BY JOEL GROSSBARTH After months of adamantly professing his innocence in connection with allegations of a conspiracy in connection to kill his wife, local podiatrist Ira Bernstein admitted that he was guilty of the charges against him. Bernstein admitted to Rockland County Court Judge David Zuckerman that he and his girlfriend Kelly Gribeluk conspired to […]
FROM SPPD On December 31, 2016 the Stony Point Police Department arrested Fernando Matos of Newburgh on charges of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree (D- felony) and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. A routine traffice stop revealed Matos allegedly had a fictitious Indiana “dealer” license plate affixed to […]
BY JERRY DEMARCO NEW CITY – Detectives from the gang unit in Paterson, N.J., who stopped to check out an idling car blocking traffic found two pounds of pot inside and arrested both occupants — one of them from New City, authorities said. Driver Steven Baker, 22, of Lodi, and passenger Keith Chandler, 26, were […]
Orangetown DWI in Nyack Orangetown Police arrested 27-year-old Stefan Martinez of West Haverstraw on New Year’s Day for drunk driving. Martinez was stopped by police for several traffic violations and upon speaking with him, the officers observed the strong smell of alcohol and the suspect’s slurred speech and bloodshot eyes. Martinez was transported to police […]
Orangetown Attempted Murder in Pearl River The Orangetown Police arrested James Sheridan (40 years old from Congers) Friday night for attempted murder and assault. The police responded to a report of a fight between Sheridan and the victim at the scene. They found a weapon nearby and the victim who suffered numerous wounds. The victim […]
DA’S PRESS RELEASE Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe today announced that Jiwan Coleman (DOB 08/03/99) of 31 Seabring Street, Spring Valley, New York pled guilty to: • One count of Manslaughter in the First Degree, a class “B” Felony, in connection with the July 2, 2016 death of Ruben Suchite Torres. District Attorney Zugibe said, […]