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Methamphetamine Pills Found During Traffic Stop In Westchester: Police Methamphetamine Pills Found During Traffic Stop In Westchester: Police
Methamphetamine Pills Found During Traffic Stop In Westchester: Police A 32-year-old man faces drug charges after he was found to be in possession of several methamphetamine pills during a traffic stop in Northern Westchester.  The arrest resulted from a traffic stop originally conducted in Yorktown on Friday, April 28 that resulted in the suspect, 32-year-old Peerayoot Loimar of Yonkers, being found in possession of three unknown pill-like substances, Yorktown Police announced on Thursday, Aug. 10.  These pills were later found to be methamphetamine by analysis conducted by the Westchester County Department of Laboratories and Research, authori…

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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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Hudson Valley Man Sentenced To Prison For Forcing Teen To Perform Oral Sex Hudson Valley Man Sentenced To Prison For Forcing Teen To Perform Oral Sex
Hudson Valley Man Sentenced To Prison For Forcing Teen To Perform Oral Sex A Hudson Valley man has been sentenced to prison for forcing a teen to perform oral sex at gunpoint in a Northern Westchester County parking lot. Orange County resident Christopher Daqui, age 32, of Walden, was sentenced on Thursday, Dec. 8, to nine years in state prison with 20 years post-release supervision, said Westchester County District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah. Rocah said that on Friday, Sept. 10, 2021, around 11:30 p.m., Daqui, pulled out what appeared to be a handgun and forced the minor victim, who was a stranger, to perform oral sex on him in a secluded parking lot on S…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Grand Jury Does Not Indict New Rochelle Police Officer Who Shot, Killed 24-Year-Old Black Man Grand Jury Does Not Indict New Rochelle Police Officer Who Shot, Killed 24-Year-Old Black Man
Grand Jury Does Not Indict New Rochelle Police Officer Who Shot, Killed 24-Year-Old Black Man A New Rochelle police officer who shot and killed a Black man in the city will not be indicted for his death. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. announced on Wednesday, Nov. 4, that a Westchester County Grand Jury voted not to indict New Rochelle Police Officer Alec McKenna in the shooting of Kamal Flowers Friday, June 5. “The death of Kamal Flowers was tragic," said Scarpino. "His family and friends have lost a loved one and are devastated by this loss. I am deeply saddened by his death because his life mattered. Any use of deadly force is difficult to …

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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…

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by Zak Failla
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Bite To The Face May Lead To Life In Prison For Mount Vernon Man Bite To The Face May Lead To Life In Prison For Mount Vernon Man
Bite To The Face May Lead To Life In Prison For Mount Vernon Man A Westchester man faces life in prison after being found guilty of pistol-whipping a woman and her son during a violent armed robbery in Westchester last year when he got bit in the face, leading to his arrest. Mount Vernon resident Sidney Lane, 37, was found guilty of two counts of attempted robbery, violent felonies, for an incident in Yonkers last July, when he attacked a woman and her 23-year-old son in their home. On July 19 last year, Lane entered an Underhill Street home at around lunchtime, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., said. While armed with a gun, Lan…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Sentenced For Raping, Choking Mount Vernon Woman Man Sentenced For Raping, Choking Mount Vernon Woman
Man Sentenced For Raping, Choking Mount Vernon Woman A 35-year-old man is heading to prison after pleading guilty to the violent rape of a Westchester woman following an extensive manhunt. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced that Bronx resident Clevon Reeves has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of first-degree rape, a violent felony, dating back to an incident in 2014.  According to Scarpino, on Nov. 22, 2014, as Reeves’ victim was entering her Cortlandt Street apartment in Mount Vernon, he pushed her inside from behind, forced her onto the floor and forcibly rape her. Du…

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by Zak Failla