FROM THE DA’S OFFICE Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe Tuesday announced the filing of criminal charges against a Pearl River couple for illegally obtaining and selling thousands of pills of prescription narcotics, including OxyContin and Xanax. District Attorney Zugibe said, “The drugs which the defendants are alleged to have trafficked in each have a street value of […]
BY CAROL MCILMURRAY editor@rocklandpost.com Dylan Lentini, a transplant from Sacramento, CA, was living in NYC homeless shelters before the Dec. 1 late night slay of Michael Wimbert, 66. Lentini is now temporarily residing at Rockland County Jail in New City as he awaits trial for the killing that has sparked much water cooler talk and […]
STONY POINT POLICE DEPARTMENT: GRAND LARCENY & CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF STOLEN PROPERTY Samuel Pena Jr., age 24, residing at 18 Lomond Avenue, Chestnut Ridge, NY, was arrested on April 19, 2016 for grand larceny in the fourth degree and criminal possession of stolen property in the fourth degree. The defendant was arrested after investigation revealed […]
Ramapo PD has alerted the public that a “well known” town resident is one of two persons arrested on murder conspiracy in the second degree charges. Police said more information will be made available at a 1 p.m. press conference at police headquarters. Other charges against the two defendants include three counts of criminal solicitation and […]
Falco says he nearly killed prostitute with bad batch of brown sugar Rockland County Corrections Officer Ranolfo Ventillo was living a double life clouded by criminality, drugs and prostitution, investigators in the Sheriff’s Dept. allege. After working with inmates all day and night, investigators accuse Ventillo of routinely arranging meetings with local prostitutes and trading heroin for sex. Sheriff Louis Falco […]
Cops set honeypot trap for local johns A prostitution sting conducted by Clarkstown law enforcement and the Rockland County District’s Attorney’s Office earlier this month netted six suspects, police reported. The joint operation focused, police said, on local hotels and motels where authorities have detected an increase in the illegal activity. Investigators posted an “ad” on […]