Crime Scene

Rockland’s self-proclaimed Law Enforcement Team – known individually as District Attorney Michael Bongiorno and Sheriff James Kralik – have taken to the Internet by sending out e-mails to potential voters in the Nov. 6 election.

In their joint e-mail this week, the two Republicans remind voters that they both are committed to ensuring the county remains one of the safest places to live and – surprise – they are both running for re-election. They also share what they called their achievements, ... Read more of this entry »

During a luncheon on Wednesday, the New York/New Jersey Law Enforcement Partnership honored police officers for their work breaking up a drug dealing gang in Rockland and federal agents for their work on illegal guns and gangs in the Hudson Valley Region.

The partnership is a civilian group recently formed to support police agencies in New York and New Jersey, Orangetown Police Chief Kevin Nulty said before Wenesday’s luncheon ceremony at the Casa Mia House on Route 304 in Blauvelt.

The honorees included John … Read more of this entry »

I spent several hours with a dozen officers barhopping through Spring Valley on Thursday night into this morning.

The two-hour sojourn into the village’s night life of bars catering to the Hispanic community was rather calm, but had its moments.

The police mission was to seize the liquor license at six bars, speak to the owners/managers, and post a notice on each front door stating that alcohol could no longer be served. The State Liquor Authority pulled the licenses of the bars … Read more of this entry »

Parents can provide law enforcement with important information in case their child is kidnapped or missing on Sunday in Nanuet and then again on Sept. 29 in Suffern.

Below is the information from the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services:

Parents and guardians will be able to obtain Operation SAFE CHILD cards for their children this month in Nanuet and Suffern. Representatives from the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services’ Missing and Exploited Children Clearinghouse will … Read more of this entry »

The Yorktown Christopher Columbus Society is celebrating its 50th anniversary on October 5, 2007, with a gala dinner dance and award presentation to honor a member who has long served the Westchester community.
The society is honoring Eugene Tumolo, Chief of Peekskill Police, who has been a member of the Society since 1999.
“The Yorktown Christopher Columbus Society is one of the longest serving society chapters in Westchester County with a membership of committed citizens who contribute unselfish service to their communities,â€? ... Read more of this entry »

New York State Secretary for Public Safety Michael Balboni apparently will tour Rockland on Wednesday.
Balboni’s visit follows last week’s meeting in Albany where state and local officials discussed Rockland’s planned multi-million dollar inter-operable communications system and the county’s role in a regional strategy when responding to an emergency, according to Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee’s statement released today.
Jaffee’s statement included a long quote from her on the importance of the radio system and she will co-host Balboni’s tour with County Executive C. ... Read more of this entry »

People interested in golfing and donating to the Rockland Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association should mark Oct. 2 down on their calendar.
That Tuesday is the PBA’s annual fund-raising golf outing in honor of John Casey, a former union president and Orangetown police officer. Casey died of leukemia in February 2000.
The John Casey Memorial Golf Classic raises money for PBA causes, including its Widows and Orphans Fund. This year, the event will be held at the Patriot Hills Golf Course in Stony Point.
The packages … Read more of this entry »

I consider myself pretty bright when it comes to recognizing scams that people play on people. I cover crime, so presumably I’d be more aware than most. But yesterday, I myself was the sucker and ended up paying $75 to a man pretending to be a mechanic. I’m writing this so hopefully you don’t fall for this one too.
Here’s how it worked:
I was driving on the upper east side of Manhattan. Rounding a corner, some dude on the sidewalk shouted, ... Read more of this entry »

New Hempstead Rabbi Mordachai Tendler won a close decision when a state appellate panel tossed a lawsuit by a woman who accused the rabbi of seducing her and having sex. Tendler, the married son and grandson of prominent Orthodox Jewish rabbis, repeatedly has denied the accusations that he beded several women in his congregation.

Allegations of having sex with women got the married rabbi booted from his post at Kehillat New Hempstead, a synagogue he founded in the Ramapo village of … Read more of this entry »

New York State marked the 20th anniversary of its “Shock Incarceration” program oN Wednesday, featuring graduates and elected officials.

The six-month program is geared toward reducing prison time for criminals. The program puts the offender through of physical labor, academic education, drug treatment and personal counseling. The state claims successful graduates are released as much as 30 months early. While less than 4 percent of incarcerated offenders are shock participants, officials said, the program accounts for more than 10 percent of … Read more of this entry »