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17-Year-Old Stabs Teen In Chest During Fight At Westchester Gas Station: Police 17-Year-Old Stabs Teen In Chest During Fight At Westchester Gas Station: Police
17-Year-Old Stabs Teen In Chest During Fight At Westchester Gas Station: Police A 17-year-old boy was arrested in connection with a stabbing that happened at a gas station in Westchester, police announced. The teenager, whose name was not released, was arrested on Thursday, April 18 in connection with a stabbing that happened at a Mobil gas station in White Plains at 1237 Mamaroneck Ave. on Friday, April 5, White Plains Police announced.  According to the department, on the day of the incident at around 10:45 p.m., officers responded to the gas station for a reported stabbing and learned a victim had been taken to White Plains Hospital for treatment.  A…
22-Year-Old Who Fired Into Home, Injuring Woman Rushed To Westchester Medical Center Sentenced 22-Year-Old Who Fired Into Home, Injuring Woman Rushed To Westchester Medical Center Sentenced
22-Year-Old Who Fired Into Home, Injuring Woman Rushed To Westchester Medical Center Sentenced A 22-year-old man who shot a woman through the window of her Hudson Valley home will spend years in prison. Rockland County resident Kevin Castillo, of the village of Spring Valley, was sentenced to 7 ½ years behind bars on Thursday, Jan. 11. According to prosecutors, it was a little after 3 a.m. on Friday, March 24, 2023 when Castillo climbed a fire escape ladder at the victim’s Spring Valley home. When the woman went to open a window to tell him to leave, he opened fire with a handgun, striking her in the arm. Castillo then fled the property. Officers from the Spring Valley Police Depar…
Suspect Nabbed After Stabbing Woman Found Screaming For Help In Westchester: Police Suspect Nabbed After Stabbing Woman Found Screaming For Help In Westchester: Police
Suspect Nabbed After Stabbing Woman Found Screaming For Help In Westchester: Police A man has been apprehended following a stabbing that resulted in a woman being found bloodied on a public street in Westchester, officials announced.  The arrest stemmed from an incident on Saturday, Dec. 2 just before 5:30 p.m., when the woman was heard screaming for help in Mount Vernon in the area of South 8th Avenue and West Sandford Boulevard, according to Mount Vernon Director of Communications Timothy Allen.  Mount Vernon Police officers soon found the victim walking east on West Sandford Boulevard while wearing a bloodied shirt and bleeding from the head. She appeared to h…
17-Year-Old Intentionally Hits Man With Car In Westchester, Drives Away 17-Year-Old Intentionally Hits Man With Car In Westchester, Drives Away
17-Year-Old Intentionally Hits Man With Car In Westchester, Drives Away A 17-year-old boy was arrested after intentionally hitting a 43-year-old pedestrian with a car in Westchester and then driving away, police said.  The incident happened on Wednesday, May 31 just before 10:30 p.m., when police responded to the area of 149 North Ave. in New Rochelle on a report of a car hitting a pedestrian before leaving the scene, according to New Rochelle Captain J. Collins Coyne.  Once arriving, authorities found a 43-year-old New Rochelle resident who had suffered serious injuries. He was then taken to a local trauma center where he is now listed in critical bu…
Woman Sentenced For Horrific Stabbing Of Hudson Valley Restaurant Owner Woman Sentenced For Horrific Stabbing Of Hudson Valley Restaurant Owner
Woman Sentenced For Horrific Stabbing Of Hudson Valley Restaurant Owner A Hudson Valley woman will face over a decade behind bars after a jury convicted her for brutally stabbing a restaurant owner. The Rockland District Attorney announced that Evelyn Lopez, a resident of Spring Valley, was sentenced on Wednesday, May 24 to nearly 11 years in state prison after she was convicted of stabbing the woman in March 2022. Lopez’s sentence includes nine years in state prison for the assault itself, and 364 days each for two counts of criminal possession of a weapon. According to the DA’s Office, the victim was closing her business for the night on March 10, 2022. A…
Man Stabbed After Gang Throws Object At His Car In Westchester Man Stabbed After Gang Throws Object At His Car In Westchester
Man Stabbed After Gang Throws Object At His Car In Westchester A man faces charges for helping to attack a victim who had left his vehicle after an object was thrown at it in Westchester, police said.  The incident happened in Greenburgh on Sunday, May 14 just after midnight in the area of Payne Street and Massaro Park, according to Greenburgh Police Lieutenant Dennis Basulto. Around this time, the male victim had been driving his vehicle east on Payne Street when it was hit by a thrown object.  When he stopped and left his vehicle, the victim was then confronted by multiple individuals and was eventually stabbed in the stomach by one of the…
Man Gets Jail Time For Shooting Into Crowd, Hitting 3 In Yonkers Man Gets Jail Time For Shooting Into Crowd, Hitting 3 In Yonkers
Man Gets Jail Time For Shooting Into Crowd, Hitting 3 In Yonkers A man will spend years in prison for unleashing gunfire into a group of people in Westchester, leaving three injured, officials said.  Yonkers resident Jaquan Henderson, age 23, was sentenced to ten years in state prison for his role in a July 2022 shooting that left three people injured, Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah announced on Thursday, April 20.  Earlier Report - 23-Year-Old Indicted For Allegedly Shooting 3 People In Yonkers According to Rocah's office, on July 16, 2022, Henderson fired 11 rounds of a 9mm pistol at a group of people on Sch…
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.…
Caught! Man Wanted For Attempted Murder Nabbed In Westchester, Police Say Caught! Man Wanted For Attempted Murder Nabbed In Westchester, Police Say
Caught! Man Wanted For Attempted Murder Nabbed In Westchester, Police Say A man wanted for attempted murder in another state was found in Westchester County thanks to a chance observation by a police officer.  On Thursday, Dec. 8, around 7:40 p.m., an officer in Harrison noticed an expired New Jersey temporary license plate on a vehicle on Westchester Avenue and pulled the vehicle over.  During the stop, the officer then realized that the driver had an arrest warrant from Maryland for first-degree attempted murder, first-degree assault, and firearm charges, according to police.  Police then arrested the man, who had been in Westchester County to p…
Man Sentenced For Stabbing Trump Supporters During 'Stop The Steal' Rally At NY Capitol Man Sentenced For Stabbing Trump Supporters During 'Stop The Steal' Rally At NY Capitol
Man Sentenced For Stabbing Trump Supporters During 'Stop The Steal' Rally At NY Capitol A New York man will spend years in prison for a vicious stabbing attack on two supporters of former President Donald Trump during a “Stop the Steal” rally outside the state Capitol building in Albany on Jan. 6, 2021. Alexander Contompasis, age 39, of Albany, was sentenced to an aggregate term of 20 years behind bars Thursday, Nov. 17, in Albany County Supreme Court. It followed his October 2022 jury conviction on multiple violent felonies, including first-degree assault and criminal possession of a weapon. Prosecutors said Contompasis showed up to the East Capitol Park on Wednesday, Jan. …
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 …
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 …
Man Sentenced For Stabbing Woman Multiple Times On Residential Roadway In Hudson Valley Man Sentenced For Stabbing Woman Multiple Times On Residential Roadway In Hudson Valley
Man Sentenced For Stabbing Woman Multiple Times On Residential Roadway In Hudson Valley A local man will spend nearly a decade behind bars for repeatedly stabbing a woman during an assault. Miles Peterson, age 26, was sentenced to nine years in prison, followed by five years of post-release supervision in connection to the stabbing of a woman in the Town of Newburgh while they were on Travis Lane on June 21, 2021. Peterson, a Newburgh resident, pleaded guilty in December 2021 to first-degree assault. At the time of his plea, he admitted to stabbing the woman multiple times, causing her to suffer “serious physical injuries.” No motive for the stabbing was provided by investig…
Teen Gang Member In Yonkers Charged With Attempted Murder, Police Say Teen Gang Member In Yonkers Charged With Attempted Murder, Police Say
Teen Gang Member In Yonkers Charged With Attempted Murder, Police Say A teenage gang member with a history of violence is facing a host of new charges after allegedly attempting to murder someone outside a Westchester fast-food restaurant, law enforcement authorities announced. Members of the Yonkers Police Department responded to Saint Joseph’s Hospital at approximately 11:10 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 6, where there was a report of a man who suffered a gunshot wound and collapsed in the parking lot. Yonkers Police Det. Lt. Dean Politopoulos said that upon arrival, officers found the shooting victim in critical condition with multiple gunshot wounds to his torso…
Woman Sentenced For Intentional Hit-Run Of Sister's Boyfriend In Area, DA Announces Woman Sentenced For Intentional Hit-Run Of Sister's Boyfriend In Area, DA Announces
Woman Sentenced For Intentional Hit-Run Of Sister's Boyfriend In Area, DA Announces A woman with a lengthy criminal history will spend years behind bars after being sentenced for a hit-and-run crash when she targeted her sister’s boyfriend in the area. Heather Genevieve Licari was sentenced to four years in state prison followed by five years of post-release supervision after being convicted of first-degree assault, a violent felony in Putnam County. Putnam County District Attorney Robert Tendy announced the conviction of Licari on Monday, Oct. 4 following her conviction for intentionally swerving her car in an effort to strike her sister’s boyfriend in December 2019 in t…
Alert Issued For Man Who Goes By Many Names Wanted For Attempted Murder In Westchester Alert Issued For Man Who Goes By Many Names Wanted For Attempted Murder In Westchester
Alert Issued For Man Who Goes By Many Names Wanted For Attempted Murder In Westchester A man wanted for attempted murder who goes by many names is at large and wanted by police in Westchester. An alert was issued by the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision for Jeffrey Medaro, age 50, who was convicted of attempted murder, among other charges more than 10 years ago. Specifically, Medaro - who also goes by the names Jeffrey Medero, Jeffrey Montana, Jefferson Santa Rosa, and Girberto - was convicted of second-degree attempted murder, first-degree assault, first-degree attempted robbery, and criminal possession of a weapon in White Plains. Medaro wa…
Suspect In Westchester Shooting Apprehended After 20-Year-Old Hospitalized Suspect In Westchester Shooting Apprehended After 20-Year-Old Hospitalized
Suspect In Westchester Shooting Apprehended After 20-Year-Old Hospitalized A Westchester man is in custody after being identified as the suspect who allegedly shot and hospitalized a 20-year-old, police said. The NYPD contacted the New Rochelle Police Department at 10:42 p.m. on Wednesday, June 16 to advise that area resident Tairus White-Edney had been admitted to Jacobi Hospital with a gunshot wound to his foot that he said he suffered in New Rochelle. The investigation led New Rochelle Police detectives to the area of Colonel Lee Archer Boulevard and Jacquetta Cole Street, where they recovered three shell cases. According to police, the investigation determine…
Westchester Man Arrested For Manslaughter, Assault, After Running Over Two People, Police Say Westchester Man Arrested For Manslaughter, Assault, After Running Over Two People, Police Say
Westchester Man Arrested For Manslaughter, Assault, After Running Over Two People, Police Say A 26-year-old man turned himself in to police in Westchester after being implicated in an alleged vehicular homicide. Officers from the Mount Vernon Police Department responded to a report of two gunshot victims outside the Trusco Building Supplies building shortly after 10:45 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 1. Upon arrival, police said that they located two men who appeared to have been run over by a vehicle. One of the victims, later identified as Mount Vernon resident Romo Jeffries, 43, was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics. A second victim, a 35-year-old Mount Vernon resident, suffered…
Man Apprehended After Stabbing Victim Several Times In Westchester Man Apprehended After Stabbing Victim Several Times In Westchester
Man Apprehended After Stabbing Victim Several Times In Westchester A 25-year-old man is behind bars after allegedly stabbing another man several times with a knife, severely injuring the victim. The incident took place in Northern Westchester County around 7:57 p.m., on Monday, June 15, in Yorktown, said the Yorktown Police Department. Max E. Shulman-Hunter, of Yorktown, was arrested after officers responded to a home to investigate a report a person with a severe laceration, police said. When officers arrived they found a man severely bleeding from what appeared to be knife wounds. Officers applied a tourniquet to one wound and direct pressure to the oth…
Westchester Gang Member Sentenced For Attempted Murder, Conspiracy To Kill Witness Westchester Gang Member Sentenced For Attempted Murder, Conspiracy To Kill Witness
Westchester Gang Member Sentenced For Attempted Murder, Conspiracy To Kill Witness A member of the G-Shine Bloods gang in Westchester will spend decades behind bars after he admitted to a double shooting outside an area bar and then attempting to conspire to kill a witness, the District Attorney’s Office announced. Matthew Brown, of Delaware, was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to his role in a shooting outside the Garden bar in Mount Vernon in 2016 and the subsequent conspiracy to kill a witness involved in the case. Specifically, Brown pleaded guilty to second-degree attempted murder, first-degree assault, and conspiracy, all felonies. Westch…
Woman Indicted For Attempted Murder After Stabbing Man In New Rochelle Woman Indicted For Attempted Murder After Stabbing Man In New Rochelle
Woman Indicted For Attempted Murder After Stabbing Man In New Rochelle A woman has been indicted on an attempted murder charge after allegedly stabbing a man in the back in Westchester last summer. Autumn Graham, 45, of New Rochelle, was arraigned this week on an indictment charging her for the attempted murder of a city man in August last year. Specifically, Graham was charged with second-degree attempted murder, first-degree assault and criminal possession of a weapon, all felonies, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced. Officers from the New Rochelle Police Department were dispatched to the intersection of Main Street and Ec…
I-95 Shooter Sentenced For Attempted Murder In Westchester I-95 Shooter Sentenced For Attempted Murder In Westchester
I-95 Shooter Sentenced For Attempted Murder In Westchester A 58-year-old felon will spend decades behind bars after being found guilty of attempted murder for his role in a 2017 shooting on I-95 in Westchester. Jamil Fields, of the Bronx, was sentenced to 20 years in state prison for attempted murder and other charges after shooting another man on the interstate in Harrison on July 18, 2017. Fields was found guilty of attempted murder, first-degree assault, and criminal possession of a weapon in July. He was also sentenced to five years of post-release supervision on each of the charges. New York State Police officers were dispatched to the no…
Woman Admits To Leaving Newborn In Toilet At Area Motel Woman Admits To Leaving Newborn In Toilet At Area Motel
Woman Admits To Leaving Newborn In Toilet At Area Motel A 23-year-old woman has admitted to abandoning her newborn baby in the toilet bowl of a motel room in the area. Teresa Smith has pleaded guilty to first-degree assault in connection to her leaving her baby in a toilet at a Budget Inn Motel on Route 9W in Newburgh. According to Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler, on Nov. 1 last year, workers at the motel discovered blood, other bodily fluids and soiled clothes in the motel room and contacted police. The investigation led to officers from the Newburgh Police Department to discover the baby in the toilet bowl. First responders ren…
Man Surrenders In Connection To Westchester Shooting Man Surrenders In Connection To Westchester Shooting
Man Surrenders In Connection To Westchester Shooting A Northern Westchester man is in police custody in connection to a morning shooting. The Ossining Police Department announced that Mario Mieles of Ossining turned himself in on Thursday night as the investigation into a shooting at approximately 4:45 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 10 on Van Cortlandt Avenue. The shooting led to a road closure between North Highland and Cortlandt Place during the police investigation. Mieles’ victim remains hospitalized, police noted. Police said that Mieles, 30, turned himself in on Thursday, Feb. 14 at the Birdsall-Fagan Police & Court Facility, where he w…
New Rochelle Teen Sentenced For Assault During High School Stabbing New Rochelle Teen Sentenced For Assault During High School Stabbing
New Rochelle Teen Sentenced For Assault During High School Stabbing A teenager has been sentenced to time behind bars after pleading guilty to assault for his role in a high school stabbing in Westchester County last year. Bryan Stamps, 16, has been sentenced as a Juvenile Offender to a term of between one to three years in state prison for first-degree assault, for his role in the stabbing at New Rochelle High School of a classmate. Stamps had been charged as a juvenile offender on charges that include second-degree attempted murder, first-degree assault, criminal possession of a weapon and endangering the welfare of a child. Following his guilt…