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Seen Her? Westchester Woman Has Been Missing For Days Seen Her? Westchester Woman Has Been Missing For Days
Seen Her? Westchester Woman Has Been Missing For Days Friends and family of a 24-year-old woman missing in Westchester are hopeful of a safe reunion after she’s been missing for two days. Valerie Reyes of New Rochelle was reported missing shortly before noon on Wednesday, Jan. 30. She reportedly failed to show up for work on Tuesday, Jan. 30 and took several electronics, clothes and bedding when she was last seen. On social media, friends and family have sought the public’s assistance as they attempt to track Reyes down. “My friend has been missing for about 36 hours now and no one can find her and her phone is off,” one friend posted on…

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Westchester Teen Sentenced For Assault During High School Stabbing Westchester Teen Sentenced For Assault During High School Stabbing
Westchester Teen Sentenced For Assault During High School Stabbing A teenager has been sentenced to time behind bars after pleading guilty to assault for his role in a high school stabbing in Westchester County last year. Bryan Stamps, 16, has been sentenced as a Juvenile Offender to a term of between one to three years in state prison for first-degree assault, for his role in the stabbing at New Rochelle High School of a classmate. Stamps had been charged as a juvenile offender on charges that include second-degree attempted murder, first-degree assault, criminal possession of a weapon and endangering the welfare of a child. Following his guilt…

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Ex-Police Officer Admits To Cover-Up After Westchester Hit-Run Hospitalizes Two Ex-Police Officer Admits To Cover-Up After Westchester Hit-Run Hospitalizes Two
Ex-Police Officer Admits To Cover-Up After Westchester Hit-Run Hospitalizes Two A former police officer has admitted to attempting to engage in an elaborate cover-up after he hospitalized two people in a hit-and-run crash before speeding away. Valhalla resident Raymond Beckley, 25, a former police officer in New Castle and New Rochelle, pleaded guilty to tampering with physical evidence dating back to a hit-and-run crash in November 2016 that left his victims with broken bones and head trauma in White Plains. The felony complaint states that at approximately 10:30 p.m. on Nov. 13, 2016, Beckley was driving his Ford F350 on Hale Avenue in White Plains when he …

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Police & Fire
Bicyclist Hospitalized After Being Struck By Car In Westchester Bicyclist Hospitalized After Being Struck By Car In Westchester
Bicyclist Hospitalized After Being Struck By Car In Westchester A bicyclist required medical attention after being struck by a car near a busy intersection in Westchester. Paramedics and members of the New Rochelle Police Department were dispatched to Lawton Street, early on Thursday, Sept. 27, when an auto-bicyclist was struck by a driver, New Rochelle Police Capt. Cosmo Costa said in an email. The bicyclist was treated at the scene for non-life-threatening injuries and transported to an area hospital for additional treatment. The bicyclist was struck near the intersection of Lawton Street and Main Street. Police temporarily limited traffic in the area…

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New Rochelle Police Officer Dies From 9/11 Related Illness New Rochelle Police Officer Dies From 9/11 Related Illness
New Rochelle Police Officer Dies From 9/11 Related Illness A longtime police officer in Westchester County has died as a result of a 9/11 related illness. New Rochelle Deputy Police Commissioner Robert Gazzola announced that on Thursday, Aug. 16, Police Officer Kathleen O’Connor, a 20-year veteran of the force, died following a “long and courageous battle." O’Connor began her career in New Rochelle in January 1998 and was most recently assigned as a Warrant Officer in the department’s Criminal Investigations Division.  Following the Sept. 11 terrorist attack, O’Connor was active at Ground Zero, assisting with rescue and recovery efforts, wher…

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Police & Fire
Suspect Charged, Victim ID'd In Murder Of Woman In Westchester Suspect Charged, Victim ID'd In Murder Of Woman In Westchester
Suspect Charged, Victim ID'd In Murder Of Woman In Westchester A suspect is in custody following the murder of a 66-year-old woman who was found dead early Friday in the driveway of the former Armory building on Main Street in New Rochelle. Members of the New Rochelle Police Department arrested the suspect at 4:47 a.m. Saturday, and charged him with murder. Jose Olmos, a 28-year-old homeless Hispanic male, was charged with second-degree murder, New Rochelle Police Capt. Robert Gazzola said. Olmos is being held at the New Rochelle Police Department pending arraignment on Monday, July 30. The victim has been identified as Nurten Seljuk, a white female w…

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Homicide Investigation Launched After Woman's Body Found Near Historic Westchester Naval Armory Homicide Investigation Launched After Woman's Body Found Near Historic Westchester Naval Armory
Homicide Investigation Launched After Woman's Body Found Near Historic Westchester Naval Armory Click here for an updated story: Suspect Charged, Victim ID'd In Murder Of Woman In Westchester A homicide investigation has been launched after a woman’s body was found lying in the driveway of the former Armory building on Main Street in New Rochelle. Detectives from the department’s General Investigations and Forensic Units are currently on scene investigating the incident. The body was found at approximately 7:40 a.m. on Friday, July 27. New Rochelle Police Capt. Robert Gazzola said that the Westchester County District Attorney and Medical Examiner’s offices have also been notified o…

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Woman's Body Found Near Westchester Building Woman's Body Found Near Westchester Building
Woman's Body Found Near Westchester Building This story has been updated. Police are investigating after a woman's body was found on Friday morning near the former New Rochelle Naval Armory. Investigators have taped off the area near the Armory and East Main Street has been cordoned off.  The woman was found lying in the driveway of 270 Main St. at about 7:40 a.m., according to the New Rochelle Police Department. The cause of death has not been released, nor has the woman's identity. Based on its findings this incident is being investigated as a homicide at this time, police said. Detectives from the Department’s General Investiga…

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Two Face Charges Following Movie-Like Westchester Home Burglary Two Face Charges Following Movie-Like Westchester Home Burglary
Two Face Charges Following Movie-Like Westchester Home Burglary One man is in custody, and his cohort’s arrest is pending, after an alleged armed robbery in Westchester that was reminiscent of a scene in a movie. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., announced that Bronx resident Augustus Moore, 29, and Jersey City resident Madisyn Pettaway, 22, are facing a host of charges after allegedly conspiring to commit an armed robbery in New Rochelle earlier this year. Pettaway is a woman the victim had been dating for approximately six months, Scarpino said.  On Jan. 18, shortly before 5 a.m., while they were at the victim's home in New …

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Two Suspects Nabbed In Westchester Million Dollar Jewelry Store Burglary Two Suspects Nabbed In Westchester Million Dollar Jewelry Store Burglary
Two Suspects Nabbed In Westchester Million Dollar Jewelry Store Burglary An extensive, multi-jurisdictional police investigation into a million dollar jewelry store theft in New Rochelle has led to the arrest of two men, according to police investigators. New Rochelle Police Capt. Robert Gazzola announced on Friday morning that early on Thursday, April 5, members of the New Rochelle Police Department, the Westchester County District Attorney’s Investigators Office, the Bergen County, N.J. Prosecutor’s Office and the Port Chester Police Department executed search warrants at various locations in Brooklyn and Manhattan in connection to the Feb. 5 burglary of New Ro…

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Police Investigate Potential Million Dollar Burglary In New Rochelle Police Investigate Potential Million Dollar Burglary In New Rochelle
Police Investigate Potential Million Dollar Burglary In New Rochelle Police are investigating a burglary from a Westchester jewelry store that reportedly may have seen suspects take off with upwards of a million dollars in merchandise, though that figure is unconfirmed. Investigators from the New Rochelle Police Department were active at New Rochelle Coin & Jewelry on Division Street on Friday morning, where there was an overnight burglary, with suspects stealing merchandise after accessing the building through the roof, police said. New Rochelle Police Capt. Robert Gazzolla said that officers were dispatched to the store shortly before 9 a.m. on Friday …

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Iona Increases Security Following Latest New Rochelle HS Stabbing Incident Iona Increases Security Following Latest New Rochelle HS Stabbing Incident
Iona Increases Security Following Latest New Rochelle HS Stabbing Incident Iona College has beefed up its security in the wake of the third stabbing incident involving New Rochelle students. According to police, at approximately 8:50 a.m. on Thursday, the department received a call from security guards at the high school reporting that a stabbing had occurred at the school, and a 15-year-old suspect was seen on video fleeing the building. New Rochelle Police Capt. Robert Gazzola said that a 16-year-old student suffered two puncture wounds to his torso and has been transported to Jacobi Medical Center for treatment for what are believed to be non-life-threatening i…

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