Man Sentenced For Stealing Appliances With Fake Credit Card In Westchester Man Sentenced For Stealing Appliances With Fake Credit Card In Westchester
Man Sentenced For Stealing Appliances With Fake Credit Card In Westchester A Westchester man will avoid time behind bars after being busted using a fake credit card to illegally purchase appliances last year. Yonkers resident Rahul Masih has been sentenced after pleading guilty in October last year to attempted criminal possession of a forged instrument, a felony. Last week, Masih was sentenced in Westchester County Court to five years probation after paying $2,580 in restitution to Atlantic Appliance in Yorktown, where he used the credit card. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. said that on Aug. 3, 2018, Masih received an appliance to be …
Northern Westchester Man Indicted For Allegedly Fathering Child Of 12-Year-Old Girl Northern Westchester Man Indicted For Allegedly Fathering Child Of 12-Year-Old Girl
Northern Westchester Man Indicted For Allegedly Fathering Child Of 12-Year-Old Girl A 45-year-old man in Westchester has been indicted for allegedly having sexual intercourse with a minor over the course of two years and impregnating her. Croton-on-Hudson resident Pablo Dure was indicted on Tuesday, Aug. 18, and arraigned on one count of course of sexual conduct against a child, a violent felony, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced. It is alleged that between Dec. 1, 2017, and Nov. 1, 2019, Dure engaged in sexual intercourse on a regular basis with a girl from the time she was 10 until she was 12. Scarpino said the allegations came to lig…
Westchester Man Indicted For Setting Easter Sunday House Fire Westchester Man Indicted For Setting Easter Sunday House Fire
Westchester Man Indicted For Setting Easter Sunday House Fire A 43-year-old Westchester man has been indicted on an arson charge after allegedly burning down a home early on Easter Sunday. Mount Vernon resident Lamont Riddenhour has been indicted on an arson charge for setting a fire that destroyed a South Tenth Avenue home in Mount Vernon. The alleged arson happened at approximately 9 a.m. on Sunday, April 12. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. said that Riddenhour was also charged with second-degree criminal mischief. It is alleged that Riddenhour had an ongoing dispute with a resident in the three-story South Tenth Avenue h…
Parole Of Man In Rape/Murder Case Of Two Westchester Women Sparks Outrage Parole Of Man In Rape/Murder Case Of Two Westchester Women Sparks Outrage
Parole Of Man In Rape/Murder Case Of Two Westchester Women Sparks Outrage Found guilty of the rape and murder of Sheila Watson and Bonnie Minter while their children were within earshot at their Northern Westchester home in Lewisboro in 1978, the now-68-year-old Sam Ayala was granted parole in mid-March and could be released as early as Thursday, Sept. 3.  Ayala lived in Fairfield County at the time, in Norwalk. More than 5,000 have signed a Change.org petition urging New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to keep Ayala behind bars.  Jason Minter, both a son to one of the victims and a witness to the crime, speculated that the convict's release was influenced…
Driver From Westchester Charged With Murder For Fatal Wrong-Way Crash Driver From Westchester Charged With Murder For Fatal Wrong-Way Crash
Driver From Westchester Charged With Murder For Fatal Wrong-Way Crash An allegedly drunk driver from Northern Westchester involved in a wrong-way crash on I-287 that killed a father taking his teenage son’s friends to a basketball game is facing multiple murder charges. Amawalk resident Jaime Paucar was indicted for murder and other charges in a wrong-way crash on the interstate in Harrison that left Ardsley residents Jordan Wachtell and his son’s friend, 17-year-old Eric Goldberg dead in January. Specifically, Paucar was charged with: Two counts of murder; Three counts of aggravated vehicular homicide; Two counts of manslaughter; Assault. Each of those cha…
New Rochelle Man Indicted For Allegedly Sexually Abusing 7-Year-Old New Rochelle Man Indicted For Allegedly Sexually Abusing 7-Year-Old
New Rochelle Man Indicted For Allegedly Sexually Abusing 7-Year-Old A Westchester man has been indicted for allegedly sexually assaulting a 7-year-old child earlier this year. New Rochelle resident Alexis Colchado-Reyes, 24, was indicted by a Westchester County Grand Jury and charged with attempted criminal sexual act, sexual abuse, and endangering the welfare of a child dating back to an investigation launched in May. Prosecutors allege that on Tuesday, May 19, Colchado-Reyes allegedly assaulted his 7-year-old victim. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. said that the child told her mother about the alleged abuse, who immediately con…
Westchester Man, 21, Indicted On Murder Charge For Fatal Shooting Westchester Man, 21, Indicted On Murder Charge For Fatal Shooting
Westchester Man, 21, Indicted On Murder Charge For Fatal Shooting A 21-year-old Northern Westchester man has been indicted on murder charges for a fatal shooting earlier this year. Peekskill resident Michael Jenkins has been indicted for allegedly fatally shooting and robbing Mohegan Lake resident Emmanuel Jordan in May, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced on Wednesday, Aug. 12. Specifically, Jenkins was charged with: Two counts of second-degree murder; Two counts of criminal possession of a weapon; Two counts of robbery; Criminal possession of a weapon. Early on Saturday, May 9, officers from the Peekskill Police Depa…
Suspect Indicted For Attempted Murder For Stabbing Teen In Westchester Suspect Indicted For Attempted Murder For Stabbing Teen In Westchester
Suspect Indicted For Attempted Murder For Stabbing Teen In Westchester A Northern Westchester man is facing attempted murder and a host of other charges for allegedly repeatedly stabbing a 17-year-old girl earlier this year. Ossining resident Robert McCallion, 35, has been indicted by a Westchester County Grand jury for stabbing and attempting to kill a high school student in March, District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced. Specifically, McCallion was charged with: Attempted murder; Attempted murder as a hate crime; Two counts of first-degree assault; Two counts of assault as a hate crime; Two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon;…
Beware Of ID Theft, Unemployment Scams, Westchester DA Warns Beware Of ID Theft, Unemployment Scams, Westchester DA Warns
Beware Of ID Theft, Unemployment Scams, Westchester DA Warns There has been an uptick in opportunistic fraudsters attempting unemployment benefit and identity theft scams in Westchester since the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic plagued the region. The Westchester County District Attorney’s Office issued an alert warning of a surge in scams since the COVID-19 outbreak began in mid-March. According to District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., “Anyone who has been working or has been laid off can become a victim of unscrupulous bad actors who seize identity, file a claim for unemployment benefits using personal identifying information, and obtain m…
Westchester Mother Indicted For Stabbing Young Son Westchester Mother Indicted For Stabbing Young Son
Westchester Mother Indicted For Stabbing Young Son A Northern Westchester woman is facing an attempted murder charge after being indicted for the stabbing of her 8-year-old child. Peekskill resident Dayona Hammonds, 33, has been indicted on a host of charges after allegedly stabbing her child with a knife in February. Specifically, Hammonds was charged with: Attempted murder; Attempted assault; Assault; Criminal possession of a weapon; Menacing; Endangering the welfare of a child. It is alleged that on Monday, Feb. 17, Hammonds stabbed her child at approximately 7:40 a.m. in their Main Street apartment in Peekskill. Westchester County D…
Westchester DA Tony Scarpino Concedes To Primary Challenger  Mimi Rocah Westchester DA Tony Scarpino Concedes To Primary Challenger  Mimi Rocah
Westchester DA Tony Scarpino Concedes To Primary Challenger Mimi Rocah Westchester County will have a new District Attorney come November. Incumbent District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. conceded the Democratic Primary to former federal prosecutor and MSNBC analyst Mimi Rocah on Thursday, July 16. Scarpino’s concession comes more than three weeks after the primary on Tuesday, June 23, which was slowed by thousands of mail-in ballots that had to be counted due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “I am tremendously honored to be able to declare victory today in the Democratic Primary for Westchester District Attorney after three weeks with more than…
Westchester DA Responds To Fatal Brother-Sister Shooting Westchester DA Responds To Fatal Brother-Sister Shooting
Westchester DA Responds To Fatal Brother-Sister Shooting A Westchester man is facing a murder charge after allegedly shooting and killing his sister outside their home. Yonkers resident Jeffrey Hirschorn, 61, was arraigned on a second-degree murder charge following a fatal shooting outside their home on Friday, July 3. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. said that Hirschorn and his sister, Leslie Hirschorn, 54, lived with their elderly mother on Oakland Avenue in Yonkers, where they were involved in a verbal dispute on the front lawn of their shared home. Scarpino said that the dispute escalated to violence when Hirschorn …