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$1.7M Jewelry Store Theft: Duo Used Sledgehammer To Break Into Westchester Business, Feds Say
Two New Jersey men have been arrested in connection with the violent, broad-daylight robbery of a jewelry store in New York that left customers and employees terrified, federal officials announced.
Essex County residents Kevin Williams, 26, and Byron Wilson, 24, both of Irvington, NJ, were arrested and charged in the December 2024 sledgehammer robbery at Tarrytown Jewelers in the Westchester County hamlet of Hartsdale, the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Tuesday, March 25.
The robbery happened just after 11 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 16, at the Westch…
Psychiatric Escapee Punched Doctor At Hudson Valley Hospital, Gets Attempted Murder Charge: DA
A psychiatric patient who violently attacked his psychiatrist and escaped from Garnet Health Medical Center in Orange County has now been indicted for attempted murder, prosecutors announced.
Christopher Morgan, 40, of Monroe, was arraigned on Tuesday, March 18, in Orange County Court on charges stemming from the brutal assault at the behavioral health unit of the hospital in Wallkill earlier this month, Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler announced on Wednesday, March 19.
Morgan was initially charged with felony robbery after authorities captured him in Port Jervis on Friday, Mar…
Duo Busted While Trying To Sell Fentanyl, Cocaine In Hudson Valley: Sheriff
A drug bust in Putnam County led to the arrest of two men, including a New Jersey resident, who allegedly arrived to sell fentanyl and cocaine, authorities announced.
The operation took place on Wednesday, March 5, around 2:30 p.m. in Kent, where members of the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Enforcement Unit intercepted the suspects when they arrived to sell the drugs, according to Sheriff Kevin J. McConville.
The suspects were identified as Orange County resident Jamel Donaldson, 31, of New Windsor, and New Jersey resident Paul Roeser, 27, of Mahwah.
Donaldson, w…
Talk, Then Terror: Teen Starts Conversation, Then Pulls Gun In Westchester Robbery, Police Say
A 17-year-old boy has been taken into custody after allegedly robbing a man at gunpoint in Westchester, police said.
The incident occurred on Monday, March 3, at around 8:30 p.m., when the suspect approached a victim on foot near 10 Davenport Ave. in New Rochelle, the city's police department announced on Tuesday, March 4.
The suspect had a short conversation with the victim before taking out a handgun and stealing his cell phone and wallet, police said.
The victim described the suspect as a Black male with dreadlocks and glasses.
Officers quickly launched an investigation, de…
Second International Fugitive Extradited To Westchester In Week, Police Say
For the second time in a week, Westchester County Police detectives have taken custody of an international fugitive wanted for committing serious crimes in the county, authorities announced.
Just days after 52-year-old Galo Herrera was extradited from Mexico to face rape and sexual assault charges, law enforcement officials successfully returned another wanted fugitive to Westchester—this time from Colombia, Westchester County Police announced on Friday, Feb. 28.
On Thursday, Feb. 27, law enforcement officials extradited Juan Cuartos Bustos, 25, from Colombia, bringing him back to the Unite…
Fugitive Caught, Returned To Westchester After Fleeing Jail Sentence For Over 40 Years
A man convicted for a Westchester County robbery is finally facing justice after fleeing his jail sentence for his home country more than four decades ago, police announced.
Noel Hernandez, age 64, was flown back to Westchester on Friday, Oct. 18 to serve his jail sentence for a robbery in January 1981, the Westchester County Police Department said on Tuesday, Oct. 22.
According to the department, Hernandez was charged with first-degree robbery by Yonkers Police and was later convicted at trial in June 1982. However, he fled the country before his sentencing, heading to his…
