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Repeat Offender: Man Uploads Child Porn To Social Media, Gets Years In Prison In Westchester Repeat Offender: Man Uploads Child Porn To Social Media, Gets Years In Prison In Westchester
Repeat Offender: Man Uploads Child Porn To Social Media, Gets Years In Prison In Westchester A sex offender from Northern Westchester who was already on probation for another offense will spend years in prison after sharing child pornography on social media.  Yorktown resident Dylan Rodriguez, age 31, was sentenced on Tuesday, March 7 to three to six years in state prison for sharing child pornography online, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced.  Rodriguez, who was already on probation for another sex offense at the time of his arrest, uploaded a video of an approximately five-year-old female child engaged in sexual conduct to Kik, an onl…

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by Ben Crnic
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Police: Armed Teen Who Threatened Girlfriend Apprehended In Westchester Police: Armed Teen Who Threatened Girlfriend Apprehended In Westchester
Police: Armed Teen Who Threatened Girlfriend Apprehended In Westchester A Northern Westchester teen who was threatening his girlfriend, and was originally thought to have abducted the woman and a child, has been arrested on a probation violation charge. Jacob Ruffin, 19, of Peekskill, was arrested around 3:45 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 6, after Peekskill police responded to a home for a domestic violence incident involving a handgun, said Peekskill Police Chief Don Halmy.  A short time later, Ruffin was seen on the 1300 block of Howard Street, and a foot pursuit with responding officers ensued, Halmy said. With the assistance of multiple agencies, …

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by Kathy Reakes
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New York State Police Arrest Armed Robbery Suspect In Westchester New York State Police Arrest Armed Robbery Suspect In Westchester
New York State Police Arrest Armed Robbery Suspect In Westchester A man violating his probation was arrested for an alleged violent armed robbery in which he pistol-whipped his victim and stole a chain in a Fairfield County park, police said. Investigators from the Norwalk Police Department were called to Flax Hill Park on Tuesday, Sept. 1 where there was a report of an armed robbery involving multiple suspects. Police said that a victim and his friend were approached by four people who robbed them at gunpoint, taking an undisclosed amount of cash and items from them. During that robbery, police said a physical altercation broke out between one of the r…

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by Zak Failla
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Report: Ex-Westchester Teacher Busted For Sexually Abusing Students Spends Weekends In Jail Report: Ex-Westchester Teacher Busted For Sexually Abusing Students Spends Weekends In Jail
Report: Ex-Westchester Teacher Busted For Sexually Abusing Students Spends Weekends In Jail The former Westchester high school drama teacher who resigned in shame and registered as a sex offender after admitting to sexually abusing students is spending his weekends in jail for violating his probation, according to a lohud report. Schraufnagel served as a drama teacher at Horace Greeley from 2003 until his resignation in 2015. He was accused of having sexual contact with three high school students over a four-year span and several others have come forward since. Last year, Schraufnagel was assigned a Level 3 sex offender status, which means he is a “high risk of repeat offense, and…

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by Zak Failla
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Child Porn Suspect Faces New Charge In Stamford Child Porn Suspect Faces New Charge In Stamford
Child Porn Suspect Faces New Charge In Stamford A 29-year-old man convicted 10 years ago for having sex with a pre-teen girl in a mall parking garage, has been arrested again for violating his probation, according to the Connecticut State Department of Corrections.  Brien Pennell of Stamford was arrested after his probation officer was tipped off that he was in possession of electronic devices, which is against his probation parameters, reported the Stamford Advocate. Pennell was arrested in 2007 after he was caught having sex with a girl in the Stamford Town Center garage and had more than 50 images of child pornography, Stamford Police…

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by Kathy Reakes