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Suspects Still On Run After Five Shot In Westchester County, Police Say
Police are intensifying their investigations into two shootings that injured five people in one night in Westchester County. The incidents began in Yonkers around 9:15 p.m. on Saturday, July 16. That's when officers responded to the area of Pitkin Park on Locust Hill Avenue on a report of shots fired, said Sgt. Frank DiDomizio, of the Yonkers Police Department. Upon arrival, officers located two victims of gunshot wounds. The victims were quickly transported to an area hospital. The first victim is an 18-year-old woman who was shot in her right elbow. Her condition is s…
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Five Shot In Separate Incidents In Westchester
Five people were injured in two separate shootings on the same night in Westchester County. Both shootings happened on Saturday, July 16, in Yonkers, according to the Yonkers Police Department. Police said officers responded to a report of shots fired in the area of Pitkin Park on Locust Hill Avenue at about 9:15 p.m. A man and a woman, both aged 18, were found suffering from gunshot wounds and were hospitalized, authorities reported. Police said the woman was listed in stable condition and the man was listed in critical but stable condition. Then shortly before 11 p.m., police res…
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12 Indicted After Months-Long Investigation Into Cocaine Sales In Westchester County
Twelve people were indicted following a months-long investigation into the possession and sale of cocaine in Westchester. Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah announced that the defendants have all been arraigned as of Tuesday, July 12. The investigation into drug sales in Yonkers began in October 2021 and culminated in the arrests of the defendants who allegedly were in possession of and sold cocaine on 27 occasions between the start of the investigation and April 7, 2022, Rocah said. “We are proud to have partnered with the Yonkers Police Department and the Westchester …
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Man Charged With Animal Cruelty, Accused Of Killing 12-Week-Old Puppy In Westchester
A 34-year-old man was indicted for allegedly throwing a 12-week-old puppy to its death on a Westchester County roadway. Thaddeus Jones, of Mount Vernon, was indicted for aggravated cruelty to animals in an incident that happened in Yonkers, according to an announcement from Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah on Thursday, July 7. He was also charged with two counts of second-degree criminal impersonation and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, and he was arraigned on Thursday, July 7, Rocah said. Rocah reported that Jones is alleged to have tra…
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Police Investigate After Student Brings BB Gun To Westchester Elementary School
At least one student is expected to face charges after causing alarm at a Westchester elementary school by bringing a BB gun to class days after the mass shooting in Texas. In Yonkers, an investigation was launched at the Cesar E. Chavez (formerly Cedar Place) Elementary School when a student brought the weapon inside the building on Thursday, May 26. According to a Yonkers Police Department spokesperson, officers have recovered the BB gun and the involved students were taken to the Community Affairs Division. Police said that they anticipate charging one or more students as juvenile deli…
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Argument Leads To Stabbing With Sword In Westchester, Police Say
A 58-year-old man in Westchester was hospitalized after being stabbed with a sword during a dispute with his roommate, police said. In Yonkers, officers responded to a reported assault between two men in a multi-family home on Woodworth Avenue on Sunday, May 15. According to a spokesperson from the Yonkers Police Department, an argument between the two men led to one attacking the other with a sword, ultimately stabbing him in the stomach. Police said that the 58-year-old man was hospitalized and listed in stable condition, while his 44-year-old roommate was taken into custody by officers …
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Trio Busted For 'Brazen' Westchester Jewelry Store Smash, Grab, Police Say
Three suspects are in custody after a “brazen” robbery of a Westchester jewelry store where they made off with $100,000 in items before crashing while fleeing the scene, police said. In Yonkers, officers responded to the Golden Square Jewelry Store on South Broadway at approximately 5:20 p.m. on Thursday, May 12, after a group of masked men broke through the front window with a sledgehammer and crowbar. Yonkers Police Department spokesperson Dean Politopoulos said that after the smash and grab robbery, the men fled in a dark-colored SUV, which was located in the Park Hill neighborhood by re…
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Detective Shot During Sting Operation In Westchester Released From Hospital
The veteran detective in Westchester who was shot during an anti-gun task force sting operation has been released from the hospital, according to multiple reports. There was no shortage of fanfare for Yonkers Police Det. Brian Menton, a 27-year veteran of the force who was shot at approximately 2:15 p.m. on Wednesday, April 20 in a small grocery store on Elm Street. Earlier story - ID Released For Detective Shot During Sting Operation In Yonkers On Tuesday, May 3, Menton, age 47, was released from Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx, where he was met with bagpipes and raucous applause from…
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ID Released For Detective Shot During Sting Operation In Westchester
A veteran police detective in Westchester is recovering from surgery after being shot during an FBI anti-gun task force sting operation. The Yonkers Police Department said that Det. Brian Menton, a 27-year-veteran of the force who was a week from retiring, was shot at approximately 2:15 p.m. on Wednesday, April 20 in a small grocery store near the intersection of Elm Street and Linden Street in the city. Earlier story - New Details Released After Officer Shot, Hospitalized In Yonkers At the time of the shooting, Menton, who was assigned to the Westchester County Safe Streets…
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New Details Released After Officer Shot, Hospitalized In Westchester
New details have emerged after a police officer in Westchester nearing his retirement was shot by a suspect during a weapons investigation. In Yonkers, an officer and suspect were both taken to area hospitals after a shooting in the area of Elm Street and Linden Street in the city, police announced shortly after 2:15 p.m. on Wednesday, April 20. Original report: Police Report Shooting Involving Officer In Yonkers According to officials, members of the Yonkers Police Department and an FBI agent were conducting a gun investigation and attempted to apprehend three suspects in a bode…
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Police Report Shooting Involving Officer In Westchester
Click here for an updated story: New Details Released After Officer Shot, Hospitalized In Westchester Authorities have reported a police officer-involved shooting in Westchester County. Police were at the scene of a law enforcement-involved shooting in Yonkers in the area of Elm Street at Linden Street at about 2:40 p.m. on Wednesday, April 20, according to an announcement from the Yonkers Police Department. Police said the officer involved and a suspect were taken to local hospitals. Authorities asked the public to avoid the area. No other details about the incident were provid…
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Massive Five-Alarm Fire That Claimed Woman's Life In Westchester Deemed Accidental
Investigators have determined that a massive five-alarm fire that broke out In Westchester, leaving one woman dead, was accidental. First responders were dispatched to a stretch of commercial buildings on Hamilton Avenue in New Rochelle at approximately 6:45 a.m. on Thursday, March 31. Upon arrival, first responders were met by a large active fire that was engulfing the building, New Rochelle Police Capt. J Collins Coyne said, and while battling the blaze, they came across the body of resident Judith Musameci, age 60, the superintendent of the retail building. Earlier story - ID Released …
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