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Former Corrections Officer From Westchester Took Bribes To Smuggle Drugs In Prison: Feds Former Corrections Officer From Westchester Took Bribes To Smuggle Drugs In Prison: Feds
Former Corrections Officer From Westchester Took Bribes To Smuggle Drugs In Prison: Feds A Mount Vernon resident and former corrections officer at Rikers Island has pleaded guilty to accepting bribes to smuggle drugs into the jail, federal authorities announced.  Ghislaine Barrientos, age 37, admitted to her role in a scheme to bring narcotics, including cocaine and synthetic cannabinoids, into Rikers Island in exchange for thousands of dollars in bribes, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Wednesday, Jan. 8.  Barrientos, formerly employed by the New York City Department of Correction, conspired with others to smuggle cocaine, s…

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by Ben Crnic
Politics
Longtime Westchester Resident Announces Run To Become County's First Black District Attorney Longtime Westchester Resident Announces Run To Become County's First Black District Attorney
Longtime Westchester Resident Announces Run To Become County's First Black District Attorney A Westchester native with years of experience in civil rights cases has announced his candidacy to become the county's first Black district attorney.  Mount Vernon native and attorney William O. Wagstaff III announced his candidacy for the Westchester County District Attorney's office on Monday, Nov. 20.  Wagstaff's candidacy announcement comes nearly a month after the county's current District Attorney, Miriam Rocah, announced she would not be seeking re-election in 2024.  Earlier Report - Westchester DA Rocah Won't Seek Re-Election: 'I Do Not Fit Mold Of Career Polit…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Prison Guard Honored For Saving Baby Strangles Estranged Wife In Westchester: Report Prison Guard Honored For Saving Baby Strangles Estranged Wife In Westchester: Report
Prison Guard Honored For Saving Baby Strangles Estranged Wife In Westchester: Report A Manhattan prison guard once honored by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg for saving a baby's life was arrested for beating and strangling his estranged wife on New Year's in Westchester, the New York Post reports. Shon Brown slashed his wife's car tires then followed her ride home to Yonkers demanding to know where she had been, before screaming at her and throwing her into a glass wall on Friday, Dec. 31, the outlet says, citing a criminal complaint. Brown then choked the woman until she passed out and yelled "I'm going to kill you," before leaving, The Post says citing police…

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by Cecilia Levine
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18 Alleged Westchester Gang Members Indicted As Part Of 'Operation: Crip Keeper' 18 Alleged Westchester Gang Members Indicted As Part Of 'Operation: Crip Keeper'
18 Alleged Westchester Gang Members Indicted As Part Of 'Operation: Crip Keeper' A yearlong investigation led to criminal charges for 18 alleged gang members who allegedly were involved in waves of violence and ran an elaborate cocaine-selling ring in Westchester. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., announced on Wednesday, June 12, that 18 alleged gang members had been arrested as part of a sweep dubbed “Operation: Crip Keeper” in New Rochelle. It's the third such sweep in Westchester in recent months. Scarpino announced that a Westchester County grand jury handed up a 50-count indictment against 14 members of the “8 Trey Crips” or “E.T.C.” …

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
Former Area HS Football Player Killed Helping Crash Victim Former Area HS Football Player Killed Helping Crash Victim
Former Area HS Football Player Killed Helping Crash Victim A 28-year-old former high school football player was killed while helping victims of a crash on the Cross Bronx Expressway. Jaquan Cesar, a Beacon resident and Poughkeepsie High School graduate, was killed around 1:15 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 11, at the scene of a multiple-vehicle crash on the expressway near Webster Avenue, said the NYPD. According to a preliminary investigation, Cesar got out of his vehicle after seeing there was a crash to help the driver of a 2015 Mercedes Benz that had struck a 2012 GMC.  While attempting to help those injured in the crash, a third vehicle, a 20…

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by Kathy Reakes