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Man Busted With Loaded Handgun In Area Barbershop Bathroom: Police Man Busted With Loaded Handgun In Area Barbershop Bathroom: Police
Man Busted With Loaded Handgun In Area Barbershop Bathroom: Police A Fairfield County man with a previous arrest on his record is facing new charges after attempting to flee from police with a loaded handgun before being apprehended in a barbershop bathroom in Westchester, officials announced. A report was made from a Mount Vernon barbershop on the 100 block of 4th Avenue at approximately 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 9, where there was a report of a man with a handgun inside. Police said that upon arrival, officers located their suspect - later identified as Bridgeport resident Ricardo Hanchard, age 33 - who matched the description provided. When Hanchard w…

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15-Year-Old Nabbed For Fatal Stabbing Of Teen In Hudson Valley 15-Year-Old Nabbed For Fatal Stabbing Of Teen In Hudson Valley
15-Year-Old Nabbed For Fatal Stabbing Of Teen In Hudson Valley A 15-year-old suspect has been apprehended shortly after a broad-daylight stabbing left one teen dead and another injured in Westchester. The felony complaint charges the boy with fatally stabbing a 16-year-old on Gramatan Avenue in Mount Vernon on Friday, April 8, at approximately 3:55 p.m., Westchester County District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah said. The suspect, a Mount Vernon resident, was charged with the following felonies: First-degree manslaughter,  First-degree attempted assault, Second-degree attempted assault. He appeared before a Mount Vernon City Court judge on S…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Arrested With Illegal Handgun During Traffic Stop In Area Man Arrested With Illegal Handgun During Traffic Stop In Area
Man Arrested With Illegal Handgun During Traffic Stop In Area A late-night traffic stop for an unregistered vehicle led to the arrest of a 30-year-old man in Westchester who was busted with an illegal handgun and ammo, police said. Officers on patrol in Mount Vernon conducted a routine traffic stop near the intersection of South 1st Avenue and Sandford Boulevard at approximately 3:20 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 18 for the unregistered vehicle. According to police, during the stop, the driver, Bronx resident Cedric Tam, and his two passengers, also both from the Bronx, were instructed to exit their vehicle so it could be impounded for the registration viola…

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Wanted Man Charged For Assaulting Police Officer In Area, DA Says Wanted Man Charged For Assaulting Police Officer In Area, DA Says
Wanted Man Charged For Assaulting Police Officer In Area, DA Says A wanted man in Westchester is facing new charges after allegedly assaulting a police officer attempting to apprehend him, authorities announced. Mount Vernon resident Kevin Heron, age 27, has been arrested and charged with assaulting a city cop who was attempting to place him under arrest, according to Westchester District Attorney Mimi Rocah. Heron was charged with second-degree assault, a felony. Rocah said that at approximately 1:40 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 10, in an attempt to evade arrest on an outstanding warrant, Heron allegedly attacked Mount Vernon Police officer Michael Hutchins …

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Woman Charged For Assaulting Metro-North Train Conductor With Pumpkin Woman Charged For Assaulting Metro-North Train Conductor With Pumpkin
Woman Charged For Assaulting Metro-North Train Conductor With Pumpkin A 21-year-old woman is facing charges after allegedly assaulting a Metro-North conductor with a pumpkin after being asked for a ticket, the Westchester County District Attorney announced. Bronx resident Alexis Adams was riding the train shortly after 6 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 11 when she was confronted by a conductor asking her to produce a ticket, or else leave at the next stop. It is alleged that Adams proceeded to hit the conductor in the face with a pumpkin and then punched her in the face and head multiple times. The conductor was transported to a local hospital where she received medic…

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by Zak Failla
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Two Men Arrested For Murder Of 20-Year-Old Woman in Area Two Men Arrested For Murder Of 20-Year-Old Woman in Area
Two Men Arrested For Murder Of 20-Year-Old Woman in Area Two shooting suspects have been arrested for their alleged roles in the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old woman in Westchester. Mount Vernon resident Aaliyah Waiters was shot and killed on Saturday, Sept. 25 after she was struck in the head by a bullet at approximately 2:30 a.m. on South Third Street in the city. She was with a group in Mount Vernon when she suffered the gunshot wound. Waiters was transported to Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx, put on life support, and later pronounced dead. Original story - ID Released For 20-Year-Old Woman Shot, Killed In Westchester  The fatal s…

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Suspect Arrested After Midday Firefight In Westchester, Police Say Suspect Arrested After Midday Firefight In Westchester, Police Say
Suspect Arrested After Midday Firefight In Westchester, Police Say A shooting suspect is in police custody after being tied to a midday shootout outside a Westchester business, authorities announced. A 33-year-old man was shot inside of a West 3rd Street business in Mount Vernon on Monday, May 31 before managing to flee the area on foot as he sought assistance from other parties in the area for treatment of gunshot wounds. After the victim fled, the shooter, later identified as Bronx resident Santano Williams, age 42, exited the business and began walking away, at which point he was confronted by Eastchester resident Gladstone Dankin, age 33. According to…

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by Zak Failla
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Suspect Nabbed In Shooting Death Of Teen Thrown From Moving Car In Westchester Suspect Nabbed In Shooting Death Of Teen Thrown From Moving Car In Westchester
Suspect Nabbed In Shooting Death Of Teen Thrown From Moving Car In Westchester A Westchester teenager has been arrested and arraigned for allegedly shooting and killing a 19-year-old who was thrown out of a moving vehicle. Mount Vernon resident Douglas Manggrum IV, 19, was arrested and charged with manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon, both felonies, after Massad Davis was killed last week, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office confirmed. Officials said that shortly before 1 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 9, Davis, a Bronx resident, was thrown out of a moving vehicle near the intersection of South Columbus and Washington Street in Mount Vernon. Accordin…

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DA: Westchester Man Who Lured Teen Into His Home Charged With Sex Abuse DA: Westchester Man Who Lured Teen Into His Home Charged With Sex Abuse
DA: Westchester Man Who Lured Teen Into His Home Charged With Sex Abuse A 39-year-old man is behind bars and facing a sex abuse charge after luring a teenager into his home by using an app on the pretense he was looking for a dog sitter, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. announced Thursday.  Once in his home, of Charles Johnson of Mount Vernon solicited sex and forcibly groped the female victim, Scarpino said.  Johnson, who was charged with first-degree sex abuse (a felony), was arraigned Wednesday, May 9 in Mount Vernon City Court. The complaint alleges that on May 3, Johnson, using the name “Chuck J.,” communicated with the victim…

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by Joe Lombardi