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Man Wanted For Attempted Murder In Fairfield County Nabbed After Vehicle Spotted In Westchester Man Wanted For Attempted Murder In Fairfield County Nabbed After Vehicle Spotted In Westchester
Man Wanted For Attempted Murder In Fairfield County Nabbed After Vehicle Spotted In Westchester A suspect wanted in Fairfield County for attempted murder was arrested in New York City after his vehicle was spotted in Westchester. Westchester County Police say information was developed that the suspect might be traveling through the area and had established surveillance on several parkways.  A patrol officer observed the suspect’s 2015 Nissan Maxima about 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22 on the Hutchinson River Parkway at Boston Post Road in Pelham, and followed it into the Bronx, where it was stopped by Westchester County and NYPD officers. The suspect was taken into custody without …

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Former Westchester Resident Convicted Of 2016 Murder Former Westchester Resident Convicted Of 2016 Murder
Former Westchester Resident Convicted Of 2016 Murder A former area resident who went on the run was found guilty of murdering a Westchester man. Former Yonkers resident Anthony Burton, who most recently lived in Pensacola, Florida, was found guilty of murder and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon following a trial for the murder of a Yonkers man in April 2016. Shortly after midnight on April 30, 2016, Burton pulled a handgun and fired three shots outside a building on Waverly Street in Yonkers. The bullets struck his victim in the abdomen, back, and hip, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., said. The victim …

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by Zak Failla
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Fugitive Wanted For Sex Assault Of 14-Year-Old Apprehended In Northern Westchester Fugitive Wanted For Sex Assault Of 14-Year-Old Apprehended In Northern Westchester
Fugitive Wanted For Sex Assault Of 14-Year-Old Apprehended In Northern Westchester A fugitive wanted for the sexual assault of a 14-year-old child was apprehended in Northern Westchester after a local resident reported a suspicious vehicle. Pound Ridge Police received the call of a suspicious vehicle in the area of Sherwood Rd in Pound Ridge on Wednesday, Dec. 26. Responding Pound Ridge Officers located the vehicle on Upper Shad Road in Pound Ridge. Police determined that the vehicle was a sub-contracted vehicle by Optimum Cable company doing local installations. Upon identifying the driver, it was determined that he was wanted in Texas …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Ex-Westchester Resident Sentenced For 2008 Cold Case Murder Ex-Westchester Resident Sentenced For 2008 Cold Case Murder
Ex-Westchester Resident Sentenced For 2008 Cold Case Murder A former Westchester resident may spend the rest of his life in prison after being found guilty of fatally shooting a man in a taxicab more than a decade ago and attempting to flee the state to avoid arrest. Damon Scott has been sentenced to a term of 20 years to life in prison after he was found guilty of second-degree murder in the death of a Yonkers man in 2008 following a cold case investigation.  Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., announced that a jury returned the guilty verdict shortly after noon on Wednesday, Oct. 10. A Lincoln Town Car taxi pulle…

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by Zak Failla
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Fugitive Wanted For Rape Of Child Nabbed By New York State Police Fugitive Wanted For Rape Of Child Nabbed By New York State Police
Fugitive Wanted For Rape Of Child Nabbed By New York State Police A 32-year-old man has been arrested by state police troopers on an outstanding warrant for assaulting and raping a minor. New York State Police troopers and the Bureau of Criminal Investigation in Livingston announced the arrest of Gary Montana, of Hudson in Columbia Couty who had an outstanding warrant out for his arrest in Pittsfield, Mass. Police said that Montana was wanted for indecent assault and battery on a child under the age of 14 and rape of a child with force, felonies. He was arraigned in the Town of Greenport Court and remanded to the Columbia County Jail without bail. As a f…

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by Zak Failla
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Suspect Nabbed In Brutal Robbery Of 62-Year-Old Woman In Hudson Valley Suspect Nabbed In Brutal Robbery Of 62-Year-Old Woman In Hudson Valley
Suspect Nabbed In Brutal Robbery Of 62-Year-Old Woman In Hudson Valley A 28-year-old man who was wanted for the brutal robbery of a 62-year-old Hudson Valley woman turned himself into police in North Carolina after a barrage of press and law enforcement officials highlighted his crime.  Derick Hinton of Poughkeepsie turned himself into Fayetteville, N.C., police on Thursday and was arrested on a warrant by the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department for the July 11 robbery, said Det. Lt. Matt Clark. The incident took place around 9:30 a.m. July 11 on Garden Street when Hinton allegedly sprayed the woman in the face with what is believed to be mace, causing burn…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Teen Wanted For Murder Nabbed In I-84 Stop Teen Wanted For Murder Nabbed In I-84 Stop
Teen Wanted For Murder Nabbed In I-84 Stop A 16-year-old fugitive wanted for murder was arrested during a stop in the Hudson Valley, state police reported on Saturday, June 30.The teen was wanted in connection with a homicide that occurred in Lynn, Massachusetts on Monday, June 23. State Police developed information that Nathaniel Pagan was in the Orange County area on Thursday, June 28. A description of the vehicle he was traveling in was broadcast and a short time later, troopers spotted the vehicle on I-84 in Wallkill. The vehicle was stopped and Pagan was arrested. He has been charged as a fugitive from justice. An arraignment …

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by Joe Lombardi
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DA: Fugitive Teen In Westchester HS Stabbing Faces Attempted Murder Charge DA: Fugitive Teen In Westchester HS Stabbing Faces Attempted Murder Charge
DA: Fugitive Teen In Westchester HS Stabbing Faces Attempted Murder Charge A Westchester County teenager has been arraigned on an attempted murder charge for his role in a high school stabbing after recently being extradited from Alabama following a four-month manhunt. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced on Thursday that New Rochelle resident Bryan Stamps, 15, has been charged as a juvenile offender on charges that include second-degree attempted murder, first-degree assault, criminal possession of a weapon and endangering the welfare of a child after the FBI tracked him down in the south earlier this month. At approximately 8:50 a…

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by Zak Failla
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Fugitive Teen In Westchester HS Stabbing Caught In Alabama Fugitive Teen In Westchester HS Stabbing Caught In Alabama
Fugitive Teen In Westchester HS Stabbing Caught In Alabama Following a four-month manhunt, FBI investigators have tracked down a 15-year-old suspect in Alabama allegedly involved in a stabbing in New Rochelle in January. At approximately 8:50 a.m. on Jan. 18, the New Rochelle Police Department received a call from security guards at the high school reporting that a stabbing had occurred at the school, and the suspect was seen on video fleeing the building, New Rochelle Police Capt. Robert Gazzola said. The teen had managed to stay clear of law enforcement for four months until he was arrested on Monday in Alabama, officials said. He is due to be br…

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by Zak Failla
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Mexican Nationals Extradited To New York On Sex Trafficking Charges Mexican Nationals Extradited To New York On Sex Trafficking Charges
Mexican Nationals Extradited To New York On Sex Trafficking Charges Five Mexican nationals have been extradited in connection with sex trafficking charges, according to the U.S. Justice Department in Southern New York. Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District,   Acting Assistant Attorney General John M. Gore of the Civil Rights Division, and Angel M. Melendez, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations announced the extradition of Efrain "Chavito" Granados-Corona, Emilio Rojas-Romero, Alan "El Flaco" Romero-Granados and Pedro Rojas-Romero. They were charge…

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by Jon Craig