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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…

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by Ben Crnic
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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…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Trio Caught With Gun, Drugs After Threatening Group In Westchester Trio Caught With Gun, Drugs After Threatening Group In Westchester
Trio Caught With Gun, Drugs After Threatening Group In Westchester Three men, including a Fairfield County resident, are facing charges after officers found them with a loaded handgun and drugs after they allegedly threatened a group with a firearm in Westchester, officials said. The incident began on Sunday morning, Nov. 24, when witnesses flagged down Port Chester officers while they were on patrol on North Main Street, according to the department.   Witnesses reported a man menacing a group with a firearm, and as officers approached the area near Abendroth Avenue, they also pointed out a vehicle leaving the scene. Police then pulled it over an…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Armed Woman Threatens To 'Pop' Officers In Westchester, Police Say Armed Woman Threatens To 'Pop' Officers In Westchester, Police Say
Armed Woman Threatens To 'Pop' Officers In Westchester, Police Say An armed woman has been apprehended after police say she threatened officers in Westchester. The incident happened around 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26 in New Rochelle. Police responded to a report of two women engaged in a physical altercation in front of 71 Lincoln Ave.  Initially assessed as a routine call, "the situation quickly revealed underlying complexities," New Rochelle Police said. Responding officers found one of the women visibly agitated and uncooperative.  "In an effort to assist the woman in calming down, our officers called the Mobile Crisis R…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Threatens Victim With Knife In Front Of Child In Northern Westchester: Police Man Threatens Victim With Knife In Front Of Child In Northern Westchester: Police
Man Threatens Victim With Knife In Front Of Child In Northern Westchester: Police A 33-year-old man faces charges after pulling a knife on a victim in front of a child at a Northern Westchester home, police announced. The arrest resulted from an incident just after 7 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 15, when 33-year-old Brendan Clarke threatened a victim with a knife at a North Salem residence, according to Trooper AJ Hicks of the New York State Police.  The incident happened with a child present, Hicks said.  After his arrest, Clarke was charged with second-degree menacing, fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, and acting in a manner to injure a child less…

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by Ben Crnic
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Man Who Allegedly Robbed NY Walmart Charged Under County's Controversial Mask Law Man Who Allegedly Robbed NY Walmart Charged Under County's Controversial Mask Law
Man Who Allegedly Robbed NY Walmart Charged Under County's Controversial Mask Law A man who allegedly robbed a Long Island Walmart was also charged with violating Nassau County's controversial new mask law. The suspect was wearing a black ski mask when he entered the store located in East Meadow at 2465 Hempstead Turnpike at around 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26 and began concealing merchandise in his bag.  He exited the store without paying for the merchandise and was confronted by store security, Nassau County Police said, adding that security recovered the merchandise, "and the suspect directed physical threats towards them as he was leaving the scene." A short …

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by Joe Lombardi
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17-Year-Old Accused Of Raping Victim At Knifepoint In Yorktown 17-Year-Old Accused Of Raping Victim At Knifepoint In Yorktown
17-Year-Old Accused Of Raping Victim At Knifepoint In Yorktown A teenager was apprehended after allegedly luring a victim to his Northern Westchester home and raping them at knifepoint, police announced. The 17-year-old suspect, whose name was not released because of their age, was arrested at his Yorktown home on Sunday, Sept. 22 in connection with an incident that happened the day before, Yorktown Police said on Tuesday, Sept. 24.  According to the department, an investigation revealed that on Saturday, Sept. 21, the suspect convinced the victim to come to his home on false pretenses, restrained them, and raped them at knifepoint.  The tee…

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by Ben Crnic
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Concerned Citizen Helps Catch Duo Accused Of Robbing FedEx Driver In Westchester Concerned Citizen Helps Catch Duo Accused Of Robbing FedEx Driver In Westchester
Concerned Citizen Helps Catch Duo Accused Of Robbing FedEx Driver In Westchester Two suspects were apprehended after stealing packages from a FedEx driver in Westchester and threatening a concerned citizen who tried to catch them, police said.  The incident began on Monday afternoon, Sept. 9, when a citizen in Port Chester saw two suspects steal from a FedEx driver making deliveries, according to the Port Chester Police Department. The citizen followed the suspect's vehicle and tried boxing them in to stop them from leaving. However, the suspects took out a handgun and threatened them, police said. At this point, the citizen gave officers a description of the vehi…

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by Ben Crnic
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Man Nabbed After Stabbing Victim, Barricading Himself In Somers Home: Police Man Nabbed After Stabbing Victim, Barricading Himself In Somers Home: Police
Man Nabbed After Stabbing Victim, Barricading Himself In Somers Home: Police A 47-year-old man was apprehended after allegedly attacking a victim with a knife and then barricading himself inside a Northern Westchester residence, police announced.  Somers resident Andres Mendoza Gomez was arrested on Wednesday, July 17 after allegedly assaulting a victim with a knife at a Somers home, New York State Police announced on Friday, July 26.  According to authorities, at around 12:30 a.m. on the day of Mendoza Gomez's arrest, troopers responded to a Somers home where two people were fighting. After arriving, they found an injured victim outside the home and …

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by Ben Crnic
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Duo Caught With Handgun, Brass Knuckles At Westchester Baseball Field, Police Say Duo Caught With Handgun, Brass Knuckles At Westchester Baseball Field, Police Say
Duo Caught With Handgun, Brass Knuckles At Westchester Baseball Field, Police Say Two men face weapons charges after they were caught with a handgun, extended magazine, and brass knuckles inside their vehicle at a Westchester baseball field, police announced.  The arrests resulted from an incident on Wednesday, June 5 just after 5:30 p.m., when police found a vehicle wanted in connection with a previous handgun-menacing incident at D’Onofrio Field in New Rochelle, according to New Rochelle Police.  As detectives approached the car, they saw a set of brass knuckles in plain view and discovered its license plate was registered to another vehicle and imp…

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by Ben Crnic
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Man Nabbed After Threatening Women With Pink Handgun In Westchester Man Nabbed After Threatening Women With Pink Handgun In Westchester
Man Nabbed After Threatening Women With Pink Handgun In Westchester A 24-year-old Connecticut man faces charges after menacing a group of women with a fully loaded handgun in Westchester, police announced. Fairfield County resident Diego Victorino of Norwalk, age 24, was arrested on Friday, Jan. 19 in connection with an incident in Port Chester, the village's police department announced.  On the day of the incident, police received a report of a man menacing a group of women who had been leaving an unnamed downtown establishment. A car believed to be connected to this incident was soon seen leaving the area, and officers were able to pull this veh…

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by Ben Crnic
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Man Rams Car, Threatens Driver In Westchester, Police Say Man Rams Car, Threatens Driver In Westchester, Police Say
Man Rams Car, Threatens Driver In Westchester, Police Say A Hudson Valley man is behind bars after allegedly ramming the rear of a vehicle and threatening the driver with an edged weapon following a road rage incident. The incident took place in Westchester County around 2:25 p.m., Friday, July 21 on I-87 in the city of Yonkers. According to Trooper Tara McCormick, an investigation determined that Ruben D. Luciano, age 48, of the village of Florida, in Orange County, rear-ended a vehicle following a road rage incident, in which he reportedly exited his vehicle and threatened the other driver with an edged weapon. Responding troopers discovered L…

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by Kathy Reakes