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Man Dies After Attempted Armed Robbery In Area, Police Say Man Dies After Attempted Armed Robbery In Area, Police Say
Man Dies After Attempted Armed Robbery In Area, Police Say A 23-year-old man died after attempting to rob someone at gunpoint during an otherwise benign planned transaction in Northern Westchester, police said. Officers from the Ossining Police Department received a report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle at approximately 4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 6 around James Street, prompting an investigation. Police said that upon arrival, officers found what appeared to be the scene of a collision, though there was no car or downed pedestrian in the area. While investigating the reported crash, officers located Cortlandt Manor resident Samuel Fiakor, who was …

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by Zak Failla
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Hudson Valley Man Sentenced For Role In Fatal Stabbing Over Clothes Hudson Valley Man Sentenced For Role In Fatal Stabbing Over Clothes
Hudson Valley Man Sentenced For Role In Fatal Stabbing Over Clothes A 20-year-old man will spend more than a decade behind bars after pleading guilty to manslaughter for the stabbing death of a 21-year-old Westchester high school graduate last year over clothes. Ossining resident Andrew Knight was sentenced to 14 years in state prison after accepted a plea of first-degree manslaughter for his role in the stabbing death of Gregory Jackson Jr. last year, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced.  Knight had originally been charged with murder, manslaughter and weapons charges before reaching the plea agreement in February. Of…

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21-Year-Old Fatally Stabbed During Dispute In Westchester 21-Year-Old Fatally Stabbed During Dispute In Westchester
21-Year-Old Fatally Stabbed During Dispute In Westchester A 21-year-old Ossining High School graduate died after being stabbed during an altercation. Greg Jackson, Jr. was stabbed on Monday, Jan. 28 during an incident on James Street in Ossining. He was transported to Westchester Medical Center and died on Friday, Feb. 1. Details of the stabbing and altercation that preceded it have not been released, but his mother, Lisa Jackson, told News 12 that “everyone knows who did it.” The community has rallied around the Jackson family, raising nearly $17,000 as part of a GoFundMe fundraising effort in just one day. 
“My best friend died at the hands of …

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by Zak Failla