Crime

RPD Arrest A Man For Criminal Mischief and Assault of a Police Officer

Published

6 months ago

June 9, 2024

Rockland Report Admin

At 4:52am on June 7, 2024, Ramapo PD officers responded to Helen Ct in the Hillerest area of the Town of Ramapo for multiple reports of a male yelling and breaking glass outside of a house. Responding officers located a 44-year-old male, Ovidio Aguilar-Oliva, outside of the reported address fitting the description given by all callers. The front door of the home had been kicked in and a side window of the same home was smashed. Aguilar-Oliva appeared to be intoxicated and was bleeding from a small laceration he sustained while attempting to gain entry to the home.

When officers approached Aguilar-Oliva, he became combative and began to fight with the officers who were attempting to investigate. During the altercation, two officers sustained injuries, one being a dislocated shoulder and were evaluated at Good Samaritan Hospital. The only injury to Aguilar-Oliva was the laceration he caused to himself prior to police arriving on scene. It was subsequently learned that Aguilar-Oliva stays at the home, which he does not own, but was too intoxicated to unlock the door so he attempted to enter by smashing in the door, scaring the other residents of the home as well as numerous neighbors.

Aguilar-Oliva was charged with Assault 2nd Degree, a D Felony; Criminal Mischief 3rd, an E Felony; Obstruction of Governmental Administration 2nd an A Misdemeanor; and Resisting Arrest, an A Misdemeanor. He was arraigned in the Town of Ramapo Justice Court and bail was set at $50,000 and he was transported to Rockland County Jail until a future court appearance.

It should be noted that a criminal complaint in merely an accusation and that a defendant is
presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Crime

HPD Announce Arrest Of A Staten Island Man For Burglary Of Pomona Business

Published

2 weeks ago

November 9, 2024

Rockland Report Admin

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.

Crime

Haverstraw Man Sentenced To State Prison Following Jury Trial Conviction On Felony Sexual Abuse Charge

Published

3 weeks ago

November 1, 2024

Rockland Report Admin

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.