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Mount Vernon Fugitive Arraigned On Murder Charge For Fatal Shooting Mount Vernon Fugitive Arraigned On Murder Charge For Fatal Shooting
Mount Vernon Fugitive Arraigned On Murder Charge For Fatal Shooting A man wanted for fatally shooting a Westchester City Councilman’s nephew has been arraigned on charges that include murder. Mount Vernon resident John Bobbitt, 42, has been arraigned in the shooting death of Kashawn “Kanye” Smith, the nephew of City Councilman Derrick Thompson, after attempting to flee into New Jersey to avoid arrest. Specifically, Bobbitt was charged with murder, criminal possession of a weapon, and menacing. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. said that at approximately 10:15 on Tuesday, April 2, Bobbitt shot Smith, 28, multiple times on Millingto…

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by Zak Failla
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Man With Ties To Westchester Reported Missing For More Than A Month, Police Say Man With Ties To Westchester Reported Missing For More Than A Month, Police Say
Man With Ties To Westchester Reported Missing For More Than A Month, Police Say An alert has been issued for a missing person with ties to Westchester. The Yonkers Police Department shared an alert from the Newark Police Department’s Special Victim’s Unit for Melvin Buckhana, who was reported missing in January and may be suffering from mental issues. According to police in Yonkers, Buckhana has ties to Yonkers and is known to frequent the area. On Thursday, Jan. 16, Buckhana, 30, was reported missing from Alexander Street in Newark. He was last seen wearing a red hat, a dark shirt and blue jeans. Investigators noted he is physically healthy, but his mental health has…

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by Zak Failla
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Former NYPD Commissioner Kerik's Son Among Squad That Took Out Jersey City Shooters Former NYPD Commissioner Kerik's Son Among Squad That Took Out Jersey City Shooters
Former Nypd Commissioner Kerik's Son Among Squad That Took Out Jersey City Shooters The son of former NYPD Commissioner Bernard Kerik was among a group of officers who rushed a Jersey City kosher grocery in an armored vehicle on Tuesday following a prolonged gun battle with a couple who killed a fellow officer and three civilians. Newark Police Detective Joseph Kerik, an emergency services veteran, was treated for bruises at Jersey City Medical Center after the two assailants were gunned down in a hail of bullets. The 34-year-old Paramus High School graduate has been working with a federal task force that was among the units that converged on the Greenville section Tuesday…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Slain Officer ID'd In Jersey City Bloodbath As Bergen Dad, Two Shooters, 3 Civilians Also Dead Slain Officer ID'd In Jersey City Bloodbath As Bergen Dad, Two Shooters, 3 Civilians Also Dead
Slain Officer ID'd In Jersey City Bloodbath As Bergen Dad, Two Shooters, 3 Civilians Also Dead UPDATE: A police officer, two suspects and three civilians were killed in what became a Jersey City gun battle Tuesday afternoon, authorities confirmed. The slain officer was identified as Joseph Seals, a 17-year department veteran and father of five -- including a newborn -- who lived in North Arlington. “Our thoughts and prayers are with Joe’s family during this Christmas season and beyond,” Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop said. “We take for granted sometimes the selfless work a police officer does when they wear that uniform. In the end they are people that volunteered to keep every…

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by Jerry DeMarco