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14-Year-Old Charged In Shooting Of Son Of High-Ranking Police Official From Westchester 14-Year-Old Charged In Shooting Of Son Of High-Ranking Police Official From Westchester
14-Year-Old Charged In Shooting Of Son Of High-Ranking Police Official From Westchester A 14-year-old boy has been charged in connection with the shooting of the son of a high-ranking police official from Westchester County. The boy, whose name and address was not provided due to his age, was picked up on Wednesday, Feb. 1 in the Bronx, said the New York City Police Department. He has been charged with attempted murder in connection with the Saturday, Jan. 21, shooting of the 17-year-old son of Mount Vernon Police Deputy Commissioner Jennifer Lackard. The 17-year-old was shot in the chest shortly before 6 p.m. aboard a Bx5 bus in the area of Clason Point NYCHA Developmen…
1 Person Injured In Shooting On Bee-Line Bus In Westchester (Developing) 1 Person Injured In Shooting On Bee-Line Bus In Westchester (Developing)
1 Person Injured In Shooting On Bee-Line Bus In Westchester (Developing) Police are on the scene of a reported shooting on a transit bus in Westchester County Friday evening, Oct. 7. Yonkers police and the Westchester County Department of Public Safety were called at around 5 p.m. with reports of a shooting that occurred near South Broadway and Ludlow Street. The shooting happened on Bee-Line Bus #257, which was operating on the number four line, police said. Investigators said a passenger was shot while onboard the bus. The victim was taken to Jacobi Hospital in the Bronx with non-life-threatening injuries and was listed in stable condition, police sai…
Police Investigating Separate Shootings Hours Apart In Westchester Police Investigating Separate Shootings Hours Apart In Westchester
Police Investigating Separate Shootings Hours Apart In Westchester Police in Westchester are currently investigating two shooting incidents that occurred just hours apart. The incidents began in Mount Vernon around 5:40 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 27 in the area of 215 Union Ave. Mount Vernon Police responded to the area on a report of shots fired and a man down, said Tim Allen, spokesman for the Mount Vernon Police. When officers arrived on the scene they located an 18-year-old man who had an apparent gunshot wound to his upper right chest area, Allen said. Allen said officers immediately rendered aid and requested emergency services for th…
4 Attending Vigil Shot In Westchester 4 Attending Vigil Shot In Westchester
4 Attending Vigil Shot In Westchester Four people attending a vigil in Westchester were shot, leaving one in critical condition with a bullet wound to the head. The incident took place in Mount Vernon around 9:30 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 333 South 8th Ave. According to city officials, the police department responded to the area of 333 South 8th Avenue on a report of multiple people shot. When officers arrived on the scene, they located four victims suffering from gunshot wounds.  All victims were transported to Jacobi Hospital for treatment. At this time one victim is listed in critical condition with a g…
Westchester Man Charged With Murder For Fatal Bar Shooting Westchester Man Charged With Murder For Fatal Bar Shooting
Westchester Man Charged With Murder For Fatal Bar Shooting A man from Northern Westchester is facing a murder charge for his role in a shooting at a bar in the county, the District Attorney’s Office announced. Shortly after 2 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 6, officers from the Yonkers Police Department responded to the Duo Tapas Lounge and Bar on Yonkers Avenue where there was a report of a shooting with multiple victims. Upon arrival, first responders located two male victims at the scene - both employees of the bar -  with gunshot wounds, one of whom was unresponsive and given CPR. Police said that both men were transported to area hospitals, where Mo…
Student Injuries Reported In Pelham School Bus Crash Student Injuries Reported In Pelham School Bus Crash
Student Injuries Reported In Pelham School Bus Crash Five students and two adults aboard a school bus were taken to an area hospital following a crash in Westchester County. The crash took place around 9:30 a.m., Friday, Feb. 18 northbound on the Hutchinson River Parkway in the area of Wolf's Lane in Pelham, near the Mount Vernon border. According to Kieran O'Leary, spokesman for the Westchester County Police, a small school bus was involved in a collision with another vehicle.  Five students and two adults aboard the bus were transported to Jacobi Hospital in the Bronx for evaluation and treatment of minor injuries, he added.
Jamaican Woman Admits To Attempted Murder Of Man in New Rochelle Jamaican Woman Admits To Attempted Murder Of Man in New Rochelle
Jamaican Woman Admits To Attempted Murder Of Man in New Rochelle A Jamaican woman who married a man from Westchester to illegally obtain US citizenship has admitted to attempting to kill her 74-year-old husband, authorities announced. Olivia Raimo, age 30, who married a New Rochelle senior to gain citizenship, slit his wrist with a straight razor pleaded guilty to attempted murder, authorities said. On Friday, Nov. 19, Raimo pleaded guilty to second-degree attempted murder. Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah said that on Jan. 24, 2020, while in her victim’s New Rochelle home, Raimo pushed him, wedging him between the toilet seat and a …
Father, Son Killed After Car Crashes Into Retaining Wall In New Rochelle Father, Son Killed After Car Crashes Into Retaining Wall In New Rochelle
Father, Son Killed After Car Crashes Into Retaining Wall In New Rochelle A father and his son died from injuries after an overnight crash in which a car slammed into a retaining wall in Westchester, according to police. It happened just after 1:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 3 in New Rochelle, at Pelhamdale Avenue at the intersection with the Hutchinson River Parkway northbound exit ramp.  Upon arrival, first responders found a gray Nissan Altima, occupied by an adult male driver and three of his children, had collided with the brick retaining wall located opposite the exit ramp of the parkway, said Captain J. Collins Coyne, commander of the New Rochelle PD…
Suspect Arrested After Midday Firefight In Westchester, Police Say Suspect Arrested After Midday Firefight In Westchester, Police Say
Suspect Arrested After Midday Firefight In Westchester, Police Say A shooting suspect is in police custody after being tied to a midday shootout outside a Westchester business, authorities announced. A 33-year-old man was shot inside of a West 3rd Street business in Mount Vernon on Monday, May 31 before managing to flee the area on foot as he sought assistance from other parties in the area for treatment of gunshot wounds. After the victim fled, the shooter, later identified as Bronx resident Santano Williams, age 42, exited the business and began walking away, at which point he was confronted by Eastchester resident Gladstone Dankin, age 33. According to…
Police Arrest Four For Illegal Guns, Stabbing Uber Driver In New Rochelle Police Arrest Four For Illegal Guns, Stabbing Uber Driver In New Rochelle
Police Arrest Four For Illegal Guns, Stabbing Uber Driver In New Rochelle Police in Westchester busted a group with illegal weapons after stabbing an Uber driver during a verbal dispute that turned physical, police said. An Uber driver picked up five passengers at New Roc City at approximately 2:25 p.m. on Friday, July 2, police said, with a verbal dispute ensuing between one of the female passengers shortly after they were picked up. According to police, the Uber driver stopped the car and ordered the passengers out of the vehicle, at which point the dispute became physical. During the dispute, a female juvenile passenger in the car stabbed the Uber driver in t…
New Rochelle Shooting Suspect Arrested, Police Say New Rochelle Shooting Suspect Arrested, Police Say
New Rochelle Shooting Suspect Arrested, Police Say A Westchester man is in custody after being identified as the suspect who allegedly shot and hospitalized a 20-year-old, police said. The NYPD contacted the New Rochelle Police Department at 10:42 p.m. on Wednesday, June 16 to advise that area resident Tairus White-Edney had been admitted to Jacobi Hospital with a gunshot wound to his foot that he said he suffered in New Rochelle. The investigation led New Rochelle Police detectives to the area of Colonel Lee Archer Boulevard and Jacquetta Cole Street, where they recovered three shell cases. According to police, the investigation determine…
Four Injured After Fire Breaks Out At Apartment Building In Westchester Four Injured After Fire Breaks Out At Apartment Building In Westchester
Four Injured After Fire Breaks Out At Apartment Building In Westchester Two residents received burns and two firefighters were injured during an early morning fire in Westchester. The fire started around 3:59 a.m., Friday, Feb. 26, at 2 Sherwood Terrace in Yonkers, said Chief  Joseph Citrone. Upon arrival, crews found a large fire in a 1st-floor apartment of the 7-floor apartment building.  Multiple civilians were on the fire escapes trying to escape the smoke, Citrone said. Crews were able to quickly extinguish the fire while also evacuating the tenants.  The fire was contained to the apartment of origin although the hallway obtained some dam…
Four-Vehicle Crash Injures Three On Saw Mill Parkway Four-Vehicle Crash Injures Three On Saw Mill Parkway
Four-Vehicle Crash Injures Three On Saw Mill Parkway A four-car crash on the Saw Mill River Parkway resulted in three people suffering injuries. The crash took place around 4:43 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 20, parkway just south of Executive Boulevard (Exit 9) in Yonkers, said Kieran O'Leary, spokesman for the Westchester County Police. According to O'Leary, a Honda four-door sedan was traveling northbound when the driver lost control, struck another car that was also traveling northbound.  The Honda then went airborne, went over the center median, and ended up in the southbound lanes of travel where it stuck a car coming south. The two vehicle…
Suspect Sought After Midnight Shooting In New Rochelle Suspect Sought After Midnight Shooting In New Rochelle
Suspect Sought After Midnight Shooting In New Rochelle A new resident was sought out and shot in the leg over the holiday weekend in Westchester, police said. Police received a report of shots fired shortly before midnight on Friday, Nov. 27 in New Rochelle. Officers responded to a stretch of Horton Avenue near the intersection with Brook Street, where they found a 29-year-old man who was shot in the leg while walking along Horton Avenue, New Rochelle Police Capt. Cosmo Costa said. Police said that the shooting victim, who is a new resident to the area, appears to have been targeted. He was treated at the scene before being transported to…
Man Busted With Stolen Gun Following DWI Crash In Pelham Manor Man Busted With Stolen Gun Following DWI Crash In Pelham Manor
Man Busted With Stolen Gun Following DWI Crash In Pelham Manor A 21-year-old man who was found asleep at the wheel at a Westchester McDonald’s is facing a host of charges after allegedly drinking, driving, fighting with police, crashing, and being busted with a stolen handgun. Officers from the New Rochelle Police Department responded to McDonald’s on Main Street shortly after 4:15 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 13, where there was a complaint of a man asleep at the drive-thru. Upon arrival, officers found a black Mercedes occupied by Bronx resident Louis Florimon, who was asleep behind the wheel, Police Capt. Cosmo Costa said. The officers attempted to wake Flo…
Emergency Bond Hearing Will Be Held After Missing Mom Estranged Husband's Suicide Attempt Emergency Bond Hearing Will Be Held After Missing Mom Estranged Husband's Suicide Attempt
Emergency Bond Hearing Will Be Held After Missing Mom Estranged Husband's Suicide Attempt An emergency bond hearing will be held in Stamford Superior Court without Fotis Dulos, who remains in critical condition following an apparent suicide attempt. Dulos, who is charged with killing his estranged wife Jennifer Farber Dulos of New Canaan, was rushed to the hospital Tuesday, Jan. 28, after authorities say he attempted to kill himself with carbon monoxide poisoning. The father of five was found at his Farmington, Connecticut, mansion during a welfare check by Farmington Police after he failed to show up in court for the originally scheduled emergency bond hearing. He was found u…
Former Westchester Resident Sentenced For 2016 Murder Former Westchester Resident Sentenced For 2016 Murder
Former Westchester Resident Sentenced For 2016 Murder A former area resident who went on the run may spend the rest of his life behind bars after being convicted of murdering a Westchester man. Former Yonkers resident Anthony Burton, who most recently lived in Pensacola, Florida, was found guilty of murder and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon following a trial for the murder of a Yonkers man in April 2016 earlier this year. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., announced on Tuesday, Nov. 12, that he had been sentenced to 23 years to life in prison for the murder charge and 13 years in state prison, plus five…
One-Time Fugitive Charged With Murdering Former Girlfriend In Westchester One-Time Fugitive Charged With Murdering Former Girlfriend In Westchester
One-Time Fugitive Charged With Murdering Former Girlfriend In Westchester A one-time fugitive implicated in the fatal shooting of a former girlfriend in Westchester has been indicted for murder. Luis Alturet-Rivera, who had to be extradited from Washington State has been arraigned on charges that include murder for his alleged role in the January 2017 murder of his one-time girlfriend, Diana Casado, in Yonkers. Alturet-Rivera was charged by a Westchester Grand Jury with murder, criminal possession of a weapon, and two counts each of grand larceny and criminal possession of stolen property, all felonies. It is alleged that at approximately 3 a.m. on Jan. 22, 2017…
Former Westchester Resident Convicted Of 2016 Murder Former Westchester Resident Convicted Of 2016 Murder
Former Westchester Resident Convicted Of 2016 Murder A former area resident who went on the run was found guilty of murdering a Westchester man. Former Yonkers resident Anthony Burton, who most recently lived in Pensacola, Florida, was found guilty of murder and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon following a trial for the murder of a Yonkers man in April 2016. Shortly after midnight on April 30, 2016, Burton pulled a handgun and fired three shots outside a building on Waverly Street in Yonkers. The bullets struck his victim in the abdomen, back, and hip, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., said. The victim …
ID Released For Man Who Fell From I-95 Overpass In New Rochelle ID Released For Man Who Fell From I-95 Overpass In New Rochelle
ID Released For Man Who Fell From I-95 Overpass In New Rochelle A man who fell from an I-95 overpass in Westchester has been identified by New York State Police. Salvatore Renda, 55, of New Rochelle, is in critical condition following the incident which took place around 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 18, at an overpass in New Rochelle, said Trooper Tara McCormick. According to McCormick, police were dispatched to investigate a serious injury accident which involved a pedestrian falling from the Webster Avenue overpass on I-95 southbound in New Rochelle.  When officers arrived on the scene they found Renda had climbed over the overpass fencing and do…
Ex-Substitute Teacher In Area Charged With Rape Of Student Ex-Substitute Teacher In Area Charged With Rape Of Student
Ex-Substitute Teacher In Area Charged With Rape Of Student A middle school teacher who worked as a substitute in the Hudson Valley, has been charged with allegedly raping a 13-year-old student. Jonathan Pol, 28, a teacher at the Mott Hall Community School in the Bronx, was arrested at 3:15 p.m., Wednesday, May 29, and charged with rape, said the New York City Police Department. Pol reportedly worked as a substitute at numerous area schools including in the Arlington, Pawling, and Dover districts, between 2015 and 2017, the Poughkeepsie Journal said. Police sources told the New York Post that Pol allegedly met the young girl after class on two…
Suspect On Loose After Fatal Stabbing In Mount Vernon Suspect On Loose After Fatal Stabbing In Mount Vernon
Suspect On Loose After Fatal Stabbing In Mount Vernon A suspect is at large following a fatal, late-night stabbing in Mount Vernon. The incident occurred around 10:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 10 in the area of 135 East 3rd Street Upon arrival, Mount Vernon police officers observed a black male who appeared to have suffered several stab wounds laying on the ground, Mount Vernon Police Chief Richton Ziadie said. The victim was transported to Jacobi Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. The victim is not being identified at this time pending notification to his next of kin. “The men and women of the Mount Vernon Police Depart…
One Dead, Two Injured In Attempted Murder/Suicide Involving Westchester Correction Officers One Dead, Two Injured In Attempted Murder/Suicide Involving Westchester Correction Officers
One Dead, Two Injured In Attempted Murder/Suicide Involving Westchester Correction Officers One suspect is dead and two others suffered serious injuries in an overnight apparent attempted murder/suicide involving three off-duty Westchester County correction officers at a single-family residence in Yonkers. Members of the Yonkers Police Department responded to the residence at 82 Buckingham Road on a report of a shooting incident with multiple victims at approximately 11:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, said Dean Politopoulos, Yonkers PD spokesman. Upon arrival, officers made entry into the home to discover three people down on the floor with multiple gunshot wounds, and a fourth uninj…
One Dead, Two Injured In Attempted Murder/Suicide Involving Westchester Correction Officers One Dead, Two Injured In Attempted Murder/Suicide Involving Westchester Correction Officers
One Dead, Two Injured In Attempted Murder/Suicide Involving Westchester Correction Officers This story has been updated. One man is dead and two others suffered injuries in an overnight shooting involving three off-duty Westchester County correction officers at a single-family residence in Yonkers. Members of the Yonkers Police Department responded to the residence at 82 Buckingham Road on a report of a shooting incident with multiple victims at approximately 11:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, said Dean Politopoulos, Yonkers PD spokesman. Upon arrival, officers made entry into the home to discover three people down on the floor with multiple gunshot wounds, and a fourth uninjured pe…
Former Westchester Resident Extradited From Florida To Face Murder Charge Former Westchester Resident Extradited From Florida To Face Murder Charge
Former Westchester Resident Extradited From Florida To Face Murder Charge A former area resident has been extradited from Florida and is facing murder and weapon charges dating back to an incident in Yonkers more than two years ago. Anthony Burton - also known as David Burton and Anthony Faseoff - was arraigned by a Westchester County grand jury for his role in the fatal shooting of a man in Yonkers in April 2016. He was returned from Pensacola to his former home on Wednesday, Nov. 28 and has been remanded into custody. Prosecutors have alleged that shortly after midnight on April 30, 2016, Burton pulled a handgun and fired three shots outside a building on Waver…
Officer Who Saved Westchester Motorcyclist's Life Honored Officer Who Saved Westchester Motorcyclist's Life Honored
Officer Who Saved Westchester Motorcyclist's Life Honored A Westchester County corrections officer was honored by county officials for saving the life of an injured motorcyclist by fashioning a tourniquet with his belt.  Westchester County Executive George Latimer recognized Officer Christopher Dani on Thursday in White Plains for using skills he learned during a "Stop the Bleed," program just five days after taking the in-service training. Dani, an 11-year member of the Department of Corrections, was off-duty when he came upon an accident on the Hutchinson River Parkway, finding a motorcyclist who had suffered an injury to his arm, whic…
Dog Dies, Five Firefighters Injured In Yonkers Fire Dog Dies, Five Firefighters Injured In Yonkers Fire
Dog Dies, Five Firefighters Injured In Yonkers Fire An early morning fire in Yonkers caused by a space heater ended with the death of a dog and injuries to five firefighters. The initial call came in around 2:19 a.m. Thursday for what was believed to be an oil burner fire in a two-story wood frame residential dwelling at 10 Lewis St., said Yonkers Deputy Fire Chief Joseph DeLasho.  The first units on the scene at 2:25 a.m. encountered fire on the first floor extending to the second floor and loft area, he said.  Two residents were able to get out of the burning building, but unfortunately, their dog did not survive, DeLasho said. The fire …
Blocked Chimney Sickens Nine With CO Poisoning In Yonkers Blocked Chimney Sickens Nine With CO Poisoning In Yonkers
Blocked Chimney Sickens Nine With CO Poisoning In Yonkers A blocked chimney caused carbon monoxide levels to rise in a Westchester apartment, sending nine people to the hospital, according to Yonkers Assistant Fire Chief Edward Cucolo. The incident took place around 2:30 a.m. Friday when an ambulance was sent to the apartment house at 104 Oak St. in Yonkers when a 10-year-old fainted, Cucolo said. When fire units arrived on scene they found a high level of carbon monoxide throughout the building causing firefighters to don breathing apparatus as they searched for other victims, he added. Nine residents were found and treated for high levels of ca…