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Alert Issued For Missing Westchester 15-Year-Old Alert Issued For Missing Westchester 15-Year-Old
Alert Issued For Missing Westchester 15-Year-Old Authorities in Westchester are asking for help from the public in finding a 15-year-old boy who ran away from home.  Edwin Valerio, age 15, ran away from his Yonkers home on Sunday morning, July 2, according to Yonkers Police.  Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts is asked to call police at 914-377-7900.  Share this story by clicking the Facebook icon below.  Check back to Daily Voice for updates. 

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by Ben Crnic
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Missing 13-Year-Old From Westchester Found Missing 13-Year-Old From Westchester Found
Missing 13-Year-Old From Westchester Found Updated Report: Montanez has since been found, police said.  Original Report: Authorities are asking for help from the public in finding a missing 13-year-old boy who has been missing for several days in Westchester.  Leo Montanez, age 13, went missing from his Yonkers home on Wednesday, June 28, according to Yonkers Police.  Montanez is described as Hispanic with pink hair and brown eyes. He is 5 feet and 5 inches tall and weighs 160 pounds.  He was last seen wearing a white shirt, light-colored pants with multi-colors on them, and red and white sneakers. He may …

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Hit-Run Leaves Man Dead In Westchester: Suspect Still At Large, Police Say Hit-Run Leaves Man Dead In Westchester: Suspect Still At Large, Police Say
Hit-Run Leaves Man Dead In Westchester: Suspect Still At Large, Police Say New update - Fatal Hit-Run In Westchester: Victim ID'd, Unlicensed 24-Year-Old Suspect Nabbed Police are searching for the driver involved in a hit-run incident that left a man dead in Westchester. The incident happened on Friday, June 23 just after 9:30 a.m., when a 78-year-old man was struck by a vehicle in Yonkers while crossing Executive Boulevard west of Nepperhan Avenue near the Consumer Report building, according to Yonkers Police Detective Lieutenant Dean Politopoulos.  The driver of the vehicle then fled from the scene, Politopoulos said.  The victim died as a resu…

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Man Shot Near Medical Center In Westchester, Suspect At Large: Police Man Shot Near Medical Center In Westchester, Suspect At Large: Police
Man Shot Near Medical Center In Westchester, Suspect At Large: Police Authorities are searching for a suspect who shot a man near a medical center in Westchester, leaving him hospitalized. The incident happened on Thursday, June 15 just before 2:30 p.m. in Yonkers in the area of St. John's Medical Center at 2 Park Ave., where a man suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to his arm, according to Yonkers Police Detective Lieutenant Dean Politopoulos.  The victim was taken to a local hospital, where he is expected to recover.  Police are currently at the scene investigating the incident and have not yet made any arrests.  Politopoulos sai…

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19-Year-Old Killed In Westchester: Juveniles, Man Charged In Separate Shooting Incidents 19-Year-Old Killed In Westchester: Juveniles, Man Charged In Separate Shooting Incidents
19-Year-Old Killed In Westchester: Juveniles, Man Charged In Separate Shooting Incidents A total of five suspects, including four adolescent juveniles and a Fairfield County man, face charges in connection with a string of shooting incidents in Westchester, one of which left a 19-year-old victim dead.  The four shootings, which authorities believe to be gang-related, happened in Yonkers over the months of March, May, and June, and resulted in the arrests of four teenagers and a 20-year-old man, according to Yonkers Police.  The arrests stemmed from an investigation prompted by a fatal shooting on Wednesday, May 31 around 8:20 p.m., when police responded to the area of…

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Student Accused Of Assaulting Teacher At HS In Westchester Student Accused Of Assaulting Teacher At HS In Westchester
Student Accused Of Assaulting Teacher At HS In Westchester A 16-year-old girl faces charges and disciplinary action after allegedly assaulting a teacher at a high school in Westchester.  The incident happened in Yonkers on Monday afternoon, June 5, when a 16-year-old female student at Gorton High School allegedly struck a 50-year-old female teacher, according to Yonkers Police Lieutenant Dean Politopoulos.  The student, whose name was not released as a result of her age, was then arrested on Tuesday, June 6 following an investigation and charged with second-degree assault, a Class D felony.  She was later arraigned in the Youth…

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Seen Her? Alert Issued For Missing 18-Year-Old In Westchester Seen Her? Alert Issued For Missing 18-Year-Old In Westchester
Seen Her? Alert Issued For Missing 18-Year-Old In Westchester Police are asking for the public's help in finding a missing 18-year-old woman in Westchester who may be in need of medical attention.  Ayanna Jennings, age 18, went missing from Yonkers on Saturday, June 3, according to Yonkers Police.  Jennings was last seen in the area of 463 Hawthorne Ave. She is described as a Black woman who is 5 feet 7 inches tall and 230 pounds. No information about her clothing was available.  Anyone who has information regarding Jennings' whereabouts is asked to call Yonkers Police at 914-377-7900.  Share this story by clicking the Face…

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Suspect At Large: Double Shooting Leaves 19-Year-Old Dead In Westchester Suspect At Large: Double Shooting Leaves 19-Year-Old Dead In Westchester
Suspect At Large: Double Shooting Leaves 19-Year-Old Dead In Westchester Authorities are searching for the suspect involved in a fatal double shooting in Westchester that killed a 19-year-old and left a second teenager injured.  The incident happened on Wednesday, May 31 around 8:20 p.m. in Yonkers in the area of 55 Morris St., according to Yonkers Police.  At that time, two victims in a black sedan were shot at through the car's driver's window. This resulted in a 19-year-old Yonkers man being hit at least two times, including once in the chest, and an 18-year-old Yonkers man being struck at least once in his leg.  First responders soon arrived …

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Public Park Torn Up By ATVs, Dirt-Bikes In Westchester: Suspects At Large Public Park Torn Up By ATVs, Dirt-Bikes In Westchester: Suspects At Large
Public Park Torn Up By ATVs, Dirt-Bikes In Westchester: Suspects At Large Police are searching for suspects who damaged a park in Westchester that was already under renovation by driving all-terrain vehicles and dirt bikes over a field, leaving a number of tread marks.  The incident happened over Memorial Day weekend at Redmond Park in Yonkers on Cook Avenue, Yonkers Police reported on Tuesday, May 30.  According to authorities, the trespassers tore up the park's field with ATVs and dirt bikes. The resulting damage will likely delay the reopening of the park, which was already under renovation.  Investigators are now working to find the suspects w…

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Man Steals 3 Semi-Trailers Of Goods From Parking Lot On Highway In Westchester: Police Man Steals 3 Semi-Trailers Of Goods From Parking Lot On Highway In Westchester: Police
Man Steals 3 Semi-Trailers Of Goods From Parking Lot On Highway In Westchester: Police A man faces larceny charges after allegedly stealing over $250,000 of consumable goods from a parking lot on a highway in Westchester, police said.  New Rochelle resident Kelvin Garcia Liriano, age 27, was arrested on Monday, April 17 for three counts of second-degree grand larceny, New York State Police announced on Thursday, May 18.  According to authorities, Liriano stole three semi-trailers of "consumable goods" from the Tandem Lot located on Interstate 87 northbound in Yonkers.  The value of the stolen goods totaled more than $250,000, police said. Liriano's …

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Missing Man From Westchester Found Missing Man From Westchester Found
Missing Man From Westchester Found New Update: Campos-Tovar has been located, Yonkers Police announced.  Original Report: Police are asking for the public's help in finding a missing man from Westchester who suffers from dementia.  Jacinto Campos-Tovar, age 84, was last seen in Yonkers in the area of 193 Elm St. on Sunday, May 14, according to Yonkers Police.  Campos-Tovar, who suffers from dementia, is described as a Hispanic man with white hair who is 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs 180 pounds.  He was last seen wearing a black hat and navy blue shirt.  Anyone with information regarding&nbs…

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18-Year-Old Gets Jail Time For Fatally Shooting Westchester Resident 18-Year-Old Gets Jail Time For Fatally Shooting Westchester Resident
18-Year-Old Gets Jail Time For Fatally Shooting Westchester Resident An 18-year-old will spend several years in prison after fatally shooting a Westchester man as he was leaving a store.  Maliki Johnson, age 18, of Dover, Delaware was sentenced to nine years to life in state prison on Friday, May 5 for the 2020 murder of Yonkers resident Javon Merrill, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced.  Earlier Report - Teen Arraigned For Shooting Death Of Westchester Resident On the day of the shooting, Oct. 27, 2020, just after 9:30 p.m., the then-15-year-old Johnson shot the 27-year-old victim in the chest with a .38 pistol …

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