Hudson Valley 20-Year-Old Fatally Shot After Facebook Marketplace Sale, Police Say Hudson Valley 20-Year-Old Fatally Shot After Facebook Marketplace Sale, Police Say
Hudson Valley 20-Year-Old Fatally Shot After Facebook Marketplace Sale, Police Say A Hudson Valley man was shot dead in broad daylight while attempting to purchase a motorcycle off of Facebook Marketplace. The incident took place in the Bronx around 3:40 p.m., Wednesday, May 18 at East 144th and Exterior streets in Mott Haven, said the NYPD. The victim, Rockland County resident Jefferson Jimenez Hernandez, age 20, of Spring Valley, was found unconscious and unresponsive, with gunshot wounds to the head, NYPD said. EMS responded and transported Hernandez to NYC Health and Hospitals/Lincoln where he was pronounced dead, they added. A firearm was recovered on the…
Westchester Man Sentenced For Armed Robbery, Stabbing, DA Announces Westchester Man Sentenced For Armed Robbery, Stabbing, DA Announces
Westchester Man Sentenced For Armed Robbery, Stabbing, DA Announces A Westchester man will spend more than a decade in prison after being sentenced for an armed robbery and stabbing, according to the District Attorney. Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah announced that White Plains resident Price Rogers, age 51, has been sentenced to 12 years in state prison, followed by five years of post-release supervision after being convicted at trial for his role in the 2020 stabbing. Specifically, Rogers was found guilty of: First-degree robbery; Two counts of second-degree assault; Grand larceny; Criminal possession of a weapon. 
Each of the charges w…
Two Violent Felony Offenders From Westchester Sentenced On Robbery Charges Two Violent Felony Offenders From Westchester Sentenced On Robbery Charges
Two Violent Felony Offenders From Westchester Sentenced On Robbery Charges Two “violent felony offenders” from Westchester are facing charges for their roles in an armed purse-snatching, the District Attorney’s Office announced. Mount Vernon residents Marcus White, age 29, and Brian Rivas, age 28, have both been sentenced to time in state prison in connection to a 2020 robbery. Westchester District Attorney Mimi Rocah said White, a "persistent violent felony offender," was sentenced to 16 years to life in state prison on three counts of second-degree robbery after being convicted at trial. Rivas, a "predicate violent felony offender," pleaded guilty to attempted …
Hudson Valley Man Charged As Leader Of Organized Armed Robbery Conspiracy Hudson Valley Man Charged As Leader Of Organized Armed Robbery Conspiracy
Hudson Valley Man Charged As Leader Of Organized Armed Robbery Conspiracy A Hudson Valley man was arrested and accused of leading an organized armed robbery conspiracy in the region. Orange County resident Patrick Chellel, age 31, of the village of Montgomery, was arrested on Wednesday, March 23, and charged in a conspiracy to commit armed robberies of suspected drug dealers in Orange County, the Bronx and Hartford, according to Damian Williams, the United States attorney for the Southern District of New York. “As alleged, Patrick Chellel organized and directed a violent conspiracy to rob suspected drug dealers and associates at gunpoint," Williams said. "C…
Wife Of Syracuse University Basketball Coach Jim Boeheim Robbed At Gunpoint, Reports Says Wife Of Syracuse University Basketball Coach Jim Boeheim Robbed At Gunpoint, Reports Says
Wife Of Syracuse University Basketball Coach Jim Boeheim Robbed At Gunpoint, Reports Says The wife of Hall of Fame Syracuse men’s basketball coach Jim Boeheim was robbed at gunpoint in the parking lot of a popular upstate New York shopping destination, according to multiple reports. Juli Boeheim was reportedly robbed shortly after 2 p.m. on Tuesday, March 1 in the parking lot of Destiny USA, a shopping mall in Syracuse. According to reports, a suspect - possibly a juvenile - started a conversation with Boeheim while she was sitting in her car near the Cheesecake Factory entrance, at which point he pulled out a gun and reached inside her vehicle to grab her purse. The suspect al…
FBI Seeking Help Identifying Yonkers Amazon Delivery Truck Robber FBI Seeking Help Identifying Yonkers Amazon Delivery Truck Robber
FBI Seeking Help Identifying Yonkers Amazon Delivery Truck Robber The FBI is asking the public for help identifying a man involved in the robbery of an Amazon delivery truck driver in Southern Westchester. The robbery took place in Yonkers on Wednesday, Dec. 22, when a group of men robbed an Amazon delivery truck in Yonkers, said FBI agents and detectives from the Yonkers Police Department. The robbers were wearing masks and one was armed with a gun. They forced the driver to drive for several blocks before duct-taping his hands and driving to a location in the Bronx, the FBI said.  The Amazon driver witnessed a black Dodge Ram truck …
Westchester Man Admits To Murder Of 21-Year-Old Westchester Man Admits To Murder Of 21-Year-Old
Westchester Man Admits To Murder Of 21-Year-Old One of two suspects implicated in the murder of a 21-year-old man during a drug deal gone wrong has admitted to his role in a fatal shooting, federal officials announced. Yonkers resident Marcus Chambers, age 30, also known as “Chino,” “Chi D,” and “SP,” pleaded guilty this week to participating in the murder of Jonathan Johnson, 21, on March 18, 2011, in White Plains. Original story - Duo Charged For Murder Of 21-Year-Old In White Plains According to US Attorney Damian Williams, on the day of the shooting, Chambers and his co-conspirator, Darnell Kidd, murdered Johnson by shooting hi…
Suspect Nabbed After Lengthy Investigation Into Armed Gas Station Robbery In Area Suspect Nabbed After Lengthy Investigation Into Armed Gas Station Robbery In Area
Suspect Nabbed After Lengthy Investigation Into Armed Gas Station Robbery In Area A man has been charged in connection with an armed gas station robbery that took place more than two years ago. Dutchess County resident Patrick Simmons, age 55, of Hyde Park, was arrested on Monday, Sept. 6, for the incident which took place in April 2019 in the town of Pleasant Valley. According to Trooper AJ Hicks, officers were dispatched to the Mobil Service Station at 1415 Route 44 in the town of Pleasant Valley for a reported robbery in which the suspect displayed a firearm and caused injury to the store clerk.  Patrick SimmonsNew York State Police  After a lengthy two-year inve…
Police Investigating Armed Robbery Outside Of Area Business Police Investigating Armed Robbery Outside Of Area Business
Police Investigating Armed Robbery Outside Of Area Business Police are searching for suspects in connection with an armed robbery outside of an area business. The incident happened in Ulster County around 4:20 a.m. on Saturday, July 24 near a New Paltz establishment at Main Street and Prospect Street. When officers arrived on the scene they determined an armed robbery had just occurred, New Paltz PD Chief Robert Lucchesi said.  Through investigation, members learned that the victims were involved in a verbal dispute with the suspects earlier in the evening, Lucchesi said.  According to police, the robbery took place when the victims…
Man Carjacked, Robbed In Driveway Of Westchester Home, Police Say Man Carjacked, Robbed In Driveway Of Westchester Home, Police Say
Man Carjacked, Robbed In Driveway Of Westchester Home, Police Say A man was carjacked and had his necklace stolen in the driveway of his Westchester County home. The incident took place around 11:40 p.m., Thursday, May 27, when New Rochelle police officers were dispatched to Beechwood Avenue on a report of an armed robbery of a motor vehicle. When officers arrived on the scene, a 39-year-old New Rochelle resident reported that after he pulled into his driveway and exited his car, he observed a Hyundai sedan pass him in a suspicious manner, said the New Rochelle Police. Shortly after, according to the victim he was confronted by a black male in …
Hudson Valley Man Charged In Home Invasion, Gas Station Armed Robberies, Police Say Hudson Valley Man Charged In Home Invasion, Gas Station Armed Robberies, Police Say
Hudson Valley Man Charged In Home Invasion, Gas Station Armed Robberies, Police Say A 20-year-old man has been charged for his participation in a string of armed home invasion and gas station robberies. Orange County resident Tishaawn Woods, of Newburgh, was apprehended in Orange, New Jersey, on Thursday, April 8, and charged with the crimes that took place in around the city of Newburgh, said Audrey Strauss, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. According to the allegations in the complaint in the early morning hours of Wednesday, March 17, Woods and an accomplice armed with handguns, burst inside an apartment in Newburgh, where they robbed and sho…
Man Accused Of Displaying Gun, Telling Customer To 'Come With Me' At Northern Westchester Store Man Accused Of Displaying Gun, Telling Customer To 'Come With Me' At Northern Westchester Store
Man Accused Of Displaying Gun, Telling Customer To 'Come With Me' At Northern Westchester Store New York State Police investigators are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a man who allegedly held up another shopper with a gun at a Northern Westchester Walmart. Police said that on Wednesday, Jan. 13, a suspect allegedly confronted another person shopping at the Mohegan Lake Walmart on East Main Street, posing as a Loss Prevention officer and accusing him of stealing a face mask. It is alleged that during the confrontation, the suspect ordered the other shopper to “come with me,” at which point he refused. When the patron didn’t follow him, the suspect lifted his jacket to reve…