BY DYLAN SKRILOFF Clarkstown cops, police union leaders, officers’ spouses, Democratic Party operatives and others gathered at Tuesday’s Clarkstown Town Board meeting, holding a rally in support of suspended police chief, Michael Sullivan. It was also subtly a rally in support of law enforcement’s previously unquestioned “turf.” During two hours of public comments the group […]
By: Legislator Harriet D. Cornell (D-West Nyack) We were all shocked and taken aback when we first learned that Clarkstown Police Chief Michael Sullivan was suspended from duty and was facing disciplinary charges. How, we wondered, could a decorated Police Chief with almost 30 years of service to Clarkstown alone, suddenly be removed from his […]
BY DIANE DIMOND OK, ready to be outraged? Here’s the scenario: A woman says she has been raped. She makes a police report, undergoes the humiliating rape kit testing procedure and names the man she says attacked her. Later, she discovers she is pregnant by the attacker. The police may or may not have charged […]
CAMPAIGN PRESS RELEASE Tom DePrisco, candidate for the 38th Senate District in New York, this week released a statement regarding Blockbusting in Rockland County. Here is part of the text: “I moved to Pearl River, Rockland County from Brooklyn 12 years ago for a better quality of life for my family…Everyone is expected to respect and obey […]
To the Editor, The real news story would be how many times has he been seen by professionals at the County Dept. of Mental Health only to be released over and over again? I think a look at how people with mental health problems are ignored and or not given proper treatment and/or follow up […]
ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES STAFF EDITORIAL According to the Journal News: “A new federal lawsuit by Sgt. Stephen Cole-Hatchard against the Town Board details efforts by an “Officer T” to secretly fund Hoehmann’s bid to unseat Alexander Gromack. Cole-Hatchard claims that his questioning of the ex-officer’s $218,000 in political donations led the new supervisor to order […]