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A Spring Valley man has been charged with second-degree murder after a dead body was found in an abandoned building in the village two days ago. Spring Valley Police say the body of an unidentified victim was found in a commercial property at 10 Centre Street Wednesday morning, he was pronounced dead at the scene. Police say it was apparent the man was the victim of a homicide, and police picked up twenty-six-year-old Christian Guzman-Loera later that night. He was charged with second degree murder, arraigned Thursday morning in Spring Valley Justice Court, and sent to the Rockland County Jail. Police are asking anyone with information to call them at 845-356-7400 or by email, Tips@VillageSpringValley.org.

Report: Accused Killer in Spring Valley Double Homicide Prevented Victims from Calling 911

More details are coming to light about a double homicide from over the weekend in Spring Valley. DailyVoice.com reported that murder suspect Alan Abad of Westwood, New Jersey, who also reportedly identifies as “Alina,” made TikTok dance videos and another sharing pizza with the victims just prior killing them. The two victims were reportedly the aunts of the suspect. Abad reportedly fatally beat both of them before they could call 911. The women were found inside a Gesner Drive home around 8:30 Saturday night. Abad was charged with first degree murder, arraigned and sent to the Rockland County Jail without bail. Anyone with additional information should contact the Spring Valley Police Department at 845-356-7400 or by email, Tips@VillageSpringValley.org. A GoFundMe page posted to help with funeral costs has so far raised more than $13,000.

Congers Man Sentenced to 21+ Years in State Prison

A Congers man will be spending the next 21 years in state prison after he was sentenced yesterday for distributing fentanyl and causing the deaths of three people who overdosed on the drug. Matthew Podolsky, the Acting U-S Attorney for the Southern District of New York, says the sentence for 26 year-old Justin Turnick comes after pleading guilty last summer to distributing fentanyl, resulting in three fatal poisonings and three non-fatal incidents involving teens and young adults beginning in February 2020. In addition to the prison sentence, Turnick got five years of supervised release.

Spring Valley Teen Arrested, Charged with Arson

A Spring Valley teen has been arrested and charged with arson after a fire at a local construction site, and it’s not the first time he’s been accused of setting a fire. That’s according to DailyVoice.com. The incident reportedly took place last week at 22 Memorial Park Drive in the village where there was an active structure fire around 7:30pm. No injuries were reported, but police arrested 18 year-old Carlos De Leon Cordero on Monday. He was charged with fourth-degree arson, arraigned, and released on his own recognizance. Cordero was also reportedly accused of setting a fire last month at an abandoned building on North Madison Avenue. Anyone with additional information should contact the Spring Valley Police Department at 845-356-7400 or by email, Tips@VillageSpringValley.org.

https://dailyvoice.com/ny/haverstraw/man-18-sets-fire-at-construction-site-weeks-after-prior-arson-arrest-in-rockland-police

Congestion pricing has been yanked by President Donald Trump and the U.S. Department of Transportation, but New York’s governor is fighting to keep it. At a news conference yesterday afternoon at Grand Central Terminal, governor Kathy Hochul said she got an email from Secretary of Transportation, Sean Duffy, pulling its approval and effectively killing the controversial MTA tax. Duffy called it a financial burden and “a slap in the face to working class Americans and small business owners.” Within seconds after getting the email, Hochul said she went into “fight mode” along with the MTA, filing a federal lawsuit that she’s confident they’ll win…

The “king” reference was made to a tweet put out by the White House, showing an image of President Trump with a crown on his head, portrayed in front of the New York City skyline. A statement attributed to the President, in mostly all-caps, read “CONGESTION PRICING IS DEAD. Manhattan, and all of New York, is SAVED. LONG LIVE THE KING!” Rockland County Executive Ed Day was ecstatic at the news…

Day continues to insist MTA chairman Janno Lieber resign and the MTA be audited. Launched in January, the MTA’s congestion pricing plan charges most drivers nine dollars to get into the city and go below 60th Street. The Associated Press reported that the The Federal Highway Administration promised to work with the state on an “orderly termination of the tolls.”

BREAKING NEWS: Reuters and other media outlets are reporting that the Trump Administration has put an end to NYC’s Congestion Pricing. More to come tomorrow on “The Morning Show with Jeff & Will.”

An early-morning crash Monday sent a car down a 100-foot embankment off the Palisades Parkway in North Rockland. DailyVoice.com says 26 year-old Steven Beleno of Blooming Grove appears to have lost control of his car when he was reportedly cut off by another car, causing him to swerve and plunge down an icy embankment north of exit 13 around 4:07 Monday morning. He was charged with DWI after showing signs of impairment, but he reportedly refused to submit to a blood-alcohol test. Crews from the Thiells Fire Department, State Police, Haverstraw EMS, and Rockland County Medics used 250 feet of 2½-inch hose as a rescue line to reach Beleno and an unidentified passenger. Beleno was sent to Nyack Hospital to treat injuries, and he is due back to State Police barracks in Haverstraw at a later date for processing.

Brewster Man Arrested Asleep in Tractor on NYS Thruway
A Brewster man was arrested Saturday night on the New York State Thruway in Westchester after he was found asleep at the wheel of a tractor with a snowplow attached, blocking the ramp to get onto the Sprain Brook Parkway. State Police say the 47 year-old was blocking the eastbound exit 3 ramp onto the Sprain in Elmsford when they arrived. Troopers woke the man up and was reportedly so drunk he was unable to perform standard field sobriety tests. Police took him to the Tarrytown station where he was registered 0.22% blood alcohol level. Police say the tractor was not only unregistered, but the man also didn’t have a license. He was arrested and charged with Aggravated DWI, Unlicensed Operation of a motor vehicle, and several vehicle and traffic violations. He is due in the Elmsford Village court on February 26th. 

Fire Destroys Home in Pomona
A fire at a home in the town of Ramapo engulfed the property, but the home was empty at the time and thankfully there were no injuries reported. The home on Summit Park Road in Pomona was engulfed in flames Sunday night around 10PM. The Spring Hill Community Ambulance Corps said on social media that high winds and freezing temperatures required several ambulance units to support the volunteer firefighters who were battling the blaze. No word yet on the cause of the fire.

At least five people have already tossed their hat into the ring to become Spring Valley’s next mayor. Alan Simon announced he is not seeking re-election, a position he’s held since he was elected in 2017. Ramapo supervisor Michael Specht says he’s known Simon and worked for him for many years…

Lately the mayor had come to be known as much for his temper as anything else, including this event recorded during a meeting at his office in 2021…

And that audio was courtesy of RocklandReport.com. News 12 says five candidates attended a forum last week at the Louis Kurtz Center, including Darnett Davis, Reginald Anderson, Chrispin Eugene, Schenley Vital and Demeza Delhomme, who already had his own tumultuous stint as mayor prior to Simon. A primary is scheduled for June 25th.