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Teen Duo Accused Of Subjecting Victims To Violent Crimes After Luring Them To Westchester Teen Duo Accused Of Subjecting Victims To Violent Crimes After Luring Them To Westchester
Teen Duo Accused Of Subjecting Victims To Violent Crimes After Luring Them To Westchester Two men have been arrested in connection with a series of alleged carjacking, robberies, and kidnappings in Westchester. Diante Fernandes, age 19, and Mark Francis, age 18, both of the Bronx, were arrested and charged on Wednesday, Sept. 28, said Damian Williams, US Attorney for the Southern District of New York. According to the allegations in the complaint, and statements made in court, between Monday, Sept. 26 and Tuesday, Sept. 27, the duo carjacked, robbed, and kidnapped multiple victims, in the Bronx and Yonkers. Once on Sept. 26 and again on Sept. 27, the two lured victims to a loca…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Charged After Handgun Found During Hudson Valley Traffic Stop, Troopers Say Man Charged After Handgun Found During Hudson Valley Traffic Stop, Troopers Say
Man Charged After Handgun Found During Hudson Valley Traffic Stop, Troopers Say A 24-year-old man with an expired license was found in illegal possession of a handgun during a Hudson Valley traffic stop, police reported.  Fairfield County resident Bryon Bloomfield, of Norwalk, was arrested and charged with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon and criminal possession of a firearm on Friday, July 22, according to New York State Police. At about 11:30 a.m., troopers in Putnam County pulled over a 2014 Volkswagen on State Route 22 in Southeast for a vehicle and traffic law violation, police said.  Investigators found that Bloomfield was driving with a s…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Shooting At Occupant Of Westchester Home, Injuring Self During Struggle Man Accused Of Shooting At Occupant Of Westchester Home, Injuring Self During Struggle
Man Accused Of Shooting At Occupant Of Westchester Home, Injuring Self During Struggle A 33-year-old man is accused of entering a Westchester County home and firing a gun at one of the residents, before shooting himself in the leg during a struggle. Police responded to a report of a possible fight in the basement of a home on Ridge Road in Greenburgh at about 6:50 p.m. on Sunday, June 26, according to the Town of Greenburgh Police Department. Authorities were told that one of the people involved in the fight might be in possession of a firearm, police said. Before police arrived, a vehicle that may have been involved fled the scene, and was reportedly occupied by between thr…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
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…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Wanted Man Apprehended For Menacing After Manhunt In Westchester Wanted Man Apprehended For Menacing After Manhunt In Westchester
Wanted Man Apprehended For Menacing After Manhunt In Westchester Police in the Hudson Valley have apprehended a man wanted for menacing his girlfriend with a shotgun following a multi-agency manhunt throughout the region. In Rockland County, the Ramapo Police Department enlisted the aid of law enforcement agencies in Westchester on Wednesday, April 20, as they attempted to serve an arrest warrant for a man wanted for a domestic incident reportedly involving a shotgun. According to police, the suspect, John Larywon, age 29, menaced his girlfriend with a shotgun in Rockland on Wednesday before reportedly fleeing to his mother’s home in the BelleFair neighb…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Gun-Wielding 20-Year-Old Attempts To Break Down Door Of Westchester Residence, Police Say Gun-Wielding 20-Year-Old Attempts To Break Down Door Of Westchester Residence, Police Say
Gun-Wielding 20-Year-Old Attempts To Break Down Door Of Westchester Residence, Police Say A man was busted with a loaded handgun while attempting to break down a door of a Westchester home, police said. Officers from the New Rochelle Police Department responded to a private residence on Horton Avenue at 3:51 p.m. on Thursday, April 1, where there was a report of a man attempting to break down the door of the home while carrying a weapon. Police said that upon arrival, they located 20-year-old Sincere Thomas, identified him as a suspect, and took him into custody without incident as he was exiting the property. The investigation into Thomas, a New Rochelle resident, found that h…

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by Zak Failla
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Taconic Traffic Stop Leads To Weapon, Drug Charges For 26-Year-Old Man Taconic Traffic Stop Leads To Weapon, Drug Charges For 26-Year-Old Man
Taconic Traffic Stop Leads To Weapon, Drug Charges For 26-Year-Old Man A traffic stop on the Taconic State Parkway led to weapon and drug charges for a 26-year-old man, police say. New York State Police say they initiated a traffic stop on a 2001 Honda Civic after observing a violation on the Taconic State Parkway in the town of Milan on Friday, June 28 around 4 p.m. Further investigation revealed that the driver, identified as Jose Bermudez, 26, of Jacksonville, North Carolina, was in possession of a Beretta Pico .380 auto handgun, approximately 1.2 grams of cocaine and drug paraphernalia, police say. Bermudez was arrested and charged with the following: S…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Seen Him? Police Offer Reward For Man Wanted On Weapons Charge In Westchester Seen Him? Police Offer Reward For Man Wanted On Weapons Charge In Westchester
Seen Him? Police Offer Reward For Man Wanted On Weapons Charge In Westchester Have you seen him? A $2,000 reward has been offered by the Yonkers Police Department for information that leads to the arrest of Patrick “Pat GZZ” Carter, who is wanted on charges of criminal possession of a firearm and obstruction of governmental information. Carter, 22, was described as 5-foot-10 weighing approximately 160 pounds. His last known address was at an apartment on Beech Street. Anyone with information regarding Carter’s whereabouts, or who recognizes him has been asked to contact investigators at the Yonkers Police Department by calling (914) 377-8074 or texting the keyword …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Westchester Teen Arrested After 'Shots Fired' Incident, Police Say Westchester Teen Arrested After 'Shots Fired' Incident, Police Say
Westchester Teen Arrested After 'Shots Fired' Incident, Police Say A Westchester County teenager is behind bars after being busted with an illegal handgun and ammo, police said. Officers from the Yonkers Police Department on patrol in the area of Cottage Place Gardens shortly before 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 9, when they heard several gunshots near them. Following the gunshots, they received reports of shots fired on Lamartine Terrace, leading to the officers to canvas the area. Yonkers Police Det. Sgt. Dean Politopoulos said that officers interviewed several witnesses at the scene and determined that shots had been fired in the area and a suspect was s…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Caught With Handgun, Pot In I-84 Stop, Sheriff Says Man Caught With Handgun, Pot In I-84 Stop, Sheriff Says
Man Caught With Handgun, Pot In I-84 Stop, Sheriff Says A man from Connecticut is facing drug and weapon charges after being busted with an illegal handgun during an early morning stop on I-84 in Putnam County. Benjamin Hartley, of Mansfield, was stopped by a Putnam County Sheriff’s deputy at approximately 2:40 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 30 when he committed a traffic violation on the interstate while traveling through Southeast. 
During the stop, it was determined that Hartley, 33, was in possession of concentrated cannabis, marijuana and a handgun that he did not have a permit for. Hartley was arrested at the scene and transported to the Putnam Co…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Police: Accused Drug Dealer Caught With Gun After Striking Two Cruisers In Northern Westchester Police: Accused Drug Dealer Caught With Gun After Striking Two Cruisers In Northern Westchester
Police: Accused Drug Dealer Caught With Gun After Striking Two Cruisers In Northern Westchester An accused drug dealer in Northern Westchester is behind bars facing multiple charges after he intentionally struck two New York State Police units following a traffic stop in the area as part of a larger narcotics investigation, police said. On Thursday, New York State Police announced the arrest of Cortlandt resident Charles Leonard, who is facing a host of charges after being involved in an incident with investigators on Sept. 12 in the area. According to police, during a traffic stop on Sept. 12, Leonard intentionally struck two marked State Police units, and was subsequently taken into…

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by Zak Failla
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Police Chief In Westchester Under Independent Investigation After Son Takes Gun Police Chief In Westchester Under Independent Investigation After Son Takes Gun
Police Chief In Westchester Under Independent Investigation After Son Takes Gun A hearing officer from Mount Pleasant has been hired to further investigate Eastchester Police Chief Timothy Bonci, whose son allegedly took his father’s gun before turning himself into police custody in July. While he is being investigated internally by two lieutenants in the department, town officials have appointed Mount Pleasant Judge Robert Ponzini to lead a separate, independent probe, according to a lohud report. The nature of the independent investigation was not clear, and town officials have not yet laid out a timetable regarding the probe moving forward. Bonci is not facing any c…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Charged After Firing Shots Across Route 6 Near Neighboring Homes Man Charged After Firing Shots Across Route 6 Near Neighboring Homes
Man Charged After Firing Shots Across Route 6 Near Neighboring Homes A 38-year-old man is facing two felony charges after state police say he fired shots across a busy area roadway near neighboring homes. Troopers were dispatched to Bloomer Road in the town of Southeast on Saturday, Sept. 1 after receiving a complaint of shots fired.  An investigation found Gueorgui A. Stoytchev of Southeast discharged a legally owned Winchester 30-30 across State Route 6 within 500 feet of the houses, state police from the Brewster barracks said. After Stoytchev's initial arrest and later in the evening at approximately 8:30 p.m., troopers returned to Stoytchev’s residence…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man In Disabled Vehicle On I-84 Caught With Stolen, Loaded Gun, Police Say Man In Disabled Vehicle On I-84 Caught With Stolen, Loaded Gun, Police Say
Man In Disabled Vehicle On I-84 Caught With Stolen, Loaded Gun, Police Say A 61-year-old man was sent to jail after state police, who came to the aid of his disabled vehicle, say they discovered he had a stolen, loaded pistol as well as marijuana and charged him with three felonies. Troopers observed the vehicle on I-84 in the Town of Southeast on Saturday, May 26 at approximately 11:30 p.m. While interviewing the operator, Richard P. Kaley of Nashua, New Hampshire, an odor of marijuana was detected, police said. Further investigation discovered approximately eight grams of marijuana, and a loaded pistol that had been reported stolen in Ohio. Kaley was charged wi…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Man Caught With Semiautomatic Guns On I-84 Resists Arrest, Police Say Man Caught With Semiautomatic Guns On I-84 Resists Arrest, Police Say
Man Caught With Semiautomatic Guns On I-84 Resists Arrest, Police Say A sheriff’s deputy apprehended a man in possession of semiautomatic weapons after he allegedly attempted to resist arrest following a traffic stop on I-84 in Putnam County. Putnam County Sheriff Robert Langley, Jr. announced the arrest of New Mexico resident Pedro Ruiz-Rivas on Monday, who is facing charges that include two felony counts of criminal possession of a firearm, resisting arrest, obstructing governmental administration and other violations. According to Langley, shortly after 1:30 a.m. on May 21, a Deputy Sheriff stopped Ruiz-Rivas on I-84 in Southeast for a vehicle and traffic …

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by Zak Failla
Politics
Man Nabbed With Loaded Firearm In I-84 Stop Man Nabbed With Loaded Firearm In I-84 Stop
Man Nabbed With Loaded Firearm In I-84 Stop A Danbury man is facing a weapons charge after being busted by New York State Police troopers with an illegal firearm during a traffic stop on I-84 in Putnam County. Investigators announced this week that troopers stopped 46-year-old Esmelyn Hernandez’s Chevrolet Impala for a violation of vehicle and traffic laws on I-84 in Southeast. During the subsequent stop, it was determined that he was in possession of an illegal weapon, which was loaded. Hernandez was arrested at the scene and charged with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon and criminal possession of a firearm, both feloni…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Four Arrested After Two Overdoses, One Fatal, In Hudson Valley Four Arrested After Two Overdoses, One Fatal, In Hudson Valley
Four Arrested After Two Overdoses, One Fatal, In Hudson Valley Two men and two women have been arrested following an investigation into two drug overdoses the weekend of April 21, one of which resulted in a fatality in Dutchess County. The New York State Police Troop K Community Narcotics Enforcement Team and the Village of Red Hook Police Department executed a pre-dawn search warrant at a residence located off South Broadway on Friday, April 27. A joint investigation between state police and the Red Hook Police Department led to the search which resulted in the seizure of an undisclosed amount of heroin, a small amount of marijuana, more than $2,000 i…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Pair Nabbed With Loaded Pistol, Cocaine In I-684 Stop Pair Nabbed With Loaded Pistol, Cocaine In I-684 Stop
Pair Nabbed With Loaded Pistol, Cocaine In I-684 Stop Two men are facing felony weapon and charges after being busted by state police with cocaine and an illegally possessed handgun during a routine traffic stop on I-684 in Putnam County. New York State Police troopers on patrol at approximately 9 p.m. on April 14 conducted a traffic stop of a 2006 GMC being driven by Waterbury resident Kurtis Leduc, 36, on I-684 in Southeast for a series of vehicle and traffic law violations. During the stop, police said that troopers spotted part of a handgun under the driver’s seat. Further investigation determined that Leduc was in possession of a loaded G…

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by Zak Failla