Legal trouble often starts with a simple conversation. Police officers might visit your home or call you on the phone. They usually act friendly to get you to talk. People often feel they should explain things to show they are innocent. This choice can lead to problems later in court. It is better to know […]
Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II has announced that Blanchard Glaudin, 31, homeless, as a result of mental disease or defect, lacks capacity to understand the proceedings against him, as declared by the Honorable Djinsad Desir in Rockland County Court, in conjunction with the killing of Finkelstein Library Security Guard Sandra Wilson on […]
On February 8, 2026, the Spring Valley Police Department initiated an investigation into a missing 12-year-old juvenile female. The girl’s parents reported that their daughter had been missing since the early morning hours of above date. They further advised that they had received a phone call from a foreign phone number claiming the caller had […]
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 […]