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Rockland County District Attorney

North Bergen Gunman Sentenced In 'Execution Style' NY Apartment Shooting North Bergen Gunman Sentenced In 'Execution Style' NY Apartment Shooting
North Bergen Gunman Sentenced In 'Execution Style' NY Apartment Shooting A 19-year-old gunman from North Bergen has been sentenced to state prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter in the 2019 shooting death of a Hudson Valley man. Jayden Rodriguez was sentenced to 19 years in state prison to be followed by a period of five years post-release supervision, said Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Walsh. The crime took place on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019, when Rodriguez entered a Spring Valley apartment building and proceeded to fire numerous shots at Emerson Jean-Baptiste, 20, ultimately causing his death, the DA's Office said. Rodriguez …
Spring Valley Village Attorney Charged With 'Fixing' Tickets, Zoning Issues Spring Valley Village Attorney Charged With 'Fixing' Tickets, Zoning Issues
Spring Valley Village Attorney Charged With 'Fixing' Tickets, Zoning Issues A former Spring Valley Village attorney has been charged with official misconduct for "fixing" tickets and zoning issues, according to Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe. Lawrence "Larry" Weissman, 56, of Sloatsburg, was charged Tuesday with one count of official misconduct, the DA's Office said. The arrest is the result of a lengthy investigation by the Public Corruption Task Force, a joint investigative unit for the Rockland County District Attorney’s Office and the FBI which found that Weissman, who was recommended for the position by former village Tr…
Wanted: Rockland DA Seeks Suspect In Hit-Run Crash That Injured Girl, 7 Wanted: Rockland DA Seeks Suspect In Hit-Run Crash That Injured Girl, 7
Wanted: Rockland DA Seeks Suspect In Hit-Run Crash That Injured Girl, 7 Law enforcement officials in Rockland County are seeking the public’s assistance as they search for a wanted man who may be in the country illegally who was involved in a hit-and-run crash last year that left a 7-year-old girl injured in Congers. The Rockland County District Attorney issued an alert on Thursday regarding 26-year-old Carlos Osvaldo Garcia-Gonzalez, who allegedly was involved in a hit-and-run shortly after 8 a.m. on Nov. 21 last year that resulted in serious injuries for a 7-year-old who was walking to her school bus stop. Officials said that Garcia-Gonzalez fled the scene wi…