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Northern Westchester Man Sentenced For Attempted Murder As Hate Crime Northern Westchester Man Sentenced For Attempted Murder As Hate Crime
Northern Westchester Man Sentenced For Attempted Murder As Hate Crime A Northern Westchester man will spend more than a decade behind bars after being sentenced for stabbing a Black teen during an unprovoked dispute last year. Ossining resident Robert McCallion, age 36, was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to a host of charges earlier this year after he stabbed a teenager repeatedly and attacked a medical professional at the Westchester County Jail. In September, McCallion pleaded guilty to:  Attempted murder; Attempted murder as a hate crime; Two counts of first-degree assault; Two counts of assault as a hate crime; Two counts of …

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Duo Indicted For Murder Of 20-Year-Old Woman in Westchester Duo Indicted For Murder Of 20-Year-Old Woman in Westchester
Duo Indicted For Murder Of 20-Year-Old Woman in Westchester Two men have been charged with murder for their roles in the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old woman in Westchester. Mount Vernon resident Aaliyah Waiters was shot and killed on Saturday, Sept. 25 after she was struck in the head by a bullet at approximately 2:30 a.m. on South Third Street in the city. She was with a group in Mount Vernon when she suffered the gunshot wound. Waiters was transported to Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx, put on life support, and pronounced dead days later. The investigation led police to identify New Rochelle residents Tyquan Carcamo, age 20, and Laquan Jones…

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Westchester Man Admits To Drunk Driving Crash That Pinned Mother, Infant Under Car Westchester Man Admits To Drunk Driving Crash That Pinned Mother, Infant Under Car
Westchester Man Admits To Drunk Driving Crash That Pinned Mother, Infant Under Car A 43-year-old man admitted to drinking, doing drugs, driving, crashing through a Hudson Valley storefront, and pinning a mother and her infant under his vehicle, the District Attorney announced. Yonkers resident David Poncurak pleaded guilty to multiple charges after striking a mother and child with his car after crashing through the front window of an area barbershop earlier this year. Earlier story - Man Charged With DWI After Westchester Barbershop Crash Injures Mom, Baby Specifically, Poncurak pleaded guilty to: Aggravated vehicular assault; Driving while intoxicated; Driving while…

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Lyft Driver Admits To Sexually Abusing Female Passenger In Westchester Lyft Driver Admits To Sexually Abusing Female Passenger In Westchester
Lyft Driver Admits To Sexually Abusing Female Passenger In Westchester A Lyft driver who promised a foreign student a tour of New York City and instead sexually abused her in the Hudson Valley will spend time behind bars after admitting to the crime, the Westchester County District Attorney announced. Ahmed Alzakaria, age 51, of the Bronx, pleaded guilty this week to driving a female passenger from Manhattan to a secluded area in Westchester County and forcing himself on her. Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah said that at approximately 11 p.m. on Jan. 6, 2019, Alzakaria was working as a Lyft driver when he picked up a woman in Manhattan and off…

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Robert Durst Indicted For Murder Of First Wife, Westchester DA Announces Robert Durst Indicted For Murder Of First Wife, Westchester DA Announces
Robert Durst Indicted For Murder Of First Wife, Westchester DA Announces The Westchester County District Attorney announced that Robert Durst has been indicted for the 1982 murder of his first wife, Kathleen Durst. Durst, age 78, was charged in an indictment on Monday, Nov. 1, with second-degree murder, District Attorney Miriam Rocah announced. He is accused of murdering Kathleen Durst in the Northern Westchester hamlet of South Salem in the Town of Lewisboro on or around Jan. 31, 1982, Rocah said.  Durst was previously charged in a complaint filed on Oct. 19, with second-degree murder, the DA's Office reported.  "When Kathleen Durst disappeared on J…

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Westchester County Man Admits To Stabbing, Sexually Assaulting Woman, DA Says Westchester County Man Admits To Stabbing, Sexually Assaulting Woman, DA Says
Westchester County Man Admits To Stabbing, Sexually Assaulting Woman, DA Says A 40-year-old Westchester County man has pleaded guilty to stabbing a woman in the face while he sexually assaulted her. Hasarn Myke, of Mount Vernon, pleaded guilty to violent felony charges on Tuesday, Oct. 26, according to Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah. Rocah said Myke pleaded guilty to the following charges: First-degree attempted assault as a sexually motivated felony First-degree attempted assault  First-degree sexual abuse  Second-degree assault as a sexually motivated felony Two counts of second-degree assault Second-degree unlawful imprisonment …

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Man Admits To Burglarizing Schools In Westchester Man Admits To Burglarizing Schools In Westchester
Man Admits To Burglarizing Schools In Westchester A man with a lengthy rap sheet will spend time behind bars after admitting to burglarizing multiple schools in Westchester, the District Attorney announced. Mount Vernon resident Donald Bennett, age 62, pleaded guilty this week to burglarizing schools in communities throughout Westchester after he unlawfully entered several buildings between 2020 and 2021. Original story - Suspect Arrested For String Of Westchester School Intrusions Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah said that between Feb. 20, 2020, and Feb. 28 this year, Bennett illegally entered and stole items from Imm…

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Westchester Man Sentenced For Sexually Abusing Minor For Years Westchester Man Sentenced For Sexually Abusing Minor For Years
Westchester Man Sentenced For Sexually Abusing Minor For Years A serial sexual abuser who was convicted of abusing a child for several years in Westchester will spend years in prison. White Plains resident Frank Perez, age 57, has been sentenced to five years in state prison, followed by eight years of post-release supervision for sexually abusing a minor between 2016 and 2019, Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah announced. Perez will also have to register as a sex offender upon his release from prison. Rocah said that between September 2016 and February 2019, Perez engaged in sexual acts with a minor on multiple occasions. The sexual abus…

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Fairfield County Man Charged With Taking Photo Up Metro-North Passenger's Skirt Fairfield County Man Charged With Taking Photo Up Metro-North Passenger's Skirt
Fairfield County Man Charged With Taking Photo Up Metro-North Passenger's Skirt A Fairfield County man is facing charges in Westchester after allegedly taking photos under the skirt of an unexpecting woman on a Metro-North train, authorities announced. Greenwich, Connecticut resident Majid Hedayati, age 66, has been arraigned on a felony count of second-degree unlawful surveillance after taking photos of a female passenger in Westchester in September, according to the Westchester County District Attorney. It is alleged that on Thursday, Sept. 23, Hedayati was traveling on the Metro-North Railroad from Grand Central Station to Stamford when he sat down across from a wom…

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Westchester Man Arraigned On Murder Charge For Fatal 2020 Shooting Westchester Man Arraigned On Murder Charge For Fatal 2020 Shooting
Westchester Man Arraigned On Murder Charge For Fatal 2020 Shooting A man apprehended nearly one year after a fatal shooting in Westchester has been arraigned on murder and weapons charges. Yonkers resident Jonathan Planas, age 32, was indicted on charges that include second-degree murder and four counts of criminal possession of a weapon, all felonies, for the fatal shooting of 20-year-old Alvaro Vigueras Medina on Oct. 10, 2020. Original story - Suspect Nabbed Nearly Exactly One Year After 20-Year-Old Shot, Killed In Westchester Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah said that if convicted, Planas faces a term of 15 years to life in prison. Th…

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Serial Groper, Sexual Abuser From Westchester Sentenced To Prison Time Serial Groper, Sexual Abuser From Westchester Sentenced To Prison Time
Serial Groper, Sexual Abuser From Westchester Sentenced To Prison Time A serial groper from Westchester who sexually assaulted a woman who was entering her apartment building has been sentenced to prison time following reports of multiple forcible touching incidents. Yonkers resident Andre Degree, age 26, was sentenced to three years in state prison followed by 10 years post-release supervision after previously pleading guilty to first-degree sexual assault. Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah said that at approximately 8:50 a.m. on Sept. 24, 2020, Degree approached a woman from behind who was entering her building in Yonkers, forced her pants down…

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DA In New York To Pursue Charges Against Robert Durst For Missing First Wife DA In New York To Pursue Charges Against Robert Durst For Missing First Wife
DA In New York To Pursue Charges Against Robert Durst For Missing First Wife A district attorney in New York will be pursuing charges against convicted killer and real estate heir Robert Durst for the unsolved 1982 of his first wife. Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah is planning to take the case to a grand jury, according to multiple reports, 39-years after Kathleen McCormack Durst suspiciously disappeared near the Connecticut border. According to News 12, which first reported the news, subpoenas are going out and a jury search could begin as soon as next week. Rocah’s office has not commented on the matter since the news broke. The move comes after …

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