Teens Wanted In Multi-State Crime Spree, Firing At Troopers Captured By US Marshals Teens Wanted In Multi-State Crime Spree, Firing At Troopers Captured By US Marshals
Teens Wanted In Multi-State Crime Spree, Firing At Troopers Captured By US Marshals The two Tennessee teens who fired at Pennsylvania State Troopers during a multi-state crime spree have been captured in Hartford, Connecticut, authorities announced. Jeremiah Begley, 17, and Christian Guerrero Jr., 17, were taken into custody on Thursday, Feb. 27, with the assistance of the U.S. Marshals Service, Hartford Police, and the PSP Fugitive Apprehension Unit, state police said. They are being held in Connecticut while awaiting extradition to Dauphin County, PA. The Crime Spree The chaos began on Feb. 23, 2025, at 12:40 p.m., when a motorist on I-81 in Silver Spring Township, Cumbe…
Road Rage: Man Points Gun At Victim, Calls Him Racial Slur In Yorktown, Police Say Road Rage: Man Points Gun At Victim, Calls Him Racial Slur In Yorktown, Police Say
Road Rage: Man Points Gun At Victim, Calls Him Racial Slur In Yorktown, Police Say A Putnam County man faces charges after allegedly pointing a firearm at another driver while calling him a racial slur in Westchester, police said.  The arrest resulted from an incident in Yorktown at around 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 11, when New York State Police relayed a report about a road rage incident in Yorktown, according to the Yorktown Police Department. Officers determined that the altercation had taken place on Route 6, but both people involved were found in the area of 302 Somers Commons.  According to the victim’s report, Mahopac resident James P. Brown, age 59, …
Man Brandishes Loaded Gun At Victim, Endangers Child At Yorktown Residence: Police Man Brandishes Loaded Gun At Victim, Endangers Child At Yorktown Residence: Police
Man Brandishes Loaded Gun At Victim, Endangers Child At Yorktown Residence: Police A 51-year-old man faces multiple felony charges after allegedly pointing a defaced firearm at another person during a physical altercation in Westchester that endangered a child, police said. Yorktown resident Antoine Michael Arnold was arrested on Wednesday, Feb. 12 following a reported altercation involving a firearm at 250 Underhill Ave. in Yorktown, according to the town's police department.  According to police, officers responded to the residence at around 7:30 p.m. after receiving a report of menacing with a weapon. An investigation determined that Arnold had allegedly…
Over $7K, Guns, Narcotics Seized From Housing Authority Residential Site In Westchester: Police Over $7K, Guns, Narcotics Seized From Housing Authority Residential Site In Westchester: Police
Over $7K, Guns, Narcotics Seized From Housing Authority Residential Site In Westchester: Police A search warrant executed at an apartment in Westchester resulted in the seizure of narcotics, cash, and weapons, along with the apprehension of two residents, police announced. The search was carried out at a New Rochelle apartment at the New Rochelle Municipal Housing Authority residential site at 50 Sickles Ave. on Wednesday, Feb. 12, New Rochelle Police Captain J. Collins Coyne said on Thursday, Feb. 13.  The operation uncovered illegal drugs, firearms, and thousands of dollars in suspected drug proceeds, Coyne said. During the search, detectives confiscated 124 glassine…
Man Pulls Gun On Contractor At Hudson Valley Home, Police Say Man Pulls Gun On Contractor At Hudson Valley Home, Police Say
Man Pulls Gun On Contractor At Hudson Valley Home, Police Say A man is facing charges after allegedly pulling a gun on a contractor at a Hudson Valley home. Ulster County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a West Hurley residence on Elks Park Road after a contractor claimed to have been threatened at the location at around 11:20 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 1. The contractor told investigators that while working on the home’s heating system, a man threatened to shoot him, according to sheriff’s officials. Deputies arrested a 63-year-old man on suspicion of misdemeanor menacing. He was arraigned and released on his own recognizance. Authorities did not say whet…
Hanukkah Shooting: Gunman Admits Opening Fire Outside NY Synagogue With Children Present Hanukkah Shooting: Gunman Admits Opening Fire Outside NY Synagogue With Children Present
Hanukkah Shooting: Gunman Admits Opening Fire Outside NY Synagogue With Children Present A New York man who fired a shotgun outside an Albany synagogue on the first night of Hanukkah pleaded guilty to federal civil rights and firearm charges. Mufid Fawaz Alkhader, 29, of Schenectady, pleaded guilty to obstructing religious freedom by threat of force, unlawfully acquiring a firearm, and brandishing it during the crime in Albany federal court on Tuesday, Feb. 4. The formal confession came more than a year after Alkhader took an Uber from Schenectady to Temple Israel in Albany, where he walked up the synagogue’s steps and pulled a shotgun from a duffel bag on Dec. 7, 2023. He the…
Armed Mount Vernon Pair Terrorized Gas Attendants Along Major NJ Highways: Prosecutor Armed Mount Vernon Pair Terrorized Gas Attendants Along Major NJ Highways: Prosecutor
Armed Mount Vernon Pair Terrorized Gas Attendants Along Major NJ Highways: Prosecutor A year-long investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office has led to the arrests and indictments of two Westchester, NY men, in a series of armed robberies across three North Jersey counties, authorities said. Veron S. Brown, 26, and Ryan D. Servis, 25, of Mount Vernon, were identified as the masked men terrorizing gas station attendants across the region since January 2024, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The first incident occurred on Jan. 7, 2024, at 4:50 a.m., when Clifton Police responded to an armed robbery at a Route 3 gas station. Two masked men in a black …
Loaded Gun, High-Capacity Mag Found In Peekskill Traffic Stop, 3 Nabbed: Police Loaded Gun, High-Capacity Mag Found In Peekskill Traffic Stop, 3 Nabbed: Police
Loaded Gun, High-Capacity Mag Found In Peekskill Traffic Stop, 3 Nabbed: Police A routine traffic stop in Northern Westchester led to the discovery of a loaded firearm and high-capacity magazine as well as the arrests of three individuals, authorities announced.  The incident occurred early Monday morning, Jan. 20, around 2:20 a.m., when a Peekskill Police Officer stopped a vehicle on the 700 block of North Division Street, according to the department. The driver, Daniel J. Gonzalez, was found to be operating the vehicle with a revoked license, a felony violation under New York State law, Lt. Adam Renwick said.  During an inventory search of the vehicle prio…
Man Who Tried Killing Off-Duty Officer By Parkway In Westchester Gets Years In Prison Man Who Tried Killing Off-Duty Officer By Parkway In Westchester Gets Years In Prison
Man Who Tried Killing Off-Duty Officer By Parkway In Westchester Gets Years In Prison A 31-year-old man will spend years in prison for trying to murder an off-duty police officer in a brazen daylight shooting next to a parkway in Westchester, officials announced. Bryan Martinez, 31, of Port Chester, was sentenced to 10 years in prison in connection with the attempted murder of an off-duty New York City Police officer in Yonkers in November 2023, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Friday, Jan. 17.  According to the DA's Office, on Nov. 14, 2023, Martinez stalked and followed the victim’s car over a personal grievance. At a traffic li…
14-Year-Old Charged With Murder In Fatal Westchester Shooting 14-Year-Old Charged With Murder In Fatal Westchester Shooting
14-Year-Old Charged With Murder In Fatal Westchester Shooting A 14-year-old boy has been charged with murder following a fatal shooting in Westchester that claimed the life of a 44-year-old man on New Year’s Day, police said.  The shooting happened in Yonkers on Wednesday, Jan. 1, in the area of Locust Hill Avenue, Yonkers Police announced on Thursday, Jan. 2.  Officers responded to a report of shots fired at around 3:15 p.m. and located the victim, a 44-year-old Yonkers man, suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest near 98 Locust Hill Ave.  Police immediately gave the man medical help and transported him to a nearby hospital, …
Mental Health Crisis Involving Gun Prompts Lockdown At Westchester School Mental Health Crisis Involving Gun Prompts Lockdown At Westchester School
Mental Health Crisis Involving Gun Prompts Lockdown At Westchester School A mental health emergency involving a man reportedly armed with a firearm prompted a lockdown at a Westchester school, police said. The incident occurred in Yonkers around 1 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 9, when Yonkers Police responded to the O'Rourke Townhomes on Shoreview Drive after receiving reports of a man in crisis who may have been in possession of a gun. Out of caution due to the location’s proximity to the Robert C. Dodson School, police requested a lockdown to ensure the safety of students and staff, officials said.  Authorities made contact with the man and took him into protectiv…
22-Year-Old Shot Near Transit Center In Westchester: Suspect At Large 22-Year-Old Shot Near Transit Center In Westchester: Suspect At Large
22-Year-Old Shot Near Transit Center In Westchester: Suspect At Large Authorities are searching for a suspect involved in a shooting near a Westchester transit center that left a 22-year-old man hospitalized. The shooting happened on Monday, Nov. 18 just before 1 p.m., when two people were seen exchanging gunfire in the area of 311 North Ave. in New Rochelle near the city's transit center parking garage, New Rochelle Police Captain J. Collins Coyne said on Tuesday, Nov. 19.  Arriving officers soon found a victim with gunshot wounds in the area of Huguenot Street and North Avenue and began giving medical aid to him. The victim, a 22-year-old New Rochelle …