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Westchester Woman Admits To Fatal Stabbing Of Daughter's Father Westchester Woman Admits To Fatal Stabbing Of Daughter's Father
Westchester Woman Admits To Fatal Stabbing Of Daughter's Father A Westchester woman has admitted to fatally stabbing a man during a domestic dispute earlier this year. Yonkers resident Chanelle Franklin, 34, has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the stabbing death of Khalif Kennedy in February. Franklin and Kennedy reportedly had a child together. On Feb. 2, Franklin stabbed Kennedy in her Caryl Avenue apartment, police said. Officers responded to a 911 call at the residence and found Kennedy with a life-threatening stab wound to his neck. Kennedy was transported to an area hospital, where he ultimately died from the stab wound. Franklin is scheduled…

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by Zak Failla
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AMBER Alert Update: 3-Year-Old Area Girl Found Safe AMBER Alert Update: 3-Year-Old Area Girl Found Safe
Amber Alert Update: 3-Year-Old Area Girl Found Safe Click here for an updated story: LI Mother Surrenders After Shooting Of 3-Year-Old's Father Leads To AMBER Alert A 3-year-old Long Island girl has been found safe after an AMBER Alert was issued Friday morning, Sept. 6, but the search continues for her mother who is wanted in a shooting. Patchita Tennant, 42, also known as Patricia, allegedly shot Andrew Mitchell, 42, during a domestic dispute at a home in Riverhead, and then left with their daughter, Vanessa. Mitchell, who is expected to survive, was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital with multiple gunshot wounds. Tennant …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Woman Accused Of Stabbing Victim With Knife In Area Domestic Dispute Woman Accused Of Stabbing Victim With Knife In Area Domestic Dispute
Woman Accused Of Stabbing Victim With Knife In Area Domestic Dispute A 24-year-old woman is behind bars after allegedly brandishing a knife and stabbing her victim during an early morning domestic dispute, state police said. New York State Police troopers from the Poughkeepsie barracks were dispatched at approximately 5 a.m. on Wednesday, May 22 to a West Road home in Pleasant Valley to investigate a reported domestic incident. According to police, the investigation determined that Dutchess County resident Mikala Riggleman of Pleasant Valley was involved in a physical domestic dispute, stabbing her victim in the process. Her victim sustained injuries that we…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Woman Charged With Falsely Reporting Shooting In Westchester Woman Charged With Falsely Reporting Shooting In Westchester
Woman Charged With Falsely Reporting Shooting In Westchester A woman has been arrested and is facing charges after she allegedly falsified a report of a shooting in Northern Westchester, police say. On Friday, Feb. 1 around 11:!5 p.m., New York State Police responded to Lexington Avenue in the town of Cortlandt on the report of a domestic dispute. The caller claimed that the suspect was holding her hostage and actively shooting at her. After further investigation by the State Police, Westchester Police Department, Yorktown Police Department and K9 units, it was determined that no shots had been fired in the area. The caller, identified as 47-year-ol…

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by Valerie Musson
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Mother Stabs Man To Death In Westchester Domestic Dispute, Police Say Mother Stabs Man To Death In Westchester Domestic Dispute, Police Say
Mother Stabs Man To Death In Westchester Domestic Dispute, Police Say A 33-year-old woman engaged in a domestic dispute fatally stabbed a man late Saturday night in Westchester, police said. At approximately 10:42 p.m. Feb. 2, members of the Yonkers Police Department responded to an apartment at 40 Caryl Ave. on a report of a male with a stab wound. Upon arrival, officers discovered the victim, a 41-year-old resident of Yonkers with a life-threatening puncture wound to his neck, Yonkers Police said. Officers immediately rendered aid and the victim was brought to a local area hospital where he died from his injury.  Detectives from the Major Case Squad …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Police: Man Menaces Victim With Baseball Bat, Breaks Windows In Westchester Police: Man Menaces Victim With Baseball Bat, Breaks Windows In Westchester
Police: Man Menaces Victim With Baseball Bat, Breaks Windows In Westchester A 31-year-old man is behind bars after state police say he menaced a victim with a baseball bat and broke several car windows. Troopers responded to Dogwood Road in the town of Cortlandt for a reported neighbor dispute on Saturday, Jan. 12. Investigation by the troopers discovered the suspect, Anthony W. Perez of Yonkers, arrived at the residence, engaged in a domestic dispute with the current resident, and engaged in a dispute with separate victim outside, state police said. During the dispute, Perez menaced the male victim outside with a baseball bat and broke several of his vehicle…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Armed With Rifles Apprehended After Threatening To Kill Troopers During Hours-Long Standoff Man Armed With Rifles Apprehended After Threatening To Kill Troopers During Hours-Long Standoff
Man Armed With Rifles Apprehended After Threatening To Kill Troopers During Hours-Long Standoff A 34-year-old man is behind bars after police say he threatened to kill troopers during a standoff in which he was armed with several rifles. Troopers were dispatched by Dutchess 911 to Route 82 in the Town of Stanford for a domestic dispute on Wednesday, Dec. 26 at approximately 8:50 p.m. While Troopers were en route, Dutchess County 911 advised the responding patrols that the suspect, later identified as Robert Spaulding of Stanford, made threats to shoot troopers upon arrival and was in possession of multiple rifles. The victims of the domestic dispute were reported to be still in the re…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Man Stabbed In Arm During Domestic Dispute In Westchester, Police Say Man Stabbed In Arm During Domestic Dispute In Westchester, Police Say
Man Stabbed In Arm During Domestic Dispute In Westchester, Police Say One person was injured during a domestic dispute in which he was stabbed in the arm, police said. The incident took place around 5:50 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 24 at 157 S. 12th Ave., during the dispute, said the Mount Vernon police. The man was taken to a local hospital for non-life threatening injuries with a laceration to his forearm, said Maria Donovan, spokeswoman for the department. Detectives are investigating circumstances of the incident.

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Westchester Man Charged After Domestic Incident In Nyack Westchester Man Charged After Domestic Incident In Nyack
Westchester Man Charged After Domestic Incident In Nyack A late-night domestic dispute in Rockland County led to the arrest of a 29-year-old Westchester man who allegedly got into a verbal altercation with a family member. Officers from the Orangetown Police Department were dispatched to a Nyack home at approximately 1:15 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 22, where there was a reported domestic incident. Police said that the investigation into the domestic incident determined that during the verbal altercation, New Rochelle resident Keith Reynolds allegedly intentionally damaged a door. He was arrested by investigating officers and charged with a misdemeano…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Sentenced For Fatally Shooting Brother In Hudson Valley Man Sentenced For Fatally Shooting Brother In Hudson Valley
Man Sentenced For Fatally Shooting Brother In Hudson Valley A man who admitted intentionally killing his brother in the Hudson Valley has been sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for the crime. George Bawn, 38, of Blooming Grove, was sentenced by Orange County Court Judge Craig Stephen Brown in connection with the shooting death of his brother, James Bawn, 35, on Feb. 6, at Mountain Lodge Park, in the Town of Blooming Grove, according to the Orange County State Attorney's Office. Bawn had pleaded guilty in September to the murder that took place during a domestic dispute at his home, the DA's office said. At the time that he pleaded guilty, Baw…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Off-Duty Police Officer From Westchester Seriously Injured In NYC Shooting That Leaves Two Dead Off-Duty Police Officer From Westchester Seriously Injured In NYC Shooting That Leaves Two Dead
Off-Duty Police Officer From Westchester Seriously Injured In NYC Shooting That Leaves Two Dead A 43-year-old off-duty Yonkers police officer is in surgery after being shot at least once and injured twice in the back during a New York City domestic dispute that ended with two dead. The incident took place around 6:52 a.m. Friday in a second-floor apartment on 77th Street in Queens, said New York City Police Department Chief of Detectives Dermot F. Shea. According to Shea, one of those killed, a 31-year-old woman, called 911 and said "I've been shot by my boyfriend" and " to send the police."  The caller stops talking but the line is left open so the operator could…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Admits To Shooting, Killing Brother In Hudson Valley Man Admits To Shooting, Killing Brother In Hudson Valley
Man Admits To Shooting, Killing Brother In Hudson Valley A 38-year-old man has admitted to shooting and killing his brother inside an area home during a domestic dispute. George Bawn, 38, pleaded guilty on Thursday in Orange County Court to second-degree murder following his arrest for shooting his brother, James, 35, on Feb. 6. New York State Police troopers and members of the Town of Blooming Grove Police Department were dispatched to a Pioneer Trail home in the Mountain Lodge neighborhood on the day of the shooting, where there was an emergency call regarding shots fired. Upon arrival, police said that they found James Bawn dead inside the ho…

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by Zak Failla