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Man With Outstanding Warrants Robs Westchester Home, Ties Up Victims: Police Man With Outstanding Warrants Robs Westchester Home, Ties Up Victims: Police
Man With Outstanding Warrants Robs Westchester Home, Ties Up Victims: Police After a long investigation, a 29-year-old man has been charged in connection with an armed robbery at a Westchester residence, police announced.  Brandon Scerri, age 29, who is currently homeless with a last known address in Dobbs Ferry, was arrested on Wednesday, June 26 in connection with a burglary that happened in Hastings-on-Hudson on Saturday, May 11, according to Hastings-on-Hudson Police Chief David Dosin.  On the day of the incident at around 5:20 a.m., police received a 911 call from a resident with an address on Broadway (Route 9) who reported her house was being burgla…
Update: 18-Year-Old Charged With Attempted Murder After Shooting Near Westchester Rec Center Update: 18-Year-Old Charged With Attempted Murder After Shooting Near Westchester Rec Center
Update: 18-Year-Old Charged With Attempted Murder After Shooting Near Westchester Rec Center An 18-year-old man faces an attempted murder charge following a shooting that happened behind a recreation center in Westchester, officials announced. On Tuesday, June 11, just after 7 p.m., 18-year-old Jayden Campbell of Mount Vernon was arrested in connection with a shooting that happened on Friday, June 7, according to Mount Vernon Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard. Earlier Report - Shots Fired At Mount Vernon Intersection: Suspect Eludes Police After Chase On the day of the shooting, around 4:45 p.m. at 42 West 4th St. near the Doles Recreation Center rear yard, Mount Vernon…
Man Hits Victim With Handgun During Fight Behind Restaurants In Westchester: Police Man Hits Victim With Handgun During Fight Behind Restaurants In Westchester: Police
Man Hits Victim With Handgun During Fight Behind Restaurants In Westchester: Police A man faces several charges after striking a victim with a handgun during an altercation in a parking lot behind several restaurants in Westchester, police said. The incident happened on Sunday, Oct. 8 just after 6 p.m., when White Plains Police received reports of a fight involving a man with a gun in the Waller-Maple parking lot at 25 Waller Ave., which is located behind a strip of restaurants on Mamaroneck Avenue.  According to White Plains Public Safety, during the fight, a man identified as Tony Montague hit a woman with a licensed lawfully possessed handgun. Two off-duty off…
Man Shoots Sleeping Victim In Back Of Head In Westchester, Gets Decades In Prison Man Shoots Sleeping Victim In Back Of Head In Westchester, Gets Decades In Prison
Man Shoots Sleeping Victim In Back Of Head In Westchester, Gets Decades In Prison A 24-year-old man will spend more than two decades in prison for his execution-style killing of a sleeping victim in Westchester.  New Castle, Delaware resident Eric Williams, age 24, was sentenced to 25 years to life in state prison for the 2021 fatal shooting of 22-year-old Wilmington, Delaware resident Jabree West in Yonkers, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Friday, Aug. 11.  According to DA officials, on the day of the murder, June 20, 2021, around 4:30 a.m., Williams used a 9mm semi-automatic pistol to shoot West once in the b…
Man Gets Prison Time For Killing City Councilman's Nephew In Westchester Man Gets Prison Time For Killing City Councilman's Nephew In Westchester
Man Gets Prison Time For Killing City Councilman's Nephew In Westchester A man will spend decades in prison for fatally shooting the 28-year-old nephew of a city councilman in Westchester.  Mount Vernon resident John Bobbitt, age 45, was sentenced to 25 years to life in state prison for killing 28-year-old Kashawn Smith, the nephew of Mount Vernon City Councilman Derrick Thompson, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Friday, May 19.  Earlier Report - Fugitive Arraigned On Murder Charge For Fatal Shooting In Westchester According to the DA's Office, on April 28, 2020, around 10 p.m., Bobbitt used …
Westchester Man On Train 'Executed 20-Year-Old Who Considered Him A Friend,' DA Says Westchester Man On Train 'Executed 20-Year-Old Who Considered Him A Friend,' DA Says
Westchester Man On Train 'Executed 20-Year-Old Who Considered Him A Friend,' DA Says New details have been released following the indictment of a Westchester County man in connection to an execution-style shooting onboard a Long Island Rail Road train last year. Suffolk County Police arrested Nicholas D'Agostino, age 20, of Yonkers on Thursday, May 18 for allegedly shooting Suffolk County resident Yusef Staine, of West Babylon, also 20 years old, to death on the train on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, at approximately 1:45 a.m. He was indicted on Friday, May 19, and charged with: Second-degree murder, a Class A felony; Second-degree criminal possession of a weap…
Arrest Made After Teenager Shot Dead In Westchester: ID Of Victim Released Arrest Made After Teenager Shot Dead In Westchester: ID Of Victim Released
Arrest Made After Teenager Shot Dead In Westchester: ID Of Victim Released Police have arrested a suspect in connection with a shooting in broad daylight that left a teenager dead in Westchester.  Earlier Report - Teen Killed In Broad Daylight Was Ninth-Grade Student In Mount Vernon The shooting, which happened in Mount Vernon on Thursday, March 9 around 10:35 a.m., occurred in the courtyard of the Levister Towers complex at 215 South 9th Avenue and left 14-year-old Zyaire Fernandez dead, according to Mount Vernon Police.  Days later, on Tuesday, March 14, around 1 a.m., authorities found the suspect in the shooting, 21-year-old Tyrese Coghiel…
21-Year-Old Nabbed With Illegal Gun After Domestic Incident In Westchester, Police Say 21-Year-Old Nabbed With Illegal Gun After Domestic Incident In Westchester, Police Say
21-Year-Old Nabbed With Illegal Gun After Domestic Incident In Westchester, Police Say A 21-year-old man is facing charges of illegally possessing a gun after authorities discovered the weapon during a domestic incident in Westchester County, police said.  On Thursday, Jan. 5, around 1:30 p.m., police in New Rochelle responded to a reported domestic dispute at a residence near the intersection of North Avenue and The Boulevard. Once there, authorities found that there were no injuries from the fight.  However, police did discover that a man involved in the dispute, 21-year-old Christopher Bunting of the Bronx, was in possession of a Raven Arms Model MP .25 Cali…
Man Fires Gun At Car During Illegal Street Race In Northern Westchester: Police Man Fires Gun At Car During Illegal Street Race In Northern Westchester: Police
Man Fires Gun At Car During Illegal Street Race In Northern Westchester: Police A 49-year-old man has been charged with shooting at his opponent in an illegal speed contest on the Taconic State Parkway in Northern Westchester, police said. On Sunday, Dec. 4, Ossining resident Andres Rosales participated in a speed contest on the Taconic State Parkway in Mount Pleasant, according to New York State Police.  During the race, Rosales fired multiple rounds from a handgun toward his opponent's vehicle, police said.  Rosales was later arrested on Tuesday, Dec. 6, and charged with both second-degree criminal possession of a weapon and first-degree reckless…
Duo Indicted For Murder Of Dad At Hotel In Hudson Valley Duo Indicted For Murder Of Dad At Hotel In Hudson Valley
Duo Indicted For Murder Of Dad At Hotel In Hudson Valley Two transient men have been indicted by a grand jury for the unprovoked shooting death of a father of three from the region. Dutchess County District Attorney William Grady announced on Friday, Oct. 7, that a grand jury voted to indict Roy Johnson and Devin Taylor in the death of Long Island resident Paul Kutz, age 53, of East Northport, at the Courtyard by Marriott in the Town of Poughkeepsie on Sunday, Oct. 2. The indictment did away with the need for a preliminary hearing, which was scheduled for Friday, Grady said. Now that Johnson, age 35, and Taylor, age 26, have been indicted b…
Man Sentenced For Execution-Style Murder Of 21-Year-Old In Westchester Man Sentenced For Execution-Style Murder Of 21-Year-Old In Westchester
Man Sentenced For Execution-Style Murder Of 21-Year-Old In Westchester A 39-year-old man was sentenced for the execution-style murder in Westchester. Negus Kirton was sentenced on Friday, Aug. 12 to 25 years to life in state prison following his July conviction for the 2020 murder of Michael Toro, age 21, in Mount Vernon. Kirton, of Mount Vernon, had been found guilty in late June of second-degree murder and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, both violent felonies, after a weeklong trial, At approximately 1:45 a.m. on Tuesday, May 5, 2020, Kirton chased Toro, a 21-year-old Mount Vernon resident, on Darling Avenue in Mount Vernon and shot him …
Man Busted With Illegal Handgun During Incident At Westchester Hotel, Police Say Man Busted With Illegal Handgun During Incident At Westchester Hotel, Police Say
Man Busted With Illegal Handgun During Incident At Westchester Hotel, Police Say A discrepancy at a Westchester hotel led to the arrest of a 22-year-old man who was in possession of a handgun he did not have a permit to carry, police said. In New Rochelle, officers were called to the Marriott Residence Inn on LeCount Place shortly before noon on Tuesday, Feb. 15, where there was a report from a staff member of a customer who was allegedly fraudulently attempting to get a room. New Rochelle Police Capt. J. Collins Coyne said that the staffer believed a customer was attempting to use someone else’s “Marriott Rewards Points” without permission to pay for a room. During th…
Three Apprehended After Shooting Outside NY Supermarket Three Apprehended After Shooting Outside NY Supermarket
Three Apprehended After Shooting Outside NY Supermarket Three men were arrested following a shooting outside a Long Island supermarket. Following a verbal altercation, two men shot each other in the parking lot of Lidl Supermarket, located at 812 Montauk Highway in Center Moriches, at approximately 4:05 p.m. Sunday, July 18, Suffolk County Police said. Both were transported to local hospitals for treatment, one for critical injuries and one for serious injuries. Two other men, who were with them during the shooting, fled the scene and were later apprehended in the vicinity of the incident. Three of the men were charged with second-degree …
Man Busted With Loaded Handgun In Car Towed By Police In Westchester Man Busted With Loaded Handgun In Car Towed By Police In Westchester
Man Busted With Loaded Handgun In Car Towed By Police In Westchester A late-night traffic stop in Westchester of a driver who blew through red lights led to the arrest of a man in possession of an illegal, loaded weapon, police said. Jesus Gonzalez, age 30, of Grove, Texas, was stopped just before 10:45 p.m. on Wednesday, July 14 in New Rochelle. The stop happened after Gonzalez was caught driving through steady red lights at two intersections in the heart of the city, the New Rochelle Police Department said. Police said that during the subsequent stop at the corner of North Avenue and Lincoln Avenue, it was determined that the vehicle’s registration was ex…
Driver Busted By State Police With Loaded Gun, Ammo On I-95 In Westchester Driver Busted By State Police With Loaded Gun, Ammo On I-95 In Westchester
Driver Busted By State Police With Loaded Gun, Ammo On I-95 In Westchester A 21-year-old man from Long Island was arrested by New York State Police troopers on I-95 in Westchester after being busted with an illegally loaded handgun and high-powered ammo. Troopers stopped Valley Stream resident Tyrese Johnson at approximately 8:50 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 1 in New Rochelle when he committed multiple vehicle and traffic violations on I-95. According to police, while speaking with Johnson during the subsequent traffic stop, they established probable cause to search the vehicle, at which point troopers found a loaded FN 509 9mm handgun inside. Police said that the handg…
26-Year-Old Caught With Stolen Handgun In I-84 Stop, State Police Say 26-Year-Old Caught With Stolen Handgun In I-84 Stop, State Police Say
26-Year-Old Caught With Stolen Handgun In I-84 Stop, State Police Say A 26-year-old man was arrested by state troopers in Putnam county after he was found in possession of a stolen, loaded 9mm semi-automatic handgun during a traffic stop, said police. Victor M. Jimenez, of New York City, was pulled over on I-84 in Putnam County the town of Southeast at approximately 3:55 p.m on Saturday, Sept. 12.  After finding the Taurus handgun in Jimenez's vehicle, police discovered that it had been reported stolen from a resident of Chesterfield County in Virginia.  Jimenez was charged with the felonies of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon and four…
Man Sentenced For Killing Westchester Father Of Three Near Elementary School Man Sentenced For Killing Westchester Father Of Three Near Elementary School
Man Sentenced For Killing Westchester Father Of Three Near Elementary School A Westchester man may spend the rest of his life behind bars after being convicted of murdering a father of three “execution-style” during a shooting in front of an elementary school. Dwayne Reid, 48, of Larchmont, was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison after being convicted of second-degree murder and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon last month, Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark announced. On May 21, 2014, it was determined at trial that Reid shot Yonkers resident Lamont Smith, 45, three times outside the Edenwald public housing complex near P.S. 112, killing him. Cla…
Man Shot During Westchester Burglary, Police Say Man Shot During Westchester Burglary, Police Say
Man Shot During Westchester Burglary, Police Say An alleged burglar was shot in the hand while attempting to rob a basement apartment in New Rochelle on Monday morning, police said. The New Rochelle Police Department received a report shortly after 12:45 a.m. on Monday, July 2, of a robbery at a Main Street apartment, and that one of the suspects involved had suffered a gunshot wound. Upon arrival at the scene, officers found the 21-year-old tenant, along with three others, including one of the suspects, Darius Rogers, who was bleeding from his hand stemming from the gunshot wound. Police said that the investigation into the incident det…