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Dog Helps Young Victim Testify Against Former NYPD Detective From Westchester In Sex Abuse Case Dog Helps Young Victim Testify Against Former NYPD Detective From Westchester In Sex Abuse Case
Dog Helps Young Victim Testify Against Former Nypd Detective From Westchester In Sex Abuse Case In a groundbreaking trial, a court-certified support dog named Eddie helped a young child testify against former NYPD detective Wilson Frias, leading to his conviction on charges of child sexual abuse in Westchester County. Frias, 52, of Briarcliff Manor, was sentenced to five years in prison and ten years of post-release supervision after a jury found him guilty of first-degree sexual abuse, a felony, and endangering the welfare of a child, a misdemeanor. He will also be required to register as a sex offender. The abuse occurred on March 11, 2023, in Frias’s home during a playdate. The vic…
Winner Declared In Westchester District Attorney Race Winner Declared In Westchester District Attorney Race
Winner Declared In Westchester District Attorney Race The votes have all been counted, and Westchester residents have selected who will serve as the county's next District Attorney. Former County Court Judge Susan Cacace, a Democrat, emerged as the winner in the DA race, defeating her opponent, Republican John Sarcone, by a margin of 64 to 36 percent of votes, according to the county's Board of Elections.  Cacace, who resigned as County Court Judge in December 2023 after nearly 20 years in the position, gave a statement on social media following her victory: "I am deeply humbled to have earned the support of the people of Westchester Cou…
Jennifer Dulos Case: Estranged Husband's Girlfriend Sentenced To Prison Jennifer Dulos Case: Estranged Husband's Girlfriend Sentenced To Prison
Jennifer Dulos Case: Estranged Husband's Girlfriend Sentenced To Prison Michelle Troconis, the girlfriend of the estranged husband of the murdered Connecticut mother of five, Jennifer Farber Dulos, has been sentenced to years in prison. 'My Mother Was Everything To Me': Jennifer Dulos' Children Speak Out For First Time Stamford/Norwalk State Attorney Paul J. Ferencek announced Friday, May 31, that Troconnis, age 49, formerly of Hartford County in Farmington, was sentenced to a total of 20 years in prison, suspended after 14 ½ years served, for conspiring to murder Jennifer Farber Dulos in May 2019 and then covering up the crime. Troconis faced 50 years in pr…
Northern Westchester Cab Driver Sexually Abuses Child For Year: Here's His Sentence Northern Westchester Cab Driver Sexually Abuses Child For Year: Here's His Sentence
Northern Westchester Cab Driver Sexually Abuses Child For Year: Here's His Sentence A 46-year-old cab driver from Northern Westchester will spend more than a decade in prison for grooming and sexually abusing a young girl for nearly a year, officials announced.  Peekskill resident Luis Urgiles was sentenced to 16 years in state prison for engaging in sexual conduct with a young girl, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Tuesday, April 23.  According to the DA's Office, Urgiles, a cab driver in Peekskill, met the victim's family when they were passengers in his cab. He then befriended them and began grooming the then-10-year-old…
Sexual Conduct With 2 Children: Westchester Man Gets Years In Prison Sexual Conduct With 2 Children: Westchester Man Gets Years In Prison
Sexual Conduct With 2 Children: Westchester Man Gets Years In Prison The bravery of two victims who came forward about being subjected to sexual conduct as children has resulted in a Westchester man being sent to prison for several years.  White Plains resident David Rivera, age 35, was sentenced to eight years in state prison on Tuesday, May 9 for engaging in sexual conduct with two children, Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah announced on Tuesday, May 16.  According to Rocah's office, Rivera began his criminal conduct toward one victim in 2010 when they were five years old which continued until 2013. For the second victim, the…
Pastor From Westchester Admits To Killing Estranged Wife With Machete Pastor From Westchester Admits To Killing Estranged Wife With Machete
Pastor From Westchester Admits To Killing Estranged Wife With Machete A pastor from the Hudson Valley admitted to the violent machete assault of his estranged wife in front of their grandchildren and will now face more than two decades in prison. Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark announced that Yonkers resident Victor Mateo, age 65, a former pastor at the Christian Congregation The Redeemer Church in the Bronx, pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter on Wednesday, Nov. 17. Clark said that on the morning of Oct. 3, 2019, Mateo parked his vehicle near the home of his estranged wife, Noelia Mateo, age 58, on Ellsworth Avenue in Throgs Neck. As she left h…
Connecticut Man Charged In Fatal Westchester Shooting Connecticut Man Charged In Fatal Westchester Shooting
Connecticut Man Charged In Fatal Westchester Shooting A multi-agency police investigation into a fatal Westchester shooting last weekend led to the arrest of a Connecticut man who allegedly shot and killed a 24-year-old in the hallway of an apartment building over an ongoing dispute. Hartford resident Claismar Abreu-Then, age 27, was arrested late on Thursday, Jan. 21 at his Franklin Avenue home following an extensive investigation into the shooting death of Joseph Pichardo in a hallway on Fairview Street in Yonkers on Sunday, Jan. 17. Yonkers Police Commissioner John Mueller said that Abreu-Then and Pichardo knew each other and the fatal shoo…
Thousands Demand Justice 10 Years After College Athlete Shot, Killed By Cop In Westchester Thousands Demand Justice 10 Years After College Athlete Shot, Killed By Cop In Westchester
Thousands Demand Justice 10 Years After College Athlete Shot, Killed By Cop In Westchester The cacophony of thousands of voices demanding justice for Danroy “DJ” Henry has grown to include some celebrities 10 years after he was killed at the hands of police in Westchester. Nearly 80,000 people have signed a change.org petition urging prosecutors to re-open Henry’s case after he was shot and killed by former Pleasantville police officer Aaron Hess in October 2010. Henry, a football player and junior at Pace University's Pleasantville campus, was at a sports bar with teammates when a fight broke out after their homecoming game in Pleasantville. Hess remained at the scene, and w…
Missing Mom Case: 'It Was A Mistake To Trust Him,' Says Girlfriend Of Late, Estranged Husband Missing Mom Case: 'It Was A Mistake To Trust Him,' Says Girlfriend Of Late, Estranged Husband
Missing Mom Case: 'It Was A Mistake To Trust Him,' Says Girlfriend Of Late, Estranged Husband A woman charged with conspiracy to commit murder and tampering with evidence in the case of a missing Fairfield County mother of five has spoken for the first time just days before the one-year anniversary of her disappearance. Michelle Troconis, the former girlfriend of Fotis Dulos, who killed himself earlier this year after being charged with the murder of his wife, Jennifer Farber Dulos, of New Canaan, issued a statement in Spanish about the disappearance. Jennifer Farber DulosNew Canaan Police Department While first saying she doesn't know what happened to the missing mom, she also …
Westchester Man Sentenced For Murder Of 7-Year-Old Daughter Westchester Man Sentenced For Murder Of 7-Year-Old Daughter
Westchester Man Sentenced For Murder Of 7-Year-Old Daughter The Westchester father found guilty of murdering his 7-year-old daughter may spend the rest of his life in prison. Neil White, 50, was sentenced to a term of 25 years to life in prison following his sentencing in Westchester County Court on Thursday, Oct. 3. White, who was convicted of second-degree murder for the 2017 murder, reportedly sought to adjourn his trial, but was denied by the judge. Holding her daughter’s favorite rag doll, Michelle Hord, Gabrielle's mother, described the two years since her child’s murder as “a razor-blade cut of trauma, memory, pain, confusion, betrayal and …
Man Sentenced For Beating Woman To Death In Westchester Man Sentenced For Beating Woman To Death In Westchester
Man Sentenced For Beating Woman To Death In Westchester A 29-year-old man may spend the rest of his life behind bars for murdering a 66-year-old woman outside the former historic Armory building in New Rochelle. Jose Olmos, who was homeless at the time of the incident, has been sentenced to a term of between 20 years to life in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder in the death of Nurten Seljuk on July 27 last year. In the early hours on the morning of the murder, Olmos stalked his victim “for some time” as she pulled a piece of luggage near Main Street in New Rochelle. Olmos proceeded to beat Seljuk, repeatedly striking her and s…
Man Sentenced For Hit-Run That Killed Tow-Truck Driver In Westchester Man Sentenced For Hit-Run That Killed Tow-Truck Driver In Westchester
Man Sentenced For Hit-Run That Killed Tow-Truck Driver In Westchester The box truck driver responsible for the fatal hit-and-run crash on I-95 that took the life of tow-truck driver Salvatore Brescia has been sentenced in Westchester County Court. Ozone Park resident Anthony Mangano, 53, has been sentenced to the 12 months he has already spent in the Westchester County Jail after pleading guilty to a felony count of leaving the scene of a personal injury incident resulting in a death, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced on Wednesday. Brescia, a New Rochelle native, had lived in Yonkers before moving to Stamford, just befo…
Former Officer Convicted In Killing Outside Westchester Deli Gets Parole Former Officer Convicted In Killing Outside Westchester Deli Gets Parole
Former Officer Convicted In Killing Outside Westchester Deli Gets Parole A 53-year-old former officer who was convicted of killing a man over a parking spot more than two decades ago in Westchester has been granted parole. Off-duty NYPD transit officer Richard DiGuglielmo was involved in an altercation with his victim, Charlie Campbell, in Dobbs Ferry in October 1996 when Campbell parked in the “patrons only” section of DiGuglielmo’s father’s deli before heading across the street to a different eatery. DiGuglielmo was convicted of gunning down Campbell, though he maintained his innocence, claiming that he fired his gun to protect his family. DiGuglielmo had his …
Overturned Conviction Of Man Who Killed Fugitive Will Be Appealed By Westchester DA Overturned Conviction Of Man Who Killed Fugitive Will Be Appealed By Westchester DA
Overturned Conviction Of Man Who Killed Fugitive Will Be Appealed By Westchester DA Officials in Westchester County are attempting to appeal a decision by a state appellate panel who recently overturned a conviction of a man who fatally shot a Rockland County fugitive five years ago. Last March, Sparrow Bush resident David Carlson was sentenced by Orange County Court Judge Robert Freehill to five years in prison after he was convicted by a jury for his role in the death of Norris Acosta-Sanchez, who was wanted for having sex with a 14-year-old girl in Ramapo. Carlson befriended Acosta-Sanchez, who eventually confided his crime to him over beers. After several failed attemp…
Man Sentenced To Decades In Prison For Multiple Sex Crimes In Northern Westchester Man Sentenced To Decades In Prison For Multiple Sex Crimes In Northern Westchester
Man Sentenced To Decades In Prison For Multiple Sex Crimes In Northern Westchester A 27-year-old man has been sentenced to decades behind bars for sexually assaulting a sleeping woman and a teenager in Northern Westchester. Ronal Danilo Sandoval-Campos of Purdys has been sentenced to 30 years in state prison after being found guilty on eight counts related to sex crimes dating back to 2016, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., announced on Tuesday. He must also register as a sex offender upon his release. At approximately midnight on June 3, 2016, Sandoval-Campos broke into a Mount Kisco home and climbed on top of a 42-year-old sleeping woman, sexua…
Man Displaying Box Cutter Pleads Guilty To Robbing Women At Train Station Man Displaying Box Cutter Pleads Guilty To Robbing Women At Train Station
Man Displaying Box Cutter Pleads Guilty To Robbing Women At Train Station A 47-year-old man may spend the rest of his life behind bars after admitting to robbing two women at a Westchester Metro-North station while brandishing a box cutter. Arthur Branch of Yonkers has pleaded guilty to a felony count of second-degree armed robbery dating back to an incident in 2016 at the Mount Vernon station, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced on Thursday. At approximately 11 p.m. on Sept. 9, 2016, Branch pleaded guilty to approaching two women at the Mount Vernon East Metro-North station, wielding a box cutter and demanding their money and cel…
Man Sentenced For Committing Sex Acts With Disabled Child In Westchester Man Sentenced For Committing Sex Acts With Disabled Child In Westchester
Man Sentenced For Committing Sex Acts With Disabled Child In Westchester A Westchester County man who had sexual contact with a minor in his care who has Cerebral Palsy has been sentenced to more than three decades in prison. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced on Tuesday that White Plains resident Jard Hobbs has been sentenced to 32 years in state prison after being found guilty of first-degree course of sexual conduct against a child and second-degree rape, both violent felonies. Hobbs, 32, was found guilty of engaging in sexual intercourse and other sexual acts with the disabled child while he was entrusted as her caregiver in…
Man Sentenced For Running Over, Fatally Injuring Hudson Valley Attendant Man Sentenced For Running Over, Fatally Injuring Hudson Valley Attendant
Man Sentenced For Running Over, Fatally Injuring Hudson Valley Attendant A man who ran over and killed a Hudson Valley gas station attendant was sentenced Thursday to 1 1/3 to 4 years in prison, according to Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler. Milton Galdamez-Pena, 22, of Newburgh, who pleaded guilty in November to felony leaving the scene, in connection with the July 30, automobile crash that killed a gas station employee in the City of Newburgh. At the time that he pleaded guilty, Galdamez-Pena admitted that at about 4:30 p.m. on July 30, he drove a car over the employee, Jaspal Singh, 21, who had been checking gas levels at the Shell gas station lo…