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Thief Caught Hiding Package In Hoodie In Westchester, Police Say Thief Caught Hiding Package In Hoodie In Westchester, Police Say
Thief Caught Hiding Package In Hoodie In Westchester, Police Say A man and his accomplice were apprehended after authorities saw him allegedly steal a package from a Westchester apartment building and attempt to hide it in his sweatshirt, police announced.  The events leading up to the arrests began in White Plains on Friday, July 26, when detectives began surveilling an apartment building at 44 North Broadway following reports of cell phone thefts, according to White Plains Police.  Around 1:30 p.m. on Friday, detectives saw a Hispanic man, later identified as Julio A. Veras-Reyes, walk into the apartment building and leave with a "large …

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by Ben Crnic
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55-Year-Old Accused Of Raping Woman In Westchester 55-Year-Old Accused Of Raping Woman In Westchester
55-Year-Old Accused Of Raping Woman In Westchester A man faces a rape charge following a welfare check conducted at a Westchester residence, police announced. The suspect, 55-year-old Eugene Feeney, was arrested on Sunday, June 16 after police conducted a welfare check on a woman at a White Plains residence on Bogert Avenue, according to White Plains Police Captain James Spencer.  When officers arrived for the welfare check, the woman told them she wanted to leave the residence immediately. She was then taken to police headquarters, where she told police she was the victim of a sexual assault, according to Spencer.  Feeney, …

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by Ben Crnic
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17-Year-Old Stabs Teen In Chest During Fight At Westchester Gas Station: Police 17-Year-Old Stabs Teen In Chest During Fight At Westchester Gas Station: Police
17-Year-Old Stabs Teen In Chest During Fight At Westchester Gas Station: Police A 17-year-old boy was arrested in connection with a stabbing that happened at a gas station in Westchester, police announced. The teenager, whose name was not released, was arrested on Thursday, April 18 in connection with a stabbing that happened at a Mobil gas station in White Plains at 1237 Mamaroneck Ave. on Friday, April 5, White Plains Police announced.  According to the department, on the day of the incident at around 10:45 p.m., officers responded to the gas station for a reported stabbing and learned a victim had been taken to White Plains Hospital for treatment.  A…

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by Ben Crnic
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Phone Scam: Callers Posing As Police, Asking For Money In Westchester Phone Scam: Callers Posing As Police, Asking For Money In Westchester
Phone Scam: Callers Posing As Police, Asking For Money In Westchester A police department in Westchester is warning residents of a phone scam involving a caller posing as an officer and asking victims for money to help their family member. In an announcement on Wednesday, Feb. 7, White Plains Public Safety officials said they have heard of several incidents of suspects spoofing the department's phone number.  According to the department, the caller will say they are a White Plains Police officer and claim that the victim's family member was involved in an accident. They will then ask the victim for money.  Luckily, some residents who received the c…

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by Ben Crnic
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Off-Duty Officer Accidentally Shoots Self In Westchester Eatery Restroom: Police Off-Duty Officer Accidentally Shoots Self In Westchester Eatery Restroom: Police
Off-Duty Officer Accidentally Shoots Self In Westchester Eatery Restroom: Police An officer is recovering after accidentally shooting himself with his firearm in the bathroom of a Westchester restaurant while off-duty.  The incident happened on Wednesday night, Oct. 18, when an off-duty Yonkers Police officer was visiting an establishment in White Plains, according to Yonkers Police Detective Sergeant Frank DiDomizio.  While adjusting his pants in the establishment's restroom, the off-duty officer accidentally discharged his firearm, striking himself in the genitals and causing minor injuries, DiDomizio said.  The officer then immediately repor…

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by Ben Crnic
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Man Hits Victim With Handgun During Fight Behind Restaurants In Westchester: Police Man Hits Victim With Handgun During Fight Behind Restaurants In Westchester: Police
Man Hits Victim With Handgun During Fight Behind Restaurants In Westchester: Police A man faces several charges after striking a victim with a handgun during an altercation in a parking lot behind several restaurants in Westchester, police said. The incident happened on Sunday, Oct. 8 just after 6 p.m., when White Plains Police received reports of a fight involving a man with a gun in the Waller-Maple parking lot at 25 Waller Ave., which is located behind a strip of restaurants on Mamaroneck Avenue.  According to White Plains Public Safety, during the fight, a man identified as Tony Montague hit a woman with a licensed lawfully possessed handgun. Two off-duty off…

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by Ben Crnic
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Duo Sexually Assaults Teens In Trio Of Separate Incidents In Westchester: DA Duo Sexually Assaults Teens In Trio Of Separate Incidents In Westchester: DA
Duo Sexually Assaults Teens In Trio Of Separate Incidents In Westchester: DA Two men face a long list of charges after sexually assaulting teenage girls in a total of three separate incidents throughout Westchester, officials said.  Both Port Chester resident Richard Olmino, age 21, and 32-year-old Jose Mejia Lopez face sexual abuse charges after allegedly assaulting teenage girls in three separate incidents that happened in North White Plains, Port Chester, and Rye, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Monday, Aug. 14.  Earlier Report: New Update: Suspect Caught After Assaulting 16-Year-Old At Park In Rye, Police…

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by Ben Crnic
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Inflatable Jump Bag Used To Save Woman From Bridge Over I-287 In Westchester Inflatable Jump Bag Used To Save Woman From Bridge Over I-287 In Westchester
Inflatable Jump Bag Used To Save Woman From Bridge Over I-287 In Westchester Thanks to a coordinated effort between first responders and police, as well as an inflatable jump bag, a woman was saved from a bridge over a highway in Westchester.  The incident happened on Saturday, July 29 just after 7 a.m., when Westchester County Police, the White Plains Fire Department, and White Plains Police were sent to help a distraught woman who was threatening to jump from the Anderson Hill Road bridge over Interstate 287 in White Plains.  The Westchester County Police Crisis Negotiation Team was soon sent to the scene to help negotiate with the woman. …

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by Ben Crnic
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Unlicensed Dentist Arrested After Victim's Dental Bridge Falls Out In Westchester: DA Unlicensed Dentist Arrested After Victim's Dental Bridge Falls Out In Westchester: DA
Unlicensed Dentist Arrested After Victim's Dental Bridge Falls Out In Westchester: DA A dentist in Westchester is facing charges after allegedly practicing and performing dental surgeries without a license, officials said.  The dentist, identified as Queens resident Cesar Masso, age 78, was arraigned on Thursday, March 16 for allegedly practicing without a license out of a storefront in in White Plains set up as East Post Dental at 169 Grand St., according to the Westchester County District Attorney's Office.  Masso was arrested on Thursday, March 9 following an investigation by White Plains Police after a victim reported that the dentist had performed t…

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by Ben Crnic
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Woman Hit By Car In Westchester Critically Injured, Police Say Woman Hit By Car In Westchester Critically Injured, Police Say
Woman Hit By Car In Westchester Critically Injured, Police Say A 60-year-old woman was critically injured after being hit by a car in Westchester.  The crash took place in White Plains around 5 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 28 near the intersection of Bloomingdale Road and Maple Avenue. According to White Plains Police Commissioner David Chong, the woman was transported to Westchester Medical Center with severe injuries. The driver of the vehicle stayed on the scene and is cooperating with police, Chong said.  An investigation into the crash is ongoing.  Chong said the department's accident team does a complete vehicle analysis as well as ac…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Suspect Nabbed In Fatal Westchester Hit-Run Crash Suspect Nabbed In Fatal Westchester Hit-Run Crash
Suspect Nabbed In Fatal Westchester Hit-Run Crash A Westchester man has been arrested for a fatal hit-and-run crash that left one person dead and another with serious injuries. Carlos Riera-Ortiz, age 41, has been arrested by White Plains Police in connection with the crash that took place on Thursday, Feb. 17. According to police, Riera-Ortiz, of White Plains, faces two felony counts of leaving the scene of an accident including death.  During the crash, officers reported that Ricardo Oxa-Cutipa, age 44, and a 37-year-old man were walking west on East Post Road when they were hit. Oxa-Cutipa died from his injuries. The o…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Investigation Underway After Fatal White Plains Shooting Investigation Underway After Fatal White Plains Shooting
Investigation Underway After Fatal White Plains Shooting Police are investigating after a Westchester County resident was found dead on New Year's Eve. Shawn Jefferson, age 49, of White Plains, was fatally shot just before midnight on New Year's Eve on North Kensico Avenue, said Capt. Jim Spencer, of the White Plains Police. According to Spencer, officers found Jefferson after responding to reports of shots fired. Jefferson, who lives across the street from where he was found, died at White Plains Hospital around 12:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 1, police said. Spencer said detectives were "working around the clock" in an effort to solve the c…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Suspect Nabbed For Attack On Asian Grandmother In Westchester Suspect Nabbed For Attack On Asian Grandmother In Westchester
Suspect Nabbed For Attack On Asian Grandmother In Westchester An 83-year-old Asian-American grandmother was spat on and knocked unconscious during a random attack by a man in Westchester, who was later apprehended, police said. Nancy Toh was attacked at approximately 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 9 while collecting cans and bottles to recycle outside Nordstrom at the Westchester Mall in White Plains, police said. She was allegedly approached by Glenmore Nehmbhard, who spat on her and punched her in the face. Authorities say Nehmbhard is homeless. Police said that Toh was knocked to the ground by the punch and blacked out before a good Samaritan came to …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Wearing Baseball Cap With Swastika Escorted By Police Out Of Westchester Diner Man Wearing Baseball Cap With Swastika Escorted By Police Out Of Westchester Diner
Man Wearing Baseball Cap With Swastika Escorted By Police Out Of Westchester Diner A man wearing a baseball hat with a swastika on it at an area diner was escorted out of the establishment by police in Westchester. The incident took place on Friday, Oct. 11, at the City Limits Diner in White Plains, according to the restaurant's owner on Facebook. Nick Livanos, who has run the popular diner, along with his family for more than 25 years, wrote that in the mid-afternoon, a man entered wearing a baseball cap with a yarmulke attached to the top of it with a swastika drawn on it. "At the time he entered the restaurant, the host was unable to see the top of his head and did no…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Duo Wanted For Grand Larceny In Yorktown Apprehended In White Plains Duo Wanted For Grand Larceny In Yorktown Apprehended In White Plains
Duo Wanted For Grand Larceny In Yorktown Apprehended In White Plains Two Westchester men wanted on attempted grand larceny charges in Yorktown were apprehended in White Plains. Timothy Haywood, 32, and Jonathan Miranda, 27, both of Yonkers, were arrested on Tuesday, June 25, by White Plains Police on a warrant from the Yorktown Police for alleged grand larceny that took place on April 15, said the Yorktown Police. Detectives from Yorktown picked up the two men and returned them to Yorktown where they were charged with attempted grand larceny. Bail was set at $1,500 for Haywood, and $500 for Miranda, police said.  Both men are scheduled to appear in co…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Killed After Jumping From Top Of Westchester Building Man Killed After Jumping From Top Of Westchester Building
Man Killed After Jumping From Top Of Westchester Building White Plains Police are investigating a possible suicide of a man who jumped from the top of the building that is home to Pizza Uno. The incident took place just before noon on Tuesday, March 12 at 4 Martine St., in White Plains, said White Plains Police Assistant Chief Joseph Castelli. Described as a white male in his late 20s, the man jumped from the top of the tall building which includes apartments and businesses.  Police are investigating the incident and are attempting to notify the next of kin, said Castelli. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.&n…

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by Kathy Reakes