VANDERHOEF JOINS SARETSKY KATZ DRANOFF & GLASS

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 […]

CRIMES 6/10/14

CRIMES 6/10/14

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 […]

Derek Fisher hired as New York Knicks head coach

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 […]

NYACK STORE OWNERS PLEAD GUILTY IN FOOD STAMP FRAUD STING

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. […]

Sheriff’s office: Las Vegas couple saw police as oppressors

(CNN) — A Las Vegas couple who gunned down two police officers and a civilian before killing themselves apparently looked at law enforcement as oppressors, a sheriff’s department official said Monday. Among the clues: a “Don’t Tread on Me” flag and a Nazi swastika the couple placed on one of the police officers they ambushed […]