Haverstraw Police are offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the September 4, 2020 shooting of a 23-year-old man in Haverstraw. On September 4th at about 9:09 p.m., Haverstraw Police responded to 16 Hudson Avenue in the Village of Haverstraw for multiple reports of shootings. The victim, identified as 23-year-old Andy Urena Marrero, was taken to Westchester Medical Center where he died from his injuries. A second man was wounded but survived his injuries.
The Town of Haverstraw Police Department is offering up to a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the shooting death of Marrero. This is an active and fluid investigation where the Haverstraw Police are urging anyone with information to come forward by calling the Haverstraw Police Detective Bureau at 845-942-3730. If people with information wish to remain anonymous they can also contact the Haverstraw Police Tip Line 845-429-1952 or the Rockland District Attorney’s Office tip411 hotlineIf you wish to submit an anonymous tip via the “RocklandCO DA” TIP411 app (available in the App store or Google Play). Text keyword “ROCKLANDCODA” to 847411, add a space, type in your tip information, and hit send.
The Haverstraw Police Department announces the arrest of Jeffrey Reader (33) of Staten Island, New York in connection with a burglary of a Pomona business that occurred in March 2024.
Reader was located and arrested yesterday in Staten Island by the Haverstraw Police Department and transported back to Rockland County where he is charged with Burglary 3rd degree (Class D Felony), Criminal Mischief 4th degree (Class A Misdemeanor) and Petit Larceny (Class A Misdemeanor). Reader was arraigned last evening and remanded into custody of the Rockland County Correctional Facility.
It should be noted that a criminal complaint is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II announced today that Elmer Oviedo Sandoval, 47 of Haverstraw, New York was sentenced to six years in state prison following an August 8, 2024, conviction after a Rockland County jury trial on one count of Course of Sexual Conduct Against a Child in the Second Degree (Class D Felony).
From 2016 to 2019, beginning when the victim was nine years old, the defendant subjected her to sexual contact on multiple occasions while she resided in two separate residences within the Town of Ramapo. In 2023, when the victim 16 years old, disclosed the previous abuse by the defendant to her mother and it was reported to the Ramapo Police Department.
District Attorney Tom Walsh said, “Sexual abuse of a minor is a heinous crime, leaving victims with lasting physical, emotional, and psychological effects. I admire the courage of the victim in this case who bravely came forward to tell her story. I commend the thorough and professional prosecution by the Assistant District Attorneys and investigation by the Ramapo Police Department working with the Rockland County District Attorney’s Office Special Victims. My Office will continue to work tirelessly to protect and keep innocent children in our community safe.”
On October 29, 2024, the defendant was sentenced by Judge Anne Bianchi to six years in state prison followed by ten years of post-release supervision. Once the defendant is released from prison, he will be required to register as a Sex Offender.
The investigation was conducted by the Town of Ramapo Police Department with assistance from the Rockland County District Attorney’s Office Special Victims Unit. Supervising Assistant District Attorney Gerard M. Damiani III and Senior Assistant District Attorney Kaitlin Deluca prosecuted the case.