Hudson Valley Duo Charged With Murder Hudson Valley Duo Charged With Murder
Hudson Valley Duo Charged With Murder Two men have been arraigned on second-degree murder charges for the killing of a Hudson Valley man who was found lying in a roadway. Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Walsh announced the charges on Wednesday, Jan. 11 for Oscar Garcia-Garcia, age 27, and Eustaquio Diaz-Gutierrez, age 40, both of Spring Valley, for the Thursday, Dec. 29 killing of 52-year-old Luis Pinduisaca-Villa. Pinduisaca-Villa, of Spring Valley, was found lying unresponsive on a city street after police responded to the area of Johnson Street and North Myrtle Avenue. He died as a result of a stab w…
21-Year-Old Hudson Valley Woman Hit, Killed By Car 21-Year-Old Hudson Valley Woman Hit, Killed By Car
21-Year-Old Hudson Valley Woman Hit, Killed By Car A 21-year-old woman was hit and killed by a car while walking on a street in the Hudson Valley. The incident took place in Rockland County, around 5:10 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 5, in the area of Route 304 and Clearview Road in New City. The first arriving Clarkstown Police officers found Keptia Fara Brutus, of Spring Valley, lying in the center lane of southbound Route 304, said Det. Norm Peters of the Clarkstown Police. Officers rendered medical aid until Rockland Paramedics and EMS arrived on the scene and resumed care.  Brutus was transported by EMS to Westchester Medic…
Duo Charged With Murder After Man Found Dead On Street In Hudson Valley Duo Charged With Murder After Man Found Dead On Street In Hudson Valley
Duo Charged With Murder After Man Found Dead On Street In Hudson Valley Two suspects have been charged with murder hours after a man was found dead on a street in the Hudson Valley. The incident happened in Rockland County at around 1:10 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 29 in the area of 55 N. Myrtle Avenue in Spring Valley. Spring Valley Police responded to a report of CPR being conducted on a subject because of an unknown medical emergency.  Upon arrival, officers quickly located the caller and an apparently deceased man on Johnson Street, adjacent to North Myrtle Avenue, Spring Valley Police said. The victim was identified as Luis Pinduisaca-Villa, age 52, o…
Police Asking Public For After Man Found Dead On Hudson Valley Street Police Asking Public For After Man Found Dead On Hudson Valley Street
Police Asking Public For After Man Found Dead On Hudson Valley Street Police in the Hudson Valley are asking the public for help after a man was found dead on a city street. The incident took place in Rockland County around 1:10 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 29 in Spring Valley. According to Sgt. Brandon King, of the Spring Valley Police, the department responded to the area of 55 N. Myrtle. Ave., for a report of CPR being performed on a man due to an unknown medical emergency. When officers arrived on the scene they located the caller and found a man dead on Johnson. Street, adjacent to 55 N. Myrtle Ave., King said. The investigation is ongoing and the Spring …
'Operation Catfish': 7 Sexual Predators Caught After Months-Long Hudson Valley Investigation 'Operation Catfish': 7 Sexual Predators Caught After Months-Long Hudson Valley Investigation
'Operation Catfish': 7 Sexual Predators Caught After Months-Long Hudson Valley Investigation A months-long cybercrime operation in the Hudson Valley has resulted in the arrest of seven sexual predators who possessed online child sexual abuse materials and attempted to lure children to meet for sex, officials said.  The operation, known as "Operation Catfish," was run by the Rockland County District Attorney's Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC), and resulted in the seven arrests and one guilty plea since January 2022, according to Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Walsh II.  According to Walsh, the following suspects were charged with using online me…
New Charges: 21-Year-Old Indicted In Westchester County Domestic Shooting, DA Says New Charges: 21-Year-Old Indicted In Westchester County Domestic Shooting, DA Says
New Charges: 21-Year-Old Indicted In Westchester County Domestic Shooting, DA Says A 21-year-old man from the Hudson Valley has been indicted for a shooting in Westchester County that left one victim injured.  Earlier Report - 21-Year-Old From Area Charged In Yonkers Domestic Shooting Rockland County resident Nahkeem Janvier of Spring Valley has been charged with attempting to murder a 33-year-old victim in Yonkers at an apartment located at 32 Vineyard Ave. on Wednesday, Oct. 19, according to an announcement by Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah from Tuesday, Dec. 6.  On the day of the shooting, around 2:45 a.m., Janvier fired thr…
6 Nabbed For Selling Fentanyl-Cocaine In Hudson Valley, DA Says 6 Nabbed For Selling Fentanyl-Cocaine In Hudson Valley, DA Says
6 Nabbed For Selling Fentanyl-Cocaine In Hudson Valley, DA Says Six area people have been arrested for allegedly selling fentanyl and cocaine following a long-term investigation. Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh announced the arrests following a long-term investigation, conducted by the District Attorney's Narcotics Task Force, into street-level narcotics sales in the town of Haverstraw and the village of Spring Valley. The task force is made of officers from multiple county police agencies and investigators from the District Attorney's Office, Walsh said. The mission of the task force is to collect narcotics-relate…
Hudson Valley Man Sentenced For Sexually Abusing Child Hudson Valley Man Sentenced For Sexually Abusing Child
Hudson Valley Man Sentenced For Sexually Abusing Child A 33-year-old Hudson Valley man has been sentenced for sexually abusing a child over the course of several years. Holger Chuya-Andrade, of Spring Valley, was sentenced to 20 years to life on Monday, Nov. 21, Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Walsh announced on Wednesday, Nov. 23. He was convicted of one count of predatory sexual assault against a child and one count of first-degree course of sexual conduct against a child on Friday, Sept. 16, Walsh said. The DA's Office said Chuya-Andrade engaged in a course of sexual abuse which started when the victim was 7 years ol…
Don't Fall For It: Police In Hudson Valley Warn Of E-Mail Scam Involving Geek Squad Don't Fall For It: Police In Hudson Valley Warn Of E-Mail Scam Involving Geek Squad
Don't Fall For It: Police In Hudson Valley Warn Of E-Mail Scam Involving Geek Squad Police in the Hudson Valley are warning residents of a scam allegedly involving Best Buy's popular Geek Squad after receiving multiple complaints. Victims are being contacted via email reporting that they owe money for a service plan and that there is a past due balance on their account, according to the Spring Valley Police. Victims then provide their bank account information or pre-paid gift cards only to realize a day later a large sum of money is removed from their account without permission, police said. Please contact Detective Fantasia at 845-721-9562 if you have any information on …
Dog Dies, 20 Displaced After House Fire Breaks Out In Hudson Valley Dog Dies, 20 Displaced After House Fire Breaks Out In Hudson Valley
Dog Dies, 20 Displaced After House Fire Breaks Out In Hudson Valley Some 20 people escaped a roaring fire at a Hudson Valley home that was reportedly being used as an illegal rooming house, but a dog perished.  The fire started in Rockland County around 9:30 p.m.,  Sunday, in the village of Chestnut Ridge at 510 Chestnut Ridge Road. When Spring Valley firefighters arrived on the scene numerous residents were in the home, but all were able to escape safely, except for the dog, said the Ramapo Police Department. Rockland Fire and Emergency Services Coordinator Chris Kear said the home, which was destroyed, had as many as 19 to 21 people living at t…
New Update: 2 Killed, 5 Others Hospitalized In Head-On Crash On Busy Hudson Valley Roadway New Update: 2 Killed, 5 Others Hospitalized In Head-On Crash On Busy Hudson Valley Roadway
New Update: 2 Killed, 5 Others Hospitalized In Head-On Crash On Busy Hudson Valley Roadway This story has been updated. Two people were killed and five others were hospitalized in a head-on crash on a busy Hudson Valley roadway. It happened around 9 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 10 in Orange County on Route 32 near Falls Lane in the town of Woodbury and involved a 2014 Freightliner box truck and a 2012 Ford Econoline van, according to state police. The driver of the box truck, Orange County resident Clive Booth, age 48, of Goshen, was transported to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla where he later died, state police said.  The driver of the van, Rockland County reside…
School Bus Carrying Students Returning From Field Trip Crashes On Parkway In Hudson Valley School Bus Carrying Students Returning From Field Trip Crashes On Parkway In Hudson Valley
School Bus Carrying Students Returning From Field Trip Crashes On Parkway In Hudson Valley State police are investigating after a school bus carrying students on a field trip swerved to avoid another bus and crashed into a guide rail on a busy Hudson Valley roadway. The crash took place in Rockland County around 12:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 7, on the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Stony Point. An investigation determined that a box truck traveling southbound on the parkway struck the Exit 16 overpass, said Trooper Steven Nevel, of the New York State Police. A bus traveling behind the box truck braked and rapidly slowed down to avoid a collision with the box truck, said police.…