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Senate Confirms NY Native Kash Patel, Staunch Trump Loyalist, As FBI Director
New York native Kash Patel will lead the world’s most powerful law enforcement agency. The US Senate confirmed Patel, 44, as FBI director by a vote of 51-49 on Thursday, Feb. 20, with Republican Sens. Susan Collins (Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) breaking rank to join every Democrat in opposing the move. Patel, a Long Island native from Garden City, rose to national prominence as a fierce loyalist to President Donald Trump while spreading “deep state” conspiracy theories and defending many of the rioters charged for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. He previou…
Politics
Joseph Nocella Named United States Attorney For Eastern District Of New York
Joseph Nocella, Jr., a veteran prosecutor and judge with an extensive legal background, has been named the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, according to a statement from former President Donald J. Trump. “Judge Nocella has a strong record of bringing Law and Order to the incredible people of New York,” Trump said in the announcement. “Congratulations, Judge Nocella!” Nocella served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District from 1991 to 1995, prosecuting cases involving racketeering, extortion, and fraud. His work earned recognition from the FBI direc…
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Sibling Sextortion: NY Child Abuser Had Help From Sister In Cyberstalking Scheme, Feds Say
A New York brother currently serving time in federal prison and sister are facing federal charges for an elaborate cyberstalking and extortion scheme involving explicit images and a fraudulent life insurance plot, federal authorities announced. Fred Mastroianni, of White Plains, and Doreen Mastroianni, of Yorktown Heights, have been charged with cyberstalking, extortion, and conspiracy to commit extortion, according to an indictment unsealed by federal officials. The pair allegedly targeted "Victim-1" by threatening to release sexually explicit photos and videos unless the victim complied w…
Politics
Trump Taps NY Native Kash Patel, Extreme Loyalist As FBI Director
President-elect Donald Trump announced that 44-year-old loyalist and New York native Kashyap “Kash” Patel will serve as the next Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Trump described Patel as a "brilliant lawyer, investigator, and 'America First' fighter, in an announcement shared to social media on Sunday, Dec. 1. He praised Patel’s career of “exposing corruption, defending justice, and protecting the American people.” "He played a pivotal role in uncovering the Russia, Russia, Russia Hoax, standing as an advocate for truth, accountability, and the Constitution," Trump sai…
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Woman Admits To Threatening NY Resident In Racially Charged Facebook Messages
A woman has pleaded guilty to sending racially motivated death threats to a man in New York. Kristin Keeble, age 54, of Pageland, South Carolina, admitted to transmitting threats to injure another person across state lines, according to the US Attorney's Office of the Northern District of New York. Keeble sent four profanity-laced, racially derogatory audio messages through Facebook Messenger on Oct. 26, 2023 to a Greene County man who resides in the village of Catskill. In the messages, she threatened to kill the man, along with a woman he knew and the woman's children, claimi…
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Iranian Operative, 2 NY Associates Nabbed In Plot To Assassinate Donald Trump, DOJ Says
An Iranian operative and two associates living in America have been charged in a murder-for-hire plot targeting United States citizens, including President-elect Donald Trump. Federal authorities have charged Farhad Shakeri, an alleged operative of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), along with two New York City associates in a plot to assassinate a US citizen critical of the Iranian government. The case highlights the continued threat posed by Iran’s attempts to silence dissidents and even target top US. officials. According to the Department of Justice criminal complai…
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New Castle Among Safest Municipalities In NY, New Study Says
Several Westchester County municipalities have some of the lowest property crime and violent crime rates in the state of New York, according to a new report. According to a study by SafeHome.org released in late August, the town of New Castle and the village of Rye Brook are among the three New York municipalities with the lowest violent crime rates, including murder, aggravated assault, robbery, and rape. Meanwhile, the villages of Sleepy Hollow and Tuckahoe as well as the town of Lewisboro are the three New York municipalities with the lowest property crime rates, s…
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Here's What We Know About PA Man ID'd As Trump's Attempted Assassin: FBI
The rooftop shooter at former president Donald Trump's campaign rally has been identified by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Sunday, July 14. Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20 of Bethel Park, PA, was shot and killed by officials while still on the roof of a manufacturing plant about 130 yards, from the rally according to statements by officials. Crooks had no criminal record, was a registered Republican, and previously donated to the liberal voter turnout group, Progressive Turnout Project, through ActBlue in January 2021, according to public records. When he graduated fro…
Police & Fire
Duo Caught At Train Station After Robbing Bank In Westchester
A man and a woman were apprehended at a train station in connection with a robbery at a bank in Westchester, police announced. The robbery happened on Thursday, June 20 just before 9:30 a.m., when the Chase Bank at 875 Saw Mill River Rd. (Route 9A) in Ardsley set off a hold-up alarm. After receiving a call from Chase Security, officers from the Village of Ardsley Police Department were at the scene in less than a minute, the department said. Responding officers confirmed that a robbery happened and got a description of the suspect, who was reported to be a Hispanic man with a firearm.…
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Man Sets Fire To Hudson Valley Home Of Trooper's Father After Getting Traffic Tickets: DA
A 26-year-old has been accused of setting fire to the Hudson Valley home of a state trooper’s father after being issued traffic tickets. According to Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler, the man, Tyler Williams, was pulled over and issued traffic tickets by a trooper while driving in Middletown on the evening of Dec. 20, 2023. Early the next morning, a fire was started at the home of the trooper’s father in Warwick. After a five-month investigation and the execution of over 20 judicially-authorized search warrants, largely focused on digital forensics, as well as n…
Police & Fire
County In Hudson Valley Advises Residents To Be On Alert For Possible Attack After FBI Warning
Authorities at a county in the Hudson Valley are asking residents to be on alert if they "See Something, To Say Something," after a Federal Bureau of Investigation warning of a possible ISIS-like attack in the US. Rockland County officials said the county, towns, and law enforcement are on alert following an FBI warning sent to the US House of Representatives on Thursday, April 11. During that panel, FBI Bureau Director Christopher Wray said he was increasingly concerned about “the potential for a coordinated attack here in the homeland, akin to the ISIS-K attack we saw at the Russia Concer…
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Man Assaults FBI Officer In Westchester, Gets Nearly 2 Decades In Prison
A 27-year-old man will spend nearly two decades in prison for assaulting a Federal Bureau of Investigation officer while leading authorities on a chase and firing gunshots into a crowd in Westchester. New Rochelle resident Darren Smith, age 27, was sentenced on Tuesday, April 2 to 230 months in prison for assaulting an FBI officer during a September 2020 pursuit in Yonkers, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced. According to federal officials, on September 25, 2020, Yonkers Police officers pulled over the car Smith had been driving. He then spe…
Police & Fire
Latest Update: $15K Reward Offered For Info On Suspect In Double-Fatal Shooting In Westchester
Federal officials are offering a $15,000 reward for any information on the whereabouts of a suspect wanted in connection with a violent shootout at a Westchester warehouse that left both an employee and a member of a robbery crew dead. In an announcement on Sunday, March 24, the New York division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation said they are offering a $15,000 reward for any information on the whereabouts of Marco Tulio Fernandez-Rodriguez, who is wanted in connection with an attempted gunpoint robbery of a warehouse in Mount Vernon in the area of 137 South Fifth Ave. …
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$10K Reward Offered For Suspect In Westchester Murder Who May Have Fled South: FBI
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is offering a $10,000 reward to anyone with information regarding a suspect charged in connection with a Westchester homicide that left a 29-year-old man dead. The reward is being offered to anyone with information regarding the location of 29-year-old Mtayari Dixon, who allegedly shot and killed New Rochelle resident James Caldwell, Jr. in October 2022 after the two were involved in a verbal fight, according to the city's police department. Earlier Report - Search Intensifies For Suspect In New Rochelle Murder: May Have Fled T…
Police & Fire
New Update: Suspect From Westchester Nabbed In Shooting Of Off-Duty
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A 30-year-old man has been charged with shooting an off-duty police officer in a targeted attack that happened near a parkway in Westchester, authorities announced. Port Chester resident Bryan Martinez, age 30, was arrested on Thursday evening, Nov. 16 in connection with the shooting of a 27-year-old off-duty New York City Police Department officer near the Saw Mill River Parkway in Yonkers on Tuesday, Nov. 14, Yonkers Police announced. Earlier Report - Latest Update: Police Seek Help In Solving Shooting Of Off-Duty NYPD Officer In Yonkers On the day of the shooting, …
Police & Fire
Search Intensifies For Suspect In Westchester Murder: May Have Fled To Southern US, Police Say
A year after a Westchester homicide that left a 29-year-old man dead, authorities are continuing to ask the public for help in finding the suspect, who is believed to have fled south. New Rochelle Police are still searching for 29-year-old Mtayari Dixon, who is accused of fatally shooting New Rochelle resident James Caldwell, Jr. in October 2022, the department announced on Thursday, Oct. 26, the one-year anniversary of the incident. Earlier Report - Police Offering Cash Reward For Suspect In Fatal Shooting Of 29-Year-Old In New Rochelle According to New Rochelle Poli…
Police & Fire
Man Sends Bomb Threats To Over 150 Schools, Synagogues, Airports In NY, Other States: Feds
A 33-year-old man faces federal charges after sending bomb threats to over 150 school districts, synagogues, airports, hospitals, and malls in several states, including New York and Connecticut, officials announced. Peru resident Eddie Manuel Nunez Santos, age 33, was arrested by Peruvian authorities on Tuesday, Sept. 26 after allegedly placing a string of bomb threats in New York, Connecticut, Arizona, and Alaska in retaliation against teenage girls for them refusing to send him sexually explicit photos, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced. A…
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Man Gets Decades In Prison For Chasing, Fatally Shooting Defenseless Victim In Westchester
A man will spend a quarter of a century in prison for chasing down a defenseless victim and fatally shooting him outside a bodega in Westchester. Mount Vernon resident Heyward Bradshaw was sentenced to 25 years in prison for fatally shooting 41-year-old Mount Vernon resident Kwasi Kirton in March 2022, Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah announced on Thursday, Aug. 10. Earlier Report - Mount Vernon Man Arrested For City's First Homicide Of 2022 According to DA officials, on the day of the shooting, March 4, 2022, around 11:30 p.m., Bradshaw had been…
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Sergeant Indicted After Tasing Handcuffed Victim 7 Times in 2 Minutes In Westchester: Feds
A Westchester Sergeant faces federal charges after tasing a handcuffed victim seven times in the span of two minutes and violating their rights in the process, officials said. Brooklyn resident Mario Stewart, age 44, a Sergeant with the Mount Vernon Police Department, has been indicted on federal charges after allegedly using excessive force against a handcuffed individual in a March 2019 incident, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Thursday, July 20. According to federal officials, at the time of the incident, Stewart had been …
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Former Pastor Who Exchanged Sexual Messages With Westchester Boy Gets Prison Time
A former pastor will spend several years in prison after engaging in sexually explicit text conversations with a 15-year-old boy from Westchester. Glendale resident Francis Hughes, age 68, who once served as a pastor at the St. Pancras Roman Catholic Church in Queens, was sentenced to five years in prison for his receipt of child pornography, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Tuesday, July 18. Earlier Report - Pastor Accused Of Exchanging Sexually Explicit Messages With Westchester Boy According to federal officials, on Feb. 1…
Police & Fire
New Update: Suspect Caught After Assaulting 16-Year-Old At Park In Westchester, Police Say
A 21-year-old man who was already out on bail on sex crime charges from a Long Island incident has been charged with assaulting a teenage girl in a Westchester public park, police said. Port Chester resident Richard A. Olmino, age 21, has been arrested in connection with an assault that happened on Friday, June 23 around midnight at Rye Town Park on Forest Avenue between Dearborn Avenue and Oakland Beach Avenue, the City of Rye Police Department announced on Sunday, June 25. Earlier Report - 16-Year-Old Girl Assaulted At Park In Rye: Suspect At Large On the …
Schools
HS Senior In Westchester Offered $500,000 In Scholarships, 5 Full Rides
A high school senior from Westchester diagnosed with a learning disability proved anything is possible by being offered a total of $500,000 in scholarships and five full rides from 15 colleges. Mount Vernon High School senior Mia Vaquero, who will be graduating in June, was accepted into 15 schools and offered a cumulative $500,000 in scholarships, Mount Vernon City School District officials announced on Wednesday, May 24. The first person in her family to pursue a college education, Vaquero was inspired to work hard in school after seeing how much her parents, who cam…
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Details Released: Ex-Aide To Former Westchester BOL Chair Tried Meeting Teen For Sex, Feds Say
Federal officials have released more details about a former Westchester County staffer who was fired after allegedly attempting to meet up with who he thought was a 14-year-old girl to engage in sexual activity. Tarrytown resident Anand Singh, age 33, was arrested on Monday, May 1, and charged with attempting to meet a person who he thought was a 14-year-old girl at an apartment building in Newark, New Jersey for sex, according to the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York. Earlier Report - 'Institutional Misogyny': Chairwoman Resigns From Westchester BOL Af…
Lifestyle
Popular Television Show Films In Westchester
If you spotted film cameras near you, it may have been for a scene from the popular CBS show 'FBI' which was filmed in a city in Westchester, officials said. The scene, which was aired as part of the seventeenth episode of the show's fifth season which aired on CBS on Tuesday, April 4, was filmed in parts of Yonkers, city officials announced on social media. Hey Yonkers! Check out this scene from last week's FBI and see if you can spot all the Yonkers locations. This was... Posted by The City of Yonkers on Tuesday, April 11, 2023 Parts of the city that appear in the scene, which feat…
Police & Fire
18-Year-Old Fatally Shot In Westchester: Suspect At Large, Officials Say
Updated story - Murder Of Teen In Mount Vernon: 33-Year-Old Suspect Apprehended Authorities are searching for a suspect who fatally shot an 18-year-old man in Westchester, officials said. The incident happened on Thursday, April 6 just after 12:30 p.m., when police in Mount Vernon responded to Garden Avenue and East 4th Street on a report of shots fired. Once arriving at the scene, officers learned that an 18-year-old victim had been rushed to Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital with numerous gunshot wounds, according to Mount Vernon Communications Director Tim Allen. Police t…
Police & Fire
Gas Station Robbery: Suspect Ties Up Clerk, Leads Cops On Chase In Westchester, Police Say
An armed gas station robbery suspect has been removed from the streets after allegedly tying up a store clerk and leading officers on a chase in Westchester County, police said. The robbery happened during the early morning hours of Friday, March 24 at a gas station in downtown Port Chester, according to the village's police department. The suspect allegedly entered the store, displayed a handgun, and then tied the clerk up before fleeing the scene on foot. Patrolling officers working the midnight shift then spotted the suspect and ran after them, eventually taking them i…
Police & Fire
Home Invasion: Duo Assaults Victim, Holds Them At Gunpoint In Northern Westchester, Police Say
Two suspects face charges after allegedly breaking into a home in Northern Westchester and assaulting a resident before stealing property, police said. The incident happened on Friday, March 17 around 3:30 a.m., when officers responded to a home in Yorktown for a reported residential burglary, according to Yorktown Police. After arriving, officers spoke with a "distraught" resident who said that two suspects had entered the home and had remained inside for over half an hour, authorities said. During the time they were inside the residence, the suspects allegedly assaulted the v…
Police & Fire
Murder Of Hudson Valley College Student Remains Mystery 20 Years Later
New York State Police are continuing to investigate the murder of a 20-year-old Hudson Valley woman 20 years ago. Megan McDonald's body was found in Orange County on Saturday, March 15, 2003, in a field off Bowser Road in the town of Wallkill. McDonald’s 1991 white Mercury Sable was discovered two days later in an apartment complex parking lot, in the town of Wallkill, said Trooper Steven Nevel. The cause of death was determined to be blunt force trauma, Nevel said. At the time of her death, McDonald worked at the Galleria Mall in Middletown and was attending SUNY Orange …
Police & Fire
Road Rage: Suspects Point Gun At Driver, Then Crash In Northern Westchester, Police Say
Two suspects will be prosecuted by federal officials after allegedly pointing a gun at another driver at a stop light and then fleeing police before crashing in Northern Westchester. The road rage incident started on Monday, Feb. 20 around 10:30 a.m. in Yonkers, when two drivers stopped at a traffic light on Lawrence Street exchanged words, which then escalated into the passenger of one of the cars pointing a gun at the driver of the second vehicle. The victim then immediately drove away after seeing the gun and called police as the suspect's vehicle, a Chrysler 300, followed clo…
News
'CryptoQueen' Charged In NY On FBI's 10 Most Wanted: May Have Armed Guards, Changed Appearance
A woman charged in New York with stealing billions of dollars from investors around the world may have changed her appearance and be traveling with armed guards, according to federal agents. Bulgaria native Ruja Ignatova, age 42, has been placed on the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Ten Most Wanted Fugitive List for participating in a fake cryptocurrency scheme that defrauded victims of more than $4 billion in total. The scheme began in 2014 when Ignatova founded OneCoin Ltd., a Bulgaria-based company that marketed a fake cryptocurrency to investors. To solicit funds, she would make f…
Police & Fire
'Potential Human Trafficking': Northern Westchester Business Busted For Unauthorized Practice
Two people were arrested after an investigation revealed that they were running an unauthorized "massage parlor" in Northern Westchester, police said. The arrests were made on Saturday, Jan. 21, after an investigation into the unauthorized practice located in Yorktown at 1924 Commerce St. was commenced by Yorktown Police, the department said. Authorities also noted that the two people who were arrested are also being treated as victims as they continue looking into the matter. "We are ever mindful of the potential human trafficking element associated with situations …
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