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Duo Nabbed For Identity Theft, Drug Possession At Northern Westchester Bank, Police Say
A Hudson Valley and Long Island man were both arrested on identity theft charges after being caught with a victim's personal information and a forged driver's license at a Northern Westchester bank, police said.
Both Dutchess County resident Duane Pelt of Fishkill, age 59, and Suffolk County resident Kevin Weiss of East Hampton, age 23, were arrested on Wednesday, Nov 29 in connection with an alleged identity theft incident in Yorktown, Yorktown Police announced.
According to the department, around 1 p.m. on Wednesday, officers responded to the Chase Bank in Yorktown at 720 Lee Blvd. and be…
Wanted Westchester Man Busted In Bloody Hatchet Attack, Police Say
A wanted man with multiple warrants out for his arrest in Westchester is in police custody following an alleged hatchet attack, authorities announced.
Aaron Garcia, age 37, of Yonkers, was arrested by the NYPD on Tuesday, Aug. 17 following an alleged rampage in Manhattan that included him battering a car with a hammer and attacking a 51-year-old man at an area ATM with a hatchet.
The alleged hatchet attack happened at approximately 5:20 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 15, at Chase Bank on Broadway near Morris Street, police said, noting that the Yonkers native is well known to police.
A bloody hatc…
Woman Caught Moments After Robbing Chase Bank Of Thousands In Westchester, Police Say
A woman was taken into custody in Westchester after allegedly threatening a bank teller with a gun and attempting to make off with thousands of dollars, police said.
Officers from the New Rochelle Police Department responded to Chase Bank on North Avenue at 9:48 a.m. on Thursday, May 20, where there was a report of a robbery in progress, Police Capt. Cosmo Costa said.
According to Costa, the investigation determined that New Rochelle resident Mary Thompson, 56, handed the teller a note that stated “give me $100,000 I have a gun.”
The teller then proceeded to turn over approximately $7,000…
Duo From Westchester, Rockland Accused Of Withdrawing Money Using Fake ID
Two Hudson Valley men -- one from Westchester and the other from Rockland -- have been arrested for allegedly attempting to close an Orange County bank account that didn't belong to them that had more than $200,000.
The incident took place around 2:15 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 29, when Monroe Police received a report of attempted fraud at the Chase Bank located at 456 Monroe Turnpike, said Lt. Stephen Corrone.
According to Corrone, two men, identified as Leroy Brown, 70, of Mount Vernon, and Lucas Jerome, of Spring Valley, entered the bank and attempted to use fake identification to close an acco…
Videos Released Of Meryl Streep Nephew's Hamptons Road-Rage Incident
New videos have been released of actress Meryl Streep’s nephew assaulting a teenager outside a Long Island bank earlier this year during a bout of road rage.
Charles Harrison Streep, 31, allegedly assaulted his 18-year-old victim, David Peralta, in the parking lot of a Chase Bank on Main Street in East Hampton on Monday, Aug. 24, causing “serious head trauma,” police said.
On Wednesday, Oct. 27, lawyers for Peralta released videos of the incident, which show the much larger Streep lifting and slamming Peralta to the ground like a rag doll.
The two can be seen exchanging words in the video …
Westchester Duo Among Four Nabbed In Fraud Scheme At Bank In Greenwich, Police Say
A man and woman from Westchester were among four nabbed in a scheme to cash a fraudulent check at a Greenwich bank, according to police.
The incident took place around 4:29 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13, when Makeeba Mercedes Bell, 28, of Ardsley, walked into the Chase Bank on Greenwich Avenue and attempted to cash a fraudulent check, Greenwich Police said.
Bell, who was wearing a green hoodie and black sweatpants, walked towards the rear of the bank parking lot where arriving Greenwich officers saw her getting into a Honda Civic parked in the handicapped spot, police said.
Officers app…
