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New Update: Prisoner Caught After Escaping Custody In Westchester New Update: Prisoner Caught After Escaping Custody In Westchester
New Update: Prisoner Caught After Escaping Custody In Westchester This story has been updated.  Authorities have caught a prisoner who escaped custody while he was being held at a medical center in Westchester.  The prisoner, identified as 24-year-old Geraldo Rojas, was located in the Bronx on Monday, July 24 after 29 hours of "intensive search efforts," Yonkers Police announced  Rojas had escaped from a prisoner detail at St. Joseph’s Hospital on South Broadway (Route 9) in Yonkers during the early morning hours of Sunday, July 23, police said. Earlier Report - Search On For Prisoner Who Escapes From Custody In Yonkers Rojas, who was taken back into …

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by Ben Crnic
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18-Year-Old Gets Jail Time For Fatally Shooting Westchester Resident 18-Year-Old Gets Jail Time For Fatally Shooting Westchester Resident
18-Year-Old Gets Jail Time For Fatally Shooting Westchester Resident An 18-year-old will spend several years in prison after fatally shooting a Westchester man as he was leaving a store.  Maliki Johnson, age 18, of Dover, Delaware was sentenced to nine years to life in state prison on Friday, May 5 for the 2020 murder of Yonkers resident Javon Merrill, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced.  Earlier Report - Teen Arraigned For Shooting Death Of Westchester Resident On the day of the shooting, Oct. 27, 2020, just after 9:30 p.m., the then-15-year-old Johnson shot the 27-year-old victim in the chest with a .38 pistol …

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by Ben Crnic
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COVID-19: Here's New Vaccine Allocation As Westchester Looks To Innoculate 26,000+ Next Week COVID-19: Here's New Vaccine Allocation As Westchester Looks To Innoculate 26,000+ Next Week
Covid-19: Here's New Vaccine Allocation As Westchester Looks To Innoculate 26,000+ Next Week The number of COVID-19 vaccines being allocated to Westchester continues to increase as the county looks to inoculate nearly 27,000 people during the 17th week of the state's vaccination program. Each week, the federal government supplies New York with hundreds of thousands of doses of the vaccine - with additional allocations on the way - which are then distributed to different regions based on population. This week, Westchester was set to receive 26,760 more doses, up from last week, which will be distributed across the county based on need and risk. Those vaccines are then administered …

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Here's New Vaccine Allocation As Westchester Looks To Innoculate 17,000+ This Week COVID-19: Here's New Vaccine Allocation As Westchester Looks To Innoculate 17,000+ This Week
Covid-19: Here's New Vaccine Allocation As Westchester Looks To Innoculate 17,000+ This Week The number of COVID-19 vaccines being allocated to Westchester continues to increase as the county looks to inoculate nearly 20,000 people during the 15th week of the state's vaccination program. Each week, the federal government supplies New York with hundreds of thousands of doses of the vaccine - with additional allocations on the way - which are then distributed to different regions based on population. This week, Westchester was set to receive 17,960 more doses, up from last week, which will be distributed across the county based on need and risk. Those vaccines are then administered …

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Here's Where New Vaccine Allocations Are Being Shipped In Westchester COVID-19: Here's Where New Vaccine Allocations Are Being Shipped In Westchester
Covid-19: Here's Where New Vaccine Allocations Are Being Shipped In Westchester Nearly 6,000 new allocations of the COVID-19 vaccine are being distributed to locations throughout Westchester during the 10th week of the state’s vaccination program. Each week, the federal government supplies New York with between 250,000 and 300,000 doses of the vaccine - with more on the way - which are then distributed to different regions based on population. This week, Westchester was set to receive 5,900 more doses, distributed across the county based on need and risk, down slightly from the previous week. Those vaccines are then administered to those eligible, which includes reside…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Here's Where New Vaccine Allocations Are Being Shipped In Westchester COVID-19: Here's Where New Vaccine Allocations Are Being Shipped In Westchester
Covid-19: Here's Where New Vaccine Allocations Are Being Shipped In Westchester More than 7,000 new allocations of the COVID-19 vaccine are being distributed to locations throughout Westchester during the ninth week of the state’s vaccination program. Each week, the federal government supplies New York with between 250,000 and 300,000 doses of the vaccine - with more on the way - which are then distributed to different regions based on population. This week, Westchester was set to receive 7,075 more doses, distributed across the county based on need and risk. Those vaccines are then administered to those eligible, which includes residents over the age of 65, healthcare…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Here's Where New Vaccine Allocations Are Being Shipped In Westchester COVID-19: Here's Where New Vaccine Allocations Are Being Shipped In Westchester
Covid-19: Here's Where New Vaccine Allocations Are Being Shipped In Westchester Nearly 7,000 new allocations of the COVID-19 vaccine being distributing to locations throughout Westchester during the eighth week of the state’s vaccination program. Each week, the federal government supplies New York with between 250,000 and 300,000 doses of the vaccine - with more on the way - which are then distributed to different regions based on population. This week, Westchester was set to receive 6,700 more doses, distributed across the county based on need and risk. Those vaccines are then administered to those eligible, which includes residents over the age of 65, healthcare work…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Here's Where New Vaccine Allocations Are Being Shipped In Westchester COVID-19: Here's Where New Vaccine Allocations Are Being Shipped In Westchester
Covid-19: Here's Where New Vaccine Allocations Are Being Shipped In Westchester Nearly 7,000 new allocations of the COVID-19 vaccine are set to be distributed to locations throughout Westchester during the sixth week of the state’s vaccination program. Each week, the federal government supplies New York with between 250,000 and 300,000 doses of the vaccine, which are then distributed to different regions based on population. Next week, Westchester is set to receive 6,700 more doses, which will be distributed across the county based on need and risk. Those vaccines are then administered to those eligible, which includes residents over the age of 75, healthcare workers, …

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Here's How Many Hudson Valley Hospital Workers Have Been Vaccinated, Refused Shot COVID-19: Here's How Many Hudson Valley Hospital Workers Have Been Vaccinated, Refused Shot
Covid-19: Here's How Many Hudson Valley Hospital Workers Have Been Vaccinated, Refused Shot The lowest percentage of hospital employees who have received the COVID-19 vaccine in New York reside in the Hudson Valley. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that 57.9 percent of hospital workers in the Hudson Valley have received the COVID-19 vaccine, while statewide, a total of 60.8 percent of medical professionals have been vaccinated. The percentage in the Hudson Valley is the lowest in the state, behind New York City (59 percent), Long Island (60 percent), Mohawk Valley (60.1 percent), and Western New York (63 percent).  Cuomo also made note that vaccination performance is uneven b…

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by Zak Failla
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Driver Indicted For Fatal Hit-Run In Westchester Park, Police Say Driver Indicted For Fatal Hit-Run In Westchester Park, Police Say
Driver Indicted For Fatal Hit-Run In Westchester Park, Police Say A man who allegedly drove drunk and fatally struck a 23-year-old woman in a Westchester park before attempting to flee from police has been indicted on homicide charges. Yonkers resident Pilar Dominguez-Leon was indicted this week for his role in the death of Julianna Scott, a homeless woman he struck when he lost control of his car and drove through Chicken Island Day Lighting Park shortly before 1:30 a.m. on Monday, March 9. Specifically, Dominguez-Leon, 44, was charged with: Aggravated vehicular homicide; Vehicular manslaughter; Two counts of vehicular manslaughter; Criminally neglig…

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by Zak Failla
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Westchester Woman Sentenced For Attempting To Kidnap Baby Westchester Woman Sentenced For Attempting To Kidnap Baby
Westchester Woman Sentenced For Attempting To Kidnap Baby A 29-year-old woman has been will spend time in prison after attempting to steal a baby from a hospital emergency room in Westchester. Yonkers resident Laysha Machado has been sentenced to a term of between one and three years in prison after attempting to take a toddler from its mother at a city hospital in February last year. Machado pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful imprisonment in December last year. On Feb. 15 last year, Machado entered the emergency room of St. Joseph’s Hospital in Yonkers where she took a stroller with another person’s child inside and fled the building, Westc…

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by Zak Failla
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Woman Located After Escaping From Custody In Westchester Woman Located After Escaping From Custody In Westchester
Woman Located After Escaping From Custody In Westchester A 29-year-old woman who was on the run after escaping a day following her arrest in Westchester has been located. Sarah Camarda, 29, was located by Yonkers Police detectives in Manhattan and placed into custody without incident, Yonkers Police announced on Wednesday morning, Nov. 6. Camarda was arrested Monday evening, Nov. 4 for felony drug possession and was in custody at the Yonkers City Jail located at the Cacace Justice Center awaiting arraignment Tuesday morning, Nov. 5.  Camarda was transported by two police officers to St. Joseph's Hospital located across the st…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Woman Located After Escaping From Custody In Westchester Woman Located After Escaping From Custody In Westchester
Woman Located After Escaping From Custody In Westchester Update: A 29-year-old woman who was on the run after escaping a day following her arrest in Westchester has been located. Sarah Camarda, 29, was located by Yonkers Police detectives in Manhattan and placed into custody without incident, Yonkers Police announced on Wednesday morning, Nov. 6. Original report: A 29-year-old woman is on the run after escaping a day following her arrest in Westchester. The Yonkers Police Department is currently and actively searching for 29-year-old Sarah Camarda. Camarda was arrested Monday evening, Nov. 4 for felony drug possession and was in cus…

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by Daily Voice
Police & Fire
Firefighter Injured After Blaze Breaks Out At Home In Westchester Firefighter Injured After Blaze Breaks Out At Home In Westchester
Firefighter Injured After Blaze Breaks Out At Home In Westchester A firefighter received a minor injury battling a blaze in a home that was allegedly illegally occupied in Westchester. The fire at 10 Baldwin Place, was detected around 3:08 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 18, when a Yonkers police officer detected an odor of smoke and requested firefighters to the area to investigate, said Yonkers Fire Deputy Chief Of Personnel Daniel P. Flynn.  After finding the fire at the vacant, wood two-story home at 10 Baldwin Place, firefighters encountered a heavy volume of fire on the second floor, Flynn said. Two hose lines were stretched into the building and …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Westchester Woman Charged With Attempting To Kidnap Toddler At Hospital ER Westchester Woman Charged With Attempting To Kidnap Toddler At Hospital ER
Westchester Woman Charged With Attempting To Kidnap Toddler At Hospital ER A Westchester woman is facing charges for allegedly attempting to kidnap a toddler from the emergency room at an area hospital, the County District Attorney announced. Laysha Machado, 28, of Yonkers, was arraigned on charges that include attempted kidnapping, unlawful imprisonment and endangering the welfare of a child dating back to an incident in February at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Yonkers. The indictment alleges that on Feb. 15, Machado entered the emergency room, where she took a stroller with another person’s child inside and fled the building. She was ultimately chased down by securi…

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by Zak Failla
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Esther Ferris, Mother Of Jeanine Pirro, Dies Esther Ferris, Mother Of Jeanine Pirro, Dies
Esther Ferris, Mother Of Jeanine Pirro, Dies Esther Ferris, the mother of Fox News host and former Westchester District Attorney Jeanine Pirro has died at the age of 90. Pirro announced the news on her social media accounts. Funeral arrangements are being handled by the Graham Funeral Home in Rye for the native of upstate Elmira. "She was my muse, my hero," Pirro said of her mother. "I have lost my best friend. My mother stood up for the victim, for the abused, before it was vogue. She was a great influence on me and everyone around her. She took care of the people who couldn't take care of themselves." Ferris was a passionate volunt…

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by Zak Failla
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Westchester Husband, 55, Gets Nearly Two Decades In Prison For Killing Wife, 25 Westchester Husband, 55, Gets Nearly Two Decades In Prison For Killing Wife, 25
Westchester Husband, 55, Gets Nearly Two Decades In Prison For Killing Wife, 25 A Westchester husband has been sentenced to 18 years to life in prison after pleading guilty to murdering his wife before attempting to take his own life. Joseph Abraham, Sr., 55, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in connection to the murder of his 25-year-old wife, Amanda Trenck in their Van Cortlandt Avenue apartments in Yonkers last May. Shortly before 9:15 a.m. on May 21, officers from the Yonkers Police Department were dispatched to the apartment, where there was a reported attempted suicide with multiple victims potentially at the scene. Upon arrival, police officers said that t…

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by Zak Failla
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Westchester Man, 55, To Be Sentenced For Murdering Wife, 25 Westchester Man, 55, To Be Sentenced For Murdering Wife, 25
Westchester Man, 55, To Be Sentenced For Murdering Wife, 25 Click here for an updated story: Westchester Husband, 55, Gets Nearly Two Decades In Prison For Killing Wife, 25 A Westchester husband is scheduled to be sentenced after he pleaded guilty to murdering his wife before attempting to take his own life. Joseph Abraham, Sr., 55,  pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in connection to the murder of his 25-year-old wife, Amanda Trenck in their Van Cortlandt Avenue apartments in Yonkers last May. Shortly before 9:15 a.m. on May 21, officers from the Yonkers Police Department were dispatched to the apartment, where there was a reported attempted…

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by Zak Failla
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Westchester Man Pleads Guilty To Murdering Wife Westchester Man Pleads Guilty To Murdering Wife
Westchester Man Pleads Guilty To Murdering Wife A Westchester husband has pleaded guilty to murdering his wife before attempting to take his own life. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced on Tuesday that Joseph Abraham, Sr. has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in connection to the murder of his 25-year-old wife, Amanda Trenck in their Van Cortlandt Avenue apartments in Yonkers last May. Shortly before 9:15 a.m. on May 21, officers from the Yonkers Police Department were dispatched to the apartment, where there was a reported attempted suicide with multiple victims potentially at the scene. Upon arri…

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by Zak Failla