New Charges: 19-Year-Old Indicted For Shooting Fellow Teen In Westchester County New Charges: 19-Year-Old Indicted For Shooting Fellow Teen In Westchester County
New Charges: 19-Year-Old Indicted For Shooting Fellow Teen In Westchester County A 19-year-old man has been officially indicted on charges connected to the shooting of a 15-year-old boy in Westchester County, according to the county's district attorney.  The suspect, Yonkers resident Joseph Tejera, is accused of shooting the victim twice on Wednesday, Oct. 26 on Woodworth Avenue in Yonkers, according to Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah.  The victim was then taken to Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx, where he received emergency medical treatment, Rocah said.  Tejera was arrested by Yonkers Police on Wednesday, Nov. 2, acc…
19-Year-Old Charged With Shooting Fellow Teen In Westchester: Police 19-Year-Old Charged With Shooting Fellow Teen In Westchester: Police
19-Year-Old Charged With Shooting Fellow Teen In Westchester: Police A 19-year-old man has been charged with shooting a 15-year-old boy at least two times, according to police.  Earlier report - Suspect On Loose After 15-Year-Old Shot In Yonkers, Police Say On Wednesday, Oct. 26, at around 10:30 p.m., police in Westchester County responded to the reported shooting in Yonkers in the area of 290 Woodworth Ave. and found the victim suffering from two gunshot wounds to his lower body, according to Yonkers Police. The victim was reported as being in stable condition after being taken to the hospital, police said.  After investigation, polic…
Hudson Valley Man Indicted For Attempted Murder In Hammer Attack, Police Chase Hudson Valley Man Indicted For Attempted Murder In Hammer Attack, Police Chase
Hudson Valley Man Indicted For Attempted Murder In Hammer Attack, Police Chase A Hudson Valley man who allegedly attempted to kill his girlfriend with a hammer and then took police on a wild chase before crashing into a state police cruiser has been indicted for attempted murder. Rockland County resident Todd Humphrey, age 46, of Stony Point, was indicted by a grand jury on Wednesday, Oct. 26 in connection with a violent attack at a hotel in West Nyack. On Monday, Oct. 17, around 5 am, officers from the Clarkstown Police Department responded to the Tappan Zee Hotel, located at 110 North Route 303 in West Nyack, for reports of a woman screaming, police s…
Man Charged With Attempted Murder Outside Hudson Valley Restaurant Man Charged With Attempted Murder Outside Hudson Valley Restaurant
Man Charged With Attempted Murder Outside Hudson Valley Restaurant A suspect has been charged after the stabbing of a 27-year-old man outside a Hudson Valley restaurant. On Sunday, Oct. 16, in Putnam County at approximately 4 a.m. sheriff's deputies were dispatched to the La Patrona Mexican Restaurant at 182 Route 22 in Southeast for a dispute in progress with a knife involved. Arriving Deputies found a large crowd outside the restaurant and quickly located the victim, a 27-year-old man, who had been stabbed in the neck and stomach area and began first-aid. Brewster Ambulance was dispatched to the scene and transported the victim to Danbury Hospital for tr…
Hammer Attack Leads To Chase, Crash Into Cruiser In Hudson Valley, Police Say Hammer Attack Leads To Chase, Crash Into Cruiser In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Hammer Attack Leads To Chase, Crash Into Cruiser In Hudson Valley, Police Say A Hudson Valley man is behind bars after allegedly attempting to kill his girlfriend with a hammer and then taking police on a wild chase before crashing into a state police cruiser. The incident began in Rockland County around 5:10 a.m. on Monday, October 17, in Clarkstown. According to Clarkstown Police Detective Norman Peters, officers responded to the Tappan Zee Hotel at 110 North Route 303 for a report of a woman screaming. When officers arrived they found a woman who had been seriously assaulted, Peters said. The victim had substantial lacerations to her head and officers rende…
23-Year-Old Indicted For Allegedly Shooting 3 People In Westchester County 23-Year-Old Indicted For Allegedly Shooting 3 People In Westchester County
23-Year-Old Indicted For Allegedly Shooting 3 People In Westchester County A 23-year-old man was indicted on attempted murder charges for allegedly shooting three people in Westchester County over the summer. Jaquan Henderson, of Yonkers, was charged in the shooting that injured three people in Yonkers in July, Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah announced on Monday, Oct. 3. The DA's Office said he was indicted for: Three counts of second-degree attempted murder Three counts of first-degree assault Two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon Third-degree criminal possession of a weapon According to the report, at about 10:45 p.m. on…
Duo Charged In Connection To Main Street Shooting In Westchester Duo Charged In Connection To Main Street Shooting In Westchester
Duo Charged In Connection To Main Street Shooting In Westchester A pair of Northern Westchester residents were indicted in connection with a July 2022 shooting that injured two people. It is alleged that on Friday, July 29, at approximately 9:15 p.m., a 17-year-old adolescent offender, while acting in concert with 18-year-old Shaynna Session, fired approximately 14 gunshots at a vehicle on Main Street in Peekskill, striking the vehicle and the two passengers inside, Westchester County District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah said. The victims were transported to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, where they underwent emergency treatment. The Pee…
Westchester Resident Among Duo Charged In Connection To Double Weekend Shooting Westchester Resident Among Duo Charged In Connection To Double Weekend Shooting
Westchester Resident Among Duo Charged In Connection To Double Weekend Shooting Two people, including a Westchester resident, were charged in connection to a shooting that left two people wounded over the weekend in New Jersey — one for obstruction of evidence and the other for pulling the trigger, authorities said. Dewitt Gilmore, age 32, of New Rochelle, was charged with attempted murder while Ainslee J. Clark, 28, of Middlesex, was charged with obstruction and drug offenses, in connection with the incident early Sunday, Sept. 11 in Manville, New Jersey, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. Two male victims were shot at a  Manville home on Nor…
Man Charged With Attempted Murder After Assault On Commercial Bus Traveling In Hudson Valley Man Charged With Attempted Murder After Assault On Commercial Bus Traveling In Hudson Valley
Man Charged With Attempted Murder After Assault On Commercial Bus Traveling In Hudson Valley A man has been charged with attempted murder and other offenses after an assault on a commercial bus on the New York Thruway. Original report: Police Investigating Assault On Commercial Bus Traveling On NY Thruway The bus was traveling southbound from Albany to New York City, with approximately 30 passengers on board when a physical altercation began between two male passengers at about 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26, according to New York State Police.  The bus pulled over onto the shoulder of I-87 at mile marker 60.1 in the town of Newburgh where troopers responded and we…
Victim In NY Sword Attack Is School Shooter, Report Says Victim In NY Sword Attack Is School Shooter, Report Says
Victim In NY Sword Attack Is School Shooter, Report Says A man who was brutally attacked with a sword at a New York homeless shelter has been identified as the gunman in a 2004 shooting at an upstate high school, according to News10 in Albany. Police said a 34-year-old man suffered severe injuries when another man struck him several times with a sword at the Capital Connections Drop-In Center in Albany on Monday, Aug. 29. The victim was identified by News 10 as 34-year-old Jon Romano, who served 15 years in prison for attempted murder after opening fire at Columbia High School in East Greenbush in February 2004. In that incident, Romano fired …
17-Year-Old Wanted For Attempted Murder In Westchester Nabbed In Fairfield County 17-Year-Old Wanted For Attempted Murder In Westchester Nabbed In Fairfield County
17-Year-Old Wanted For Attempted Murder In Westchester Nabbed In Fairfield County A 17-year-old wanted for attempted murder was apprehended by officers in Fairfield County on another charge. The attempted murder took in Northern Westchester County around 9:15 p.m. on Friday, July 29. During the incident, a Honda SUV was traveling east on the 800 block of Main Street in the City of Peekskill occupied by two women, said Det. Lt. Jack Galusha, of the City of Peekskill Police. As the vehicle traveled through the traffic light at Main Street and Decatur Avenue, a male began shooting at the vehicle with a semi-automatic 9mm handgun, striking the car and its occ…
Man Indicted For Hitting Elderly Asian Woman 125 Times In Violent Westchester Attack, DA Says Man Indicted For Hitting Elderly Asian Woman 125 Times In Violent Westchester Attack, DA Says
Man Indicted For Hitting Elderly Asian Woman 125 Times In Violent Westchester Attack, DA Says A Westchester County man has been indicted on multiple hate crime charges for allegedly punching an elderly Asian woman more than 125 times. Yonkers resident Tammel Esco was indicted on Tuesday, July 19 for allegedly punching the woman, repeatedly stomping on her upper body, and spitting on her, said Westchester County District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah. Esco, age 42, was charged with: Two counts of attempted murder as a hate crime Six counts of assault as a hate crime He is being held without bail at the Westchester County Jail.  The incident took place on Friday…