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Videos Released Of Fights That Led To Assault Charges For Two Firefighters In Westchester
Videos have been released of fights which left several people injured this past summer and resulted in criminal charges for a pair of firefighters in Westchester. The first video was taken inside Rory Dolan’s Restaurant and Bar on McLean Avenue at approximately 2 a.m. on June 11. The video shows the firefighters - later identified as Lt. Christopher Mitchell and firefighter Bogdin Kosilov - talking to each other before one of them is shoved. The pair of firefighters retaliated, hitting the man with a bar stool during their assault. Upon arrival at the bar, police officers located the vic…
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Fight Involving 30 Students Breaks Out At School In Westchester
A large fight involving more than 30 students at a Westchester school ended with four arrests. The fight broke out around 11:40 p.m. Wednesday on the campus of the Graham School at 1 South Broadway, in Hastings-on-Hudson, near the Odel Cottage, according to Hastings-on-Hudson Police Lt. David Dosin. Officers responded to the school, which was placed on lockdown, along with officers from the Yonkers Police Department and Westchester County. After officers were able to restore order, three girls and a boy were arrested, Dosin said. The Graham School is a residential education and treatment …
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Man Found Dead Along Shoulder Of Road In Westchester
Click here for an updated story: New Details Released After Man Found Dead Along Shoulder Of Road In Westchester Police are investigating the death of a man after his body was found alongside the shoulder of a road in Westchester on Monday morning. The Yonkers Police Department received a report of a dead body shortly before 8:15 a.m., Sgt. Jared Singer said. Responding officers at the scene found the man’s body on Tuckahoe Road near the eastbound shoulder near the I-87 overpass. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The cause of death is currently unknown. Detectives and members of the C…
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Two Westchester Firefighters Charged In Separate Assaults With Injuries
Two members of the Yonkers Fire Department were charged in separate assaults that injured several people, according to police. One of the firefighters lives in Westchester County, one in Orange County. According to the Yonkers Police Department, on Monday around 2 a.m. officers responded to Rory Dolan's Bar & Restaurant at 890 McLean Ave. on a report of a fight with an injured party. Upon arrival officers located the victim, a 45-year-old male resident of Yonkers, bleeding from the head. Officers rendered medical aid and facilitated his transport to a local area hospital via ambulanc…
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Off-Duty Carmel Police Officer Killed In Motorcycle Crash
Click here for an updated story: Services Scheduled For Carmel Police Officer, 29, Killed In Crash An off-duty Carmel police officer died after a motorcycle crash with a U.S. Postal vehicle in Kent. Gary Pietropaolo, 29, was driving on Route 301 when he crashed around 4:30 p.m. Thursday, according to Kent Police Chief Alexander DiVernieri Jr. DiVernieri said the Pietropaolo was traveling east on Route 301 when he collided with a U.S. Postal vehicle, driven by Mary Gosney-Hyatt, 57, of Holmes, as she was pulling out of a driveway. Pietropaolo was transported by Kent Ambulance to Huestis…
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Police Issue New Alert On IRS Scam Calls
Local law enforcement agencies are warning residents to be wary of a recent IRS scam where opportunistic fraudsters have been contacting local residents, demanding payment. The Yonkers Police Department issued an alert recently after local residents received automated calls claiming the resident could be arrested for tax evasion, officials said in a statement. When the resident called the number back, a person posing as an IRS agent stated that they owed taxes and was able to provide the callers' name and address to verify the claim. According to police, a second schemer would proceed to co…
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Westchester Man Posing As Investor Scammed More Than $190K, DA Says
A 47-year-old man is facing a series of charges after being arraigned on a five-count indictment for allegedly swindling a trio of Westchester victims out of their life savings, and temporarily fleeing to Spain to avoid prosecution, officials announced on Friday. John Nemec of Yonkers has been charged with grand larceny for allegedly “conspiring and engaging in a fraudulent investment scheme to steal more than $190,000 from his victims," Westchester County District Attorney said. According to the indictment, Nemec schemed to gain his victims’ trust and proceeded to steal money from the…
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Violent Blood Stone Gang Members Nabbed In Westchester
Nearly a dozen members of a prominent Yonkers street gang are facing a series of charges for allegedly conspiring against a rival faction over the city’s drug trade officials announced on Wednesday. Nine members of the Blood Stone gang were apprehended this week, police and county officials announced on Wednesday, with three more on the loose. Following a months-long investigation, the gang members were arrested and indicted on charges that include attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder and assault, police said. Investigators are seeking the public’s assistance in seeking one part…
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Alert Issued For Missing 28-Year-Old Westchester Woman
A Missing Person Alert has been issued regarding the whereabouts of a possibly suicidal 28-year-old Westchester woman. The Yonkers Police Department is asking for the public's help in locating Natalie Villanueva. She is described as being Hispanic, 5-foot-4, 110 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. She has a tattoo reading ''Natalie" on her right arm and a Dragon Tattoo on her side She wears glasses, and was last seen on Wednesday, March 14 on Radford Street in Yonkers in a long black jacket with sweatpants. Police say it is unknown what area she may now be in. Anyone with informat…
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Sex Offender Reports Move To Yonkers
A registered "sexually violent" offender convicted of sexually abusing an 8-year-old girl has reported a move out of Orange County and into southern Westchester. The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services issued an alert this week to Westchester and Orange County residents regarding the residency of 46-year-old Dennis WIlliams, who has moved from Newburgh to a residence on Prospect Street in Yonkers. The Division of Criminal Justice Services has assigned Williams as a level two threat, which means he is at "moderate risk of a repeat offense." He is also de…
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Police Locate Missing Man Last Seen At Westchester Train Station
Updated: The Yonkers Police Department announced on Tuesday, Feb. 6 that Jan Szumny has been located safely. No additional details were immediately available. Original report: An alert has been issued for a missing 58-year-old man from Westchester who may be suffering from mental illnesses. Jan Szumny of Yonkers was last seen at the Larchmont Metro-North station on Wednesday, Yonkers Police said. Police said that Szumny “is a missing vulnerable adult with a mental health history” that may appear to be disoriented or confused. He is described as a 5-foot-8 white male with gray hair and bl…
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Westchester Man Facing Murder Charge In Hit-Run
Charges have been upgraded against a 23-year-old Yonkers man who allegedly struck and killed a 16-year-old girl with his car, killing her following an argument on Nepperhan Avenue. Joel Thompson has been indicted by a grand jury on charges that include second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder, both felonies. He was initially charged with felony first-degree manslaughter following his arrest in December. Police said that the fatal hit-and-run took place at approximately 9:40 a.m. on Dec. 20 last year, when police responded to a call for a dispute in the vicinity in the area of…
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