Brain-damaged Spring Valley woman who killed infant son receives 15 years in manslaughter plea

Brain-damaged Spring Valley woman who killed infant son receives 15 years in manslaughter plea

DA’S PRESS RELEASE Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe on Monday, June 23 announced that 24-year-old Spring Valley resident Maria Oliva Guaman-Guaman pled guilty to one count of manslaughter in the first degree, a class “B” felony, relating to the death of her newborn child last fall. DA Zugibe said Guaman-Guaman, who is an illegal immigrant, […]

Man arrested for Chili’s restaurant burglary in Nanuet

Man arrested for Chili’s restaurant burglary in Nanuet

John Allen, 50, of Spring Valley, was arrested for burglary after police received a call from a Chili’s Restaurant in Nanuet, Friday, June 20 at 12:40 p.m. A 29-year-old male employee from New City told police he observed a man in the corner of a storage closet located in the rear of the restaurant. When […]

Police: Man found dead in white vehicle in parking lot on Erie Street in Blauvelt

BLAUVELT – Police say that a man was found dead Saturday evening in the parking lot of a Rockland County strip mall. They say the man’s body was found inside a white vehicle in a parking lot on Erie Street in Blauvelt, across from Bailey’s Smokehouse. READ MORE: http://westchester.news12.com/news/police-man-found-dead-in-white-vehicle-in-parking-lot-on-erie-street-in-blauvelt-1.8530523

From Oklahoma to Louisiana: Why states are dropping Common Core

When Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin signed a bill repealing Common Core national standards from her state’s schools, it was perhaps the most ironic moment in the fight over the initiative. Fallin is chairwoman of the National Governors Association, one of the private groups that hold the copyright of Common Core. (Yes, this marks the first […]

Ramapo PD warns of phone scam

FROM RAMAPO PD As of this date the Ramapo Police Department has received numerous complaints from residents about a phone scam going around the area. Potential victims get a phone call from a party claiming to be from the Internal Revenue Service. The party tells the person that they owe back taxes and if they […]