving on Prospect Street in Nanuet, the Sheriff's Office said.  During the stop, Davis was found to be intoxicated and arrested, they added. Davis was charged with aggravated DWI greater than 0.18 percent, drinking alcohol while driving, and DWI. After processing, he was released on his own recognizance. Davis …