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Witnesses Help Catch Trio Accused Of Robbing Clothing Store In Westchester: Police Witnesses Help Catch Trio Accused Of Robbing Clothing Store In Westchester: Police
Witnesses Help Catch Trio Accused Of Robbing Clothing Store In Westchester: Police Three men accused of robbing a Westchester clothing store will be facing the music after witnesses were able to help authorities apprehend them, police said. The trio was arrested as the result of a robbery that happened on Friday, Dec. 8 just before 2:30 p.m. at Snipes Clothing in New Rochelle at 440 North Ave., New Rochelle Police announced on Tuesday, Dec. 12.  According to the department, the three suspects entered the store and began loading Nike clothing into a garbage bag. As the three men began running toward the store's exit, one of them pushed the store manager out of the way…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
19-Year-Old Wearing Wig, Makeup Robs Greenwich Tiffany Store At Gunpoint 19-Year-Old Wearing Wig, Makeup Robs Greenwich Tiffany Store At Gunpoint
19-Year-Old Wearing Wig, Makeup Robs Greenwich Tiffany Store At Gunpoint An armed teenage man wearing a wig and makeup robbed a high-end jewelry store in Fairfield County of $175,000 in merchandise before being caught by police. The robbery took place in Greenwich at Tiffany & Co. around 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 28. According to Greenwich Police, the man, identified as Edgardo Bautista-Gallardo, age 19, of San Fransico, California, entered the store at 140 Greenwich Ave. and requested to see jewelry from store associates.  Buatista-Gallardo was wearing a wig and makeup. After the jewelry was shown, Bautista-Gallardo displayed a gun and told the empl…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Duo Throws Woman To Ground, Snatches Her Purse In Westchester: Police Duo Throws Woman To Ground, Snatches Her Purse In Westchester: Police
Duo Throws Woman To Ground, Snatches Her Purse In Westchester: Police Authorities are searching for two suspects who pushed a woman to the ground before stealing her purse near an apartment building in Westchester, police said.  The incident happened in Yonkers on Tuesday night, Sept. 12, when two men approached a woman by an apartment complex at 85 Bronx River Rd., according to Yonkers Police Detective Sergeant Frank DiDomizio.  The duo then shoved the woman to the ground and stole her purse, which contained several belongings. Both men then fled south toward the Bronx, DiDomizio said. The victim suffered minor injuries and told aut…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Duo Nabbed For Stealing Car After Fighting At Gas Station In Westchester: Police Duo Nabbed For Stealing Car After Fighting At Gas Station In Westchester: Police
Duo Nabbed For Stealing Car After Fighting At Gas Station In Westchester: Police A man and a woman face charges after their fight at a Westchester gas station eventually led to their arrest for stealing a car in another state, police said.  The two arrests stemmed from an incident on Friday, Sept. 1 around 9:30 a.m., when police received a complaint from a witness who saw the duo fighting at a Shell gas station in Mamaroneck at 974 Mamaroneck Ave. According to the Village of Mamaroneck Police Department, the witness had told the duo he was going to report them to authorities, which led to them fleeing from the gas station.  Mamaroneck officers then responded …

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by Ben Crnic
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Ex-Con Commuted By Cuomo Murders 27-Year-Old NY Man, DA Says Ex-Con Commuted By Cuomo Murders 27-Year-Old NY Man, DA Says
Ex-Con Commuted By Cuomo Murders 27-Year-Old NY Man, DA Says An anti-violence activist who once spent decades in prison before he was granted early release by former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is now accused of killing a 27-year-old man. Dontie Mitchell, age 43, of Albany, was indicted on murder and related charges by an Albany County grand jury on Friday, Aug. 18, in the death of Shieer Leggett. According to the Albany County District Attorney’s Office, Mitchell, either alone or with others, shot Leggett to death in Cohoes, near Main and Schuyler streets, on Friday, Aug. 11. Mitchell is also accused of having an illegal handgun at the time of the m…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Duo Arrested At Golf Course After Stealing From Macy's In Northern Westchester: Police Duo Arrested At Golf Course After Stealing From Macy's In Northern Westchester: Police
Duo Arrested At Golf Course After Stealing From Macy's In Northern Westchester: Police Two Hudson Valley men were arrested at a golf course bar and grill after stealing from a Macy's department store in Northern Westchester, police said.  The arrests resulted from an incident on Tuesday, Aug. 15 just before 1 p.m., when Yorktown Police responded to a reported larceny at the Macy's store in the Jefferson Valley Mall.  Arriving officers interviewed a witness and learned that two men had knocked them over in an effort to keep their stolen merchandise before running away from the store.  Police then notified other Yorktown officers of the two suspects' physical de…

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by Ben Crnic
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Victims Robbed At Gunpoint While Trying To Buy Gaming Console In Westchester: Suspects At Large Victims Robbed At Gunpoint While Trying To Buy Gaming Console In Westchester: Suspects At Large
Victims Robbed At Gunpoint While Trying To Buy Gaming Console In Westchester: Suspects At Large Authorities are searching for a duo who robbed two victims at gunpoint in Westchester after making arrangements to sell them a gaming console over the internet, police said.  The incident happened on Wednesday, Aug. 16 just before 10:45 p.m., when New Rochelle Police responded to an area near the intersection of Remington Place and Prince Street for a reported robbery.  According to Captain J. Collins Coyne, two men, ages 33 and 21, told arriving officers that they had driven to New Rochelle in order to purchase a Sony PlayStation 5 video game console that they had found for …

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by Ben Crnic
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Search On For Prisoner Who Escapes From Custody In Westchester Search On For Prisoner Who Escapes From Custody In Westchester
Search On For Prisoner Who Escapes From Custody In Westchester A search is on for a prisoner who escaped from custody in Westchester County. The incident occurred at Saint Joseph’s Medical Center on South Broadway (Route 9) in Yonkers early Sunday morning, July 23. Updated Report - Seen Him? Photos Released Of Prisoner Who Escaped From Custody In Yonkers The Westchester County Department of Correction assumed responsibility for the prisoner detail from the Yonkers Police Department, according to a statement by Westchester County Government.  The prisoner, identified as Geraldo Rojas, had been arrested for robbery in the first, second, …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
NY State Trooper Shooting: Woman Who Drove Vehicle Facing Multiple Charges NY State Trooper Shooting: Woman Who Drove Vehicle Facing Multiple Charges
NY State Trooper Shooting: Woman Who Drove Vehicle Facing Multiple Charges A woman who was allegedly inside the car where a man opened fire on a New York State Police trooper is now facing charges. The incident happened in the Capital Region around 11:10 a.m. Friday, June 16 in Schenectady County. That's when trooper Richard Albert, assigned to the Cobleskill Interstate Patrol operating a marked state police vehicle, observed a silver SUV driving on I-88 eastbound traveling over 100 miles per hour in the town of Duanesburg. Albert conducted a traffic stop on the SUV, and upon approaching the driver’s side of the vehicle, the driver put the window down, and the pa…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Duo Caught With Illegal Guns On Same Day In Westchester: Police Duo Caught With Illegal Guns On Same Day In Westchester: Police
Duo Caught With Illegal Guns On Same Day In Westchester: Police Two men, including one suspect allegedly involved in a shooting incident, face weapons charges after being caught with illegal guns in a city in Westchester on the same day, police said.  Both arrests happened on Friday, May 19 in Mount Vernon, according to the city's Director of Communications Timothy Allen.  The first incident began just before 2:20 p.m. when detectives saw a parked and unoccupied vehicle in the area of 7 West Broad St. that was wanted in connection to a past robbery.  As detectives continued to watch the vehicle, they saw 23-year-old Bronx resident R…

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by Ben Crnic
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20-Year-Old Charged In Multiple Violent Crimes In Westchester, Police Say 20-Year-Old Charged In Multiple Violent Crimes In Westchester, Police Say
20-Year-Old Charged In Multiple Violent Crimes In Westchester, Police Say A 20-year-old man faces numerous charges for four violent incidents in Westchester, including a stabbing that happened down the street from an elementary school, police said.  The arrest happened on Thursday, May 4, when police received a report of a man threatening a victim with a knife in Mount Vernon in the area of South 5th Avenue and West 3rd Street around 7:45 a.m., according to Mount Vernon Police.  Earlier Report - Man Stabbed In Attempted Robbery Near School In Mount Vernon, Officials Say When officers arrived at the scene, they found Mount Vernon resident Reyn…

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by Ben Crnic
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Man Sentenced For Murder Of 21-Year-Old In Westchester Man Sentenced For Murder Of 21-Year-Old In Westchester
Man Sentenced For Murder Of 21-Year-Old In Westchester A man who was implicated in the fatal shooting of a 21-year-old during a robbery in Westchester will now spend decades in prison.  Yonkers resident Darnell Kidd, age 31, was sentenced on Friday, April 14 to 35 years in prison for the 2011 murder of 21-year-old Jonathan Johnson, according to the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York.  Earlier Report - Second Man Convicted For Fatal Shooting Of 21-Year-Old During Robbery In White Plains According to federal officials, on March 18, 2011, Kidd and his 31-year-old co-defendant Marcus Chambers k…

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by Ben Crnic