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Man Assaults FBI Officer In Westchester, Gets Nearly 2 Decades In Prison Man Assaults FBI Officer In Westchester, Gets Nearly 2 Decades In Prison
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…

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by Ben Crnic
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Police Commissioner Helps Officers Subdue Erratic Man In Westchester Police Commissioner Helps Officers Subdue Erratic Man In Westchester
Police Commissioner Helps Officers Subdue Erratic Man In Westchester A police commissioner in Westchester made sure he had the backs of his fellow officers while they helped subdue a man acting erratically. The incident happened in Yonkers on Monday, April 1, when an officer on a traffic post in the city's Getty Square area saw a man damaging trees and knocking down traffic safety equipment, according to Detective Sergeant Frank DiDomizio.  The officer then approached the man to help him and get him evaluated, as he was acting in a way that could cause injury to himself or others, DiDomizio said. At this point, Yonkers Police Commissioner Chr…

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by Ben Crnic
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Westchester Store Shut Down After Discovery Of THC Vapes, Illegal Products: Police Westchester Store Shut Down After Discovery Of THC Vapes, Illegal Products: Police
Westchester Store Shut Down After Discovery Of THC Vapes, Illegal Products: Police A business in Westchester was shut down following the seizure of several illegal products, including THC vapes, police announced. During the night of Thursday, Feb. 1, Yonkers Police conducted a joint investigation with the city's Building Department and Consumer Protection Bureau at a business located at 2B Main St. in the Getty Square area, according to the department's 4th Precinct.  The investigation and search resulted in authorities confiscating several flavored vape pens, THC vapes, and illegal tobacco products, police said. The business, the name of which was not rel…

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by Ben Crnic
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New Update: Suspect Apprehended After Man Found Dead In Westchester Parking Garage New Update: Suspect Apprehended After Man Found Dead In Westchester Parking Garage
New Update: Suspect Apprehended After Man Found Dead In Westchester Parking Garage A suspect who was allegedly involved in a fatal stabbing that left a man dead in a Westchester parking garage has been caught, police said.  White Plains resident Necker Charles, age 51, was arrested on Wednesday, April 12 after police in Yonkers discovered an unconscious man in a parking garage at 25 Prospect St., according to Yonkers Police. Earlier Report - Stabbing Victim Found Dead In Parking Garage In Yonkers, Police Say The victim was pronounced dead at the scene and was discovered to have sustained numerous stab wounds. Upon searching him, officers also found a cell …

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by Ben Crnic
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Know Him? Police Looking To ID Man In Hospital In Westchester County Know Him? Police Looking To ID Man In Hospital In Westchester County
Know Him? Police Looking To ID Man In Hospital In Westchester County Police are asking for help in identifying a man who is receiving care in a Westchester County hospital. On Saturday, Oct. 22, Yonkers Police said an unidentified man was receiving care in a local hospital, and that they were unable to find proper identification for him.  Police said that the man is believed to be a resident of the Getty Square area and that without identification, they would not be able to notify his family that he was in the hospital.  The man has not been reported missing, police said.  Those with information are asked to call 914-377-7900 or email police…

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by Ben Crnic
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Suspect Nabbed In Late-Night Westchester Stabbing Suspect Nabbed In Late-Night Westchester Stabbing
Suspect Nabbed In Late-Night Westchester Stabbing A Yonkers man was hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries after being stabbed in a fight over money, according to Yonkers Police. The attack took place around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 14, after two men got into a fight over money which escalated into violence, said Sgt. Dean Politopoulos. Police said the victim was found in the vicinity of 1 Hudson St., in the Getty Square area, Politopoulos said. An unidentified suspected was arrested and charged with assault. 

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by Kathy Reakes