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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…
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4 Attending Vigil Shot In Westchester
Four people attending a vigil in Westchester were shot, leaving one in critical condition with a bullet wound to the head. The incident took place in Mount Vernon around 9:30 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 333 South 8th Ave. According to city officials, the police department responded to the area of 333 South 8th Avenue on a report of multiple people shot. When officers arrived on the scene, they located four victims suffering from gunshot wounds. All victims were transported to Jacobi Hospital for treatment. At this time one victim is listed in critical condition with a g…
Police & Fire
Officer Injured During Gun Arrest In Westchester
A police sergeant in Westchester was injured attempting to apprehend a man with a firearm, officials announced. Detectives from the Mount Vernon Police Department’s Violent Crime Unit spotted a group of four people arguing on Monday, Nov. 15 in the area of South 8th Avenue and West 2nd Street. As the detectives approached, police said that they spotted one man, later identified as Omowale James, age 23, take a gun out of his pocket, prompting them to oder him to drop the firearm, at which point he fled. While James fled on foot, police said that a uniformed sergeant from the department spo…
Police & Fire
Government Employee Among Two Arrested In Connection To Shooting In Westchester
A city employee in Westchester was one of two arrested following an investigation into shots fired earlier this month following a gambling dispute, police said. Detectives from the Mount Vernon Police Department arrested two city men following an incident on Saturday, Sept. 18 after launching an investigation into reports of a gunshot being fired in the area of South 8th Avenue and West 5th Street. Police said that Hector Ruiz, age 42, an employee of the City of Mount Vernon Department of Public Works was arrested at approximately 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 21; while a second suspect, Ras…
Police & Fire
Man Shot, Killed Outside Home In Westchester
An investigation is underway after a man was shot and killed outside a Westchester home. Gunshots rang out on South 8th Avenue in Mount Vernon at approximately 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 6, officials said, though details of the shooting have been scarce. Officials said the man was treated at the scene by first responders before being transported to the hospital in serious condition. He was later pronounced dead from his injuries. No other details have been released by police. It is unclear what the motivation behind the shooting was. The investigation into the shooting is ongoing.&nb…
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Westchester Man Found Guilty Of 2019 Murder
A 27-year-old is facing a lengthy stay in prison after being convicted of murdering a man in Westchester in 2019. A jury found Mount Vernon resident Savian Kirton guilty of fatally stabbing 38-year-old Jermial Rose on the corner of South 8th Avenue and West 5th Street on June 1, 2019. Original story - Suspect Apprehended After Fatally Stabbing Man in Westchester Police said that upon arrival, officers found Rose with a severe stab wound to the left side of his neck. Rose was transported to Mount Vernon Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead from the stabbing. Kirton was quick…
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Suspect At Large After Teen Shot, Killed In Westchester
The shooter of an 18-year-old who was fatally shot in Westchester remains at large, police said. Police confirm that the teen was shot in Mount Vernon on South 8th Avenue, between First and Second Street at approximately 10 p.m. on Wednesday, July 29. The shooter has not yet been apprehended. The 18-year-old was taken to Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx, where he was pronounced dead at approximately 3:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 30. His name has not yet been released by police. This marks at least the fifth fatal shooting in Mount Vernon since April. “Another life lost to senseless viole…
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Suspect Apprehended After Fatally Stabbing Man in Westchester
A 25-year-old man has been arrested in connection to the fatal stabbing of a man in Westchester. Cortland Street resident Savian Kirton of Mount Vernon has been charged with manslaughter for his role in the homicide of Jermial Rose, who was fatally stabbed in the neck outside a deli on South 8th Avenue in Mount Vernon on Saturday, June 1. Officers from the Mount Vernon Police Department responded to 401 S. 8th Ave. shortly after 5 p.m. on Saturday, where there was a report of a stabbing. Upon arrival, officers found Rose, 38, with a stab wound to the neck. He was transported to a nea…
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