Spring Valley village building inspector Wayne Ballard pleaded not guilty on July 13 to falsifying a report to the state. Manuel Lema, an Evergreen employee, pleaded not guilty on July 6 to criminal impersonation and obstructing governmental administration. Nathaniel and Aaron Sommer pleaded not guilty to charges of manslaughter, arson, assault in the second and […]
Jody Ann Hemmings, 24, of New York, New York was sentenced last week to 14 years in state prison and five years post-release supervision for killing Pomona resident, Jason Ogneoff. Hemmings pleaded guilty to one county of manslaughter in the first degree, a felony and one count of arson in the second degree, also a […]
Jonathan Barillas, 16, was arrested in Nyack on Wednesday, August 22 on arson charges. Early Tuesday, August 21 four cars were set on fire and there was another fire over the past weekend, according to police. Barillas has been charged with two counts of third-degree burglary, a class D felony; one count of second-degree arson, […]
Arson investigators and Orangetown police detectives are working in Nyack to uncover what happened Tuesday, August 21 where four cars were set on fire overnight within two blocks of each other. Police believe that thefts from 10 cars in the area are related to the fires and are asking residents to contact them if they […]
Many owners of vacant homes in Monsey take arson lightly. Longtime volunteer firefighter and 2011 candidate for County Legislature Hank Stewart explains the phenomena of “Monsey lighting” BY HANK STEWART “Monsey lightning” has struck again. This time at 178 Maple Avenue, on the morning of February 10, where a vacant house that was slated […]