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Suspect Sentenced For Role In Shootout With Police In Westchester Suspect Sentenced For Role In Shootout With Police In Westchester
Suspect Sentenced For Role In Shootout With Police In Westchester A suspect with ties to Westchester and Fairfield County has been sentenced to probation for his role in a shootout with a police officer in 2017. Jerry Reyes, 23, who lived in New Rochelle at the time of the shooting, but now resides in Greenwich, was sentenced to three years of probation after pleading guilty in Westchester County Court to criminal possession of a weapon following a shootout with Yonkers police officer Kayla Mayer. Shortly after 8 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 25, 2017, two officers, including Maher were dispatched to the area of Marshall Road, near Ridge Drive, following reports …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Westchester Teen Arrested After 'Shots Fired' Incident, Police Say Westchester Teen Arrested After 'Shots Fired' Incident, Police Say
Westchester Teen Arrested After 'Shots Fired' Incident, Police Say A Westchester County teenager is behind bars after being busted with an illegal handgun and ammo, police said. Officers from the Yonkers Police Department on patrol in the area of Cottage Place Gardens shortly before 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 9, when they heard several gunshots near them. Following the gunshots, they received reports of shots fired on Lamartine Terrace, leading to the officers to canvas the area. Yonkers Police Det. Sgt. Dean Politopoulos said that officers interviewed several witnesses at the scene and determined that shots had been fired in the area and a suspect was s…

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Port Chester Man Arraigned On Charges Of Attempted Murder, Assault Port Chester Man Arraigned On Charges Of Attempted Murder, Assault
Port Chester Man Arraigned On Charges Of Attempted Murder, Assault A Westchester man has been arraigned for a shooting that occurred in May. Prosecutors believe that 29-year-old Ramiro Ulises Escobar Gonzalez was ‘talking over a beer’ around 10:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 17 outside of 25 Waterfront Place in Port Chester. Gonzalez then pulled out a revolver and fired three shots at the victim, one of which hit him in the chest, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino Jr. said. The victim called 911 before spending several weeks in the hospital for treatment. Gonzalez, a Port Chester resident, was arrested later that evening. A Westchester …

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Port Chester Man Who Threatened Mother, Children With Shotgun Arraigned Port Chester Man Who Threatened Mother, Children With Shotgun Arraigned
Port Chester Man Who Threatened Mother, Children With Shotgun Arraigned The man who terrorized his family with a shotgun and forced police to rescue his family during an armed standoff in Westchester has been formally arraigned following Wednesday’s incident. Port Chester resident Abe Massa, 29, has been charged with reckless endangerment after threatening his family with a shotgun, firing it in front of his mother and pointing it at her on Oct. 10. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced the arraignment on Thursday afternoon. Massa was charged at the Westchester County Medical Center, where he was taken on Wednesday for evaluation.…

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by Zak Failla
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Police ID Three Men Caught With 13 Firearms In Target Shooting Bust Police ID Three Men Caught With 13 Firearms In Target Shooting Bust
Police ID Three Men Caught With 13 Firearms In Target Shooting Bust Police have released the identities of three men from New Jersey who they said were busted with more than a dozen guns while firing them in broad daylight in Rockland County. Shortly before 3 p.m. on Sunday, July 8, police in Ramapo received a report from the Village of Suffern Police Department that officers had found three men who were allegedly target shooting on Creelman Road in Hillburn. The three men were found to be in possession of alleged illegal handguns and rifles, which violate the NY SAFE Act. In total, seven handguns, six rifles, high-capacity magazines, ammunition and marijua…

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by Zak Failla
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Three Caught With Loaded Gun, Drugs, Cash In Area Stop Three Caught With Loaded Gun, Drugs, Cash In Area Stop
Three Caught With Loaded Gun, Drugs, Cash In Area Stop Three men are behind bars after a large amount of drugs and cash, along with a loaded gun, were recovered by state police after a stop on I-84. The discovery occurred after troopers conducted a traffic stop on a 2007 Dodge Ram pickup truck on Interstate 84 in the town of Southeast for several violations of the vehicle and traffic law on Tuesday, April 24 at 9:40 p.m.  As police were interviewing the driver, 45-year-old Fred Agyeman of Frankfort, Kentucky, a strong odor of marijuana was detected emanating from the inside of the vehicle and marijuana plants were visible in the vehicle, police…

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by Joe Lombardi
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21-Year-Old Caught With Rifles, Shotgun, Handgun In Taconic Stop 21-Year-Old Caught With Rifles, Shotgun, Handgun In Taconic Stop
21-Year-Old Caught With Rifles, Shotgun, Handgun In Taconic Stop A 21-year-old man is facing weapons charges after being busted by New York State Police troopers as a passenger inside a vintage Volkswagon Vanagon on the Taconic State Parkway in Dutchess County with several illegal firearms. New York State Police troopers conducted a traffic stop of the 1981 van, driven by Social Circle, Georgia resident Jonathan Rozier, 23, at approximately 3:15 p.m. on Sunday afternoon on the parkway in Pleasant Valley, for an equipment violation. During the stop, troopers initially determined that Rozier was in possession of 5.8 grams of marijuana, prompting further in…

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by Zak Failla
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10 Hudson Valley Gang Members Face New Charges 10 Hudson Valley Gang Members Face New Charges
10 Hudson Valley Gang Members Face New Charges Nearly a dozen members of a Newburgh street gang face additional racketeering and firearms charges, according to the U.S. Attorney in Manhattan. Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, David M. Hoovler, the Orange County District Attorney, William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the FBI, Ashan M. Benedict, the New York Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), and Aaron Weaver, the Acting Chief of the City of Newburgh Police Department, announced add…

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by Jon Craig
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Police To Destroy Smith & Wesson Pistol Found In Scarsdale Attic Police To Destroy Smith & Wesson Pistol Found In Scarsdale Attic
Police To Destroy Smith & Wesson Pistol Found In Scarsdale Attic The Scarsdale Police Department is set to destroy a revolver that was found in the attic of a recently purchased Westchester residence. A Lee Road resident reported to Scarsdale Police Headquarters late on Saturday with an unloaded .38 caliber Smith & Wesson revolver that he had found in his attic last week. Along with the revolver, the village resident produced a Westchester County pistol permit, and a black and white photo of a man believed to be the previous owner of the gun. Police said that officers immediately took possession of the revolver and “made the weapon safe.” Investigato…

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by Zak Failla