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Northern Westchester Town Bans ATVs On Public Property After Man Attacked At Park Northern Westchester Town Bans ATVs On Public Property After Man Attacked At Park
Northern Westchester Town Bans ATVs On Public Property After Man Attacked At Park A Northern Westchester town has banned the use of all-terrain vehicles on public property almost a year after a man was run down at a baseball field.  In an announcement on Friday, July 19, the Town of Yorktown revealed it adopted new regulations for ATVs and off-highway motorcycles following a vehicular assault in late August that left a man with severe injuries.  On the day of the assault, Sunday, Aug. 27, around 2:45 p.m., Yorktown resident Kyle Frankild allegedly ran down 64-year-old Ed Moffett with an ATV at a baseball field at 2406 Hunterbrook Rd., rendering him un…
Update: Man Gets New Charges After Trying To Kill Officer In Westchester, DA Says Update: Man Gets New Charges After Trying To Kill Officer In Westchester, DA Says
Update: Man Gets New Charges After Trying To Kill Officer In Westchester, DA Says A 38-year-old man faces more charges after allegedly trying to stab an officer in the back at a Northern Westchester residence, police announced. Armonk resident Joseph Spennato was arraigned in Westchester County Court on Tuesday, July 16. This was in connection to an incident on Monday, May 20, during which he allegedly attacked an officer at his home.  The Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced the indictment. On the day of the attack at around 12:30 p.m., two North Castle Police officers responded to a 911 emergency call at an Armonk residence on Hallock Pla…
Update: Man Gets More Charges After Shooting Ex-Girlfriend At Westchester Residence, DA Says Update: Man Gets More Charges After Shooting Ex-Girlfriend At Westchester Residence, DA Says
Update: Man Gets More Charges After Shooting Ex-Girlfriend At Westchester Residence, DA Says A 39-year-old man nabbed for allegedly shooting his ex-girlfriend at her Westchester home now faces more charges after violating an order of protection while in custody after the incident, officials said.  Ruben Santiago, age 39, was arraigned in Westchester County Court on Thursday, March 7 on a 27-count indictment in connection with the January shooting of his ex-girlfriend, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced.  Earlier Report - Update: More Details Emerge After Man Shoots Ex-Girlfriend At Sleepy Hollow Residence, DA Says According to the DA's Offic…
Suspect In Shooting Of Off-Duty NYPD Officer In Westchester Gets More Charges: DA Suspect In Shooting Of Off-Duty NYPD Officer In Westchester Gets More Charges: DA
Suspect In Shooting Of Off-Duty Nypd Officer In Westchester Gets More Charges: DA A 30-year-old man nabbed for shooting an off-duty police officer in a broad daylight targeted attack next to a busy parkway in Westchester has been given new charges, officials announced.  Port Chester resident Bryan Martinez, age 30, has been arraigned on an indictment charging him in connection with a November shooting of an off-duty New York City Police officer in Yonkers, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Thursday, Jan. 4.  Earlier Report - New Update: Suspect From Westchester Nabbed In Shooting Of Off-Duty NYPD Officer In Yonkers Accord…
16-Year-Old Charged In Crash That Killed Beloved Sergeant In Westchester: 'Painful, Difficult' 16-Year-Old Charged In Crash That Killed Beloved Sergeant In Westchester: 'Painful, Difficult'
16-Year-Old Charged In Crash That Killed Beloved Sergeant In Westchester: 'Painful, Difficult' A 16-year-old has been criminally charged with a felony in connection to a Westchester crash that killed a beloved longtime police sergeant and Putnam County resident.  After a nearly 11-month investigation into a December 2022 crash that killed Yonkers Police Department Det. Sgt. Frank Gualdino, a 16-year-old Yonkers boy accused of causing the incident has been charged, Yonkers Police announced on Monday, Oct. 30.  On the day of the crash, Thursday, Dec. 1 around 3:30 p.m., Yonkers officers responded to the Sprain Brook Parkway overpass on Tuckahoe Road to a reported cr…
Man Sucker-Punches Officer, Breaks His Nose In Westchester: Police Man Sucker-Punches Officer, Breaks His Nose In Westchester: Police
Man Sucker-Punches Officer, Breaks His Nose In Westchester: Police Officials in a Westchester County city are calling for bail reform following the quick release of a man who was arrested for sucker punching an officer in his face and breaking his nose, police said. Johnny McCray, age 39, was arrested on Wednesday night, Sept. 6 on assault charges after punching an officer in the face, according to Yonkers Police.  On the night of the incident, police responded to Yonkers Avenue in the area of Cypress Street on reports of a man lying down on the sidewalk. There, arriving officers found a man identified as McCray, who they confirmed was still breathing.  …
New Update: Teenage Duo Charged With Attempted Murder After Westchester Shooting, Police Say New Update: Teenage Duo Charged With Attempted Murder After Westchester Shooting, Police Say
New Update: Teenage Duo Charged With Attempted Murder After Westchester Shooting, Police Say Two teenage boys have been charged with shooting a victim in both of his legs near an apartment building in Westchester, police said.  The arrests resulted from an incident on Tuesday, Aug. 22 just after 2 p.m., when Yonkers Police responded to the area of 1 Schroeder St. for a reported shooting, according to Yonkers Police Detective Sergeant Frank M. DiDomizio.  Earlier Report - Shooting Near Apartment Building Injures Victim In Yonkers: Suspect At Large, Police Say Arriving officers soon found a 21-year-old man from Yonkers who had suffered a gunshot wound to e…
New Update: Underage Duo Charged In Fatal Shooting At Westchester Parking Garage New Update: Underage Duo Charged In Fatal Shooting At Westchester Parking Garage
New Update: Underage Duo Charged In Fatal Shooting At Westchester Parking Garage Two teenagers have been charged in a fatal shooting at a Westchester parking garage that left a 16-year-old victim dead, police said. The duo was arrested in connection with an incident that happened on Friday, July 28 at a parking garage in Yonkers at 73-83 Highland Ave., Yonkers Police announced on Monday, Aug. 14. Earlier Report - Fatal Shooting: Victim Found In Parking Garage In Yonkers, Suspect At Large According to the department, on the day of the shooting, around 6:30 p.m., an unconscious male victim was found lying on the ground inside the parking garage. First responders s…
Duo Sexually Assaults Teens In Trio Of Separate Incidents In Westchester: DA Duo Sexually Assaults Teens In Trio Of Separate Incidents In Westchester: DA
Duo Sexually Assaults Teens In Trio Of Separate Incidents In Westchester: DA Two men face a long list of charges after sexually assaulting teenage girls in a total of three separate incidents throughout Westchester, officials said.  Both Port Chester resident Richard Olmino, age 21, and 32-year-old Jose Mejia Lopez face sexual abuse charges after allegedly assaulting teenage girls in three separate incidents that happened in North White Plains, Port Chester, and Rye, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Monday, Aug. 14.  Earlier Report: New Update: Suspect Caught After Assaulting 16-Year-Old At Park In Rye, Police…
New Charges: Woman Assaulted By Ex-Boyfriend In Northern Westchester Home Invasion, DA Says New Charges: Woman Assaulted By Ex-Boyfriend In Northern Westchester Home Invasion, DA Says
New Charges: Woman Assaulted By Ex-Boyfriend In Northern Westchester Home Invasion, DA Says A couple faces a host of new charges after allegedly breaking into the Northern Westchester home of the male suspect's ex-girlfriend and assaulting her, officials said.  The two defendants, Bronx residents Darling Read, age 35, and Jovanda Paredes, age 29, were arraigned on Wednesday, July 5 in Westchester County Court in connection with an armed home invasion that happened on Friday, March 17, according to the Westchester County District Attorney's Office.  Earlier Report - Home Invasion: Duo Assaults Victim, Holds Them At Gunpoint In Yorktown, Police Say Accordin…
Cold Cases Solved: Duo Nabbed For Murders Of Women In Westchester Cold Cases Solved: Duo Nabbed For Murders Of Women In Westchester
Cold Cases Solved: Duo Nabbed For Murders Of Women In Westchester Officials in Westchester have nabbed two suspects involved in the murders of two women that date back more than a decade, one of which involved a former corrections officer.  The two defendants were sentenced and indicted in both the 2012 shooting death of 26-year-old Pamela Graddick in the Bronx and the 1997 beating and strangulation of 34-year-old Nusinaida Ramos in Yonkers, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Thursday, June 15.  Both cases were solved after lengthy investigations by both the Yonkers Police Department and the DA's Office, off…
Teen Fatally Shot: Suspect Tried To Escape On Plane To Jamaica, Westchester DA Says Teen Fatally Shot: Suspect Tried To Escape On Plane To Jamaica, Westchester DA Says
Teen Fatally Shot: Suspect Tried To Escape On Plane To Jamaica, Westchester DA Says A man who allegedly fatally shot an 18-year-old in Westchester tried to escape justice by lighting his car on fire and attempting to board a plane to Jamaica, officials said.  Mount Vernon resident Akeem Grant, age 33, was arraigned in Westchester County Court on Thursday, May 18 on an indictment charging him with the murder of 18-year-old Tamani Turner in Mount Vernon, according to Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah.  Earlier Report - Murder Of Teen In Mount Vernon: 33-Year-Old Suspect Apprehended According to the District Attorney's Office, on Thursday,…
Duo Charged In Shooting Death Of 14-Year-Old In Westchester: DA Duo Charged In Shooting Death Of 14-Year-Old In Westchester: DA
Duo Charged In Shooting Death Of 14-Year-Old In Westchester: DA Two men face charges in the broad daylight shooting death of a 14-year-old boy in Westchester, officials said. Both Mount Vernon resident Tyrese Coghiel, age 21, and Yonkers resident Phillip Ferrell, age 46, have been arraigned on an indictment charging them in connection with the shooting death of 14-year-old Zyaire Fernandez in Mount Vernon, Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah announced on Friday, May 12.  Earlier Report - Arrest Made After Teenager Shot Dead In Mount Vernon: ID Of Victim Released On the day of the shooting, Thursday, March 9 a…
Stolen Vehicle With Gun, Narcotics Driven By Teens Caught In Millwood: Police Stolen Vehicle With Gun, Narcotics Driven By Teens Caught In Millwood: Police
Stolen Vehicle With Gun, Narcotics Driven By Teens Caught In Millwood: Police Three teenagers from the Hudson Valley face charges after they were allegedly caught with a loaded gun and narcotics packaged for sale in Northern Westchester just minutes after the stolen vehicle they were traveling in had been reported, police said.  The incident started on Wednesday, March 5 around 8:05 p.m., when Yonkers Police reported that a 2009 Acura MDX had been stolen from Tuckahoe Road. Shortly after this, Westchester County Police detectives determined that the car was traveling north on the Taconic State Parkway in Mount Pleasant.  Soon after, a Westchester …
Westchester Man Illegally Had 'Arsenal' Of Assault Weapons, Magazines Without Permit: DA Westchester Man Illegally Had 'Arsenal' Of Assault Weapons, Magazines Without Permit: DA
Westchester Man Illegally Had 'Arsenal' Of Assault Weapons, Magazines Without Permit: DA A Westchester man faces more than 100 felony counts for illegally possessing several assault weapons and dozens of high-capacity magazines in his home without a permit, officials said.  Hastings-on-Hudson resident Jianqiao Lu, age 29, was arraigned in Westchester County Court on Tuesday, March 7 for several charges related to the illegal possession of weapons, according to the Westchester County District Attorney's Office.  Lu was arrested on Oct. 25, 2021, by the Hastings-on-Hudson Police Department after they discovered that he was allegedly in possession of 16 guns, includ…
Duo Charged With Fatally Shooting 17-Year-Old In Westchester, Police Say Duo Charged With Fatally Shooting 17-Year-Old In Westchester, Police Say
Duo Charged With Fatally Shooting 17-Year-Old In Westchester, Police Say Two men have been charged with fatally shooting a 17-year-old in Westchester County nearly two years ago, police said.  The shooting happened in Mount Vernon on May 6, 2021, around 10:40 a.m., when police found 17-year-old Anthony Boyd Jr. with gunshot wounds to his chest at 34 South 8th Ave. Boyd was then taken to Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital, where he later died.  After a long, arduous investigation into the killing, authorities have now indicted two suspects, identified as Mount Vernon residents Tyrese White, age 20, and Christopher Mills, also age 20, Mount Verno…
New Charges: 19-Year-Old Indicted For Shooting Fellow Teen In Westchester County New Charges: 19-Year-Old Indicted For Shooting Fellow Teen In Westchester County
New Charges: 19-Year-Old Indicted For Shooting Fellow Teen In Westchester County A 19-year-old man has been officially indicted on charges connected to the shooting of a 15-year-old boy in Westchester County, according to the county's district attorney.  The suspect, Yonkers resident Joseph Tejera, is accused of shooting the victim twice on Wednesday, Oct. 26 on Woodworth Avenue in Yonkers, according to Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah.  The victim was then taken to Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx, where he received emergency medical treatment, Rocah said.  Tejera was arrested by Yonkers Police on Wednesday, Nov. 2, acc…
Former Westchester EMT Avoids Prison After Admitting To Sexually Abusing Colleague As She Slept Former Westchester EMT Avoids Prison After Admitting To Sexually Abusing Colleague As She Slept
Former Westchester EMT Avoids Prison After Admitting To Sexually Abusing Colleague As She Slept A former EMT in Westchester County will avoid prison after admitting that he sexually abused a colleague. Tuckahoe resident Terry Parker, age 29, who was working as an EMT in Mount Vernon at the time, was sentenced to 10 years of probation in Westchester County Court on Tuesday, Oct. 11. The sentence followed his guilty plea to first-degree sexual abuse, a felony, in June 2022. Prosecutors said the incident happened in March 2021 as Parker drove the victim home from a social gathering. He admitted to sexually abusing the woman while she was asleep. Tuckahoe Police arrested him the follow…
Duo Charged In Connection To Main Street Shooting In Northern Westchester Duo Charged In Connection To Main Street Shooting In Northern Westchester
Duo Charged In Connection To Main Street Shooting In Northern Westchester A pair of Northern Westchester residents were indicted in connection with a July 2022 shooting that injured two people. It is alleged that on Friday, July 29, at approximately 9:15 p.m., a 17-year-old adolescent offender, while acting in concert with 18-year-old Shaynna Session, fired approximately 14 gunshots at a vehicle on Main Street in Peekskill, striking the vehicle and the two passengers inside, Westchester County District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah said. The victims were transported to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, where they underwent emergency treatment. The Pee…
Westchester Man Sentenced For Sexually Abusing 11-Year-Old Westchester Man Sentenced For Sexually Abusing 11-Year-Old
Westchester Man Sentenced For Sexually Abusing 11-Year-Old A Westchester man who sexually abused a young child for two years will spend more than a decade in prison. Brandon David, age 39, of Mount Vernon, was sentenced to 15 years behind bars Tuesday, Sept. 6, in Westchester County Court. It followed his July 2022 guilty plea to one count of Course of Sexual Conduct Against a Child, a violent felony. Between August 2018 and August 2020, David repeatedly subjected the victim to intercourse and other sex acts, beginning when the victim was 11 years old, prosecutors said. He was arrested in March 2022 following an investigation by the Mount Vernon …
Man Sentenced For Violent Slashing Victim In Throat Outside Mall In Westchester Man Sentenced For Violent Slashing Victim In Throat Outside Mall In Westchester
Man Sentenced For Violent Slashing Victim In Throat Outside Mall In Westchester A man has been sentenced to prison for slashing a man's neck outside a mall in the region. Edwin Hernandez, age 44, of the Bronx was sentenced on Friday, Aug. 5 to seven years in state prison and five years post-release supervision for the 2019 event outside the White Plains Galleria Mall, according to Westchester County District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah. On Aug.18, 2019, at approximately 10:30 a.m., Hernandez approached the victim, who was a stranger, outside the entrance of the Galleria on Main Street in White Plains and repeatedly asked him to share his cigarette, the DA's…
Northern Westchester Man Sentenced To Probation For Sexually Abusing Woman While Sleeping Northern Westchester Man Sentenced To Probation For Sexually Abusing Woman While Sleeping
Northern Westchester Man Sentenced To Probation For Sexually Abusing Woman While Sleeping A Westchester County man has been sentenced to 10 years of probation for sexually abusing a woman while she was sleeping. Anthony Urena, age 25, of New Castle, was sentenced on Wednesday, June 15, after being found guilty by a jury, said Westchester County District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah. In addition to the 10 years, Urena will be required to register as a sex offender, the DA's Office said. On July 21, 2019, at approximately 4 a.m., Urena sexually abused the victim while she was sleeping in the defendant’s home in New Castle, the DA's Office said. The New Castle Police Department …
Man Indicted For Murder In Westchester For Fatal Shooting, Robbery Man Indicted For Murder In Westchester For Fatal Shooting, Robbery
Man Indicted For Murder In Westchester For Fatal Shooting, Robbery A 52-year-old suspect has been indicted and returned to New York on murder charges for allegedly robbing and fatally shooting a man in Westchester, the District Attorney’s Office announced. Virginia resident Percell Ross Blakely, of Covington, Virginia, is in custody after allegedly stealing property and shooting 62-year-old Andres Valenzuela on Main Street in New Rochelle last year. Specifically, Blakely was indicted by a Westchester County grand jury of: First-degree murder; Two counts of second-degree murder; Two counts of robbery; Criminal possession of a weapon. Westchester County D…
Westchester Woman Indicted For Drunk Driving Crash That Killed Two Westchester Woman Indicted For Drunk Driving Crash That Killed Two
Westchester Woman Indicted For Drunk Driving Crash That Killed Two A 22-year-old woman in Westchester has been indicted on multiple felony charges for allegedly drinking, driving recklessly, crashing, and killing two passengers, the District Attorney announced. Pelham resident Bethzy Higueros was indicted by a Westchester County Grand Jury on a 12-count indictment for killing two from New Rochelle in a fiery crash earlier this year. Specifically, Higueros was charged with two counts each of: Aggravated vehicular homicide; Vehicular manslaughter; Manslaughter; Criminally negligent homicide; Driving while intoxicated. Higueros was also charged with reckl…
Former Northern Westchester Attorney Charged For Stealing Millions From Clients Former Northern Westchester Attorney Charged For Stealing Millions From Clients
Former Northern Westchester Attorney Charged For Stealing Millions From Clients A former attorney in Northern Westchester is facing charges for allegedly stealing millions of dollars from her clients over the course of several years, authorities announced. Armonk real estate lawyer Laurieanne DeLitta, age 50, was indicted by a grand jury and arraigned on Wednesday, Nov. 10 for allegedly stealing more than $3.5 million from clients she represented between 2017 and 2021. Specifically, DeLitta was charged with eight counts of grand larceny, and two counts of unauthorized practice of a profession, all felonies, following her arrest by Westchester County District Attorney’s…
Westchester Man Arraigned On Murder Charge For Fatal 2020 Shooting Westchester Man Arraigned On Murder Charge For Fatal 2020 Shooting
Westchester Man Arraigned On Murder Charge For Fatal 2020 Shooting A man apprehended nearly one year after a fatal shooting in Westchester has been arraigned on murder and weapons charges. Yonkers resident Jonathan Planas, age 32, was indicted on charges that include second-degree murder and four counts of criminal possession of a weapon, all felonies, for the fatal shooting of 20-year-old Alvaro Vigueras Medina on Oct. 10, 2020. Original story - Suspect Nabbed Nearly Exactly One Year After 20-Year-Old Shot, Killed In Westchester Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah said that if convicted, Planas faces a term of 15 years to life in prison. Th…
Westchester Man Sentenced To Life For Fatal Stabbing Westchester Man Sentenced To Life For Fatal Stabbing
Westchester Man Sentenced To Life For Fatal Stabbing The sister of a murder victim in a fatal Hudson Valley stabbing spoke out as her brother’s convicted murderer was sentenced following his conviction. Mount Vernon resident Savion Kirton, age 27, was convicted of murder last month in the first jury trial to take place in Westchester County Court since last fall due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On Monday, May 24, Westchester District Attorney Mimi Rocah announced that Kirton has been sentenced to a term of between 18 years to life in prison following the second-degree murder conviction. Rocah said that on June 1, 2019, Kirton’s girlfriend was i…
Jury Finds Westchester Man Guilty Of Murder In Fatal Stabbing Jury Finds Westchester Man Guilty Of Murder In Fatal Stabbing
Jury Finds Westchester Man Guilty Of Murder In Fatal Stabbing A Westchester man may spend the rest of his life in prison after being found guilty of murdering another man following a minor incident with his girlfriend, the District Attorney announced. Mount Vernon resident Savion Kiron, age 27, was convicted of murder last week in the first jury trial to take place in Westchester County Court since last fall due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, Kirton was convicted of second-degree murder for the June 2019 stabbing of Jermial Rose in the neck, resulting in his death. Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah said that the jury deliberated…
Man Arraigned For Murder Of Man At Ex-Girlfriend's Westchester Home, DA Says Man Arraigned For Murder Of Man At Ex-Girlfriend's Westchester Home, DA Says
Man Arraigned For Murder Of Man At Ex-Girlfriend's Westchester Home, DA Says A 35-year-old man is facing a murder charge after allegedly violating an order of protection issued by the court and killing a man at his ex-girlfriend’s Westchester apartment, the District Attorney’s Office announced. Bronx resident Alexis Rose was arraigned this week in Westchester County Court, where he was charged with the Friday, March 5 murder of Shaun Hutchinson at the home of his ex-girlfriend on Warburton Avenue in Yonkers. Officers from the Yonkers Police Department responded to the Warburton Avenue residence shortly before 9 p.m. on March 5, where there was a report of a shooting…
20-Year-Old Sentenced For 'Senseless' Murder Near Metro-North Station In Westchester 20-Year-Old Sentenced For 'Senseless' Murder Near Metro-North Station In Westchester
20-Year-Old Sentenced For 'Senseless' Murder Near Metro-North Station In Westchester A 20-year-old Westchester man may spend the rest of his life in prison for what has been described as a “horrific” and “senseless” murder by the victim’s mother and the judge sentencing him. Mount Vernon resident Tasjawn “Tay” White was sentenced in Westchester County Court on Thursday, Feb. 18 to a term of 20 years to life in prison for the murder and robbery in 2018. In November 2019, White pleaded guilty to first-degree murder for his role in the March 14, 2018 death of 24-year-old Donovan Brown. The murder came following an attempted robbery by White and Pierre Mensah near the Mount Ver…
Westchester Sisters Admit To Stealing From Dead Mother's Pension Westchester Sisters Admit To Stealing From Dead Mother's Pension
Westchester Sisters Admit To Stealing From Dead Mother's Pension Two sisters living in Westchester admitted to covering up their mother’s death in an effort to steal thousands of dollars from her pension payments. Annette Bigelow, 60, and Mary Nash, 59, hid their mother’s death and collected nearly $22,000 in state pension payments between 2013 and 2015, state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli announced. Specifically, the sisters, both from Mount Vernon, pleaded guilty to one count of felony grand larceny, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. said. "This was a deliberate act to abuse the system,” DiNapoli said. “Bigelow and Nash covered …