PRESS RELEASE FROM AG’S OFFICE ALBANY – Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced a 340-count indictment charging 25 people in connection with a drug ring that allegedly distributed heroin, cocaine, and illegal prescription medications, including Hydrocodone, Xanax, Ecstasy, and morphine, between New York City, the Capital Region, and several other upstate counties. The drug ring […]
Former Rockland County executive to advise clients on government affairs, public policy PRESS RELEASE NEW YORK, N.Y. – Saretsky Katz Dranoff & Glass (SKDG), a Manhattan law firm, announced on Tuesday, June 10 that C. Scott Vanderhoef has joined the firm. Vanderhoef comes to SKDG after serving as the Rockland County Executive for 20 years before […]
CLARKSTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT: GRAND LARCENY & CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF STOLEN PROPERTY On June 5, 2014 at approximately 9 p.m., the Clarkstown Police Department responded to Macy’s located at the Palisades Mall for a report of shoplifting. Vanessa Fiallos, 35 and Maria Fiallos-Coronel, 26, both from the Bronx, were reportedly observed by loss prevention taking merchandise […]
The S.W. Johnson Fire Company of Garnerville has been sponsoring a series of Dinner Nights that organizers say are a big success both for the company and the community. Co-chairs of the events, six-time past president Butch Babcock and ex-chief and captain Troy Spong both agree that these dinners are once again making the fire […]
Derek Fisher will accept the New York Knicks’ head coaching job, according to Bleacher Report’s Howard Beck. A press conference could be held as soon as Tuesday, according to Frank Isola of the New York Daily News. Fisher will receive a five-year deal for $25 million, according to Yahoo! Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski. That’s the same […]
FROM DA’S OFFICE Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe on Monday announced that Nissar Ahmed, age 61, and Shafaqat Ali, age 47, each pleaded guilty to grand larceny in the fourth degree, a class “E” felony, in connection with a scheme to illegally redeem food stamp benefits in exchange for cash and other goods. […]