According to the law, every state is required to prove certain aspects of the law before a person is found guilty of committing a crime. These aspects are called the elements of a crime. Elements of a crime refer to the aspects of the law that the court uses to evaluate whether a person’s actions […]
Supervisor Hoehmann has released the following statement regarding the illegal daycare: “The Town has reached a civil compromise with the operators of the illegal daycare on Maple Avenue in New City. As part of the agreement, the Town imposed $40,000 in fines, amongst the largest penalties ever collected for a code enforcement violation in Clarkstown’s […]
In response to multiple community complaints alleging prostitution-related activity, the Stony Point Police Department, in collaboration with the New York State Police, conducted an undercover investigation at Duskhil Spa, located at 54 S. Liberty Dr. Stony Point, New York. As a result of the investigation, Xia Zhang, 41, of Flushing, New York, was arrested and […]
Axel I. Lopez-Santiago, 41, of Spring Valley, New York, was sentenced to two consecutive six-year terms, totaling 12 years in state prison before the Honorable Kevin F. Russo in Rockland County Court. Lopez-Santiago pled guilty to the entire eight count indictment. On June 14, 2025, the defendant was driving his motor vehicle recklessly and at […]
On March 2, 2026, at approximately 3:46 a.m., the Spring Valley Police Department responded to the area of 1 Union Road for a reported robbery. During the investigation, officers learned that the victim had been walking in the area of North Madison Avenue and Maple Avenue when he was approached by two unidentified individuals who […]
United States postal inspectors and investigators with the Rockland County District Attorney’s Office Narcotics Task Force arrested Yamil Caraballo, 35, of the Village of West Haverstraw, on March 5, 2026. Caraballo is charged with possession of half a kilogram of fentanyl and is suspected of receiving packages containing deadly quantities of fentanyl powder in the […]