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Police & Fire
Seen Him? Police In Westchester Seek Wanted Man
Have you seen him? Police investigators in Yonkers are seeking the public’s assistance as they attempt to track down a wanted man who failed to answer a first-degree criminal contempt charge. The Yonkers Police Department issued an alert on Wednesday for Gregory Tompkins, 46, who was last seen in the area of Oak Street in Yonkers. Tompkins was described as 5-foot-1 weighing approximately 160 pounds with brown eyes and black hair. Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts, or who recognizes Tompkins has been asked to contact the Yonkers Police Department Warrant Squad by calling (9…
Police & Fire
Worker At Corporate Park In Greenburgh Charged In String Of Bomb Threats
A weekslong investigation into four separate bomb threats that were called in to a busy corporate park in Westchester led to the arrest of a White Plains man working at the building who allegedly called in the phony threats. The Greenburgh Police Department has been investigating four reported bomb threats that took place at the corporate park at 660 White Plains Road on separate occasions between Thursday, Sept. 13 and Wednesday, Sept. 19, Police Capt. Brian Ryan announced on Wednesday. Ryan noted that following each bomb threat, police were dispatched to the corporate park to assist in th…
Police & Fire
Man Breaks Into Westchester Residence, Forces Himself On Victim, Police Say
A 34-year-old man is behind bars after breaking into a Northern Westchester residence and forcing himself on a victim, state police said. Troopers responded to Henning Drive in the town of Cortlandt for a burglary in progress on Sunday, Sept. 23 at approximately 5 p.m. An investigation found Andrew J. Ortner of Cortlandt entered a dwelling illegally, and forced himself on a victim at the residence. Ortner resisted briefly while being taken into custody, and during processing used his head to damage state property before being restrained by troopers. Ortner was charged with burglary in the …
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'Sexually Violent' Ex-Westchester Kung Fu Instructor Reports Move
A registered "sexually violent" offender convicted of sexually abusing four young girls while he was a kung fu instructor in Northern Westchester has reported a move into Putnam County. The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services issued an alert this week to Westchester and Putnam residents regarding the residency of 75-year-old Frank DeMaria, who has moved from Valhalla to a residence on Fairway Drive in Mahopac. (Note: the residence is in Mahopac, and is not Fairview Court in Carmel Hamlet.) The Division of Criminal Justice Services has assigned former Ossining resi…
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Eight Nabbed In Hudson Valley Child Sex Sting
Eight people were nabbed during a child sex sting in which law enforcement and federal authorities posed as minor children online. Ulster County Sheriff Paul VanBlarcum said the arrests, earlier this month, are a result of a child predator identification and enforcement operation in the Town of Ulster. Members of the Ulster County Sheriff's Office, the FBI Child Exploitation Task Force, Town of Ulster Police Department, the Ulster Regional Gang Enforcement Narcotics Team, and New York State Police took part in the sting, he said. During the operation, the defendants solicited an arrangemen…
Police & Fire
Interim Fire Chief Earns Full-Time Gig In Westchester
A veteran firefighter has been named as the new Chief of the New Rochelle Fire Department. City Manager Charles Strome III announced that Andrew Sandor has been named the new full-time Chief, effective as of Sept. 1. He had served as the department’s interim Fire Chief since former Chief Lou DiMeglio announced he was stepping down on June 29 after more than four decades of service in the city. A 22-year veteran of the department, Sandor quickly rose through the ranks since becoming a probationary firefighter in 1996. He was named a Lieutenant in 20002 and a Captain in 2008. During his time …
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Man Sentenced For Killing, Burying Friend In Hudson Valley
A 44-year-old man will spend more than a decade behind bars after fatally stabbing a friend who was staying at his Orange County home and burying his body. Christopher Smith, 44, of Newburgh, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to first-degree manslaughter for his involvement in the April 2017 death of William McMahon, 50, on his property. Smith stabbed McMahon in the neck, killing him, before burying him in a planter in front of his home, and attempting to clean up the interior of the residence. McMahon’s remains were found when New York State Police investigator…
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Eight Indicted For Gang Activities In Westchester
A near yearlong investigation led to the arrest of a group of gang members in Westchester. Eight members of the 150 Clan gang are off the streets, following an eight-month investigation dubbed “Operation: 150 Clan,” which was run by the Yonkers Police Department and investigators from the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office Gang, Firearms and Narcotics Bureau. Investigators began executing the arrests early on Wednesday morning, targeting eight suspect who were implicated in the investigation. Most of the arrests took place on the west side of the city, police noted. According to…
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Westchester Man Sentenced For Murdering Roommate With Canes
A 54-year-old Westchester County man may spend the rest of his life behind bars after being sentenced for murdering his roommate with canes. Mount Vernon resident Clifford Ali has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison after being found guilty of second-degree murder for the death of Martin Lisnak, 74, who was found dead in the city in November 2016, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., announced on Monday. On Nov. 21, 2016, Mount Vernon police received an emergency 911 call from Ali, who told detectives that a man he identified as his “father” had been beaten u…
Schools
Pace University Criminal Justice Professor Wins Prestigious National Award
Pace University Criminal Justice Professor Kim Collica-Cox won a prestigious national Jefferson Award for outstanding public service. She was honored for her innovative animal-assisted therapy program which helps to heal mothers incarcerated at the Westchester County Jail in Valhalla. Developed in partnership with the county’s Department of Correction and non-profit Good Dog Foundation -- "Parenting, Prison and Pups’" pairs incarcerated mothers with trained therapy dogs to teach them parenting skills as part of their return home after release. Collica-Cox won the award over 75 o…
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Hudson Valley Accountant Sentenced, Ordered To Pay $600K
A Rockland County accountant admitted in White Plains federal court to his role in a multi-million dollar deception scheme is heading to prison and must pay $600,000 in restitution to his victims. Mitchell Klein, 62, has been sentenced to three years in federal prison and must pay the restitution for not reporting a theft from his real estate company, which was connected to the scheme involving his investors, family and friends. In total, more than 100 clients lost investments with Klein and his former business partners, who in total lost more than $60 million in real estate projects and ve…
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25-Year-Old Sentenced For Armed Robbery Of Two Men In Westchester
A 24-year-old man from Westchester is heading to prison after being found guilty for his role in an armed robbery with his teenage cohort. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced on Thursday that Yonkers resident Lamont McLean has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for the armed robbery of two men. At approximately 4:40 p.m. on July 26, 2016, McLean and Floyd Bruce, 19, were on Palisade Avenue in Yonkers after they approached two men in a parked car while armed with handguns. They went on to rob both men at gunpoint before fleeing the scene. Police investigato…
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