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Man Accused Of Murdering Dog, Dismembering It In 'Disturbing' New Rochelle Animal Cruelty Case Man Accused Of Murdering Dog, Dismembering It In 'Disturbing' New Rochelle Animal Cruelty Case
Man Accused Of Murdering Dog, Dismembering It In 'Disturbing' New Rochelle Animal Cruelty Case A 39-year-old Connecticut man is facing felony charges after allegedly dismembering a dog that he took from its owner in Westchester, authorities said. The arrest stemmed from an investigation that began on Friday, Dec. 6, when a 41-year-old New Rochelle man reported to police that his dog had been taken and killed by an acquaintance staying at his apartment, New Rochelle Police Captain J. Collins Coyne announced on Monday, Dec. 23.  Coyne said the suspect, Litchfield County resident Benjamin Tyler, age 39, of New Milford, allegedly dismembered the dog and disposed of its remains …
Woman Caught Years After Fleeing Crash That Killed Man Near Westchester Trailway: Police Woman Caught Years After Fleeing Crash That Killed Man Near Westchester Trailway: Police
Woman Caught Years After Fleeing Crash That Killed Man Near Westchester Trailway: Police Years after a crash that left a man dead near a Northern Westchester bicycle trail, a 41-year-old woman has been accused of fleeing the scene after hitting him, police announced.  Bronx resident Glenys Manana-Rodriguez surrendered herself to Yorktown Police on Monday, Sept. 16 on charges connected to a fatal crash that happened within the town in August 2020, the department announced on Thursday, Sept. 19.  On the day of the crash, Aug. 23, 2020, a man who had been riding a bicycle was struck by an unknown vehicle in the area of Birdsall Drive where it intersects the North County …
$31K Scheme: Hudson Valley Woman Nabbed For Welfare Fraud, Police Say $31K Scheme: Hudson Valley Woman Nabbed For Welfare Fraud, Police Say
$31K Scheme: Hudson Valley Woman Nabbed For Welfare Fraud, Police Say A 35-year-old Hudson Valley woman faces felony charges after claiming tens of thousands of dollars in welfare benefits she was not entitled to, authorities announced.  Putnam County resident Kimberly Nieves of Kent was arrested on Thursday, June 27 in connection with alleged welfare fraud, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Monday, July 1.  According to the Sheriff's Office, the investigation that led to Nieves' arrest began in March 2024, when the Putnam County Department of Social Services reported that one of their clients had allegedly been cla…
Man Caught With Narcotics, Pills, Metal Knuckles In Westchester: Police Man Caught With Narcotics, Pills, Metal Knuckles In Westchester: Police
Man Caught With Narcotics, Pills, Metal Knuckles In Westchester: Police A 59-year-old man faces a long list of felony charges after authorities found quantities of narcotics, pills, and weapons during a search of his Northern Westchester residence, police announced.  Yorktown resident Dominick Servedio was arrested on Thursday, March 14 following a search of his residence conducted by Westchester County Probation, Yorktown Police announced.  According to the department, at around 6:30 a.m. on the day of Servedio's arrest, Yorktown Police were told of the search. A Yorktown officer then responded to Servedio's home and arrested him, police sa…
Drunk Driver Nabbed After Months-Long Investigation Into Head-On Crash In Westchester Drunk Driver Nabbed After Months-Long Investigation Into Head-On Crash In Westchester
Drunk Driver Nabbed After Months-Long Investigation Into Head-On Crash In Westchester A woman faces felony drunk driving charges following a months-long investigation into a head-on crash in Northern Westchester that discovered her blood alcohol content had been four times over the legal limit, police announced.  The 58-year-old Chappaqua woman, whose name was not released, was arrested on Tuesday, Feb. 6 in connection with a head-on crash in North Castle in October 2023, the North Castle Police Department announced on Wednesday, Feb. 14.  According to the department, on the day of the crash, Monday, October 2, at around 5:50 p.m., a head-on collision happened at t…
Update: Mother Caught After Abandoning Baby In Westchester Apartment Building, Police Say Update: Mother Caught After Abandoning Baby In Westchester Apartment Building, Police Say
Update: Mother Caught After Abandoning Baby In Westchester Apartment Building, Police Say A 21-year-old woman faces felony charges after allegedly abandoning her newborn infant in the hallway of an apartment building in Westchester, police said.  Yonkers resident Jaqueline Marleni Perez was arrested after allegedly leaving her newborn girl in the hallway of an apartment building at 32 Chestnut St. in Yonkers, the city's police department announced on Thursday, Feb. 8. Earlier Report - Abandoned Baby Girl Found In Hallway At Yonkers Apartment Building: Developing The baby was discovered on Tuesday, Feb. 6 around 8:30 p.m., when officers found the girl wrapped in a…
Update: Drunk Driver Admits Dragging, Injuring Mayor Who Tried To Help Him In Hudson Valley Update: Drunk Driver Admits Dragging, Injuring Mayor Who Tried To Help Him In Hudson Valley
Update: Drunk Driver Admits Dragging, Injuring Mayor Who Tried To Help Him In Hudson Valley A 42-year-old man has admitted to felony drunk driving charges after injuring a Hudson Valley mayor who tried to help him, officials announced.  Orange County resident Matthew Labar of Goshen, age 42, pleaded guilty to felony DWI charges on Friday, Jan. 12, Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler announced on Friday, Jan. 26.  Earlier Report - Warwick Mayor Injured Attempting To Help Man Who Kept Falling According to Hoovler's office, on Saturday, July 29 around 4:15 p.m., Labar was seen stumbling on Main Street in Warwick. There, he was soon spotte…
Drunk Driver From Hudson Valley Damages Mailboxes, Throws Open Beer Out Window: Police Drunk Driver From Hudson Valley Damages Mailboxes, Throws Open Beer Out Window: Police
Drunk Driver From Hudson Valley Damages Mailboxes, Throws Open Beer Out Window: Police A Hudson Valley man faces felony drunk driving charges after damaging several mailboxes and throwing an open beer out of his car window before being pulled over, police announced.  Putnam County resident Robert Taylor of Kent, age 36, was arrested on Monday, Jan. 1 in connection with an incident that happened in the Niagara County town of Hartland, according to New York State Police.  On the day of Taylor's arrest, around 11:40 p.m., police responded to a report of several damaged mailboxes on Ridge Road in Hartland after one of the victims followed Taylor's 2020 Hyundai vehi…
Drunk Wrong-Way Driver Nabbed After Being Caught With Child In Car In Hudson Valley: Police Drunk Wrong-Way Driver Nabbed After Being Caught With Child In Car In Hudson Valley: Police
Drunk Wrong-Way Driver Nabbed After Being Caught With Child In Car In Hudson Valley: Police A Fairfield County drunk driver faces a felony charge after being caught driving on the wrong side of a Hudson Valley road with a 12-year-old boy inside the car, police said.  The arrest stemmed from an incident that happened in Putnam County on Sunday, July 2 around 12:30 a.m., when sheriff's deputies saw a car driving in the wrong lane in Southeast on Danbury Road (Route 202), according to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office.  When authorities pulled the car over, they found that the driver, 35-year-old Segundo Castro Rodriguez of Danbury, Connecticut, was allegedly drunk af…
Hudson Valley 39-Year-Old Accused Of Inappropriately Touching Minor For Months, Police Say Hudson Valley 39-Year-Old Accused Of Inappropriately Touching Minor For Months, Police Say
Hudson Valley 39-Year-Old Accused Of Inappropriately Touching Minor For Months, Police Say A Hudson Valley man is facing criminal charges after police said he sexually abused a minor. Ulster County resident Brandon Ferguson, age 39, of Port Ewen, was arrested Friday, July 29 on a charge of felony sexual abuse. New York State Police said an investigation revealed that he had inappropriately touched the minor victim over a period of several months. Ferguson was arraigned in the town of Cairo Court before a judge released him on his own recognizance. He’s due back in the Town of Catskill Court on Thursday, Aug. 4. 
Teen Driver Wanted By FBI ID'd After Chase, Crash In Westchester Teen Driver Wanted By FBI ID'd After Chase, Crash In Westchester
Teen Driver Wanted By FBI ID'd After Chase, Crash In Westchester A teenage suspect who was one of four wanted by the FBI is facing multiple felony charges after taking police on a chase through Westchester before crashing and being apprehended, authorities announced. The Westchester County Police Real Time Crime Center alerted the New Rochelle Police Department that a vehicle driven by suspects wanted by the FBI was driving through the city in the area of North Avenue and Huguenot Street. New Rochelle Police Capt. J. Collins Coyne said that the call to the department came at approximately 3:10 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 16. Earlier story - Suspects W…
Deputy Mayor In Hudson Valley Indicted On Dozens Of Felony Charges Deputy Mayor In Hudson Valley Indicted On Dozens Of Felony Charges
Deputy Mayor In Hudson Valley Indicted On Dozens Of Felony Charges A deputy mayor in the Hudson Valley has been indicted on a host of charges following his arrest on gun possession charges earlier this year. In Rockland, Brian Downey, age 47, the deputy mayor of the Village of Airmont is facing dozens of felony charges following a federal, county, and local law enforcement investigation into the purchase of illegal gun parts. Downey was indicted by a Rockland County Grand Jury on these charges:
 First-degree criminal possession of a weapon; Twelve counts of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon under penal law §265.02(2); Nineteen counts of third…
Hit-Run Driver Has Her Charges Enhanced After Hospitalizing Pedestrian In Westchester Hit-Run Driver Has Her Charges Enhanced After Hospitalizing Pedestrian In Westchester
Hit-Run Driver Has Her Charges Enhanced After Hospitalizing Pedestrian In Westchester A hit-and-run driver who hospitalized a 72-year-old retired hospice nurse is facing new charges for her role in an incident in Westchester, authorities announced. Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah announced on Thursday, Dec. 9 that New Rochelle resident Gillian Getlan, age 25, was charged with a felony count of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in serious injury in City Court after striking and seriously injuring local resident Geraldine Sinceno. It is alleged that Getlan was driving near the intersection of North Avenue and 5th Avenue in New Rochelle at ap…
Two Building Department Officials Charged In Connection To Double-Fatal Hudson Valley Fire Two Building Department Officials Charged In Connection To Double-Fatal Hudson Valley Fire
Two Building Department Officials Charged In Connection To Double-Fatal Hudson Valley Fire Two Rockland County building inspectors have been indicted on felony charges involving the filing of false inspection reports in connection with a massive fire that killed two people, including a firefighter. Spring Valley Building Department chief Wayne Ballard and Assistant Building Inspector Raymond Canario, were indicted by a grand jury on Monday, Nov. 15 following an investigation into the March fatal fire at the Evergreen Court Home for Adults, said Rockland County District Attorney Tom Walsh. Canario, age 45, was indicted on: Three counts of offering a false instrument for fil…
Man Accused Of Killing Girlfriend's Four Pets In Hudson Valley Man Accused Of Killing Girlfriend's Four Pets In Hudson Valley
Man Accused Of Killing Girlfriend's Four Pets In Hudson Valley A 27-year-old man is facing charges for allegedly killing his ex-girlfriend's pets over the course of a year, authorities announced. Matthew Savinovich, of the borough of Norwood in Bergen County, New Jersey, was arrested on Wednesday, Oct. 6 by officers from the Putnam County SPCA for allegedly killing three chihuahuas and a ferret that belonged to his ex in Lake Peekskill. Specifically, Savinovich was charged with: Felony burglary; Four felony counts of aggravated cruelty to animals; Four misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty; Four counts of felony criminal mischief; Bail jumping. It is…
Man Accused Of Stealing Checks From Mailboxes, Vehicles In Westchester Man Accused Of Stealing Checks From Mailboxes, Vehicles In Westchester
Man Accused Of Stealing Checks From Mailboxes, Vehicles In Westchester A 21-year-old has been accused of stealing checks from mailboxes and unattended vehicles in the area. On Friday, Sept. 16, New York State Police, in conjunction with the United States Postal Inspection Service, arrested Robert Curry Jr., age 21, of Peekskill, after an investigation into larcenies in Northern Westchester County and western Putnam County. Police said the stolen checks were fraudulently deposited. Curry has been charged with: Two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument, a Class D felony,  Petit Larceny, a Class A misdemeanor Fifth-degree…
Driver From Westchester Charged With Murder For Fatal Wrong-Way Crash Driver From Westchester Charged With Murder For Fatal Wrong-Way Crash
Driver From Westchester Charged With Murder For Fatal Wrong-Way Crash An allegedly drunk driver from Northern Westchester involved in a wrong-way crash on I-287 that killed a father taking his teenage son’s friends to a basketball game is facing multiple murder charges. Amawalk resident Jaime Paucar was indicted for murder and other charges in a wrong-way crash on the interstate in Harrison that left Ardsley residents Jordan Wachtell and his son’s friend, 17-year-old Eric Goldberg dead in January. Specifically, Paucar was charged with: Two counts of murder; Three counts of aggravated vehicular homicide; Two counts of manslaughter; Assault. Each of those cha…
Embattled Mount Vernon Mayor Hospitalized With Flu Embattled Mount Vernon Mayor Hospitalized With Flu
Embattled Mount Vernon Mayor Hospitalized With Flu Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas is urging area residents to get their flu shots after he was briefly hospitalized with the virus and has since returned home. Thomas, who has been in the news in recent weeks as he battles felony charges alleging he illegally used campaign funds, announced on Twitter at approximately 11 p.m. on Wednesday morning that he was treated for the flu. “Mayor Thomas was treated at an area hospital for flu-like symptoms and released after amazing care from the medical team. He extends his deepest thanks and gratitude for the quality care from the doctor and nurses w…