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Cabbie Robbed By Four Masked Men In Westchester, Police Say Cabbie Robbed By Four Masked Men In Westchester, Police Say
Cabbie Robbed By Four Masked Men In Westchester, Police Say Yonkers police are on the hunt for four suspects involved in an armed robbery of a cab driver. The incident took place around 7:52 p.m. Wednesday near 510 Midland Avenue, said Yonkers Police Det. Sgt. Dean Politopoulos. According to police, four men wearing ski masks used a gun to rob the cab driver and then fled. Police said they don't have much information and that the incident is under investigation. 

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Suspects At Large After Armed Robbery In Westchester Suspects At Large After Armed Robbery In Westchester
Suspects At Large After Armed Robbery In Westchester Police launched a manhunt after two suspects allegedly approached a man with a handgun and stole his watch, prompting an investigation in Westchester. Officers from the Greenburgh Police Department received a report at approximately 8 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 4, from a man who said he was the victim of an armed robbery in the area of Thomas Street in Edgemont. Police said the victim told officers that as he was in his driveway, two men approached him, one with a handgun. The two men then demanded the resident’s watch, which they took and fled on foot. Members of the Greenburgh Police Patrol Di…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Armed Robbery Sparks Manhunt, School Lockouts In Westchester Armed Robbery Sparks Manhunt, School Lockouts In Westchester
Armed Robbery Sparks Manhunt, School Lockouts In Westchester This story has been updated. An armed robbery that caused school lockouts and a manhunt in the village of Buchanan on Monday is under investigation by the New York State Police and the Buchanan Police Department. The incident took place just before 10 a.m. Monday on Bleakley Avenue when a dark-skinned male wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, with a white and red face mask held victims at knifepoint in a small business office on Bleakley Avenue near Broadway, said New York State Police Trooper AJ Hicks.  One victim reported being tied up by the suspect. The suspect fled then t…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Sentenced For Pulling Gun On Westchester Pharmacist Man Sentenced For Pulling Gun On Westchester Pharmacist
Man Sentenced For Pulling Gun On Westchester Pharmacist A Putnam County man is heading to prison for his role in the daytime attempted armed robbery of a pharmacy in New Rochelle. Mahopac resident Brian Dias, 32, has been sentenced to two 10-year terms in prison, followed by five years of post-release supervision after pleading guilty to attempted robbery and criminal possession of a weapon - both violent felonies - last year. Dias’ co-defendant Tiana Spearmon, 23, who pleaded guilty in October last year to attempted criminal possession of a weapon, had her sentence adjourned until March 7, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, …

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by Zak Failla
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Suspect Admits To Manslaughter During 12-Hour Westchester Crime Spree Suspect Admits To Manslaughter During 12-Hour Westchester Crime Spree
Suspect Admits To Manslaughter During 12-Hour Westchester Crime Spree A Westchester County man already behind bars has admitted to his role in the murder of a Mount Vernon man during a 12-hour crime spree last year. Sincere Smith, 23, of New Rochelle, has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in relation to the death of Trevon Boswell last year during a spree of violent robberies in Mount Vernon, New Rochelle, and Yonkers. On May 21 last year, Lee and four others took part in a series of violent incidents that left Boswell, an intended robbery victim, dead. Smith, Mount Vernon residents Allen “Hat” Copeland, Eric Lee, Bronx resident John Oquendo and Waterbury, Conn…

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by Zak Failla
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Police Release Info On Suspects In Armed Robbery Of 65-Year-Old Westchester Woman Police Release Info On Suspects In Armed Robbery Of 65-Year-Old Westchester Woman
Police Release Info On Suspects In Armed Robbery Of 65-Year-Old Westchester Woman Police have released information on two suspects who attempted to rob a woman at gunpoint on Thanksgiving Day. A 65-year-old woman from Scarsdale reported to investigators at Police Headquarters that she was the victim of an armed robbery, prompting officers to canvas the area for a pair of suspects on Popham Road at approximately 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 22. The two men approached her while she was walking her dogs when they flashed a handgun, causing her to shout and the two suspects to flee. Police said the two men were described as African-Americans in their early 20s. Officers canva…

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by Zak Failla
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SWAT Team Apprehends Armed Robbery Suspect After Shots Fired In Westchester SWAT Team Apprehends Armed Robbery Suspect After Shots Fired In Westchester
SWAT Team Apprehends Armed Robbery Suspect After Shots Fired In Westchester A suspect in an early morning armed robbery is behind bars after he was apprehended by a SWAT team in a wooded area in Westchester. Greenburgh Police patrol units heard gunshots when they responded to Saw Mill River Road in the Elmsford section of town for a report of an armed robbery in progress just before 5 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 16, said Sgt. Brian Matthews. Uniform officers confronted an armed offender who fled on foot into a wooded area. A perimeter was established and additional resources such as the Greenburgh Police SWAT team, Greenburgh detectives and Greenburgh Crisi…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Two Westchester Men Admit To Roles In Fatal Armed Robbery Two Westchester Men Admit To Roles In Fatal Armed Robbery
Two Westchester Men Admit To Roles In Fatal Armed Robbery Two men have admitted to their roles in an armed robbery that left a man dead in Westchester last year. Yonkers residents Kentrell Hill, 20 has pleaded guilty to robbery and Charles Burks, 32, has pleaded guilty to manslaughter for their December robbery of 30-year-old Dymere Graham in Yonkers. On Dec. 7 last year, the two men robbed Graham, with Burks shooting him in the buttocks in the process.  They then left the Graham to die. He was found bleeding by police at approximately 8 p.m. in the alleyway between two buildings on Riverview Place and he was pronounced dead. Investigators were a…

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by Zak Failla
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Bite To The Face In Leads To Life In Prison For Mount Vernon Armed Robber Bite To The Face In Leads To Life In Prison For Mount Vernon Armed Robber
Bite To The Face In Leads To Life In Prison For Mount Vernon Armed Robber A Westchester man may spend the rest of his life behind bars after pistol-whipping a woman and her son during a violent armed robbery last year when he got bit in the face, leading to his arrest. Mount Vernon resident Sidney Lane, 37, was found guilty of two counts of attempted robbery, violent felonies, for an incident in Yonkers last July, when he attacked a woman and her 23-year-old son in their home. On Wednesday, Lane was sentenced to a term of between 20-years to life in prison, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino Jr.’s office announced. On July 19 last year, Lane e…

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by Zak Failla
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Two Robbed Same Area Gas Station Three Times At Gunpoint, Police Say Two Robbed Same Area Gas Station Three Times At Gunpoint, Police Say
Two Robbed Same Area Gas Station Three Times At Gunpoint, Police Say Two men who allegedly terrorized an Orange County gas station, robbing it several times, have been taken into custody following a lengthy investigation, police said. New York State Police investigators in Middletown received reports of a series of armed robberies at the Mobil gas station on Bloomingburg Road in Wallkill in January and February last year. Police said that the gas station was held up at gunpoint three times, with the suspects making off with cash and cigarettes in each instance. According to police, the initial investigation produced no suspects; however, investigators contin…

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by Zak Failla
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Mount Vernon Man Sentenced For Barbershop Robbery In Front Of Children Mount Vernon Man Sentenced For Barbershop Robbery In Front Of Children
Mount Vernon Man Sentenced For Barbershop Robbery In Front Of Children A 31-year-old man is going to spend a decade behind bars after terrorizing a Westchester barbershop during an armed robbery in front of two children. Mount Vernon resident Ronald Jones has been sentenced to prison time after pleading guilty to robbing a city barbershop while armed with a gun in October last year. He was also sentenced for a DWI dating back to last September in an unrelated case. On Oct. 7 last year, Jones walked into the Mount Vernon barbershop with a loaded handgun, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., announced this week. He proceeded to rob three e…

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by Zak Failla
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Pair Convicted Of Kidnapping, Killing Hudson Valley Man Who Was Federal Cooperating Witness Pair Convicted Of Kidnapping, Killing Hudson Valley Man Who Was Federal Cooperating Witness
Pair Convicted Of Kidnapping, Killing Hudson Valley Man Who Was Federal Cooperating Witness Two men will spend the rest of their lives in prison after being convicted of kidnapping and murdering a federal cooperating witness from Rockland in a violent armed robbery more than two years ago. Bronx residents Robert Pizarro and Juan Rivera were convicted of murdering a witness to prevent him from reporting to law enforcement, kidnapping conspiracy, kidnapping resulting in death, robbery conspiracy, robbery, and weapons offenses, arising out of the murder of federal cooperating witness and Garnerville resident Robert Bishun on Sept. 20, 2016. On the day of Bishun’s murder, Pizarro and …

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by Zak Failla