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Suspect Nabbed, Victim ID'd After Young Woman Found Dead In New Rochelle Residence Suspect Nabbed, Victim ID'd After Young Woman Found Dead In New Rochelle Residence
Suspect Nabbed, Victim ID'd After Young Woman Found Dead In New Rochelle Residence A suspect is in custody after a young woman was found dead inside a residence in Westchester. At about 10:15 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, police received a call regarding an incident in New Rochelle in an apartment at 55 Clinton Place. Officers responded and found Meisha Williams, a 30-year-old woman, dead from an apparent gunshot.  New Rochelle PD patrol officers were able to quickly secure the scene and locate people with information.  Detectives from the Criminal Investigations Division, responded and took over the investigation. After processing the crime scene and interview…
New Update: 2 Teen Girls Missing From Westchester Found Safe New Update: 2 Teen Girls Missing From Westchester Found Safe
New Update: 2 Teen Girls Missing From Westchester Found Safe Two teenagers who were reported missing from Northern Westchester for more than a week have been found safe, police announced. In an announcement on Wednesday, May 22, the Yorktown Police Department announced that 17-year-old Evelyn Jimenez and 15-year-old Violet Munroe, who went missing on Sunday, May 12, have been found safe.  Earlier Report - Police Issue Alert For Northern Westchester Teens Missing For Days The two girls had last been seen together in Peekskill, according to police.  The teens were found with the help of the FBI Safe Streets Task Force and New…
Suspect Nabbed After Victim Stabbed Outside Home In Quiet Hudson Valley Neighborhood Suspect Nabbed After Victim Stabbed Outside Home In Quiet Hudson Valley Neighborhood
Suspect Nabbed After Victim Stabbed Outside Home In Quiet Hudson Valley Neighborhood A suspect has been apprehended days after a resident was stabbed multiple times outside a home in a quiet neighborhood in the Hudson Valley. The incident occurred in Rockland County shortly after 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 11 in the Town of Ramapo Arriving officers discovered that the victim had been accosted in his driveway on Trailside Place by an unknown suspect and was stabbed multiple times about his body including his head and neck.  The victim was transported to the hospital by ambulance in serious condition. On Saturday, April 13, after nearly 48 ho…
Shooting Suspect Caught In Westchester: Incident Prompts Schools To Delay Dismissal Shooting Suspect Caught In Westchester: Incident Prompts Schools To Delay Dismissal
Shooting Suspect Caught In Westchester: Incident Prompts Schools To Delay Dismissal Local schools were asked to delay the dismissal of students as authorities worked to apprehend a shooting suspect in Westchester, police said. The delayed dismissals occurred as a result of an incident on Tuesday, Nov. 14, when the Port Chester Police Department was notified that a suspect involved in a shooting in Yonkers may have been in the village. According to the department, the suspect's vehicle was then soon found in Port Chester by FBI Safe Streets Task Force members. It was then discovered that the suspect had a local address, prompting authorities to begin surveilling their home.…
Man Nabbed For Possessing Several Firearms, Ghost Gun In Westchester: Police Man Nabbed For Possessing Several Firearms, Ghost Gun In Westchester: Police
Man Nabbed For Possessing Several Firearms, Ghost Gun In Westchester: Police A 58-year-old Westchester man faces charges for illegally possessing numerous firearms, including a ghost gun, police said. New Rochelle resident Paul Pisani, age 58, was arrested on Thursday, Sept. 21 following an investigation conducted by New Rochelle Police, the Westchester County Police Conditions Unit, and the FBI Safe Streets Task Force, according to New Rochelle Police Captain J. Collins Coyne.  According to Coyne, Pisani had been in possession of several handguns, including one without a serial number known as a ghost gun.  Pisani was arrested without…
'Institutional Misogyny': Chairwoman Resigns From Westchester BOL After Staffer Meets With Teen 'Institutional Misogyny': Chairwoman Resigns From Westchester BOL After Staffer Meets With Teen
'Institutional Misogyny': Chairwoman Resigns From Westchester BOL After Staffer Meets With Teen The chairwoman of the Westchester County Board of Legislators has stepped down from her position following a scandal involving a former county staffer trying to meet with a 14-year-old girl.  Catherine Borgia, who was elected to the position with a unanimous vote at the beginning of the 2022-2023 term, announced her resignation on Friday, April 28. Earlier Report - Staffer Fired For Meeting With Teen Girl Leads To 'Witch Hunt,' Westchester BOL Chair Says Numerous legislators had called for Borgia's resignation after a former staffer, identified as Anand Singh, was fired…
Staffer Fired For Meeting With Teen Girl Leads To 'Witch Hunt,' Westchester BOL Chair Says Staffer Fired For Meeting With Teen Girl Leads To 'Witch Hunt,' Westchester BOL Chair Says
Staffer Fired For Meeting With Teen Girl Leads To 'Witch Hunt,' Westchester BOL Chair Says The Chair of the Westchester County Board of Legislators is responding to calls for her resignation after a county staffer was fired for attempting to meet up with a 14-year-old girl.  The former legislative staffer, identified as Anand Singh, was fired on Thursday, April 13 after a video surfaced of him allegedly driving hours to try and meet up with a 14-year-old girl, according to the Westchester County Board of Legislators.  The incident is now under investigation by the FBI Safe Streets Task Force, Board of Legislators Chair Catherine Borgia said in a statement on Tuesday, April 18.  …
Teen Killed In Broad Daylight Mount Vernon Shooting Teen Killed In Broad Daylight Mount Vernon Shooting
Teen Killed In Broad Daylight Mount Vernon Shooting Click here for a new, updated story: Teen Killed In Broad Daylight Was 9th Grade Student In Mount Vernon Police are investigating after a shooting in broad daylight left a teenager dead in Westchester County. It happened around 10:35 a.m. Thursday, March 9 in Mount Vernon in the courtyard of the Levister Towers complex.  When first responders arrived, they located a Mount Vernon youth apparently a victim of a gunshot wound.  Earlier report - Active Shooting Scene Under Investigation In Mount Vernon: Residents Should Avoid Area Mount Vernon Police Officers and Firefigh…
Man Stabbed During Fight At Hudson Valley Gas Station, Police Say Man Stabbed During Fight At Hudson Valley Gas Station, Police Say
Man Stabbed During Fight At Hudson Valley Gas Station, Police Say A 47-year-old man was stabbed during an altercation with another man at a Hudson Valley gas station. The incident took place in Orange County around 8 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 14 at the Mobil gas station on Route 52 in the hamlet of Pine Bush. Town of Crawford Police said the Pine Bush man was at the gas station with another person when he suffered stab wounds. The "unknown" person left the area in a vehicle and the victim walked to a residence near Borden Avenue, police said. The victim was transported to Garnet Hospital by Pine Bush Ambulance with non-life-threatening…
Man Found Lying On Ground With Gunshot Wound To Head In Mount Vernon, Officials Say Man Found Lying On Ground With Gunshot Wound To Head In Mount Vernon, Officials Say
Man Found Lying On Ground With Gunshot Wound To Head In Mount Vernon, Officials Say A Westchester County man is in the hospital after he was found with a gunshot wound to his head, city officials said.  On Monday, Dec. 19 just after 1:30 p.m., police in Mount Vernon responded to the area of 220 South 9th Ave. where they found a man lying on the ground with a gunshot wound to the right side of his head, according to Mount Vernon city officials. Police and members of the city's fire department then began giving medical aid to the man, identified as 48-year-old Garfield Morgan of Yonkers, officials said.  Soon after this, Morgan was taken to Jacobi Medical Cen…
19-Year-Old Suspect Nabbed After Broad-Daylight Shooting In Westchester 19-Year-Old Suspect Nabbed After Broad-Daylight Shooting In Westchester
19-Year-Old Suspect Nabbed After Broad-Daylight Shooting In Westchester A teenage suspect is in custody after a shooting in Northern Westchester. Just before noontime on Wednesday, Nov. 9, officers responded to a report of shots fired in Peekskill on Central Avenue near Washington Street. Officers at arriving at the scene found a 31-year-old Peekskill resident lying on the sidewalk after being shot in the upper leg, the Peekskill Police Department. Life-saving measures were performed on the victim, who was rushed to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla in unstable condition, according to police.  At the crime scene, a discarded loaded firearm was …
Fatal Stabbing Under Investigation In Hudson Valley Fatal Stabbing Under Investigation In Hudson Valley
Fatal Stabbing Under Investigation In Hudson Valley Police are searching for a suspect in a fatal stabbing in the Hudson Valley. The incident took place in Orange County around 5 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 30 in the town of Wallkill. Members of the town of Wallkill Police responded to a home at 33 Brookline Ave., for a report of an unconscious male, said Lt. Robert McLymore, of the Wallkill Police. Upon arrival, officers discovered a 52-year-old man in a detached garage of the residence suffering from apparent stab wounds, McLymore said. The victim is identified as Jeffrey Harris, a resident of the home at 33 Brookline Ave., he adde…
24-Year-Old Nabbed With Ghost Gun After Multi-Agency Investigation In Westchester, Police Say 24-Year-Old Nabbed With Ghost Gun After Multi-Agency Investigation In Westchester, Police Say
24-Year-Old Nabbed With Ghost Gun After Multi-Agency Investigation In Westchester, Police Say A 24-year-old Westchester man was allegedly nabbed with numerous ghost guns during an inter-agency investigation. The incident took place in New Rochelle around 7:30 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 28. According to Capt. Collins Coyne, of the New Rochelle Police, New Rochelle Police detectives, assisted by detectives from the Westchester County Police Real Time Crime Center and the FBI Safe Streets Task Force executed a search warrant for ghost guns on a New Rochelle home. The warrant was a culmination of efforts of these agencies over a period of several months after receiving informatio…
Duo Charged After Westchester Ghost Guns Investigation, Police Say Duo Charged After Westchester Ghost Guns Investigation, Police Say
Duo Charged After Westchester Ghost Guns Investigation, Police Say An investigation into ghost guns and other illegal firearms in Westchester County led to the arrest of two men.  Police executed a search warrant in West Harrison on Friday, June 3, following a lengthy investigation, according to the Harrison Police Department. Authorities said investigators seized the following during the search warrant: Two illegal firearms Two ballistic vests  A high-capacity magazine One of the firearms did not have a serial number, making it a ghost gun, police said.  Police said 19-year-old Jeremiah Alicea, of Harrison, was charged with one coun…
100+ Firearms Seized, 11 Arrests Made In Westchester Ghost Gun Probe 100+ Firearms Seized, 11 Arrests Made In Westchester Ghost Gun Probe
100+ Firearms Seized, 11 Arrests Made In Westchester Ghost Gun Probe More than 100 firearms were seized and 11 people were arrested following a six-month, multi-agency investigation into “ghost guns” and illegal weapons in Westchester and Putnam counties. Search warrants were executed at eight locations by local, county, and federal authorities in Westchester and Putnam this week, which led to the seizure of rifles, handguns, “ghost guns,” and multiple high-capacity drum magazines. Police investigators added that some of the weapons lacked or had defaced serial numbers. Other seized items include silencers, ballistic vests, counterfeit police shields, and q…
Police In Westchester Arrest Wanted Shooting Suspect After Domestic Incident Police In Westchester Arrest Wanted Shooting Suspect After Domestic Incident
Police In Westchester Arrest Wanted Shooting Suspect After Domestic Incident An investigation into a domestic dispute involving a man attempting to shoot his way into a Westchester apartment led to the apprehension of a suspect, authorities announced. Officers from the New Rochelle Police Department responded to a residential apartment building at approximately 7:45 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 7, where there was a report of a domestic dispute with a man attempting to break into a unit by shooting through the door. New Rochelle Police Capt. J. Collins Coyne said that upon arrival, officers located the fleeing suspect, prompting a brief pursuit before he was ultimately able …
Man Accused Of Selling Fentanyl To Undercover Police Officer In Hudson Valley Man Accused Of Selling Fentanyl To Undercover Police Officer In Hudson Valley
Man Accused Of Selling Fentanyl To Undercover Police Officer In Hudson Valley A 30-year-old Hudson Valley man is facing charges after authorities said he sold fentanyl to an undercover police officer. Rahsaan Melvin, of Newburgh, was arraigned on Monday, Nov. 16, according to Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler. Melvin was charged with second-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance and third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance. The charges stem from a two-month investigation by the Orange County Drug Task Force with assistance from the FBI Safe Streets Task Force, Hoovler said.  “Fatal overdoses in Orange County occur at a…
Authorities ID Juvenile Accused Of Making Threat To Westchester High School Authorities ID Juvenile Accused Of Making Threat To Westchester High School
Authorities ID Juvenile Accused Of Making Threat To Westchester High School Police have identified the person responsible for making a threat on social media against a high school in Northern Westchester. The Ossining Police Department reported on Saturday, Nov. 13, that detectives with assistance from outside agencies have closed their investigation into the threat that was made against Ossining High School and its students on Thursday, Nov. 11. Earlier report - Police Investigate Social Media Threat To Ossining High School CASE CLOSED! It’s nice when we can share good news. In this case, we can now talk about yesterday’s threat and... Posted by Ossining P…
Two Men Arrested For Murder Of 20-Year-Old Woman in Mount Vernon Two Men Arrested For Murder Of 20-Year-Old Woman in Mount Vernon
Two Men Arrested For Murder Of 20-Year-Old Woman in Mount Vernon Two shooting suspects have been arrested for their alleged roles in the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old woman in Westchester. Mount Vernon resident Aaliyah Waiters was shot and killed on Saturday, Sept. 25 after she was struck in the head by a bullet at approximately 2:30 a.m. on South Third Street in the city. She was with a group in Mount Vernon when she suffered the gunshot wound. Waiters was transported to Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx, put on life support, and later pronounced dead. Original story - ID Released For 20-Year-Old Woman Shot, Killed In Westchester  The fatal s…
Police: Armed Teen Who Threatened Girlfriend Apprehended In Westchester Police: Armed Teen Who Threatened Girlfriend Apprehended In Westchester
Police: Armed Teen Who Threatened Girlfriend Apprehended In Westchester A Northern Westchester teen who was threatening his girlfriend, and was originally thought to have abducted the woman and a child, has been arrested on a probation violation charge. Jacob Ruffin, 19, of Peekskill, was arrested around 3:45 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 6, after Peekskill police responded to a home for a domestic violence incident involving a handgun, said Peekskill Police Chief Don Halmy.  A short time later, Ruffin was seen on the 1300 block of Howard Street, and a foot pursuit with responding officers ensued, Halmy said. With the assistance of multiple agencies, …
Suspect Nabbed In Armed Robbery At Westchester Gas Station Suspect Nabbed In Armed Robbery At Westchester Gas Station
Suspect Nabbed In Armed Robbery At Westchester Gas Station A man who allegedly robbed a Westchester gas station at gunpoint before fleeing with cash has been apprehended, police announced. The incident took place around 12:45 a.m., Thursday, May 7, at the Mobil gas station located at 381 Knollwood Road in Greenburgh, said Greenburgh Police Lt. Kobie Powell. The suspect, identified as Mokosh Wilson, 21, of Yonkers, displayed a handgun and demanded money from the register and safe, Powell said. He then fled on foot, with the proceeds, east onto Tarrytown Road, according to Powell. Patrol Officers canvassed the immediate area, as…
Greenburgh Police Chief To Become Chief Criminal Investigator For Westchester DA Greenburgh Police Chief To Become Chief Criminal Investigator For Westchester DA
Greenburgh Police Chief To Become Chief Criminal Investigator For Westchester DA There’s going to be a new sheriff in town, as longtime Greenburgh Police Chief Chris McNerney plans to pursue new opportunities in law enforcement in Westchester County. McNerney advised the Greenburgh Town Board that he intends to retire from the Greenburgh Police Department as of Sunday, Aug. 25, as he takes a job with the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office as their Chief Criminal Investigator. Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner announced McNerney’s resignation on Thursday, July 25. Feiner said that the Board is currently interviewing three police captains to take over as …
Former Boyfriend Admits He Put Murder Victim Valerie Reyes In Suitcase, Authorities Say Former Boyfriend Admits He Put Murder Victim Valerie Reyes In Suitcase, Authorities Say
Former Boyfriend Admits He Put Murder Victim Valerie Reyes In Suitcase, Authorities Say A former boyfriend arrested on Tuesday for the murder of 24-year-old Valerie Reyes of Westchester admitted during an interview with law enforcement that he bound the woman and stuffed her inside a suitcase before dumping it in Greenwich. Javier Da Silva, of Queens, admitted during an interview with an FBI agent that he did bound and put Reyes, a New Rochelle resident, in a suitcase and leave it in a wooded area, said a criminal complaint filed in White Plains Superior Court on Tuesday, Feb. 12. The complaint, which lays out the quick work of law enforcement, said Da Silva, also told Ne…
Seven Nabbed In Hudson Valley Narcotics, Prostitution Detail Seven Nabbed In Hudson Valley Narcotics, Prostitution Detail
Seven Nabbed In Hudson Valley Narcotics, Prostitution Detail Shortly after six arrests were announced in a prostitution bust in Rockland County, officials in Orange County disclosed results of a prostitution and narcotics enforcement detail that resulted in seven arrests. The Middletown Police Department’s Narcotics Unit made the arrests on Thursday, June 21 in conjunction with state police and the FBI Safe Streets Task Force. One of those arrested was charged with felonies: 33-year-old Daniel Hagan of Middletown who is facing charges of criminal sale and possession of a controlled substance. John Salin, 66, of Mamakating, was charged with patronizin…
Drug Sweep Leads To Arrests Of 22 In Mount Vernon With Six On The Run Drug Sweep Leads To Arrests Of 22 In Mount Vernon With Six On The Run
Drug Sweep Leads To Arrests Of 22 In Mount Vernon With Six On The Run Nearly two dozen arrests were announced on Friday - including an alleged father-daughter criminal team - following a sweep for suspects who allegedly sold cocaine, heroin, fentanyl and other drugs in Mount Vernon. City officials in Mount Vernon announced the arrests of 22 suspects - with six more still wanted - as part of a year-long crackdown on illegal drug sales and distribution that included a series of undercover street buys that began last month. Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas announced the arrests at a press conference on Friday afternoon, celebrating the efforts of the police dep…