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Out-Of-State Man Found Guilty In Violent Westchester Home Invasion
After a three-week trial, an out-of-state man has been found guilty of charges connected to a brutal Westchester home invasion in 2018.
At around 7:30 a.m. April 23, 2018, at around 7:30 a.m., Confessor Soto of Fayetteville, North Carolina, entered a residence in Yonkers on Leighton Avenue while armed with a handgun and zip ties, and tied up the 82-year-old homeowner, according to Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah,
Soto then forced the homeowner into his 54-year-old daughter's bedroom, woke her up, and demanded money from the pair at gunpoint, Rocah said.
When…
Duo Planned Westchester Home Invasion Robbery For Tens Of Millions In Bitcoin, Feds Say
Two men have been apprehended after federal authorities say they planned to commit a home invasion robbery for tens of millions of dollars in bitcoin in Westchester.
Federal officials announced the unsealing of an Indictment in White Plains Federal Court on Friday, June 24m charging the duo with conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery in May 2020 in Irvington-on-Hudson.
Dominic Pineda, age 21, of Manassas, Virginia, and Shon Morgan, also age 21, of Centreville, Virginia, were arrested on Thursday, June 23 in Virginia.
From May 18, 20200 to May 24, 2020, they participated in the plan…
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…
Man Admits To Daytime Break-In At Single-Family Home In Area
A Hudson Valley man faces up to 16 years to life in prison after pleading guilty to attempted burglary in connection with the daytime break-in at an area home.
Jorge Martinez, age 60, of Newburgh, pled guilty on Thursday, March 17 in Orange County Court.
On Monday, Dec.16, 2019, a homeowner returned to the home that he owned and lived in with his wife and daughter, Orange County District Attorney Dave Hoovler said.
Upon entering, he found their property was strewn throughout the house and discovered that numerous items, including a laptop, a GPS watch, and money belonging to hi…
Two Admit To Attempted Murder In Brutal Hudson Valley Home Invasion Involving Children
Two men face up to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to attempted murder in a brutal Hudson Valley home invasion.
Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Walsh announced on Thursday, March 3, the guilty plea of two Brooklyn men to attempted murder and endangering the welfare of a child stemming from a home invasion in Garnerville.
On the morning of Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021, Dwayne Holmes, age 39, and Keinone Wilson, age 36, entered an apartment on Hasbrouck Drive in Garnerville while two minor children were in the home, the DA's Office said.
After forcing the chil…
Second Suspect Arrested, Charged, Following Westchester Home Invasion
Two men have been arrested and are facing charges following a violent armed home invasion in Westchester, authorities announced.
On Wednesday, July 7, members of the Mount Vernon Police Department responded to a reported home invasion on South Sixth Avenue. While officers were investigating, shots were fired at the residence by a man who proceeded to flee the scene in a BMW.
Earlier story - One Apprehended, One At Large After Armed Home Invasion In Westchester, Police Say
Bronx resident Yorddy Nunez, age 18, was apprehended by police near the home after crashing following a brief chase. A …
Suspect On Run Nabbed For Violent Home Invasion In Area, Police Say
A man wanted in connection with an alleged home invasion in which an area resident was stabbed, has been nabbed by authorities.
Jamel McCaskill, of New York City, was arrested in New Jersey on Friday, April 16, for the n Orange County incident which took place in Washingtonville on Saturday, Jan. 30.
According to felony complaints filed with the Washingtonville Village Court, on Jan. 30, McCaskill entered a residence in the village and used a large kitchen knife to stab an individual inside.
McCaskill fled the scene and was at large. The Washingtonville Police Department, togeth…
Hudson Valley Man Charged In Home Invasion, Gas Station Armed Robberies, Police Say
A 20-year-old man has been charged for his participation in a string of armed home invasion and gas station robberies.
Orange County resident Tishaawn Woods, of Newburgh, was apprehended in Orange, New Jersey, on Thursday, April 8, and charged with the crimes that took place in around the city of Newburgh, said Audrey Strauss, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
According to the allegations in the complaint in the early morning hours of Wednesday, March 17, Woods and an accomplice armed with handguns, burst inside an apartment in Newburgh, where they robbed and sho…
