Sheriff Falco has announced the arrest of 63 year old Rockland County Correctional Officer Russell Thorne following a reported incident that took place at the Rockland County Jail. Thorne has been arrested and charged with Attempted Assault, Promoting Prison Contraband, Criminal Tampering, and Obstructing Governmental Administration. Thorne has been arraigned and is expected back in […]
District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II has announced that on February 24, 2026, Daquan Kelly, 32, Village of Haverstraw, New York, pled guilty to all charges of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree, Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Third Degree, and Resisting Arrest, before the Honorable David M. Ascher. On […]
On January 22, 2026, at approximately 4:39 p.m., the Spring Valley Police Department responded to a report of an unresponsive infant at 18 White Street. Officers arrived within minutes and encountered an adult female holding an unresponsive six-month-old child. Lifesaving measures were immediately initiated, and the child was transported to a local hospital, where the […]
The Haverstraw Police Department, in partnership with investigators from the Rockland County Intelligence Center, conducted a proactive operation focused on combating fraud and identity theft within the community. Detectives and Community Resource Officers visited all gas stations, along with multiple convenience stores and other businesses that utilize publicly accessible credit card machines where skimming devices […]
Former Rockland County Corrections Officer John Kezek, 40, of Anderson County, Tennessee, was sentenced to two consecutive one-year terms in Rockland County Jail before the Honorable Robert. J. Prisco, Feb. 13, 2026. In October 2025, Kezek, formerly from Florida, New York, was accused of falsifying drug test results in Tennessee after allegedly ingesting CBD gummies […]
District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II has announced that Wesleigh Gilsenan, 41, of Orangetown, New York, was found guilty in Rockland County Court before the Honorable Kevin F. Russo, Jan. 30, 2026. Gilsenan was convicted of Burglary in the Second Degree following the two-day bench trial. On April 24, 2025, at approximately 10:50 a.m., the […]