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Westchester Father Suing Village, County After Daughter's Death Westchester Father Suing Village, County After Daughter's Death
Westchester Father Suing Village, County After Daughter's Death The father of a Mamaroneck toddler who died following a confluence of events that left a family and village devasted, and law enforcement officials stunned has filed a notice of intent to sue.Stephen Boyd of New Rochelle filed a notice Tuesday that he plans to sue the village and town of Mamaroneck, two village officers Anthony Colletti and Michael Bonacci, Westchester County and Child Protective Services for negligence, said Martin Rosen, his personal attorney.  The notice alleges that his daughter, 3-year-old Gabriella Body, died due to the failure of the village, the village police, the c…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Duo Caught With Loaded Gun, Drugs In Westchester Stop Duo Caught With Loaded Gun, Drugs In Westchester Stop
Duo Caught With Loaded Gun, Drugs In Westchester Stop Two men are facing weapon and drug charges after being busted during a stop by New York State Police troopers in Westchester. Troopers stopped a vehicle on I-87 in Greenburgh shortly before 9:15 p.m. on Saturday, June 23, when they spotted a motorist committing multiple vehicle and traffic violations on the roadway. According to police, during the subsequent stop, troopers were able to establish probable cause to search the vehicle and its occupants - Vermont resident Craig Nugent, Jr., 42 and Brooklyn resident Zaquikon Roy, 30 - which led to the seizure of a loaded handgun, approximately 1…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Police: Man Fondled Self In Front Of Kids At Kohl's In Northern Westchester Police: Man Fondled Self In Front Of Kids At Kohl's In Northern Westchester
Police: Man Fondled Self In Front Of Kids At Kohl's In Northern Westchester A 38-year-old  man is behind bars after state police say he fondled himself in front of children at a department store in Northern Westchester. State Police at Cortlandt received a complaint on Friday, June 8 of a suspicious person at the Kohl’s Store located at 3008 East Main Street in the Town of Cortlandt. Loss Prevention advised that Jorge L. Valdovinos of Ossining was observed entering the store on several occasions, police said, adding Valdovinos proceeded immediately to the children’s shoes department, then appeared to be touching his genitalia over his pants while near children.  L…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Level 3 Sex Offender Caught With Child Porn Again, Westchester DA Says Level 3 Sex Offender Caught With Child Porn Again, Westchester DA Says
Level 3 Sex Offender Caught With Child Porn Again, Westchester DA Says A registered Level 3 sex offender convicted of possessing child pornography and posing online as an underage female, is facing new charges after being busted with more obscene materials involving minors and failing to register email addresses. Yonkers resident Jorge Delmoral, 32, is facing a series of new charges after he allegedly failed to register a pair of email addresses with the State of New York, which is required by the Sex Offender Registry Act following his previous conviction in 2014, which led to an investigation. Delmoral pleaded guilty in Westchester Supreme Court on Oct. 7, 2…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Identity Theft At Bank, Accosted Driver, Top Mount Kisco Police Blotter Identity Theft At Bank, Accosted Driver, Top Mount Kisco Police Blotter
Identity Theft At Bank, Accosted Driver, Top Mount Kisco Police Blotter A 49-year-old man is behind bars after allegedly attempting to use a false identity at a Mount Kisco bank, according to a county police spokesperson. Westchester County Police investigators arrested Bronx resident Howard Walker shortly after 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 23, after officers were dispatched to People’s United Bank on South Moger Avenue, where there was a report from staff about a possible fraud attempt. According to police, officers located Walker, who allegedly gave bank staff a New Hampshire driver’s license and a credit card in the name of another person in an effort to withdra…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Two Inmates Indicted For Violent Attack On Westchester Corrections Officer Two Inmates Indicted For Violent Attack On Westchester Corrections Officer
Two Inmates Indicted For Violent Attack On Westchester Corrections Officer Two inmates at the Westchester County Jail are facing new charges after hospitalizing a corrections officer last month who still has been unable to return to work. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced the indictment and arraignment of Mount Vernon resident Ishmael Ben Reuben and Yonkers resident Carlos Yarborough, who allegedly beat an officer while he was on duty on April 27. According to the indictment, at approximately 9:40 p.m. on the day of the incident, as inmates were being directed to their cells for the evening, Ben Reuben and Yarborough lingered in …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Police: Westchester Man Sent Indecent Material To Officer Posing As Teen Police: Westchester Man Sent Indecent Material To Officer Posing As Teen
Police: Westchester Man Sent Indecent Material To Officer Posing As Teen A 25-year-old man is behind bars after authorities say he sent indecent material to an officer posing as a teen. In April, State Police from the Cortlandt barracks were contacted by the Northern Virginia-Washington D.C. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force  regarding an unknown male in New York sending indecent material to a special agent posing as a 14-year-old girl.  After an approximately month-long investigation, investigators in Cortlandt and the Troop K Computer Crimes Unit were able to identify and subsequently arrest Christopher Alessandro of Cortlandt. On May 7, Stat…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Tractor-Trailer Driver Faces Charges After Rear-Ending Cruiser On I-684 Tractor-Trailer Driver Faces Charges After Rear-Ending Cruiser On I-684
Tractor-Trailer Driver Faces Charges After Rear-Ending Cruiser On I-684 A tractor-trailer driver who struck a police cruiser, leading to the hours-long closure of a stretch of I-684 on Friday in Northern Westchester is behind bars after operating the vehicle while impaired, state police said. At approximately 10 a.m., a New York state trooper had stopped a vehicle on the northbound side of I-684 in Bedford when 29-year-old Christopher Hillman of Danbury, who behind the wheel of a 2005 Peterbilt tractor-trailer, first struck a 2015 Volkswagon Jetta ahead of him in the middle lane then continued to the right shoulder where he then struck the patrol car, police sai…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Westchester Restaurant Fatal Stabbing Suspect Had Previous Assault Charge Westchester Restaurant Fatal Stabbing Suspect Had Previous Assault Charge
Westchester Restaurant Fatal Stabbing Suspect Had Previous Assault Charge The woman who is charged with fatally stabbing a co-worker at a Westchester restaurant has two arrest warrants pending in Brooklyn, including one involving a knife, court records show. Rosa Ramirez, 27, of Manhattan, who is reportedly pregnant, fatally stabbed Bonifacio Rodriguez with a kitchen knife at the River City Grille on Route 9 in Irvington on Tuesday following an argument, Irvington police said. According to court records, Ramirez was indicted on assault charges for slashing her boyfriend's roommate last October, reported News 12. The stabbing took place just as the restaurant was…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Teen Arrested For Dragging Dog With Car In Greenwich, Police Say Teen Arrested For Dragging Dog With Car In Greenwich, Police Say
Teen Arrested For Dragging Dog With Car In Greenwich, Police Say A teen who lives in Westchester was arrested for allegedly dragging a dog on a leash with his vehicle, then tying it up and leaving it injured on the side of the road, Greenwich Police said. Alex Orozco, 18, of Port Chester, was charged Wednesday, April 4 with felony cruelty to animals for the crime which took place on Feb. 14, said Greenwich Police Lt. John Slusarz. Police said Orozco took the dog after being involved in a domestic violence incident on Rodwell Avenue. After taking the mixed-breed dog, he attached it to a leash and dragged it from his vehicle, causing significant injuries,…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Northern Westchester Man Charged With New Sex Offenses Northern Westchester Man Charged With New Sex Offenses
Northern Westchester Man Charged With New Sex Offenses A 23-year-old Northern Westchester man already in custody for allegedly having sexual contact with a minor is facing additional charges following further investigation that determined he sexually abused a second child in Westchester, state police said on Friday, Feb. 23. Peekskill resident Elisha Henry was arrested and charged with a felony count of first-degree sexual abuse on Monday, Feb. 19 in Wappinger, after an investigation determined that he had engaged in sexual activity with a child under the age of 11. On Friday, state police announced that Henry was facing two additional felonies…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Passenger Caught With Cocaine, 33 Grams Of Pot In Westchester Stop Passenger Caught With Cocaine, 33 Grams Of Pot In Westchester Stop
Passenger Caught With Cocaine, 33 Grams Of Pot In Westchester Stop A motor-vehicle stop led to drug charges for a Rockland County woman was busted by state police on I-87 in Yonkers while in possession of cocaine and marijuana over the weekend. Shortly after 1:45 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 14, state police troopers stopped Tomkins Cove resident Tanisha Jacobs, 41, on the interstate for an equipment violation. During the subsequent stop, troopers were given probable cause to search the vehicle and driver. During the investigation, troopers said that Jacobs was found to be in possession of 3.7 grams of cocaine and approximately 33 grams of marijuana. She was arres…

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by Zak Failla