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Man Assaults FBI Officer In Westchester, Gets Nearly 2 Decades In Prison Man Assaults FBI Officer In Westchester, Gets Nearly 2 Decades In Prison
Man Assaults FBI Officer In Westchester, Gets Nearly 2 Decades In Prison A 27-year-old man will spend nearly two decades in prison for assaulting a Federal Bureau of Investigation officer while leading authorities on a chase and firing gunshots into a crowd in Westchester.  New Rochelle resident Darren Smith, age 27, was sentenced on Tuesday, April 2 to 230 months in prison for assaulting an FBI officer during a September 2020 pursuit in Yonkers, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced. According to federal officials, on September 25, 2020, Yonkers Police officers pulled over the car Smith had been driving. He then spe…

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by Ben Crnic
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Suspect Nabbed After Shooting 37-Year-Old Woman At Westchester Residence, Police Say Suspect Nabbed After Shooting 37-Year-Old Woman At Westchester Residence, Police Say
Suspect Nabbed After Shooting 37-Year-Old Woman At Westchester Residence, Police Say A suspect has been apprehended in connection with a shooting inside a Westchester home that left a woman hospitalized, police said. Click here for a new, updated report - Update: More Details Emerge After Man Shoots Ex-Girlfriend At Sleepy Hollow Residence, DA Says Ruben Louis Santiago, age 38, was arrested in connection with a shooting that happened at a Sleepy Hollow residence on Tuesday, Jan. 2, Sleepy Hollow Police announced on Wednesday, Jan 3.  According to the department, around 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sleep Hollow Police officers responded to a residence on Chestnut Stree…

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by Ben Crnic
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FBI's Westchester Task Force Offering Reward For Information In Murder Investigation FBI's Westchester Task Force Offering Reward For Information In Murder Investigation
FBI's Westchester Task Force Offering Reward For Information In Murder Investigation The FBI is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for the murder of a Hudson Valley woman 35 years ago. The FBI's Westchester Safe Streets Task Force and the Spring Valley Police Department are asking the public assistance in the homicide of Glennise "Gamma" Stroud on Saturday, Sept. 12, 1987.  Her body was located in a wooded area in Rockland County south of 244 North Main St., in Spring Valley and her death was determined to be a homicide, the FBI said. She was 19 years old at the time of her death. If you have any in…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Indicted In Cold Case Hit-Run Death Of Westchester Man Man Indicted In Cold Case Hit-Run Death Of Westchester Man
Man Indicted In Cold Case Hit-Run Death Of Westchester Man Nearly five years after a Westchester man was killed by a hit-and-run driver, prosecutors have announced criminal charges in his death. A grand jury indicted Bronx resident Edmund Pennil, age 45, on felony manslaughter charges Friday, Aug. 19, in connection with the death of Tremayne Williams in Mount Vernon. Emergency crews found Williams, who was 41 at the time, just before 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017, lying unresponsive on East Third Street in Mount Vernon. He later died at Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital. Nearly two months went by before Mount Vernon Police arrested Pennil …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Westchester Murder Suspect Arraigned After Being Extradited From North Carolina Westchester Murder Suspect Arraigned After Being Extradited From North Carolina
Westchester Murder Suspect Arraigned After Being Extradited From North Carolina A murder suspect in Westchester has been extradited back to the area after being apprehended from out-of-state nearly two years after he went on the run. In Yonkers, law enforcement officials announced that Jerome Wilson, age 28, was apprehended in Charlotte, North Carolina following his role in the August 2020 shooting of Chazz Mitchell on Oak Street. Earlier story - Police Searching For Identified Suspect One Year After Fatal Westchester Shooting Jerome WilsonYonkers Police Department On Thursday, April 7, Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah announced that Wilson has been…

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by Zak Failla
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DA Releases Details On Man Charged With Murdering Mother, Daughter In Westchester DA Releases Details On Man Charged With Murdering Mother, Daughter In Westchester
DA Releases Details On Man Charged With Murdering Mother, Daughter In Westchester A 27-year-old man has been charged with multiple counts of murder for the fatal stabbing of a mother and daughter in Westchester before attempting to flee New York, the District Attorney announced. Luis Ramos has been arrested for fatally stabbing a mother and daughter in or around their Shipman Avenue home in Yonkers and charged with murder. Original story - Arrest Made In Fatal Stabbing Of Mother, Daughter In Westchester Specifically, Ramos was charged with two counts of second-degree murder, felonies, on Tuesday, Nov. 2. Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah said that betwee…

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by Zak Failla
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Suspect Arrested In Connection With Westchester Shooting Suspect Arrested In Connection With Westchester Shooting
Suspect Arrested In Connection With Westchester Shooting A man was taken into federal custody following an investigation into a shooting that sent one person to the hospital last year. Calvin Smith Jr. was arrested on Thursday, Oct. 14, on a warrant charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm, according to the Greenburgh Police Department. Police said the arrest came after an investigation by Greenburgh Police and the FBI's Westchester Safe Streets Task Force. On Sept. 13, 2020, Greenburgh Police officers responded to a report of a shooting in the area of Manhattan Avenue and Elm Street, authorities said.  Police s…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Mount Vernon Teen Arraigned In Fatal Shooting At Area Park Mount Vernon Teen Arraigned In Fatal Shooting At Area Park
Mount Vernon Teen Arraigned In Fatal Shooting At Area Park A Westchester teen has been formally arraigned following the fatal shooting of a 31-year-old man in an area park, the District Attorney’s Office announced. Mount Vernon resident Emmanuel Valentin Perez, age 18, has been arraigned and charged for his role in the Monday, June 28 killing of Sleepy Hollow resident Manuel Salazar. Specifically, Perez was charged with:  Criminal use of a firearm; Criminal possession of a weapon; Attempted Assault; Assault. Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah said that at approximately 9:32 p.m. on Monday, June 28, Salazar was allegedly sho…

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by Zak Failla
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New Rochelle Man Charged With Attempted Murder Of FBI Officer New Rochelle Man Charged With Attempted Murder Of FBI Officer
New Rochelle Man Charged With Attempted Murder Of FBI Officer A 24-year-old Westchester man has been charged for attempting to murder a member of the FBI. New Rochelle resident Darren Smith has been charged with attempting to murder a federal officer after attempting to flee from police in Getty Square in downtown Yonkers on Friday, Sept. 25, federal officials announced on Monday morning, Sept. 28. It is alleged that shortly before 4 p.m. on Sept. 25, police officers attempted to stop Smith’s car after he committed multiple traffic infractions, and he proceeded to speed away before attempted to flee on foot, brandishing a handgun. According to acting…

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by Zak Failla