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Woman Sentenced For Attempted Murder Of Man She Married To Obtain Citizenship In Westchester Woman Sentenced For Attempted Murder Of Man She Married To Obtain Citizenship In Westchester
Woman Sentenced For Attempted Murder Of Man She Married To Obtain Citizenship In Westchester A Jamaican woman who married a man from Westchester to illegally obtain US citizenship will spend years in prison after admitting 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. In November 2021 Raimo pleaded guilty to second-degree attempted murder. On Thursday, Jan. 13, Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah announced that Raimo has been sentenced to 15 years in state prison, followed by five…

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by Zak Failla
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Arrest Made In Case Of Woman Found Bleeding Outside Westchester Facility Arrest Made In Case Of Woman Found Bleeding Outside Westchester Facility
Arrest Made In Case Of Woman Found Bleeding Outside Westchester Facility An aide at a Westchester assisted living facility is facing charges for allegedly shoving a 98-year-old woman to the ground during an argument, sending her to the hospital, police said. Yonkers resident Rita Collazo, age 60, was arrested this week and charged by police after the elderly woman was found bleeding outside of the RiverVue Memory Care Unit in Tuckahoe after the two got into an argument on Sunday, Nov. 21. The woman, who wandered out of the facility before the incident with Collazo, broke several ribs and suffered a brain bleed, according to investigators. She has since been rele…

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by Zak Failla
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Woman Violently Assaulted Outside Greenwich McDonald's By Stranger Woman Violently Assaulted Outside Greenwich McDonald's By Stranger
Woman Violently Assaulted Outside Greenwich McDonald's By Stranger A man violently assaulted a Fairfield County woman he didn't know after opening her car door and dragging her outside of the vehicle at an area McDonald's, police say. The attack took place on Thursday, Jan. 28, at the restaurant located 268 West Putnam Ave. in Greenwich. According to Zuccerella, responding Greenwich officers found Steven Lopez, age 31, of Fresh Meadows, Queens, engaged in an unprovoked physical assault on the victim, who was over 60 years old, said Greenwich PD Captain Mark E. Zuccerella. Without provocation, Lopez opened the victim's car door, which caused the victi…

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by Kathy Reakes