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Murder Of Teen In Westchester: 33-Year-Old Suspect Apprehended Murder Of Teen In Westchester: 33-Year-Old Suspect Apprehended
Murder Of Teen In Westchester: 33-Year-Old Suspect Apprehended A suspect has been apprehended in connection to the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old in Westchester. Tomani Turner, age 18, died on Thursday night, April 6 after he was shot twice in the chest in Mount Vernon on Garden Avenue near East 4th Street just after 12:30 p.m. earlier in the day. On Friday, April 7, 2023, detectives arrested 33-year-old Akeem Grant, of Mount Vernon for the murder of Turner. Earlier report: 18-Year-Old Fatally Shot In Mount Vernon Was High School Student On Spring Break More information on the arrest will be released on Monday, April 10, Mount Vernon Police sa…

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18-Year-Old Fatally Shot In Westchester Was High School Student On Spring Break 18-Year-Old Fatally Shot In Westchester Was High School Student On Spring Break
18-Year-Old Fatally Shot In Westchester Was High School Student On Spring Break New update - Murder Of Teen In Westchester: 33-Year-Old Suspect Apprehended An 18-year-old who was fatally shot in Westchester was a high school student who had been on spring break, school officials said.  Tomani Turner, age 18, died on Thursday night, April 6 after he was shot twice in the chest in Mount Vernon on Garden Avenue just south of East 4th Street just after 12:30 p.m. earlier in the day, according to city officials.  Earlier Report - ID Released For 18-Year-Old Fatally Shot In Mount Vernon; Suspect On Loose Turner was a student at Mount Vernon High School …

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by Ben Crnic
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ID Released For 18-Year-Old Fatally Shot In Westchester; Suspect On Loose ID Released For 18-Year-Old Fatally Shot In Westchester; Suspect On Loose
ID Released For 18-Year-Old Fatally Shot In Westchester; Suspect On Loose New update - Murder Of Teen In Westchester: 33-Year-Old Suspect Apprehended An 18-year-old who was shot twice in the chest in Westchester and died of his wounds has been identified. Tomani Turner was shot twice in the chest just after 12:30 p.m.  Thursday night, April 6 in Mount Vernon on Garden Avenue just south of East 4th Street, according to Mount Vernon Communications Director Tim Allen. Earlier Report - 18-Year-Old Fatally Shot In Mount Vernon: Suspect At Large, Officials Say After the shooting, Turner was rushed to Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital, where he late…

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Former NBA Star From Westchester Arrested After Incident At Juice Shop Former NBA Star From Westchester Arrested After Incident At Juice Shop
Former NBA Star From Westchester Arrested After Incident At Juice Shop Former NBA player Ben Gordon, who grew up in Westchester and starred at the University of Connecticut, faces numerous charges after allegedly threatening employees at a Fairfield County juice shop just a day after his former team won the NCAA men's basketball championship, police said. The incident happened in Stamford on Gordon's birthday, Tuesday, April 4, when police responded to Juice Kings at 36 Atlantic St. around 10 a.m. on a report of a man who had threatened employees with a knife and was acting "bizarre and aggressive," according to Stamford Police Assistant Chief Richard Conk…

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Quadruple Murder Case: Former Police Officer In Northern Westchester Found Guilty Quadruple Murder Case: Former Police Officer In Northern Westchester Found Guilty
Quadruple Murder Case: Former Police Officer In Northern Westchester Found Guilty A former police officer at several municipalities in Westchester and Dutchess counties has been convicted for the murders of four men in Orange County after a drug deal that went bad. According to an indictment that was filed in White Plains Federal Court, Nicholas Tartaglione killed Martin Luna, age 41, Urbano Santiago, age 32, Miguel Luna, age 25, and Hector Gutierrez, 43, at the Likquid Lounge in the town of Chester in Orange County following the botched cocaine deal in April 2016. The first victim was allegedly strangled with a zip tie, and three others were taken to an Otisville home i…

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Dog Mauling Incident: Court To Decide If 'Dangerous' Pet Is Seized In Westchester Dog Mauling Incident: Court To Decide If 'Dangerous' Pet Is Seized In Westchester
Dog Mauling Incident: Court To Decide If 'Dangerous' Pet Is Seized In Westchester As public officials in Westchester await a court decision regarding an alleged dog mauling incident, they are also urging pet owners to keep their dogs leashed and trained.  The alleged incident involving a "dangerous dog" happened within the city of Mount Vernon on Tuesday, March 14, Mount Vernon Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard announced on Wednesday, March 29.  According to Patterson-Howard, both the complainant and dog owner involved in the incident are awaiting court proceedings and a judge's decision on whether or not there is probable cause for seizing the animal or …

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IDs Released For 3 Found Dead At Apartment Building In Westchester IDs Released For 3 Found Dead At Apartment Building In Westchester
IDs Released For 3 Found Dead At Apartment Building In Westchester The identities have been released for three people who were found dead at an apartment building in Westchester County. At about 2:45 p.m. Saturday, March 25, New Rochelle Police received a call from a man stating he was possibly overdosing and that he was with three others who were also overdosing and were "now unresponsive." According to Captain J. Collins Coyne, commander of the New Rochelle PD Criminal Investigations Division, the caller was disoriented and did not know where he was. Police dispatchers were able to ping his cell phone and determined his loc…

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Teen Killed In Broad Daylight Westchester Shooting Teen Killed In Broad Daylight Westchester Shooting
Teen Killed In Broad Daylight Westchester Shooting Click here for a new, updated story: Teen Killed In Broad Daylight Was 9th Grade Student In Mount Vernon Police are investigating after a shooting in broad daylight left a teenager dead in Westchester County. It happened around 10:35 a.m. Thursday, March 9 in Mount Vernon in the courtyard of the Levister Towers complex.  When first responders arrived, they located a Mount Vernon youth apparently a victim of a gunshot wound.  Earlier report - Active Shooting Scene Under Investigation In Mount Vernon: Residents Should Avoid Area Mount Vernon Police Officers and Firefigh…

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2 Stolen Vehicles, Armed Robbery Suspects Caught In 24 Hours In Westchester 2 Stolen Vehicles, Armed Robbery Suspects Caught In 24 Hours In Westchester
2 Stolen Vehicles, Armed Robbery Suspects Caught In 24 Hours In Westchester Over a period of 24 hours, two stolen vehicles and five armed robbery suspects that had traveled into Westchester from other states and counties were caught, police said.  Earlier Report - Multi-City Chase: 5 Armed Robbery Suspects Caught By K-9 Unit, Police In Mount Vernon The three incidents happened on both Tuesday, Feb. 28, and Wednesday, March 1, when three different stolen vehicles entered Mount Vernon and were caught by the city's police department.  The first incident started on Tuesday night around 8:30 p.m. when five suspects who had been involved in an Orange…

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Multi-City Chase: 5 Armed Robbery Suspects Caught By K-9 Unit, Police In Westchester Multi-City Chase: 5 Armed Robbery Suspects Caught By K-9 Unit, Police In Westchester
Multi-City Chase: 5 Armed Robbery Suspects Caught By K-9 Unit, Police In Westchester Updated Story - 2 Stolen Vehicles, Armed Robbery Suspects Caught In 24 Hours In Mount Vernon After leading multiple police departments on a chase through three cities, five armed robbery suspects were unable to escape the law.  The chase started on Tuesday night, Feb. 28 around 8:30 p.m., when the New York City Police Department reported that it was following a vehicle that was wanted in connection with an armed robbery investigation.  Shortly after this, the vehicle entered Westchester on Interstate 87 in Yonkers, traveling onto the Cross County Parkway before then entering…

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Standoff: Man Held Woman Against Will In Apartment In Westchester, Police Say Standoff: Man Held Woman Against Will In Apartment In Westchester, Police Say
Standoff: Man Held Woman Against Will In Apartment In Westchester, Police Say After several hours of negotiations, a man surrendered to police after holding a woman against her will in a Westchester County apartment, authorities said.  The incident started in the early morning of Friday, Feb. 10, around 3 a.m., when distressed family members told Mount Vernon Police that a woman was being held against her will at 29 East 4th St. and had sent concerning text messages about the situation.  Several officers and members of the department's Police Emergency Services Unit then established a perimeter around the apartment and began negotiations with the …

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Double-Fatal Crash: 20-Year-Old Charged After Hitting Tree Head-On In Westchester Double-Fatal Crash: 20-Year-Old Charged After Hitting Tree Head-On In Westchester
Double-Fatal Crash: 20-Year-Old Charged After Hitting Tree Head-On In Westchester A man has been charged after driving over 100 miles per hour without headlights and hitting a tree head-on in Westchester County, killing two passengers, authorities just announced.  Mount Vernon resident Anthony Rose, age 20, was charged with causing the December 2021 crash and arraigned on Thursday, Jan. 26 in court, according to Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah.  On Dec. 18, 2021, around 5:30 a.m., Rose and three other passengers were driving on the Cross County Parkway in Mount Vernon. Rose started driving at high speeds over 100 mph without his headlights tur…

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