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21-Year-Old Nabbed With Illegally-Possessed Gun During Traffic Stop In Westchester: Police 21-Year-Old Nabbed With Illegally-Possessed Gun During Traffic Stop In Westchester: Police
21-Year-Old Nabbed With Illegally-Possessed Gun During Traffic Stop In Westchester: Police A 21-year-old man faces felony charges after he was caught illegally possessing a handgun during a traffic stop in Westchester, police announced.  Pennsylvania resident Jonathan Bellard of New Philadelphia was arrested on Wednesday, Jan. 10 following an incident that happened in Mount Vernon, New York State Police announced.  On the day of his arrest around 7 p.m., the 2021 Mercedes-Benz that Bellard was a passenger in was seen violating traffic and vehicle laws and was pulled over on South First Avenue in Mount Vernon, police said.  Authorities then found Bel…

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by Ben Crnic
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22-Year-Old Nabbed For Making 'Ghost Guns' At Westchester Home: Police 22-Year-Old Nabbed For Making 'Ghost Guns' At Westchester Home: Police
22-Year-Old Nabbed For Making 'Ghost Guns' At Westchester Home: Police A 22-year-old man faces numerous felony weapon charges after authorities discovered that he was manufacturing "ghost guns" at his Northern Westchester home, police said.  Cortlandt resident Nicholas Zito, age 22, was arrested on Tuesday, Aug. 15 at his home on Langeloth Drive, Westchester County Police announced.  According to the department, Zito's arrest was the result of a multi-agency investigation conducted with the help of the New York State Police, FBI Westchester Safe Streets Task Force, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, and the…

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by Ben Crnic
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Officer Awarded For Catching Suspect With Illegal Weapon In Westchester Officer Awarded For Catching Suspect With Illegal Weapon In Westchester
Officer Awarded For Catching Suspect With Illegal Weapon In Westchester An officer in Westchester is being recognized after apprehending a suspect who had been in possession of an illegal firearm.  Officer Frank Corvino of Harrison Police was named Officer of the Month for July for arresting a suspect on weapon possession charges during a traffic stop on Tuesday, June 13.  According to Harrison Police, on the day of the incident, around 11 a.m., Corvino had been on patrol duty when he saw a vehicle on Union Avenue commit a traffic violation.  After pulling the vehicle over, Corvino discovered a loaded 9mm handgun inside the c…

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by Ben Crnic
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K9 Officer Finds Loaded Illegal Gun During Traffic Stop In Westchester K9 Officer Finds Loaded Illegal Gun During Traffic Stop In Westchester
K9 Officer Finds Loaded Illegal Gun During Traffic Stop In Westchester A 25-year-old man faces weapons charges after a loaded gun was found in his car thanks to the nose of a K9 officer in Westchester, police said.  The arrest stemmed from a traffic stop on Monday, June 5 around 2:30 p.m., when an officer conducting traffic enforcement in the 700 block of Mamaroneck Avenue in Mamaroneck saw a vehicle with an expired Florida temporary registration and pulled it over.  According to the Village of Mamaroneck Police Department, the officer then retrieved his K9 partner, Ike, to conduct an exterior sniff of the vehicle for narcotics based on the demeanor of the dr…

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by Ben Crnic
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Westchester Man Sentenced For Kidnapping, Robbery, Other Charges Westchester Man Sentenced For Kidnapping, Robbery, Other Charges
Westchester Man Sentenced For Kidnapping, Robbery, Other Charges A 26-year-old man will spend nearly two decades in prison after being sentenced for drug, weapon, and robbery charges in connection to a violent kidnapping on behalf of a Mexican cartel, authorities announced. Yonkers resident Fernando Ra was sentenced to 18 years in prison in connection to robbery, firearms, and narcotics offenses, US Attorney Damian Williams announced. Williams said that on Oct. 3, 2020, Ra and his co-conspirators kidnapped, restrained, robbed, and “savagely assaulted” two victims using guns and baseball bats to beat them. The indictment states that Ra also used a knife …

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by Zak Failla
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Heroin Dealer In Hudson Valley Sentenced On Drug, Weapon Charges Heroin Dealer In Hudson Valley Sentenced On Drug, Weapon Charges
Heroin Dealer In Hudson Valley Sentenced On Drug, Weapon Charges A felon with multiple previous narcotics arrests will spend nearly a decade in prison after pleading guilty to multiple drug and weapon charges. Putnam County District Attorney Robert Tendy announced on Thursday, Jan. 27 that Mahopac resident Kyle Novotny has been sentenced to seven years in state prison followed by two years of post-release supervision following his guilty plea in December. Specifically, Novotny pleaded guilty to: Criminal sale of a controlled substance; Criminal possession of a controlled substance; Criminal possession of a weapon; Criminal possession of a firearm. On …

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by Zak Failla
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21-Year-Old Charged In Connection To Shots-Fired Incident On Roadway In Region 21-Year-Old Charged In Connection To Shots-Fired Incident On Roadway In Region
21-Year-Old Charged In Connection To Shots-Fired Incident On Roadway In Region A 21-year-old has been charged following an incident in which shots were allegedly fired on a roadway in the region. The incident happened around 4:20 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 27 in Rockland County.  That's when Orangetown Police Department officers responded to the area of 49 West Central Ave. in Pearl River. As a result of the investigation, the Orangetown Police recovered a firearm and placed two people in custody.  The Rockland County Bureau of Criminal Investigation responded to process the scene. The incident was investigated by the Orangetown Police&nbs…

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by Joe Lombardi
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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…

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by Zak Failla
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Duo Caught With Loaded Gun, Drugs In Westchester Stop Duo Caught With Loaded Gun, Drugs In Westchester Stop
Duo Caught With Loaded Gun, Drugs In Westchester Stop Two men are facing weapon and drug charges after being busted during a stop by New York State Police troopers in Westchester. Troopers stopped a vehicle on I-87 in Greenburgh shortly before 9:15 p.m. on Saturday, June 23, when they spotted a motorist committing multiple vehicle and traffic violations on the roadway. According to police, during the subsequent stop, troopers were able to establish probable cause to search the vehicle and its occupants - Vermont resident Craig Nugent, Jr., 42 and Brooklyn resident Zaquikon Roy, 30 - which led to the seizure of a loaded handgun, approximately 1…

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by Zak Failla