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19-Year-Old Charged In Stabbing At Westchester Residence 19-Year-Old Charged In Stabbing At Westchester Residence
19-Year-Old Charged In Stabbing At Westchester Residence A 19-year-old man faces criminal charges after allegedly stabbing a victim at a Northern Westchester home, police said. The assault leading to the arrest happened on Wednesday, May 22, when a victim was stabbed during a domestic incident at a Somers residence, New York State Police announced on Tuesday, May 28. The victim was later taken to Westchester Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries. Police did not detail the exact location of the stabbing.  The suspect, 19-year-old Marino DeRosa of Somers, was arrested and charged with:  Second-degree assault; Fourth-degree …

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by Ben Crnic
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23-Year-Old Stabbing Victim Helps Police Nab Suspect In Westchester 23-Year-Old Stabbing Victim Helps Police Nab Suspect In Westchester
23-Year-Old Stabbing Victim Helps Police Nab Suspect In Westchester A man from Westchester County faces assault charges after allegedly stabbing a 23-year-old victim, police said.  On Monday, Feb. 13, around 1:40 a.m., police in New Rochelle received a call from the victim of the stabbing, who told them that he had been assaulted in addition to giving a description of the suspect and the vehicle he fled in, according to New Rochelle Police.  The victim then hung up and went to the hospital on his own.  After the call, police were able to locate and arrest the suspect, identified as 34-year-old Yonkers resident Pete Ortega, at the intersectio…

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by Ben Crnic
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Fight At Local Shop Leads To Stabbing In Hudson Valley, Suspect In Custody: Police Fight At Local Shop Leads To Stabbing In Hudson Valley, Suspect In Custody: Police
Fight At Local Shop Leads To Stabbing In Hudson Valley, Suspect In Custody: Police A man is facing charges after stabbing a victim twice in a fight inside a Hudson Valley business, police said.  The altercation broke out on Monday, Jan. 30 around 10 p.m., in Putnam County at the Cloud House Smoke Shop located in Carmel at 898 Route 6. There, police found a 22-year-old man outside the store heavily bleeding from two stab wounds, Carmel Police said.  Authorities realized that a fight had broken out inside the store, resulting in the victim being stabbed in the chest and back. The victim was rushed to Danbury Hospital in critical but stable condition, police said.…

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by Ben Crnic
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Man Stabbed In Neck At Westchester County Restaurant: Police Man Stabbed In Neck At Westchester County Restaurant: Police
Man Stabbed In Neck At Westchester County Restaurant: Police A 38-year-old man was stabbed in the neck at a restaurant in Westchester County, police said.  On Monday, Oct. 24 at around 9:30 p.m., police in New Rochelle responded to the 300 block of North Avenue, authorities said.  When they arrived, police found an employee of the restaurant with a serious cut across his neck, and found out that the suspect had left the scene in a taxicab, according to police.  Police were then able to locate and arrest the suspect in the taxicab at the corner of North Avenue and The Boulevard, authorities said.  Police said that the suspect is …

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by Ben Crnic
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Man Accused Of Attempting To Assault Victim With Wooden Bat In Westchester Man Accused Of Attempting To Assault Victim With Wooden Bat In Westchester
Man Accused Of Attempting To Assault Victim With Wooden Bat In Westchester A 67-year-old man was arrested and accused of attempting to assault another man with a wooden bat in Northern Westchester. Officers responded to a report of an assault in progress on Crompond Road in Yorktown at about 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 5, according to the Yorktown Police Department. The defendant is accused of trying to injure the man by hitting him in the shoulder with a wooden bat, police said.   Police arrested the man, whose identity was not released, and he was charged with second-degree attempted assault and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, authoriti…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Ex-College Athlete Found Guilty In Stabbing Of Roommate From Westchester Ex-College Athlete Found Guilty In Stabbing Of Roommate From Westchester
Ex-College Athlete Found Guilty In Stabbing Of Roommate From Westchester A 23-year-old Long Island man was found guilty of stabbing his former college lacrosse teammate, a Northern Westchester County man, during a dispute about a loud party.  Matthew Stockfeder was convicted on Thursday, March 24, of first-degree assault and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon in the 2019 stabbing of his then-roommate Justin Corpolongo, according to Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz. Stockfeder, of Melville, and Corpolongo, of Somers, were both players on the lacrosse team at St. John's University at the time, Katz said. Stockfeder is a graduate of …

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by Nicole Valinote
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Man Accused Of Menacing Two People With Knife In Westchester Man Accused Of Menacing Two People With Knife In Westchester
Man Accused Of Menacing Two People With Knife In Westchester A man was charged for allegedly threatening two people with a knife, pulling them to the ground, striking them several times in their sides and wielding the knife menacingly.  Yorktown Police said they responded to the scene of the incident on Sunday, Nov. 29 at approximately 12:10 p.m, charging 62-year-old Muhammad Nagani with the misdemeanors of second-degree menacing, fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, and second-degree harassment.   On Friday, Dec. 11, Yorktown Police were contacted by a second individual who claimed they were also victimized during the Nov. 2…

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by Christina Coulter
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Alert Issued For First-Degree Rape Suspect From Westchester Wanted In Area Alert Issued For First-Degree Rape Suspect From Westchester Wanted In Area
Alert Issued For First-Degree Rape Suspect From Westchester Wanted In Area An alert has been issued for an area man wanted for rape in the first degree. The Putnam County Sheriff's Department reported on Wednesday, Sept. 9 that Jose Tapia, 45, has a warrant in his name for the felonies of first-degree rape and first-degree criminal contempt. That's in addition to the misdemeanors of fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon and second-degree menacing.  Tapia's last known place of residence was in Peekskill.  Tapia has back hair and brown eyes, weighs 225 pounds and stands at 5-foot-10. Anyone with information pertaining to his whereabouts is asked…

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by Christina Coulter