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Report: New City Man Arrested for Monday’s Pepper Spray Attack

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Spring Valley Police have reportedly arrested a New City man for Monday’s pepper spray attack on a Ramapo camp nurse. DailyVoice.com said 35 year-old Michael Smith was arrested yesterday and charged with three counts of assault and criminal possession of a weapon. Smith reportedly got into a heated discussion with the nurse over his kid’s medication. The attack sent the Spring Valley High school, where the camp was operating, into lockdown for about an hour.

Rockland State Lawmaker says Equifax Settlement Doesn’t Go Far Enough

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A Rockland state lawmaker says the Equifax settlement announced Monday is not enough of a punishment. The credit reporting company will pay at least $575 million, up to $700 million, as part of a global settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and 50 U.S. states and territories, which all accused the company of failing to secure its network. That led to a massive data breach two years ago that affected almost 147 million people. Rockland state senator David Carlucci says consumers’ ability to get the funds is much too difficult…

The fund will compensate consumers who bought credit or identity monitoring services from Equifax and paid other out-of-pocket expenses due to the data breach. Equifax will also give all U.S. consumers six free credit reports each year for seven years—in addition to the one free annual credit report that Equifax and the two other national credit reporting agencies currently provide. For more information from the FTC, click here.