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Vehicular Homicide: Rocklander Charged In 2021 Hit-Run That Killed Driver, 77, On GSP In Bergen
UPDATE: New Jersey State Police have arrested a Rockland County man who they said was responsible for a hit-and-run crash that killed a 77-year-old motorist on the Garden State Parkway a year and a half ago.
Christopher Forrest, 26, was charged with vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of a crash resulting in the death of Dutchess County, NY, resident Howard Perlman on June 17, 2021, according to records obtained by Daily Voice.
Forrest, of Spring Valley, was recklessly driving a BMW that clipped Perlman's Toyota Venza in the area of milepost 172.3 in Montvale shortly after 7 p.m., Stat…
Seen HER? Rockland Girl, 14, Still Missing After Nearly Two Weeks
The search continued for a young Rockland teen who went missing late last month.
Bryanah Etienne, a 14-year-old from Monsey, is about 5-foot-3 and roughly 140 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair, said police in Spring Valley, which is near the New Jersey border.
The region has quick access to Route 287 and the Garden State Parkway -- both of which head into the Garden State.
Bryanah was last seen on June 24 wearing a beige shirt, black shorts, and red Crocs, police said, adding that she "may be with a male companion."
Anyone who sees Bryanah or knows where to find her is asked to con…
DUI Franklin Lakes Driver Pleads Guilty In Head-On NY Crash
A Franklin Lakes man who had fentanyl in his system during a New York crash that left another driver dead has pleaded guilty to manslaughter, authorities said.
James Greco, 52, pleaded was driving a pickup truck on Route 42 in the Town of Fallsburg on Friday, May 21, 2021, with oxycodone and fentanyl in his system, when he corssed a double yellow line and struck into a vehicle driven by Jose Daniel Roldan-Roldan, 29, of Spring Valley.
Emergency responders transported Roldan-Roldan to Garnett Catskills Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
Greco was transported to and tre…
NJ Man, 19, Admits To Fatally Shooting Man At NY Apartment
A 19-year-old New Jersey teen has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the shooting death of a Hudson Valley man in 2019.
Jayden Rodriguez, of North Bergen, made the plea on Tuesday, May 1, for the homicide which took place in Spring Valley, according to Rockland County District Attorney Tom Walsh.
During his plea, Rodriguez admitted that on or about Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019, he entered a Spring Valley apartment building and fired numerous shots at an individual identified as 20-year-old Emerson Jean-Baptiste, ultimately causing his death, Walsh said.
Rodriguez was arrested the followi…
Mahwah PD: Officers Converge On Neighborhood, Capture Rockland Burglar Amid Crime Spree
A group of Mahwah police officers quickly converged on a neighborhood during a string of burglaries and captured a Rockland County man.
Jorge Lopez, 18, of Spring Valley lost his Nike slides breaking into a home and stole a pair of footwear to try and make his getaway, Police Chief Stephen Jaffe said.
He was riding away on a stolen bicycle when township officers grabbed Lopez and found him carrying stolen jewelry and other items, the chief said.
Responding to several 911 calls, Officers Michael Cleary, Joe Alvarez, Martin Kilroy, Timothy Letavish, Chris Lupo, John Rodriguez and Sgt. Stacy …
Covid-19: Wedding Venue Fined $2K For Holding Event With 100-Plus People In Area
One Rockland County business has been issued a large fine for hosting a wedding in violation of rules issued by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to help stem the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
Ateres Chaya Surah, located on South Madison Avenue in Spring Valley, will be fined $2,000 for hosting a wedding on Tuesday, March 17, in which more than 100 people attended, said John Lyon, Rockland's director of Strategic Communications.
The wedding was shut down by inspectors who are checking venues, including restaurants, bars, etc., as complaints are received to ensure that gatherings of more than …
Rockland Men Charged With Stalking, Posting Personal Info Of North Jersey Police Officers
Two Rockland men waged a harassment campaign against dozens of North Jersey police officers, researching and posting personal information about them online through what’s known as “doxing,” Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Wednesday.
Evan V. Koulikov, 21, of Spring Valley “unlawfully accessed a secure database of a New Jersey medical services company and unlawfully copied the personal identifying information of approximately 50 public employees,” most of them police officers, Musella said.
Koulikov got help from Eric Williams, 24, of New City in choosing targets, the prosecutor ad…
