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Longtime Police Commissioner In Westchester City Retiring After 47 Years With Department Longtime Police Commissioner In Westchester City Retiring After 47 Years With Department
Longtime Police Commissioner In Westchester City Retiring After 47 Years With Department The longest-tenured member in the history of one of Westchester’s largest police departments announced he will be stepping aside after nearly five decades on the force. New Rochelle Police Commissioner Joseph Schaller, who has been with the department since 1974, announced that he will be retiring over the summer, to be replaced by Deputy Commissioner Robert Gazzola, who joined the department in 1986. Schaller’s retirement is effective as of Wednesday, June 30, with Gazzola officially taking over the following day on Thursday, July 1. Schaller was first appointed to New Rochelle in August…

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$10K Reward Offered For Info Leading To Arrest After Five Shot, One Killed In Westchester $10K Reward Offered For Info Leading To Arrest After Five Shot, One Killed In Westchester
$10K Reward Offered For Info Leading To Arrest After Five Shot, One Killed In Westchester A $10,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest of a shooting suspect who killed one man and wounded four others in Westchester. The Westchester County District Attorney’s Office and FBI each offered $5,000 for information that leads investigators to the suspects who fired several shots into a yard in the area of Horton Avenue and Brook Street in New Rochelle shortly before midnight on Saturday, May 1. A 29-year-old man from Brooklyn was pronounced dead at the scene, a second was hospitalized and underwent surgeries, while the others suffered non-life-threatening …

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18 Alleged Westchester Gang Members Indicted As Part Of 'Operation: Crip Keeper' 18 Alleged Westchester Gang Members Indicted As Part Of 'Operation: Crip Keeper'
18 Alleged Westchester Gang Members Indicted As Part Of 'Operation: Crip Keeper' A yearlong investigation led to criminal charges for 18 alleged gang members who allegedly were involved in waves of violence and ran an elaborate cocaine-selling ring in Westchester. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., announced on Wednesday, June 12, that 18 alleged gang members had been arrested as part of a sweep dubbed “Operation: Crip Keeper” in New Rochelle. It's the third such sweep in Westchester in recent months. Scarpino announced that a Westchester County grand jury handed up a 50-count indictment against 14 members of the “8 Trey Crips” or “E.T.C.” …

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