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14-Year-Old Shot After Suspects Fire Into Crowd In Yonkers, Police Say 14-Year-Old Shot After Suspects Fire Into Crowd In Yonkers, Police Say
14-Year-Old Shot After Suspects Fire Into Crowd In Yonkers, Police Say Officers had to apply a tourniquet to an injured 14-year-old after two suspects approached a crowd in Westchester and fired several shots into it, police said.  The incident happened in Yonkers on Friday, April 28 around 8:30 p.m., when officers responded to the area of 40 Cliff St. for a reported shooting incident, according to Yonkers Police.  Once arriving, authorities found an injured 14-year-old boy with a gunshot wound to his leg and began rendering first aid, including applying a field tourniquet.  The boy was then taken to an area trauma center with non-life-threaten…
Police In Yonkers Investigating 3 Overdose Deaths That May Be Linked To Fentanyl Police In Yonkers Investigating 3 Overdose Deaths That May Be Linked To Fentanyl
Police In Yonkers Investigating 3 Overdose Deaths That May Be Linked To Fentanyl Police are investigating three overdose deaths suspected to have resulted from fentanyl in Westchester County.  On Monday, Oct. 17, the Yonkers Police Department said it learned of three apparent overdose deaths that may have been connected to the same source of heroin, which is believed to have been laced with fentanyl.  The identities of the three have not been released. The batch that is suspected is packaged in a "distinct green glassine envelope," according to Yonkers Police.  Yonkers Police's Major Case Squad and Narcotics Unit are working to investigate the deat…
Suspect At Large After Westchester Shooting Suspect At Large After Westchester Shooting
Suspect At Large After Westchester Shooting Police are searching for a suspect that shot and critically injured a 33-year-old man in Westchester County. The incident took place around 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 13 in Yonkers near 16 Fortfield Ave. According to the Yonkers Police, when officers arrived on the scene they found a 33-year-old man with an apparent gunshot wound to the chest; the man was transported to a local area trauma center and is currently in critical condition. Detectives from the Major Case Squad and Crime Scene Unit are presently on-scene continuing the investigation. A preliminary investigation has found that t…
Suspect Nabbed Nearly Exactly One Year After 20-Year-Old Shot, Killed In Westchester Suspect Nabbed Nearly Exactly One Year After 20-Year-Old Shot, Killed In Westchester
Suspect Nabbed Nearly Exactly One Year After 20-Year-Old Shot, Killed In Westchester A suspect has been taken into custody nearly a year to the day after a fatal shooting in Westchester. At about 1:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, members of the Yonkers Police Department responded to the area of Lawrence Street on a report of shots fired. Upon arrival, officers located a male victim inside the lobby of 19 Lawrence St. with a gunshot wound to his torso, Yonkers Police said. First Responders immediately rendered medical aid and CPR to the victim, and he was transported to a local area hospital where he ultimately died from his injury, according to police.  Officers …
Fairfield County Man Among Trio Charged For Drive-By Shooting That Injured Four Fairfield County Man Among Trio Charged For Drive-By Shooting That Injured Four
Fairfield County Man Among Trio Charged For Drive-By Shooting That Injured Four Three suspects, including a man from Fairfield County, have been apprehended after four people were injured, one critically, in a drive-by shooting in Westchester. On Thursday, June 10, at approximately 4:15 p.m., officers responded to the area of Elm Street at Oak Street in Yonkers on a report of a shooting incident with multiple victims.  Upon arrival, officers located three gunshot victims, the most serious of which having been struck in the chest, Yonkers Police said. First Responders rendered medical aid to the victims and they were transported to local area hospitals.  Two…
Three Suspects Nabbed In Connection To Drive-By Westchester Shooting That Injured Four Three Suspects Nabbed In Connection To Drive-By Westchester Shooting That Injured Four
Three Suspects Nabbed In Connection To Drive-By Westchester Shooting That Injured Four Three suspects have been apprehended after four people were injured, one critically, in a drive-by shooting in Westchester. On Thursday, June 10, at approximately 4:15 p.m., officers responded to the area of Elm Street at Oak Street in Yonkers on a report of a shooting incident with multiple victims.  Upon arrival, officers located three gunshot victims, the most serious of which having been struck in the chest, Yonkers Police said. First Responders rendered medical aid to the victims and they were transported to local area hospitals.  Two additional gunshot victims had self-tra…
Suspect At Large After Fatal Shooting In Westchester Suspect At Large After Fatal Shooting In Westchester
Suspect At Large After Fatal Shooting In Westchester A suspect is at large after a fatal shooting that happened overnight at an apartment building in Westchester. It happened around 10 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 17 in Yonkers. Officers who rushed to the scene discovered an unresponsive male victim down on the floor at 54 Fairview St. in the first-floor hallway with multiple apparent gunshot wounds to his torso, Yonkers Police said.  First responders immediately rendered medical aid to the victim, identified as Joseph Pichardo, age 24, of Main Street in Yonkers, who was transported to a local area trauma center where he ultimately died from …
One Killed, One Critical After Alleged Intentional House Fire Set In Westchester One Killed, One Critical After Alleged Intentional House Fire Set In Westchester
One Killed, One Critical After Alleged Intentional House Fire Set In Westchester This story has been updated. One person was killed and several others injured during a fire at a Southern Westchester home in which an accelerant may have been used to start the fire  The fire took place around 3:48 a.m., Monday, Nov. 2, at 144 Waverly Street, said Yonkers Police Detective Lieutenant Dean Politopoulos. When police and fire arrived on the scene, they located smoke and fire inside the first-floor apartment of the two-story structure, Politopoulos said. Firefighters brought the fire under control and cleared the building.  Several people were injure…
Suspects At Large After 20-Year-Old Shot, Killed In Westchester Suspects At Large After 20-Year-Old Shot, Killed In Westchester
Suspects At Large After 20-Year-Old Shot, Killed In Westchester Two suspects are at large after a fatal shooting that happened overnight in Westchester. The male victim was located by responding police officers on Saturday, Oct. 10 at approximately 1:30 a.m. in Yonkers inside the lobby of 19 Lawrence St. with a gunshot wound to his torso. First Responders immediately rendered medical aid and CPR to the victim and he was transported to a local area hospital where he ultimately died from his injury, Yonkers Police said.  Officers cordoned off the area and began a criminal investigation. Detectives from the Major Case Squad and Crime Scene Unit…
Suspects On Loose After 12-Year-Old Is Shot In Westchester Suspects On Loose After 12-Year-Old Is Shot In Westchester
Suspects On Loose After 12-Year-Old Is Shot In Westchester A 12-year-old boy is in serious condition and two suspects are at large after an overnight shooting in Westchester. In happened on Sunday, Sept. 8 at approximately 1:48 a.m.,  at the front entrance of 73-83 Highland Avenue in Yonkers. Upon arrival, officers located the boy down on the ground with an apparent single gunshot wound to the neck as first responders immediately rendered medical aid, Yonkers Police Department Det. Sgt. Dean Politopoulos said. The boy was transported to a local area trauma center where he is currently undergoing surgery and is listed in serious but stable con…
Suspect Charged In Burglaries Of Dunkin Donuts, Subway Stores In Westchester Suspect Charged In Burglaries Of Dunkin Donuts, Subway Stores In Westchester
Suspect Charged In Burglaries Of Dunkin Donuts, Subway Stores In Westchester A 57-year-old man has been arrested for his alleged role in a trio of burglaries of local restaurant chains in Westchester. Yonkers resident Kevin Jones, has been arrested and charged with three counts of felony burglaries after he allegedly broke into two Dunkin’ Donuts and a Subway restaurant last week. Officers from the Yonkers Police Department were dispatched to the Dunkin’ Donuts on North Broadway shortly after 3:15 a.m. on Thursday, May 16, after a suspect smashed through the glass door and stole approximately $600 in cash from the store’s register before taking off. The estimated d…
Suspect On Loose After 24-Year-Old Seriously Injured In Westchester Shooting Suspect On Loose After 24-Year-Old Seriously Injured In Westchester Shooting
Suspect On Loose After 24-Year-Old Seriously Injured In Westchester Shooting A suspect is on the loose after a late-night shooting outside a liquor store in Westchester. The incident occurred at around 9:45 p.m. on Saturday, May 18, in th3 the area of 295 Warburton Avenue in Yonkers. Upon arrival, officers located a crime scene, began canvassing the vicinity and cordoned off the area and initiated a criminal investigation, said Yonkers PD Det. Sgt. Dean Politopoulos. Detectives from the Major Case Squad and Crime Scene Unit also responded to the scene, interviewing subjects and witnesses, reviewing surveillance video, and processing forensic evidence…
Two, Including Security Guard, Stabbed As Fight Breaks Out At Movie Theater In Westchester Two, Including Security Guard, Stabbed As Fight Breaks Out At Movie Theater In Westchester
Two, Including Security Guard, Stabbed As Fight Breaks Out At Movie Theater In Westchester Yonkers Police investigate assaults at Cross County Multiplex Cinemas Two people, including a security guard, were stabbed when a fight broke out overnight at a movie theater in Westchester, according to police. Just past midnight on Saturday, members of the Yonkers Police Department responded to the Cross County Multiplex Cinemas at 2 South Drive on a report of a fight and possible assault. The fight had broken up when police arrived on the scene and officers located one victim, a 40-year-old security guard employee of the theater, with a non-life-threatening stab wound to his leg, Yonker…