Teen Wanted For Stealing $1,490 Worth Of Items From Westchester Home Depot Teen Wanted For Stealing $1,490 Worth Of Items From Westchester Home Depot
Teen Wanted For Stealing $1,490 Worth Of Items From Westchester Home Depot New York State Police are searching for a teen who allegedly stole over $1,490 in merchandise from a Home Depot location.  The incident took place at a Home Depot on East Main Street in the town of Cortlandt, police said, and 19-year-old Elijah M. Garcia fled the scene in a black Nissan Altima with a possible license plate number of JJK3385.  Garcia's last known residence was near Lafayette Avenue in the Hunts Point area of the Bronx, police said. He stands at 5-foot-1, weighs approximately 130 pounds, and has black hair and brown eyes.  Anyone who witnessed the incident or …
Man Accused Of Stealing Black Lives Matter Yard Sign In Westchester Man Accused Of Stealing Black Lives Matter Yard Sign In Westchester
Man Accused Of Stealing Black Lives Matter Yard Sign In Westchester An investigation has led to the arrest of a 57-year-old man who is accused of stealing a Black Lives Matter yard sign from a private home in Northern Westchester. On Tuesday, Sept.15 at approximately 7 p.m., New Castle Police arrested Vincent LaDuca, of Chappaqua, on one count of petit larceny, a Class A misdemeanor. The arrest stems from an investigation into a theft that occurred on Sunday, Sept. 13 in the Town of New Castle.  LaDuca was processed at the New Castle Police Department and released on an appearance ticket returnable to the Town of New Castle Justice Court on Thurs…
Disbarred Westchester Lawyer Charged For Stealing 9/11 Victim Compensation Disbarred Westchester Lawyer Charged For Stealing 9/11 Victim Compensation
Disbarred Westchester Lawyer Charged For Stealing 9/11 Victim Compensation A disbarred attorney from Northern Westchester has been accused of stealing approximately $1 million that was rewarded to one of his clients from the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund. Yorktown Heights resident Gustavo Vila was charged in White Plains Federal Court for allegedly stealing from his client, who was a first responder who suffered life-threatening medical conditions while cleaning up the crash site at Ground Zero. The Victim Compensation Fund was created in the wake of the terror attack to provide government funds to compensate anyone who was harmed or killed as a result of the atta…
Unauthorized Man Enters Westchester School In New Incident, Police Say Unauthorized Man Enters Westchester School In New Incident, Police Say
Unauthorized Man Enters Westchester School In New Incident, Police Say An intruder allegedly entered a school on two separate occasions, stealing at least one wallet from a staff member’s office in the latest such incident in Westchester, police said.The Scarsdale Police Department received a report last week that a suspicious man entered the Immaculate Heart of Mary School on Friday, Feb. 21, and Friday, Feb. 28. Police said that once the man was discovered, he was asked to leave the building and did so without incident. It was later reported to police that a wallet was stolen from the school during the second visit, which was on the same day as two reported i…
Police Investigating Theft Of Wallet With $1K From Vehicle In Westchester Police Investigating Theft Of Wallet With $1K From Vehicle In Westchester
Police Investigating Theft Of Wallet With $1K From Vehicle In Westchester Police are investigating a theft from an unlocked vehicle in Northern Westchester. Officers responded to Washington Street in Peekskill for a report of a robbery around 7:30 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 28, said Peekskill Police Lt. Jack Galusha. After a brief interview with the victim police found that a wallet with approximately $1,000 had been taken from inside the unlocked vehicle, Galusha said. The suspect fled east on South Street and was not caught. Galusha said the department is actively investigating the case. Anyone with information should contact the Peekskill Police at 914-737-80…
Alert Issued For Suspects Caught On Camera Stealing Cell Phones In Westchester Alert Issued For Suspects Caught On Camera Stealing Cell Phones In Westchester
Alert Issued For Suspects Caught On Camera Stealing Cell Phones In Westchester Know them? The New Rochelle Police Department issued an alert for a pair of suspects who allegedly stole several cell phones from the Sprint store on Main Street. Police said that the two men, who were caught on camera wearing hooded sweatshirts inside the store, allegedly entered the Sprint store with scissors, cut the security cords securing four phones to their displays and then fled east on Main Street and south on North Avenue. The alleged theft happened at approximately 5:40 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 8. Anyone with information regarding the theft, or who recognizes the suspects has bee…
$353,000 in Jewelry Reported Stolen At Trump Tower $353,000 in Jewelry Reported Stolen At Trump Tower
$353,000 in Jewelry Reported Stolen At Trump Tower More than $350,000 worth of jewelry was reportedly stolen from two apartments in Trump Tower over the weekend. Police in Manhattan are investigating the reports of two thefts inside apartments on the 42nd and 59th floor of the building. A 67-year-old woman reported five pieces worth $236,000 were missing from a drawer in her closet, police said. She was reportedly away from the apartment between June 21 and Monday, Sept. 9. A 33-year-old woman said a $117,000 diamond bracelet was stolen between Sunday, Sept. 3 and Wednesday, Sept. 11. According to the New York Post, which first reported …
Arena Football Team Employee Charged In County Center Thefts Totaling $4K During Games Arena Football Team Employee Charged In County Center Thefts Totaling $4K During Games
Arena Football Team Employee Charged In County Center Thefts Totaling $4K During Games This story has been updated. A woman who worked as a production contractor with the New York Streets Arena Football League team's dance squad has been charged with separate thefts during home games at the Westchester County Center totaling $4,000, police said. Aniyah Booker, 18, of Hamden., Connecticut, was taken into custody on Thursday, July 25 following an investigation by detectives from the Westchester County Police General Investigations Unit. She is facing two misdemeanor larceny charges. The first theft occurred Friday, July 5, Westchester County Police said. A member of the New Yo…
Postal Worker In Westchester Admits To Selling Stolen Stamps For Profit Postal Worker In Westchester Admits To Selling Stolen Stamps For Profit
Postal Worker In Westchester Admits To Selling Stolen Stamps For Profit A former postal employee from Orange County working in Northern Westchester has been sentenced after admitting to stealing thousands of stamps that he then sold online for a profit. Antonio Pinheiro of Westtown pleaded guilty on Monday, March 4 to stealing thousands of dollars worth of stamps from the U.S. Post Office in Peekskill while he was employed there. In total, he stole approximately 14,000 stamps and sold them through an online marketplace to make thousands of dollars. The thefts took place between July and October 2017 Pinheiro, 54, pleaded guilty to petit larceny, …
Police In Westchester Investigate Stolen $1,300 Louis Vuitton Purse Police In Westchester Investigate Stolen $1,300 Louis Vuitton Purse
Police In Westchester Investigate Stolen $1,300 Louis Vuitton Purse Police are investigating a woman who allegedly stole a Louis Vuitton purse worth more than $1,300. Officers from the Scarsdale Police Department received a report from the owner and an employee at I Am More Scarsdale on Spencer Place, when a suspect allegedly stole the purse on Friday, Feb. 8. Police said that an employee said she saw a suspicious African American woman enter the store shortly after 3 p.m. wearing a black jacket, black pants, black boots and a black hat. The suspect then took a purse off the rack, placed it on her shoulder and walk out of the store without paying. The woma…
Coat, Key Fob, Stolen From Westchester Church Event, Police Say Coat, Key Fob, Stolen From Westchester Church Event, Police Say
Coat, Key Fob, Stolen From Westchester Church Event, Police Say Police in Westchester are investigating a suspicious incident at the St. James the Less Episcopal Church in Scarsdale. Investigators at the Scarsdale Police Department received a report of a stolen coat and key fob at approximately 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 26 from a Tunstall Road resident. Police said that the woman stated that she had attended an event at the church earlier in the day on Church Lane. She said that she arrived at the event at 4:15 p.m. and hung her coat, which had a Nissan key fob and house keys, on the coat rack. When she went to leave less than two hours later, her coa…
Arrests Made In Empire City Casino Winner Car-Bump Robbery Arrests Made In Empire City Casino Winner Car-Bump Robbery
Arrests Made In Empire City Casino Winner Car-Bump Robbery Two men were in custody after authorities said they robbed a casino gambler by bumping his car from behind on Route 208 in Wyckoff and claiming they were police officers. The driver told police he’d left the Empire City Casino in Yonkers around 5:30 a.m. Sept. 2 and was headed north on the highway when his vehicle was struck from behind near Cedar Hill Avenue. One of two men who got out of the other car “identified himself as a law enforcement officer and instructed him to place his hands on the trunk of his vehicle,” Wyckoff Police Chief David Murphy said. “They then held him while they r…