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NJ Teen Mom Left Baby In Getaway Car During Botched NY Vehicle Theft, Police Say
A New Jersey woman and a teenage boy were caught attempting to steal a running vehicle in Hewlett while an infant sat in their getaway car, police said.
Officers responded to a home on Seawane Road around 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 19, after a resident saw an unknown male inside his running vehicle, Nassau County police said. When confronted, the suspect fled in a white Hyundai driven by an unknown female.
A canvass of the area led officers to the vehicle, where they arrested 19-year-old Melissa Maldonado of Clifton, NJ, and a male juvenile, authorities said. Police discovered Maldonado…
Duo Nabbed For Scam Involving Fake Hudson Valley Fatal DWI Crash, Police Say
Two women have been arrested in an alleged scam attempt in which they alleged that the victim's relative had been arrested for a fatal DWI crash and needed bail money.
Elizabeth Taveras, age 29, and Sade Rosario, age 29, both of New York City, were arrested by the Dutchess County's Sheriff's Office on Friday, Jan. 28, in connection with the scam of an area resident.
According to Captain John Watterson, of the Sheriff's Office, the women, posing as a legal team, called a local resident and informed them that a relative was a suspect in a DWI-related fatal crash and that they w…
Man Arrested For Using Fake ID To Purchase Car In Northern Westchester, Police Say
A wanted man who allegedly attempted to purchase a car with a fake ID is behind bars after being arrested and charged for the incident in Northern Westchester, police said.
Officers responded to a North Bedford Road auto dealership in Mount Kisco at approximately 1:15 p.m. on Wednesday, July 31, when employees suspected a customer was giving them a fake name and false ID, Westchester County Police said.
It was determined that the man, Jorge Sanchez, 54, of Yonkers, was in possession of a fraudulent New Jersey driver’s license, and a fingerprint check determined his actual identity and disco…
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…
Two Found Guilty Of Committing Burglaries In New Rochelle, Harrison
Two men who burglarized a pair of Westchester residences and were caught in both instances and had to flee have been found guilty and may spend decades behind bars.
Steven Santiago, of Manhattan, and Ivan Bonilla, of the Bronx, were found guilty at trial of two counts of burglary, grand larceny and attempted grand larceny, all felonies. A jury convicted them in less than an hour.
On June 11 last year, Santiago and Bonilla broke into a Halstead Avenue home in Harrison. When the homeowner walked in on the burglary in progress, both men jumped out of a second story window, with one of them suf…
