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New Fugitive Update: Hudson Valley Teen Murder Suspect Was Found Hiding In Airbnb New Fugitive Update: Hudson Valley Teen Murder Suspect Was Found Hiding In Airbnb
New Fugitive Update: Hudson Valley Teen Murder Suspect Was Found Hiding In Airbnb An 18-year-old who had been the target of a multi-state manhunt for the murder of a Hudson Valley man was found hiding in an out-of-state Airbnb.  Earlier Report: Teenage Suspect In Haverstraw Murder Of 29-Year-Old Nabbed In South Carolina Rockland County resident Yandie Martinez of Haverstraw was nabbed around 1:20 p.m. Saturday, July 27, in Piedmont, South Carolina, for the Monday, July 1, murder of Christian Alvarado in Haverstraw. According to Haverstraw Police Chief John Gould, Martinez allegedly shot and killed Alvardo inside a vehicle in the area of W…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Teenage Suspect In Murder Of Hudson Valley 29-Year-Old Nabbed In South Carolina Teenage Suspect In Murder Of Hudson Valley 29-Year-Old Nabbed In South Carolina
Teenage Suspect In Murder Of Hudson Valley 29-Year-Old Nabbed In South Carolina Police have apprehended a teenage suspect in connection with the shooting death of a 29-year-old man in the Hudson Valley. In Rockland County, the Town of Haverstraw Police Department announced t on Saturday afternoon, July 27, the arrest of Yandi Martinez, age 18, for the homicide that took place on Monday, July 1. Martinez, a resident of Haverstraw, was taken into custody at 1:20 p.m. Saturday in Piedmont, South Carolina, in a collaborative effort by members of the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Apprehension Special Investigations Team (FASIT), the FBI-Westchester Safe Street…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Firearms Arrest: Westchester Resident Caught With Loaded Pistols, Police Say Firearms Arrest: Westchester Resident Caught With Loaded Pistols, Police Say
Firearms Arrest: Westchester Resident Caught With Loaded Pistols, Police Say A Westchester resident faces weapons charges after they were caught with two illegally possessed loaded pistols, police said. The arrest was the result of a firearms investigation in Tuckahoe that culminated in the seizure of a loaded Ejercito Argentino .45 pistol and a loaded DRACO 7.62x39mm pistol, Westchester County Police announced on Wednesday, Oct. 25.  As the result of the seizure, a Tuckahoe resident, whose name was not released, was charged with two counts of criminal possession of a firearm. They will appear in the Village of Tuckahoe Justice Court on Tuesday, Oct. 31. …

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by Ben Crnic
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Man Hospitalized After Westchester Shooting, Refuses To Cooperate: Suspect At Large, Police Say Man Hospitalized After Westchester Shooting, Refuses To Cooperate: Suspect At Large, Police Say
Man Hospitalized After Westchester Shooting, Refuses To Cooperate: Suspect At Large, Police Say Authorities are investigating a shooting in Westchester that hospitalized a man who later refused to cooperate with detectives, police said. The incident happened on Monday, Oct. 16 around 11 p.m., when police responded to the area of South 7th Avenue and West 5th Street in Mount Vernon for a report of shots fired, Mount Vernon Director of Communications Timothy Allen said. Arriving officers quickly searched the scene and failed to find any witnesses or evidence regarding the shooting. Around an hour later though, authorities were told that a shooting victim had arrived at the Jacobi M…

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by Ben Crnic
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22-Year-Old Nabbed For Making 'Ghost Guns' At Northern Westchester Home: Police 22-Year-Old Nabbed For Making 'Ghost Guns' At Northern Westchester Home: Police
22-Year-Old Nabbed For Making 'Ghost Guns' At Northern Westchester Home: Police A 22-year-old man faces numerous felony weapon charges after authorities discovered that he was manufacturing "ghost guns" at his Northern Westchester home, police said.  Cortlandt resident Nicholas Zito, age 22, was arrested on Tuesday, Aug. 15 at his home on Langeloth Drive, Westchester County Police announced.  According to the department, Zito's arrest was the result of a multi-agency investigation conducted with the help of the New York State Police, FBI Westchester Safe Streets Task Force, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, and the…

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by Ben Crnic
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New Update: Prisoner Caught After Escaping Custody In Westchester New Update: Prisoner Caught After Escaping Custody In Westchester
New Update: Prisoner Caught After Escaping Custody In Westchester This story has been updated.  Authorities have caught a prisoner who escaped custody while he was being held at a medical center in Westchester.  The prisoner, identified as 24-year-old Geraldo Rojas, was located in the Bronx on Monday, July 24 after 29 hours of "intensive search efforts," Yonkers Police announced  Rojas had escaped from a prisoner detail at St. Joseph’s Hospital on South Broadway (Route 9) in Yonkers during the early morning hours of Sunday, July 23, police said. Earlier Report - Search On For Prisoner Who Escapes From Custody In Yonkers Rojas, who was taken back into …

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by Ben Crnic
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Man Shoots Woman Inside Beauty Salon In Westchester, Then Flees State: Officials Man Shoots Woman Inside Beauty Salon In Westchester, Then Flees State: Officials
Man Shoots Woman Inside Beauty Salon In Westchester, Then Flees State: Officials A man with a long criminal history faces more charges after allegedly shooting into a Westchester beauty salon after a dispute and hitting a woman before fleeing the state, city officials said.  The incident happened on Friday, April 21 around 5:30 p.m., when 48-year-old Bronx resident Craig Whitfield became involved in a verbal dispute with several people outside of a beauty salon in Mount Vernon at 4 West 3rd St., according to Mount Vernon Director of Communications Timothy Allen.  During this dispute, Whitfield allegedly took out a handgun and fired into the salo…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Police Investigating Separate Shootings Hours Apart In Westchester Police Investigating Separate Shootings Hours Apart In Westchester
Police Investigating Separate Shootings Hours Apart In Westchester Police in Westchester are currently investigating two shooting incidents that occurred just hours apart. The incidents began in Mount Vernon around 5:40 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 27 in the area of 215 Union Ave. Mount Vernon Police responded to the area on a report of shots fired and a man down, said Tim Allen, spokesman for the Mount Vernon Police. When officers arrived on the scene they located an 18-year-old man who had an apparent gunshot wound to his upper right chest area, Allen said. Allen said officers immediately rendered aid and requested emergency services for th…

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by Kathy Reakes
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4 Attending Vigil Shot In Westchester 4 Attending Vigil Shot In Westchester
4 Attending Vigil Shot In Westchester Four people attending a vigil in Westchester were shot, leaving one in critical condition with a bullet wound to the head. The incident took place in Mount Vernon around 9:30 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 333 South 8th Ave. According to city officials, the police department responded to the area of 333 South 8th Avenue on a report of multiple people shot. When officers arrived on the scene, they located four victims suffering from gunshot wounds.  All victims were transported to Jacobi Hospital for treatment. At this time one victim is listed in critical condition with a g…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Connecticut Man Charged In Fatal Westchester Shooting Connecticut Man Charged In Fatal Westchester Shooting
Connecticut Man Charged In Fatal Westchester Shooting A multi-agency police investigation into a fatal Westchester shooting last weekend led to the arrest of a Connecticut man who allegedly shot and killed a 24-year-old in the hallway of an apartment building over an ongoing dispute. Hartford resident Claismar Abreu-Then, age 27, was arrested late on Thursday, Jan. 21 at his Franklin Avenue home following an extensive investigation into the shooting death of Joseph Pichardo in a hallway on Fairview Street in Yonkers on Sunday, Jan. 17. Yonkers Police Commissioner John Mueller said that Abreu-Then and Pichardo knew each other and the fatal shoo…

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by Zak Failla