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Update: 17-Year-Old Nabbed In Attempted Armed Robbery Of Screaming Victim In Westchester
An investigation into an attempted armed robbery in Westchester has resulted in the arrest of a 17-year-old boy, police announced.
The teenager, whose name was not released because of his age, was arrested on Thursday, Oct. 17 in connection with the incident, which happened in New Rochelle on Wednesday, Oct. 9, New Rochelle Police Captain J. Collins Coyne announced on Thursday, Oct. 24.
According to Coyne, on the day of the incident at around 7 p.m., the teen approached a 66-year-old woman on foot in the 100 block of Franklin Avenue and showed a silver handgun while de…
Man With Outstanding Warrants Robs Westchester Home, Ties Up Victims: Police
After a long investigation, a 29-year-old man has been charged in connection with an armed robbery at a Westchester residence, police announced.
Brandon Scerri, age 29, who is currently homeless with a last known address in Dobbs Ferry, was arrested on Wednesday, June 26 in connection with a burglary that happened in Hastings-on-Hudson on Saturday, May 11, according to Hastings-on-Hudson Police Chief David Dosin.
On the day of the incident at around 5:20 a.m., police received a 911 call from a resident with an address on Broadway (Route 9) who reported her house was being burgla…
Armed Robbery: Correction Officer, Man From Mount Vernon Break Into Home, Feds Say
A duo from Westchester, including a correction officer, face charges after breaking into a Hudson Valley home, restraining the occupants inside, and stealing cash and marijuana, federal officials said.
Mount Vernon residents Recaldo Fray and Kaheem Palmer, both age 31, have been charged in connection with an Orange County armed robbery that happened in Newburgh in early December 2023, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Wednesday, Jan. 24.
According to federal officials, on Monday, Dec. 4, Palmer and Fray, a correction officer at …
Man Gets Over Decade In Jail For Using Pellet Gun In Armed Robbery In Westchester
A man will spend more than a decade in prison for committing an armed robbery in Westchester during which he held a victim at gunpoint with a loaded pellet gun.
Yonkers resident Shawn Lucas, age 37, was sentenced on Friday, June 16 to 12 years in state prison for taking part in a 2021 armed robbery in the city, according to the Westchester County District Attorney's Office.
On the day of the robbery, Dec. 27, 2021, just before 8 p.m., Lucas followed the victim as he was entering an apartment building in Yonkers, brandished a loaded pellet gun that looked like a firearm, and …
Man Steals Over $6K From Gas Station, Then Drives Wrong Way On Road, Fights Cops In Westchester
A Long Island man faces grand larceny charges after robbing a gas station before leading authorities on a multi-county chase and fighting officers in Westchester, police said.
The incident began on Wednesday, March 1, around 5:15 a.m., when sheriff's deputies in Putnam County were sent to a Gulf gas station in Southeast at 1565 Route 22 for an armed robbery, according to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office.
After arriving, deputies found that the suspect had already fled the gas station. After some investigation, deputies determined that the suspect had entered the store, pointed…
Man Wanted For Robbing Westchester Gas Station At Gunpoint, Police Say
Police are investigating an armed robbery at a gas station in Westchester County.
A man entered a Shell gas station in Yonkers, located at 731 Central Park Ave., on Sunday, Dec. 11, and displayed a handgun to the store clerk, the Yonkers Police Department reported.
The man left the scene with an undisclosed amount of cash, police said.
Authorities said the individual was described as a Black man who was wearing dark clothing, including a hooded sweatshirt and a mask.
As of the announcement at about 4:20 p.m. on Sunday, officers were at the scene canvassing the area, police said.
Pol…
Westchester Man Sentenced For Shooting Death Of 21-Year-Old
One of two suspects implicated in the fatal shooting of a 21-year-old man during a drug deal gone wrong in Westchester County will spend decades in federal prison.
Yonkers resident Marcus Chambers, age 31, also known as “Chino,” “Chi D,” and “SP,” was sentenced to 20 years behind bars Monday, Oct. 3, in federal court in White Plains.
Earlier Report: Westchester Man Admits To Murder Of 21-Year-Old
The sentence came months after he pleaded guilty to participating in the murder of Jonathan Johnson on March 18, 2011, in White Plains.
On the day of the shooting, Chambers and his co-consp…
Hudson Valley 20-Year-Old Fatally Shot After Facebook Marketplace Sale, Police Say
A Hudson Valley man was shot dead in broad daylight while attempting to purchase a motorcycle off of Facebook Marketplace.
The incident took place in the Bronx around 3:40 p.m., Wednesday, May 18 at East 144th and Exterior streets in Mott Haven, said the NYPD.
The victim, Rockland County resident Jefferson Jimenez Hernandez, age 20, of Spring Valley, was found unconscious and unresponsive, with gunshot wounds to the head, NYPD said.
EMS responded and transported Hernandez to NYC Health and Hospitals/Lincoln where he was pronounced dead, they added.
A firearm was recovered on the…
