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9 Nabbed In Outlet Mall Parking Lot After Kidnapping Man In Westchester: Police 9 Nabbed In Outlet Mall Parking Lot After Kidnapping Man In Westchester: Police
9 Nabbed In Outlet Mall Parking Lot After Kidnapping Man In Westchester: Police This story has been updated. Nine people, including three minors, face charges after they were apprehended at a Connecticut outlet mall following a kidnapping that occurred in New York, according to police. The arrests resulted from an incident in Middlesex County on Monday night, March 4, when police responded to the Clinton Outlets at 20 Killingworth Turnpike (Route 81) for a noise complaint and found a group of people in the mall's parking lot, according to a Clinton Police arrest report.  One of the men told officers that he had been kidnapped in Westchester while in New Rochelle,…

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by Ben Crnic
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Victim's Cell Phone Stolen In Westchester Robbery: Suspect At Large Victim's Cell Phone Stolen In Westchester Robbery: Suspect At Large
Victim's Cell Phone Stolen In Westchester Robbery: Suspect At Large Authorities are searching for a man who forcefully stole a cell phone from a victim during a robbery in Westchester. The incident happened on Sunday, Feb. 11 around 3:45 a.m. in the area of Huguenot Street and Centre Avenue in New Rochelle, according to New Rochelle Police Captain J. Collins Coyne.  At that time, the suspect engaged in a physical scuffle with the victim and took their cell phone. The victim later refused any medical attention, Coyne said. The suspect is described as a light-skinned man of unknown race.  This is a developing story. Check back to Daily V…

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by Ben Crnic
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Robbery, Attempted Carjacking Under Investigation In Westchester: Suspect At Large Robbery, Attempted Carjacking Under Investigation In Westchester: Suspect At Large
Robbery, Attempted Carjacking Under Investigation In Westchester: Suspect At Large Authorities are searching for those involved in a robbery and attempted carjacking incident in Westchester, police announced. The incident happened on Sunday, Feb. 4 just before 12:45 a.m. in the area of Harriman Road in Irvington, the Irvington Police Department announced. After authorities were alerted of the incident, patrol officers responded to the location of the robbery and began searching for the suspect while also notifying surrounding police departments.  According to police, the robbery and attempted carjacking were a targeted and isolated incident and did not appear to pos…

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by Ben Crnic
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Female Victim Robbed At Knifepoint By Duo On Moped In Westchester Park: Suspects At Large Female Victim Robbed At Knifepoint By Duo On Moped In Westchester Park: Suspects At Large
Female Victim Robbed At Knifepoint By Duo On Moped In Westchester Park: Suspects At Large Police are searching for two suspects who robbed a female victim of her phone at knifepoint at a park in Westchester.  The incident happened on Friday, Jan. 12 around 1:10 p.m., when the victim called authorities and told them she had been robbed of her phone at knifepoint by two men riding on a moped at Tibbetts Brook Park in Yonkers, according to Westchester County Police Public Information Officer Kieran O'Leary.  After the robbery, the moped allegedly drove south on the South County Trailway away from the park, O'Leary said.  Police then searched the …

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by Ben Crnic
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21-Year-Old NY College Student Shot To Death; Duo Nabbed In Connection To Case 21-Year-Old NY College Student Shot To Death; Duo Nabbed In Connection To Case
21-Year-Old NY College Student Shot To Death; Duo Nabbed In Connection To Case Police have arrested two suspects accused of gunning down a young college student in New York who was an aspiring pilot. Usman Pirzada, age 21, was shot to death Tuesday, Dec. 19, in Schenectady’s Hamilton Hill neighborhood, according to police. Pirzada was found shortly before 9 p.m. near Lincoln Avenue and Steuben Street suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to Albany Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead hours later, Schenectady Police said. Detectives found several shell casings at the scene, which was located yards from the Martin Luther King Jr. School of Excellence. …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Witnesses Help Catch Trio Accused Of Robbing Clothing Store In Westchester: Police Witnesses Help Catch Trio Accused Of Robbing Clothing Store In Westchester: Police
Witnesses Help Catch Trio Accused Of Robbing Clothing Store In Westchester: Police Three men accused of robbing a Westchester clothing store will be facing the music after witnesses were able to help authorities apprehend them, police said. The trio was arrested as the result of a robbery that happened on Friday, Dec. 8 just before 2:30 p.m. at Snipes Clothing in New Rochelle at 440 North Ave., New Rochelle Police announced on Tuesday, Dec. 12.  According to the department, the three suspects entered the store and began loading Nike clothing into a garbage bag. As the three men began running toward the store's exit, one of them pushed the store manager out of the way…

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by Ben Crnic
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19-Year-Old Wearing Wig, Makeup Robs Greenwich Tiffany Store At Gunpoint 19-Year-Old Wearing Wig, Makeup Robs Greenwich Tiffany Store At Gunpoint
19-Year-Old Wearing Wig, Makeup Robs Greenwich Tiffany Store At Gunpoint An armed teenage man wearing a wig and makeup robbed a high-end jewelry store in Fairfield County of $175,000 in merchandise before being caught by police. The robbery took place in Greenwich at Tiffany & Co. around 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 28. According to Greenwich Police, the man, identified as Edgardo Bautista-Gallardo, age 19, of San Fransico, California, entered the store at 140 Greenwich Ave. and requested to see jewelry from store associates.  Buatista-Gallardo was wearing a wig and makeup. After the jewelry was shown, Bautista-Gallardo displayed a gun and told the empl…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Duo Throws Woman To Ground, Snatches Her Purse In Westchester: Police Duo Throws Woman To Ground, Snatches Her Purse In Westchester: Police
Duo Throws Woman To Ground, Snatches Her Purse In Westchester: Police Authorities are searching for two suspects who pushed a woman to the ground before stealing her purse near an apartment building in Westchester, police said.  The incident happened in Yonkers on Tuesday night, Sept. 12, when two men approached a woman by an apartment complex at 85 Bronx River Rd., according to Yonkers Police Detective Sergeant Frank DiDomizio.  The duo then shoved the woman to the ground and stole her purse, which contained several belongings. Both men then fled south toward the Bronx, DiDomizio said. The victim suffered minor injuries and told aut…

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by Ben Crnic
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Duo Nabbed For Stealing Car After Fighting At Gas Station In Westchester: Police Duo Nabbed For Stealing Car After Fighting At Gas Station In Westchester: Police
Duo Nabbed For Stealing Car After Fighting At Gas Station In Westchester: Police A man and a woman face charges after their fight at a Westchester gas station eventually led to their arrest for stealing a car in another state, police said.  The two arrests stemmed from an incident on Friday, Sept. 1 around 9:30 a.m., when police received a complaint from a witness who saw the duo fighting at a Shell gas station in Mamaroneck at 974 Mamaroneck Ave. According to the Village of Mamaroneck Police Department, the witness had told the duo he was going to report them to authorities, which led to them fleeing from the gas station.  Mamaroneck officers then responded …

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by Ben Crnic
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Ex-Con Commuted By Cuomo Murders 27-Year-Old NY Man, DA Says Ex-Con Commuted By Cuomo Murders 27-Year-Old NY Man, DA Says
Ex-Con Commuted By Cuomo Murders 27-Year-Old NY Man, DA Says An anti-violence activist who once spent decades in prison before he was granted early release by former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is now accused of killing a 27-year-old man. Dontie Mitchell, age 43, of Albany, was indicted on murder and related charges by an Albany County grand jury on Friday, Aug. 18, in the death of Shieer Leggett. According to the Albany County District Attorney’s Office, Mitchell, either alone or with others, shot Leggett to death in Cohoes, near Main and Schuyler streets, on Friday, Aug. 11. Mitchell is also accused of having an illegal handgun at the time of the m…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Duo Arrested At Golf Course After Stealing From Macy's In Northern Westchester: Police Duo Arrested At Golf Course After Stealing From Macy's In Northern Westchester: Police
Duo Arrested At Golf Course After Stealing From Macy's In Northern Westchester: Police Two Hudson Valley men were arrested at a golf course bar and grill after stealing from a Macy's department store in Northern Westchester, police said.  The arrests resulted from an incident on Tuesday, Aug. 15 just before 1 p.m., when Yorktown Police responded to a reported larceny at the Macy's store in the Jefferson Valley Mall.  Arriving officers interviewed a witness and learned that two men had knocked them over in an effort to keep their stolen merchandise before running away from the store.  Police then notified other Yorktown officers of the two suspects' physical de…

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by Ben Crnic
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Victims Robbed At Gunpoint While Trying To Buy Gaming Console In Westchester: Suspects At Large Victims Robbed At Gunpoint While Trying To Buy Gaming Console In Westchester: Suspects At Large
Victims Robbed At Gunpoint While Trying To Buy Gaming Console In Westchester: Suspects At Large Authorities are searching for a duo who robbed two victims at gunpoint in Westchester after making arrangements to sell them a gaming console over the internet, police said.  The incident happened on Wednesday, Aug. 16 just before 10:45 p.m., when New Rochelle Police responded to an area near the intersection of Remington Place and Prince Street for a reported robbery.  According to Captain J. Collins Coyne, two men, ages 33 and 21, told arriving officers that they had driven to New Rochelle in order to purchase a Sony PlayStation 5 video game console that they had found for …

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