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Westchester Gang Member Found Guilty Of Brutal Street Assault, Faces Sentencing: DA Westchester Gang Member Found Guilty Of Brutal Street Assault, Faces Sentencing: DA
Westchester Gang Member Found Guilty Of Brutal Street Assault, Faces Sentencing: DA A member of the 300 Bloodhound Brims street gang has been found guilty of a violent street assault in Westchester County.  On June 17, 2021, around 9 p.m., 20-year-old Devin Coates, hit a 33-year-old victim in the head with a glass bottle and knocked them unconscious in Yonkers at North Broadway (Route 22), according to Westchester District Attorney Miriam Rocah.  After this, the attack on the victim continued as numerous gang members and associates hit and kicked the victim, who was taken to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla and suffered a traumatic brain injury along w…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Two Sentenced For Violent Westchester Home Invasion Two Sentenced For Violent Westchester Home Invasion
Two Sentenced For Violent Westchester Home Invasion Two men have been found guilty and sentenced to years in state prison for a violent home invasion in Westchester County. Trejuan Deas, age 26, and Joshua Emanuel, age 21, both of the Bronx, were sentenced Friday, April 15 for the 2020 home invasion in Yonkers, said Westchester District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah. The invasion took place around 11 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020, when both men forced their way into a Yonkers home and committed multiple crimes against two separate victims inside the house, the DA's Office said. The female victim was able to covertly call 911, but befor…

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by Kathy Reakes
Schools
Trump Forces Northern Westchester School District To Subsidize Golf Course, Report Says Trump Forces Northern Westchester School District To Subsidize Golf Course, Report Says
Trump Forces Northern Westchester School District To Subsidize Golf Course, Report Says Former President Donald Trump’s wheeling and dealings have reportedly left a New York school district in a lurch. For years, the Trump National Golf Club Westchester in Briarcliff was the subject of a battle with the local government over its property tax bill, where the property’s value was inflated by the Trump Organization as part of a scheme that is being investigated by the Westchester District Attorney and New York Attorney General. Earlier story - NY Attorney General Subpoenas Donald Trump In Civil Fraud Inquiry Into His Business Practices Following a victory in court in the summer …

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by Zak Failla
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Westchester Man Sentenced To Life For Fatal Stabbing Westchester Man Sentenced To Life For Fatal Stabbing
Westchester Man Sentenced To Life For Fatal Stabbing The sister of a murder victim in a fatal Hudson Valley stabbing spoke out as her brother’s convicted murderer was sentenced following his conviction. Mount Vernon resident Savion Kirton, age 27, was convicted of murder last month in the first jury trial to take place in Westchester County Court since last fall due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On Monday, May 24, Westchester District Attorney Mimi Rocah announced that Kirton has been sentenced to a term of between 18 years to life in prison following the second-degree murder conviction. Rocah said that on June 1, 2019, Kirton’s girlfriend was i…

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by Zak Failla