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29-Year-Old Found Shot Dead In Westchester, Police Say 29-Year-Old Found Shot Dead In Westchester, Police Say
29-Year-Old Found Shot Dead In Westchester, Police Say Police are investigating the shooting death of a 29-year-old man in what may have been a targeted killing in Westchester County.  The victim was found Thursday, March 3 inside an apartment in Yonkers located at 284 Riverdale Ave. When officers responded to the scene, they found the victim dead with multiple gunshot wounds to his body, said Detective Lt. Dean Politopoulos, of the Yonkers Police. The victim is not being identified pending notification of family.  "At this time investigators believe the victim was targeted and this was not a random event," Politopoulos s…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
ID Released For Worker Killed During Shooting At Bar In Westchester ID Released For Worker Killed During Shooting At Bar In Westchester
ID Released For Worker Killed During Shooting At Bar In Westchester Police have identified the victim of a fatal shooting at a Southern Westchester bar and announced the arrest of a suspect. Antonio Antoine-Filis, age 22,was killed on Sunday, Feb. 6 around  2 a.m. during a shooting at the Duo Tapas Lounge and Bar on Yonkers Avenue in Yonkers. According to Detective Lt. Dean Politopoulos, of the Yonkers Police, members of the department responded to the bar on a report of multiple victims.  Related story: Northern Westchester Man Charged For Murdering Bar Employee Upon arrival first responders located two men at the scene with apparent g…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Worker Killed During Shooting At Westchester Bar Worker Killed During Shooting At Westchester Bar
Worker Killed During Shooting At Westchester Bar One worker has died after a shooting following a dispute at a bar in Westchester. The incident happened shortly after 2 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 6 at the Duo Tapas Bar and Lounge on Yonkers Avenue in Yonkers. A dispute at the bar escalated into violence when a "perpetrator fired several handgun shots into the vestibule of the building, striking two male employees," Yonkers Police said. The two were rushed to a nearby hospital, where one died, according to police. A person of interest has been identified and is in custody, police said. Detectives are actively working to develop more informa…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Two Police Officers Escape Serious Injury During Crash In Westchester Two Police Officers Escape Serious Injury During Crash In Westchester
Two Police Officers Escape Serious Injury During Crash In Westchester Two police officers escaped serious injuries after being plowed into by another vehicle while responding to a medical emergency in Westchester. The crash took place around 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 4, when two Yonkers police officers were responding to a medical emergency in the area of Tuckahoe Road. According to Sgt. John Viviano, of the Yonkers Police, the crash occurred when another vehicle turned into the police cruiser, which had on full emergency lights and sirens. No one in the civilian vehicle was injured, Viviano said. The police officers were checked out at an area hospital and …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Biker Riding On Sidewalk Nearly Strikes Mom, Kids In Westchester, Police Say Biker Riding On Sidewalk Nearly Strikes Mom, Kids In Westchester, Police Say
Biker Riding On Sidewalk Nearly Strikes Mom, Kids In Westchester, Police Say A Westchester man was arrested for allegedly riding his motorcycle on an area sidewalk, almost running down pedestrians. According to the Yonkers Police, Danny Martinez is facing reckless endangerment charges for almost striking a mom and her kids as he races up and down a sidewalk on his cycle. The department said they have zero tolerance for this type of behavior and said "We may not be everywhere all the time, but eventually you will get caught!" To watch the video, click here. 

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
High School Student Accused Of Making Terroristic Threats In Westchester High School Student Accused Of Making Terroristic Threats In Westchester
High School Student Accused Of Making Terroristic Threats In Westchester A teenager has been arrested and charged for making a terroristic threat after he threatened to shoot up his school, police announced. Police announced officers apprehended the 17-year-old Yonkers High School student on Tuesday, Dec. 7, charging him with a felony. It is alleged that the student made overt threats to shoot up the school. Police said that other students came forward and reported the comments to school administrators, who contacted the department, which launched an investigation. The investigation, initiated by the department’s Intelligence Division, found enough probable ca…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Mother, Daughter Fatally Stabbed In Westchester Mother, Daughter Fatally Stabbed In Westchester
Mother, Daughter Fatally Stabbed In Westchester A large-scale investigation is underway after a mother and daughter were found stabbed to death in their Westchester home. Yonkers police discovered the two women around 4:30 p.m, on Monday, Nov. 1, after receiving a request for a welfare check from a friend who had not heard from the daughter since Friday, Oct. 29. Yonkers Police Commissioner John Mueller said during a press conference that when officers from the 2nd Precinct arrived no one answered the door and officers found a broken window in the back of the home. When officers entered the residence they found the two women stabbed to …

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by Kathy Reakes
Schools
Education Officials Express Outrage After Multiple Bomb Threats Called Into Westchester Schools Education Officials Express Outrage After Multiple Bomb Threats Called Into Westchester Schools
Education Officials Express Outrage After Multiple Bomb Threats Called Into Westchester Schools Some top officials in one of Westchester’s largest school districts have expressed outrage after being among the county’s school districts targeted by schemers making threats. In the span of three days this week, four schools in Westchester - Yonkers Middle/ High School, Mount Vernon High School, Blind Brook High School, and the Yonkers Montessori Academy - were forced to evacuate students and staff due to unfounded threats that were reported.  Each of the threats proved to be unfounded, and responding police investigators found no credible threat at any of the buildings. 
“Our school…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Two Dead After Man Jumps Off Building, Landing On Victim In Westchester Two Dead After Man Jumps Off Building, Landing On Victim In Westchester
Two Dead After Man Jumps Off Building, Landing On Victim In Westchester Two men are dead after one of them jumped from the top of a building, hitting and killing the second man below overnight in Westchester County. The incident took place around 6 p.m., Monday, Sept. 20 at 77 Locust Hill Ave., in Yonkers. According to Yonkers Police, a distraught 25-year-old man jumped off the roof of the building, falling 12 stories onto the concrete parking garage roof below and striking a 61-year-old man; both men died at the scene.  Investigators are interviewing witnesses and family members at this time and reviewing surveillance videos.  The incident appears …

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Westchester Teen Sentenced For Fatal Shooting Of HS Student Walking Down Street With Sister Westchester Teen Sentenced For Fatal Shooting Of HS Student Walking Down Street With Sister
Westchester Teen Sentenced For Fatal Shooting Of HS Student Walking Down Street With Sister A Westchester County teen has been sentenced for the 2019 shooting death of another teen who was simply walking with her younger sister on a street. Jamir Thompson, age 17, of Yonkers, was sentenced to nine years to life in prison on Thursday, Sept. 2, pled guilty in July for the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Marilyn Cotto-Montanez, said District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah. On Thursday, April 25, 2019, at 6:30 p.m., Thompson, who was 15 at the time, fired his gun at another male but instead fatally shot Cotto-Montanez, an innocent bystander, in the head, as she walked on Morningside Ave…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Mother, Baby Suffer 'Significant' Injuries After Vehicle Crashes Into Westchester Barbershop Mother, Baby Suffer 'Significant' Injuries After Vehicle Crashes Into Westchester Barbershop
Mother, Baby Suffer 'Significant' Injuries After Vehicle Crashes Into Westchester Barbershop Click here for an updated story: Man Charged With DWI After Westchester Barbershop Crash Injures Mom, Baby A woman and her baby were struck by a vehicle in Westchester before the driver then plowed into a barbershop. The incident took place around 9:30 a.m., Friday, July 23, on Lake Avenue in Yonkers. Yonkers Police Sgt. Frank DiDomizio said the driver first hit a parked vehicle, struck the two pedestrians, and then struck the building. "The pedestrians were a mother and child who suffered significant injuries but are stable at this time," DiDomizio said. The barbershop was…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Details Emerge On Drive-By Shooting With Multiple Injuries In Westchester Details Emerge On Drive-By Shooting With Multiple Injuries In Westchester
Details Emerge On Drive-By Shooting With Multiple Injuries In Westchester Four people were injured, one critically, in a drive-by shooting in Westchester that police said could potentially be gang-related. Shots rang out at approximately 4:15 p.m. on Thursday, June 11 at the intersection of Elm Street and Oak Street in Yonkers, a police spokesperson said, after a passenger in a passing vehicle stuck his head out of a window and opened fire in an incident caught on video. Original story - Multiple Gunshot Victims Reported By Police In Yonkers Yonkers Police Commissioner John Mueller said the incident appears to be related to gang activity and was not a random ac…

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by Zak Failla