19 Accused Of Sex Trafficking At Westchester Residential Treatment Center 19 Accused Of Sex Trafficking At Westchester Residential Treatment Center
19 Accused Of Sex Trafficking At Westchester Residential Treatment Center At least nine girls at a Westchester County residential treatment facility were trafficked or recruited to engage in prostitution, U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman announced. Charges have been brought against 19 men who allegedly trafficked minors and young women who were in the New York State child welfare system. Eighteen of the suspects have been arrested, one remains at large. As alleged, the men “trafficked or recruited to engage in prostitution at least 15 minor girls in the child welfare system, including at least nine minors who resided at a particular non-incarceratory residential tre…
Westchester Man Arrested For Allegedly Beating Wife In Front Of Son, Police Say Westchester Man Arrested For Allegedly Beating Wife In Front Of Son, Police Say
Westchester Man Arrested For Allegedly Beating Wife In Front Of Son, Police Say A woman was allegedly bloodied and beaten in front of her son by her husband, who was arrested by police after being flagged down by a family member in Westchester. Officers from the Scarsdale Police Department were dispatched to a Brite Avenue home at approximately 1:15 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 7, where there was a report of an assault in progress. Upon arrival at the scene, officers were directed by the family member to a vehicle that was parked and occupied in front of the residence. Police said that the family member told them that the man inside the vehicle - identified as Flushing residen…
Teacher Charged With Setting Up Meeting With Teen Girl Appears In Court Teacher Charged With Setting Up Meeting With Teen Girl Appears In Court
Teacher Charged With Setting Up Meeting With Teen Girl Appears In Court The 44-year-old Hudson Valley math teacher who is charged with allegedly traveling to New York City with the intent of meeting up with a teenage girl was back in court this week. Middletown High School educator Jonathan Castell had his case adjourned at Thursday afternoon’s hearing, and he is due back in court on Sept. 6, when he will face a misdemeanor charge of attempting to endanger the welfare of a child. Castell was busted communicating with what he thought was a 15-year-old girl through social media and texting platforms, police said. In reality, he had been in contact with a network …
How To Help Migrant Children Being Housed In Westchester How To Help Migrant Children Being Housed In Westchester
How To Help Migrant Children Being Housed In Westchester More than $10,000 was raised in less than two days to benefit a Westchester facility that is housing several children who were separated from their families from their parents at the Mexican border. Even as they attempt to reunite displaced migrant children with their families, Children’s Village in Dobbs Ferry, which “works in partnership with families to help society’s most vulnerable children so that they become educationally proficient, economically productive, and socially responsible members of their communities” has raised $11,116 through a GoFundMe fundraising campaign, easily toppin…
Westchester Woman Attacks Elderly Victim In Front Of Children, Police Say Westchester Woman Attacks Elderly Victim In Front Of Children, Police Say
Westchester Woman Attacks Elderly Victim In Front Of Children, Police Say A Westchester woman is facing multiple charges after allegedly attacking an elderly woman in front of children during a domestic dispute at a Yorktown home, police said. An officer from the Yorktown Police Department responded to police headquarters shortly before noon on Saturday, with a walk-in complaint of a domestic incident that had occurred approximately an hour earlier in Yorktown Heights. According to police, following an investigation and speaking with an alleged female victim that Pelham resident Joyce Smith, 37, allegedly attempted to cause physical injury to the victim by attac…
Hudson Valley Man Charged With Sexual Abuse Of Child Hudson Valley Man Charged With Sexual Abuse Of Child
Hudson Valley Man Charged With Sexual Abuse Of Child A joint law enforcement investigation led to the arrest of a Hudson Valley man who allegedly sexually abused a child, state police announced on Friday. The Troop F Child Abuse Unit in Sullivan County announced the arrest of Middletown resident Edward Dunn, 45, following a joint investigation with Sullivan County Child Protective Services, which determined that Dunn allegedly had sexual contact with a child under the age of 11. Following the investigation, Dunn was arrested and charged with a felony count of first-degree sexual abuse and endangering the welfare of a child, a misdemeanor. Fol…
Worker At Area Children's Facility Threw Teen To The Ground, Police Say Worker At Area Children's Facility Threw Teen To The Ground, Police Say
Worker At Area Children's Facility Threw Teen To The Ground, Police Say A 24-year-old employee at an area facility for children allegedly used physical force with a minor, throwing the child to the ground, according to state police. Troopers were dispatched to Astor Home for Children and Families on Mill Street in Rhinebeck on Tuesday, May 8, where there was a report of Poughkeepsie resident Samara Nesheiwat, an employee at the facility, allegedly using force on a child by throwing a child under the age of 13 to the ground, investigators said. Following the investigation into the alleged incident, Nesheiwat was arrested and charged with a misdemeanor count of e…
More Charges Expected In Mamaroneck Domestic Incident That Left Child Dead More Charges Expected In Mamaroneck Domestic Incident That Left Child Dead
More Charges Expected In Mamaroneck Domestic Incident That Left Child Dead As fingerpointing and accusations fly over the tragic death of little Gabriella Maria Boyd in Mamaroneck a week ago to the day, the woman behind all of the furor was charged with two counts of attempted murder in her hospital bed and the Westchester County district attorney says further charges could be coming. The charges were in relation to injuries sustained by responding police officers when 28-year-old Cynthia Arce stabbed them during the incident on Saturday, April 28. Charges have yet to be filed in connection to the death of 2 1/2 year-old Gabriella. Details of the nature of the inj…
One Dead After Woman Shot In Mamaroneck Domestic Incident One Dead After Woman Shot In Mamaroneck Domestic Incident
One Dead After Woman Shot In Mamaroneck Domestic Incident This story has been updated. The 2 1/2-year-old daughter of a woman shot by police responding to a report of a child in need of medical care has succumbed to her injuries after a domestic incident Saturday afternoon in Westchester. The incident occurred at around 1:30 p.m. on Chestnut Avenue in the Harbor Heights area of Mamaroneck.  Details of the nature of the injuries sustained by the child that prompted the police response have not yet been released. Officers performed life-saving measures on the child upon arrival and immediately called for an ambulance. Medical examiners will perform…
Westchester Man Found Guilty Of Engaging In Sex Acts With Child Westchester Man Found Guilty Of Engaging In Sex Acts With Child
Westchester Man Found Guilty Of Engaging In Sex Acts With Child A 43-year-old White Plains man was arrested by Rye police and convicted on Friday, March 16 of engaging in sex with a child under the age of 13, according to Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr.  Jard Hobbs was found guilty on three counts.  Judge Susan Cacace presided over Hobbs' jury trial in Westchester County Court. The three counts against Hobbs are: -- Course of Sexual Conduct against a Child in the First Degree, a class B violent felony -- Rape in the Second Degree, a class D felony. -- Endangering the Welfare of a Child, a class A misdemeanor. County pr…
Police: Woman Made 7-Year-Old Stay Outside During Storm In Hudson Valley Police: Woman Made 7-Year-Old Stay Outside During Storm In Hudson Valley
Police: Woman Made 7-Year-Old Stay Outside During Storm In Hudson Valley A Hudson Valley woman was taken into police custody after allegedly punishing a 7-year-old girl by making her stand outside in the rain with no shoes during the weekend storm, police said. New York State Police troopers were dispatched to a Denise Court residence in Pleasant Valley on Saturday, Feb. 10, where there were reports of a domestic disturbance involving the 7-year-old and 39-year-old April Gadonniex. Police said that Gadonniex placed the girl outside in the rain wearing just socks and a t-shirt as a form of discipline. The girl then ran to a neighbor’s house for help, leading to t…