Tag:

District Attorney's Office

6 Nabbed For Selling Fentanyl-Cocaine In Hudson Valley, DA Says 6 Nabbed For Selling Fentanyl-Cocaine In Hudson Valley, DA Says
6 Nabbed For Selling Fentanyl-Cocaine In Hudson Valley, DA Says Six area people have been arrested for allegedly selling fentanyl and cocaine following a long-term investigation. Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh announced the arrests following a long-term investigation, conducted by the District Attorney's Narcotics Task Force, into street-level narcotics sales in the town of Haverstraw and the village of Spring Valley. The task force is made of officers from multiple county police agencies and investigators from the District Attorney's Office, Walsh said. The mission of the task force is to collect narcotics-relate…
Man Admits To Hate Crime After Hitting Asian Woman 125 Times In Yonkers Attack, DA Says Man Admits To Hate Crime After Hitting Asian Woman 125 Times In Yonkers Attack, DA Says
Man Admits To Hate Crime After Hitting Asian Woman 125 Times In Yonkers Attack, DA Says A Westchester man has pleaded guilty to committing a violent hate crime against a 67-year-old Asian woman who was entering her home. District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah announced that Yonkers resident Tammel Esco, age 42, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022, to committing a violent hate crime on Friday, March 11 against the woman who was entering her apartment building.  According to court documents, Esco cursed at the victim, punched her around 125 times in and around her head, repeatedly stomped on her upper body, and spit on her. “Today’s agreement secures j…
Westchester Man Sentenced For Raping, Sexually Abusing Minor, DA Says Westchester Man Sentenced For Raping, Sexually Abusing Minor, DA Says
Westchester Man Sentenced For Raping, Sexually Abusing Minor, DA Says A 43-year-old Westchester man will spend decades behind bars after being sentenced for raping and sexually abusing a minor, the District Attorney’s Office announced. New Rochelle resident Jamaal Jackson was sentenced to 25 years in state prison, followed by 20 years of post-release supervision, according to Westchester DA Mimi Rocah. Jackson was convicted by a jury in 2018 of abusing a 12-year-old on these charges: First-degree sexual abuse; First-degree rape; Endangering the welfare of a child. Jackson was arrested on Sept. 11, 2020 following an investigation that was assisted by the NY…
Ex-Director Indicted For Stealing $700K From Westchester Company, DA Says Ex-Director Indicted For Stealing $700K From Westchester Company, DA Says
Ex-Director Indicted For Stealing $700K From Westchester Company, DA Says The former financial director of a Hudson Valley non-profit has been indicted after allegedly stealing more than $700,000 from the organization on behalf of herself and her husband, authorities announced. Bronx resident Ingrid Aquino, age 31, the former Director of Finance of Hudson Valley Community Services in Northern Westchester, has been indicted for allegedly stealing the funds between 2017 and 2021. Specifically, Aquino was indicted by a Westchester County grand jury for second-degree grand larceny, a felony. She was arraigned on Tuesday, May 17. Westchester County District Attorney …
Man Charged With Murder For Fatal Bar Shooting In Yonkers Man Charged With Murder For Fatal Bar Shooting In Yonkers
Man Charged With Murder For Fatal Bar Shooting In Yonkers A man from Northern Westchester is facing a murder charge for his role in a shooting at a bar in the county, the District Attorney’s Office announced. Shortly after 2 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 6, officers from the Yonkers Police Department responded to the Duo Tapas Lounge and Bar on Yonkers Avenue where there was a report of a shooting with multiple victims. Upon arrival, first responders located two male victims at the scene - both employees of the bar -  with gunshot wounds, one of whom was unresponsive and given CPR. Police said that both men were transported to area hospitals, where Mo…
Former Westchester PO Admits To Sexual Abuse, Threatening Woman With Arrest Former Westchester PO Admits To Sexual Abuse, Threatening Woman With Arrest
Former Westchester PO Admits To Sexual Abuse, Threatening Woman With Arrest A former police officer in Northern Westchester admitted to sexually abusing a woman he threatened with arrest while he was on duty multiple times over the course of nearly a year, the District Attorney’s Office announced. Rockland County resident Michael Agovino, age 35, of Palisades, a former Peekskill police officer, pleaded guilty on Thursday, March 17 to 18 counts for allegedly terrorizing his victim repeatedly between 2019 and 2020. Original story - Police Officer Who Lives In Palisades Abused Woman For Months, DA Says Specifically, Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah sai…
100+ Firearms Seized, 11 Arrests Made In Westchester Ghost Gun Probe 100+ Firearms Seized, 11 Arrests Made In Westchester Ghost Gun Probe
100+ Firearms Seized, 11 Arrests Made In Westchester Ghost Gun Probe More than 100 firearms were seized and 11 people were arrested following a six-month, multi-agency investigation into “ghost guns” and illegal weapons in Westchester and Putnam counties. Search warrants were executed at eight locations by local, county, and federal authorities in Westchester and Putnam this week, which led to the seizure of rifles, handguns, “ghost guns,” and multiple high-capacity drum magazines. Police investigators added that some of the weapons lacked or had defaced serial numbers. Other seized items include silencers, ballistic vests, counterfeit police shields, and q…
'Missed Opportunities' Contributed To Delay In Robert Durst Murder Case, Westchester DA Says 'Missed Opportunities' Contributed To Delay In Robert Durst Murder Case, Westchester DA Says
'Missed Opportunities' Contributed To Delay In Robert Durst Murder Case, Westchester DA Says Missed opportunities by law enforcement decades ago led to the delays that allowed nationally-known real estate tycoon Robert Durst to get away with his wife’s disappearance 40 years ago, according to the District Attorney's Office. Westchester District Attorney Mimi Rocah released the findings of her office’s investigation into the disappearance of Kathleen Durst, whose body has never been found after she went missing out of Northern Westchester County in 1982, in the hamlet of South Salem in the Town of Lewisboro. Original story - Criminal Complaint Against Robert Durst For Wife's 1…
Westchester Teen Sentenced For Fatal Stabbing After Social Media Fight Westchester Teen Sentenced For Fatal Stabbing After Social Media Fight
Westchester Teen Sentenced For Fatal Stabbing After Social Media Fight An 18-year-old from Northern Westchester who admitted to stabbing two teenagers, one of whom died during a fight that started on social media, will spend time in prison, the District Attorney’s Office announced. Peekskill resident Matthew Torres has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter and assault earlier this year. In addition to his time behind bars, Torres was also sentenced to five years of post-release supervision. Torres had faced up to 25 years in prison. Rocah said that a dispute that started through social media involving several people …
DA Releases Details On Man Charged With Murdering Mom, Daughter In Yonkers DA Releases Details On Man Charged With Murdering Mom, Daughter In Yonkers
DA Releases Details On Man Charged With Murdering Mom, Daughter In Yonkers A 27-year-old man has been charged with multiple counts of murder for the fatal stabbing of a mother and daughter in Westchester before attempting to flee New York, the District Attorney announced. Luis Ramos has been arrested for fatally stabbing a mother and daughter in or around their Shipman Avenue home in Yonkers and charged with murder. Original story - Arrest Made In Fatal Stabbing Of Mother, Daughter In Westchester Specifically, Ramos was charged with two counts of second-degree murder, felonies, on Tuesday, Nov. 2. Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah said that betwee…
Woman Found Dead In Hudson Valley Woman Found Dead In Hudson Valley
Woman Found Dead In Hudson Valley Police are asking the public for help in an investigation into the death of a 63-year-old woman in the area. The woman, identified as Rose M. Mayhew-Moses, age 63, of Saugerties, was found when Ulster County Sheriff's deputies responded to a home in the Town of Olive around 8:30 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 25. A preliminary investigation suggests Mayhew-Moses was visiting relatives at the location and may have drowned in a body of water on the property. The investigation remains ongoing and police are asking anyone with information to contact their office at 845-338-3640. The department is …
Westchester Man Sentenced For Fathering Child With 12-Year-Old Girl Westchester Man Sentenced For Fathering Child With 12-Year-Old Girl
Westchester Man Sentenced For Fathering Child With 12-Year-Old Girl A Northern Westchester man will spend nearly two decades in prison for fathering a child with a 12-year-old girl after sexually abusing her for years, the District Attorney’s Office announced. Croton-on-Hudson resident Pablo Dure was sentenced on Tuesday, June 1 to 17 years in prison, followed by 15 years of post-release supervision after he pleaded guilty earlier this year to a felony count of course of sexual conduct against a child. A court-issued Order of Protection will also bar Sure from having contact with his victim and their daughter until 2046. Dure had been accused of engaging …
Man Arraigned For Murder Of Man At Ex-Girlfriend's Yonkers Home, DA Says Man Arraigned For Murder Of Man At Ex-Girlfriend's Yonkers Home, DA Says
Man Arraigned For Murder Of Man At Ex-Girlfriend's Yonkers Home, DA Says A 35-year-old man is facing a murder charge after allegedly violating an order of protection issued by the court and killing a man at his ex-girlfriend’s Westchester apartment, the District Attorney’s Office announced. Bronx resident Alexis Rose was arraigned this week in Westchester County Court, where he was charged with the Friday, March 5 murder of Shaun Hutchinson at the home of his ex-girlfriend on Warburton Avenue in Yonkers. Officers from the Yonkers Police Department responded to the Warburton Avenue residence shortly before 9 p.m. on March 5, where there was a report of a shooting…
COVID-19: Nursing Home Administrator Says He Argued Against Cuomo Order To Take In IIl Patients COVID-19: Nursing Home Administrator Says He Argued Against Cuomo Order To Take In IIl Patients
Covid-19: Nursing Home Administrator Says He Argued Against Cuomo Order To Take In IIl Patients A nursing home administrator in New York reportedly sought to fight back against Andrew Cuomo’s edict to place COVID-19 patients in residential living facilities, though his protest was shut down, he said. Michael Kraus, a nursing home administrator on Staten Island told Fox News that he and other top officials at other facilities were “petrified” by the March 2020 mandate that COVID-19 patients be permitted back into long-term care facilities, not hospitals. Cuomo has reiterated several times that he was simply following federal guidance, and that at the time, they were worried about proje…
Police In Westchester Solve Decades-Old Cold Case Police In Westchester Solve Decades-Old Cold Case
Police In Westchester Solve Decades-Old Cold Case Police in Westchester have solved a cold case after nearly three decades. The Mount Vernon Police Department announced that after 27 years, investigators have identified the man who killed local resident Jacinto Liriano, 61, who was murdered in a botched robbery on Friday, May 7, 1993. Shortly after 10:30 p.m. on the night of the attempted robbery, Liriano, who had immigrated to the United States from the Dominican Republic the month before, was shot and killed on West First Street. According to police, detectives worked to locate witnesses for years, but were unable to find anyone to coo…
Yonkers Man Charged With Exposing Himself, Sexually Abusing Women Yonkers Man Charged With Exposing Himself, Sexually Abusing Women
Yonkers Man Charged With Exposing Himself, Sexually Abusing Women A Westchester man is facing charges for allegedly exposing himself to a pair of women and attempting to sexually assault one, the District Attorney’s Office announced. Yonkers resident Folarin Soulaude was indicted for burglary and sexual assault charges following incidents in a Nepperhan Avenue apartment building over the summer when he gained access to one residence posing as a handyman. Specifically, Soulaude, 37, was charged with: Burglary as a sexually motivated felony; Burglary; Sexual abuse; Public lewdness. It is alleged that shortly before Wednesday, June 24, Soulaude knocked on …
Police Officer In Westchester Arrested For Domestic Violence Police Officer In Westchester Arrested For Domestic Violence
Police Officer In Westchester Arrested For Domestic Violence A police officer in Westchester is facing charges after allegedly injuring his wife during a domestic disturbance, the District Attorney’s Office announced. Frank Corvino, a Harrison Police Officer, was arrested and arraigned on Wednesday, Sept. 30 in the Town of Harrison Court on multiple charges related to an alleged assault on his wife earlier this week. It is alleged that Corvino assaulted his wife on Sunday, Sept. 27 in the presence of their child during an argument that turned physical.  Following the domestic dispute, Corvino's wife was treated for injuries to her ribs and shou…
Familiar Face To Return To Serve As Police Chief In Westchester Town Familiar Face To Return To Serve As Police Chief In Westchester Town
Familiar Face To Return To Serve As Police Chief In Westchester Town A familiar face is returning after spending less than a year in the District Attorney's Office to take over from the man who replaced him as police chief in a Westchester town. Greenburgh Police Chief Brian Ryan will be stepping down at the end of September, the Town Board announced. Replacing him will be former Police Chief Chris McNerney at a Town Board meeting on Wednesday, July 8. Ryan has been with the Greenburgh Police Department in various capacities for 31 years. His last day on the job will be on Tuesday, Sept. 29, officials said. Earlier story - Greenburgh Names Interim Pol…
Some Syracuse University Students Leave Campus Early Due To Security Concerns Some Syracuse University Students Leave Campus Early Due To Security Concerns
Some Syracuse University Students Leave Campus Early Due To Security Concerns Citing safety concerns following a string of racist incidents and hate crimes, some Syracuse University students are leaving campus early before the official start of the Thanksgiving holiday break. This month, there have been at least a dozen incidents reported on campus, including racist graffiti, the shouting of racial slurs, swastikas posted and a white supremacist manifesto that was sent to students’ phones. The Daily Orange reported that some professors opted to cancel some classes this week, while the Department of Public Safety has been on high alert. The student newspaper said that…
Former Pastor In Area Accused Of Child Sex Abuse Former Pastor In Area Accused Of Child Sex Abuse
Former Pastor In Area Accused Of Child Sex Abuse A longtime area Catholic priest has been placed on administrative leave following an allegation of child abuse from years ago. Monsignor Edward Weber, the director of Priest Personnel Office in the archdiocese, is one of four priests in the Archdiocese of New York to be placed on leave following new allegations, said an article in the Catholic New York, the archdiocese's newspaper. The three other priests include Msgr. Edward Barry of Holy Rosary parish in Hawthorne, Father William Luciano of Blessed Sacrament parish in New Rochelle, and Msgr. James White of St. Vito-Most Holy Tri…
Priest Becomes Third In Westchester This Week To Be Accused Of Sexual Abuse Priest Becomes Third In Westchester This Week To Be Accused Of Sexual Abuse
Priest Becomes Third In Westchester This Week To Be Accused Of Sexual Abuse A reverend at a church has become the third priest in Westchester to be accused this week of sexually sexual assault dating back decades. Rev. William Luciano of the Blessed Sacrament Church in New Rochelle was the third priest to be temporarily removed from his ministry, Cardinal Timothy Dolan wrote in a letter to parishioners dated Thursday, Oct. 3. The accusations against Luciano stem from alleged incidents in the 1980s. No other information was released by the diocese. Dolan said that the allegations have been reported to the District Attorney’s Office and will have outside independe…
One Remains In Critical Condition Following Double-Fatal Stamford Crash One Remains In Critical Condition Following Double-Fatal Stamford Crash
One Remains In Critical Condition Following Double-Fatal Stamford Crash One of four people hospitalized following a double-fatal crash in Stamford remains in critical condition. The crash took place around 2:32 a.m., Monday, Aug. 26, when a 2008 Nissan Altima struck two utility poles on Canal Street, just north of Ludlow Street, leaving two teens dead, and four others injured, said Stamford Police Sgt. Jeffrey Booth. According to Booth, Kymoni Pollock, 19, died at the scene, and NiShawn Tolliver, 18, died at the hospital. As of Friday, Aug. 30, Amaiya Callahan, 19, is the only person from the crash who remains at Stamford Hospital in critical condition, accord…