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Fallen Detective From Hudson Valley Was About To Be A Grandfather Fallen Detective From Hudson Valley Was About To Be A Grandfather
Fallen Detective From Hudson Valley Was About To Be A Grandfather Richard Cunningham was a decorated police officer, but he's being remembered for his work outside of uniform following his sudden death last week.  Northern Westchester resident Cunningham, age 60, of Peekskill, died unexpectedly on Saturday, Aug. 31. He had been serving as a detective with the Greenburgh Police Department. He left behind a wife and three adult children. His obituary said that at the time of his death, Cunningham was about to become a grandfather. Police have not disclosed the cause of his death.  Cunningham was born in the Bronx in 1964 and joined the…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Man Injured After Attempted Abduction Outside Wholesale Club In Westchester Man Injured After Attempted Abduction Outside Wholesale Club In Westchester
Man Injured After Attempted Abduction Outside Wholesale Club In Westchester Police are investigating an attempted abduction outside a wholesale club in Westchester. The incident happened around 5 p.m. Sunday,  Jan. 22 outside Sam's Club at 333 Saw Mill River Road (Route 9A) in Elmsford. The Greenburgh Police Department said an adult male victim was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.  "The incident appears to be isolated and not an ongoing threat to the public," Town of Greenburgh PD Lieutenant Dennis Basulto said in a statement.  Anyone with information related to the incident is encouraged to contact the Greenburgh…

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by Joe Lombardi
Legal
Police In Hudson Valley Help Catch Suspects Of Nationwide 'Felony Lane Gang' Fraud Scheme Police In Hudson Valley Help Catch Suspects Of Nationwide 'Felony Lane Gang' Fraud Scheme
Police In Hudson Valley Help Catch Suspects Of Nationwide 'Felony Lane Gang' Fraud Scheme Two suspects who admitted to being part of a nationwide fraud scheme were caught with the help of police in the Hudson Valley.  The two men, Joshua Mallory, age 37, and Gary Grier, age 36, both of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Dec. 20 to being part of the multi-state "Felony Lane Gang," a fraud scheme involving suspects breaking into cars and stealing debit cards and checkbooks, according to the US Attorney's Office for the Northern District of New York.  Between 2015 and 2020, Mallory, Grier, and several co-conspirators traveled across the country breaking …

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by Ben Crnic
News
Man Sentenced For Armed Attack On School Bus Drivers In Westchester Man Sentenced For Armed Attack On School Bus Drivers In Westchester
Man Sentenced For Armed Attack On School Bus Drivers In Westchester A man has been sentenced for an armed attack on a group of workers, including school bus drivers, in Westchester County. Brooklyn resident Tony Mauro, age 41, was sentenced to 10 years in state prison following the incident at Royal Coach Lines' Greenburgh bus depot about three-and-a-half years ago. Mauro ordered three victims at gunpoint onto a bus that was parked at the depot on Nov. 16, 2018, at approximately 4 a.m., Westchester County District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah said. He then fired a shot that struck the car of a fourth employee whom he had orde…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Man Attempted To Lure Young Women Into His Car In Westchester, Police Say Man Attempted To Lure Young Women Into His Car In Westchester, Police Say
Man Attempted To Lure Young Women Into His Car In Westchester, Police Say A suspect is at large after attempting to lure high school girls into his car in Westchester, police said. In Ardsley, police issued an alert to the community advising that an unknown man made multiple attempts at luring high school-aged females to his car while asking for directions.  The incidents happened at approximately 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 3, according to Ardsley PD investigators. According to police, the man told the girls that he was from the Sleepy Hollow area and needed help to find the high school. Police said that the man is described as being white, possibly…

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by Zak Failla
News
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…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
Longtime Police Dispatcher In Westchester Dies At Age 53 Longtime Police Dispatcher In Westchester Dies At Age 53
Longtime Police Dispatcher In Westchester Dies At Age 53 A Hudson Valley man who spent nearly 30 years working as a police dispatcher in Westchester County has died at the age of 53. Frank Cavaliere died at MidHudson Regional Hospital on Saturday, Feb. 5, according to his obituary. Cavaliere was born in Yonkers and worked for the Greenburgh Police Department as a police dispatcher for more than 28 years, his obituary reads.  He moved to Hopewell Junction in Dutchess County in 2011. He is survived by his wife, Lisa, his two children, 14-year-old Ashley and 11-year-old Zackary, and his parents, Frank and Marion. Calling hours will take plac…

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by Nicole Valinote
News
Woman Sentenced For Burglarizing Homes In Three Counties While Families Were At Funerals Woman Sentenced For Burglarizing Homes In Three Counties While Families Were At Funerals
Woman Sentenced For Burglarizing Homes In Three Counties While Families Were At Funerals A 30-year-old woman who targeted grieving families in the Hudson Valley will spend more than a decade behind bars after being found guilty of burglarizing multiple homes in the region. In October, Bronx resident Latonia Stewart was found guilty of six counts of burglary and criminal possession of stolen property following a weeklong trial for a rash of New York and Connecticut burglaries in Westchester, Fairfield, and Putnam counties between the winter of 2017 and spring 2018. Prosecutors said that Stewart, known as "The Obit Bandit," would search through posted obituaries to find times wh…

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by Zak Failla
News
Police Search For Missing Westchester Man Police Search For Missing Westchester Man
Police Search For Missing Westchester Man Police in Westchester County are asking the public for help locating a missing 57-year-old man. Joseph Bodai, of White Plains, was last seen at his home on Wyndover Woods Lane at about 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 27, according to the Greenburgh Police Department. He was wearing a brown jacket, gray sweatpants and white sneakers, police said.  Police said Bodai has schizophrenia, and he left his home without his prescription medicine and should be considered missing and endangered.  Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to contact the Greenburgh…

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by Nicole Valinote
News
Woman Guilty Of Burglarizing Homes In Three Counties While Families Were At Funeral Services Woman Guilty Of Burglarizing Homes In Three Counties While Families Were At Funeral Services
Woman Guilty Of Burglarizing Homes In Three Counties While Families Were At Funeral Services A 30-year-old woman was found guilty by a jury of burglarizing homes that she targeted while families were attending the funeral services of loved ones in several area homes. Bronx resident Latonia Stewart was found guilty of six counts of burglary and criminal possession of stolen property following a weeklong trial for a rash of burglaries in Westchester, Fairfield, and Putnam counties between the winter of 2017 and spring 2018. Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah said that between December 2017 and May 2018, Stewart burglarized the homes of six Westchester County residents in…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Westchester Jewelry Store Robbed In Elaborate Heist, Police Say Westchester Jewelry Store Robbed In Elaborate Heist, Police Say
Westchester Jewelry Store Robbed In Elaborate Heist, Police Say Suspects in Westchester took pages out of a movie script to break into an area jewelry store as part of an elaborate heist, police said. Officers from the Greenburgh Police Department responded to Tarrytown Jewelers on North Central Avenue in Hartsdale at approximately 12:40 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 4, where there was a reported burglary. The investigation into the burglary found that suspects cut through the roof of the neighboring business, Noblesse Nail Salon, then proceeded to lower themselves into the building. It is alleged that the suspects then made several openings in the wall of the …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Music Teacher Arrested In Westchester County For Having Students Pose In High Heels, Police Say Music Teacher Arrested In Westchester County For Having Students Pose In High Heels, Police Say
Music Teacher Arrested In Westchester County For Having Students Pose In High Heels, Police Say Police have arrested a music teacher for allegedly having young students dress up in high heels as he photographed them. The arrest of Putnam County resident Stanley Indig, age 67, of Brewster, took place in Westchester County in Greenburgh after Greenburgh Police received a call from a resident on Tuesday, July 20 reporting the alleged misconduct, said Sgt. William Lugo. According to Lugo, the caller he hired Indig to give private, in-home lessons to his daughters. It was alleged that the teacher, during the course of the lessons, would have the children wear and pose in wom…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Four Charged With Crack Cocaine Distribution In Northern Westchester Four Charged With Crack Cocaine Distribution In Northern Westchester
Four Charged With Crack Cocaine Distribution In Northern Westchester Four men have been arrested in connection with running a crack cocaine distribution ring in Northern Westchester County. According to Audrey Strauss, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, the men, Jordan Campbell, Derrick Dickey, Terrance Patterson, and Johnnie Thomas, were arrested on Wednesday, Dec. 2. As alleged in the indictment unsealed in White Plains federal court, the four conspired to distribute at least 280 grams or more of crack cocaine between March 2020 and August 2020. Each faces a maximum term of life in prison and a mandatory minimum term of 10 ye…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Pastor Accused Of Exchanging Sexually Explicit Messages With Westchester Boy Pastor Accused Of Exchanging Sexually Explicit Messages With Westchester Boy
Pastor Accused Of Exchanging Sexually Explicit Messages With Westchester Boy A pastor from Queens has been arrested and charged with receiving pornographic images of a 15-year-old boy in Westchester and engaging in sexually explicit text communications. Francis Hughes, 65, was arrested Wednesday, July 29, Audrey Strauss, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation announced. According to the complaint filed today in White Plains federal court: On Feb. 16, 2020, Hughes communicated by text messages with the te…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Northern Westchester Man Arraigned For Forcing Hand Up Skirt On Metro-North Train Northern Westchester Man Arraigned For Forcing Hand Up Skirt On Metro-North Train
Northern Westchester Man Arraigned For Forcing Hand Up Skirt On Metro-North Train A Westchester man is facing charges for allegedly forcibly touching a woman on a Metro-North train. Croton resident Jonathan VanAntwerpen, 49, was arraigned on Wednesday, Nov. 20 and charged with forcible touching after he allegedly put his hand up the skirt of a passenger sitting next to him near the Croton-on-Hudson station. It is alleged that on Friday, Sept. 27, VanAntwerpen was sitting next to a stranger on the train. He allegedly pressed his leg into hers. He then moved his hand up her thigh and under her skirt. When the victim confronted him, he got off at the Croton-Harmon train sta…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Filming For TV Series 'The Sinner' Scheduled In Westchester Filming For TV Series 'The Sinner' Scheduled In Westchester
Filming For TV Series 'The Sinner' Scheduled In Westchester A new round of filming of the series "The Sinner," is scheduled in Westchester. Universal Content Productions, has secured a permit to film on location at the Hartsdale Train Station on Monday, Oct. 28 between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., Greenburgh Police Chief Brian Ryan announced Sunday morning, Oct. 27. Ryan said the time frame will be "strictly enforced" and is inclusive to all setup, staging, filming, and breakdown – to avoid disturbances to either the morning or evening commute. Ryan said temporary road closures are anticipated during the course of the production and have assigned extra pol…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Investigation Of Girlfriend's Death, CT Bank Robberies Led To Westchester Motel Fatal Shooting Investigation Of Girlfriend's Death, CT Bank Robberies Led To Westchester Motel Fatal Shooting
Investigation Of Girlfriend's Death, CT Bank Robberies Led To Westchester Motel Fatal Shooting A string of bank robberies in Connecticut led to the fatal officer-involved shooting of a man wanted in connection with a death investigation and the arrests of two other wanted suspects at a motel in Westchester late Monday night, June 3. Samuel Galberth, 42, of West Haven, Connecticut, was shot dead in the raid at the Ardsley Acres Motel. Police say Galbreath had opened fire as officers approached the motel. Galberth was wanted in connection with an investigation in where his girlfriend was found dead a few months ago in Connecticut, according to a report by ABC 7. A second man, 55-year-…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
ID Released For Suspect Killed During Raid At Westchester Motel ID Released For Suspect Killed During Raid At Westchester Motel
ID Released For Suspect Killed During Raid At Westchester Motel This story has been updated. The identities of the suspect shot and killed, along with two others arrested, in the officer-involved shooting during a raid by the FBI and police at a motel in Westchester overnight, have been released. The suspect, who was pronounced dead at Westchester County Medical Center, was sought in connection with more than one investigation in Connecticut and elsewhere, according to the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office. He was identified as 42-year-old Samuel Galberth of West Haven, Connecticut. A second man, 55-year-old Darryl Donell Henry of New …

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Northern Westchester Man Sentenced For Sex Trafficking Underage Girls In NY, CT Northern Westchester Man Sentenced For Sex Trafficking Underage Girls In NY, CT
Northern Westchester Man Sentenced For Sex Trafficking Underage Girls In NY, CT A Northern Westchester man will spend close to decades in prison for sex trafficking of minors in New York and Connecticut and production of child pornography. Victor Gonzalez, 41, of Millwood was sentenced to 19 1/2 years in prison in White Plains Federal Court on Friday, May 3 after pleading guilty on Jan. 24. In addition to the prison term, Gonzalez was sentenced to 10 years of supervised release and restitution in an amount to be determined by the court at a later date. "Victor Gonzalez admitted to the reprehensible crimes of trafficking underage girls for his commercia…

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by Joe Lombardi
Schools
Teacher Placed On Leave For Alleged Inappropriate Conduct With Student In Westchester Teacher Placed On Leave For Alleged Inappropriate Conduct With Student In Westchester
Teacher Placed On Leave For Alleged Inappropriate Conduct With Student In Westchester A Westchester teacher is on administrative leave after being accused of alleged inappropriate conduct with a student. The teacher, who works at Woodlands Middle/High School in Hartsdale, was placed on leave Thursday, April 4, Greenburgh Central School District Superintendent  Tahira A. DuPree Chase said. "The matter has been referred to the proper authorities, including the Greenburgh Police Department," Chase said in a statement. The superintendent went on to say that many may have questions, she cannot provide further comment given the referral to law enforcement and …

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Missing Westchester Man Found Missing Westchester Man Found
Missing Westchester Man Found Update: An 85-year-old Westchester man who went missing has been located and is safe. John Lamson was observed by a concerned citizen walking in the vicinity of the BP Gas Station, 190 Aqueduct Road in White Plains at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6 in the Town of Greenburgh, Greenburgh Police said. Greenburgh Police responded and confirmed his identity. Lamson was evaluated on scene by Greenburgh Police EMS and was found to be in good condition. He has since been returned home to his family. Original report: An 85-year-old Westchester man has gone missing and authorities are askin…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Scam Alert: 'Spoofing' Calls Being Made By Scammers Pretending To Be Cops, Municipal Officials Scam Alert: 'Spoofing' Calls Being Made By Scammers Pretending To Be Cops, Municipal Officials
Scam Alert: 'Spoofing' Calls Being Made By Scammers Pretending To Be Cops, Municipal Officials Police are alerting residents to a "spoofing" scam in which the callers pretend to be police officers or other municipal officers in an attempt to solicit money and sensitive personal information. On Friday, Jan. 25, a town resident reported receiving a suspicious phone call that appeared to originate from the Greenburgh Police Department, Chief Chris McNerney said on Saturday, Jan. 26.  The caller claimed to be a Greenburgh police officer and wanted to discuss the woman's credit report.  "Fortunately, the resident became suspicious and hung up the phone," McNerney said. "We…

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by Daily Voice
Police & Fire
ID Released For Woman Struck, Killed By BMW In Westchester ID Released For Woman Struck, Killed By BMW In Westchester
ID Released For Woman Struck, Killed By BMW In Westchester The woman killed late Friday afternoon after being struck by a BMW in Hartsdale has been identified. The crash occurred in front of Petco at 324 Central Ave. in Hartsdale between Dalewood Road and Battle Avenue at approximately 5 p.m. on Friday, Greenburgh Police Chief Chris McNerney said. Police officers came upon the unresponsive woman lying in the roadway of the northbound lane. Greenburgh EMS performed CPR and advanced life support protocols while transporting the victim to the Westchester Medical Center where she succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced dead, G…

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by Joe Lombardi
Lifestyle
Apple Store, Support Fake Calls Among Scams Making Rounds In Westchester Apple Store, Support Fake Calls Among Scams Making Rounds In Westchester
Apple Store, Support Fake Calls Among Scams Making Rounds In Westchester A Westchester resident told Daily Voice that she received three calls on Thursday, May 17 purporting to be from Apple.Inc with the phone number of the Apple store in the Westchester Mall, which is still under construction. It's among several scams involving Apple making the rounds in the area, authorities say. It warns not to use any Apple devices because there has been something (hacking is not the word they used) to do with iCloud. It says to push two to disconnect or one to speak with an advisor.  According to Armonk resident Vivian Cord, the callback number they give is 844-258-4078.  …

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by Jon Craig