Crime

Spring Valley Police arrest 2 in connection with Labor Day Weekend Homicide

Published

5 years ago

September 3, 2019

SPRING VALLEY, NY – Spring Valley Police Department arrest 2 men in connection with Labor Day Weekend Homicide.

On September 1st, at approximately 11:00 PM, officers from the Spring Valley Police Department were dispatched to the area of 150 Liberty Parkway apartment complex (Spring Valley) for a report of shots fired.

When the officers arrived on the scene, they found a male identified as 20-year-old Emerson Jean-Baptiste, of Spring Valley, NY, on the ground unresponsive. According to authorities, It was learned that Jean-Baptiste sustained a gunshot wound and he was ultimately transported to Nyack Hospital where he was pronounced deceased.

The investigation was handled by the Spring Valley Detective Bureau and responding officers. The suspects fled to North Bergen, NJ, which is where they were both apprehended by the Bergen PD.

This morning the Spring Valley PD announced that 17-year-old Jayden Rodriguez of North Bergen, NJ, and 20-year-old Paul Miller of Haverstraw, NY, were arrested and both charged with Murder 2, an A Felony.

Both Rodriguez and Miller are currently being held in New Jersey awaiting extradition back to New York for arraignment.

*No photos of the suspects have been released at this time. All information provided by the Spring Valley Police Department.

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.