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Duo Indicted For Murder Of 20-Year-Old Woman in Westchester
Two men have been charged with murder for their roles in the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old woman in Westchester. Mount Vernon resident Aaliyah Waiters was shot and killed on Saturday, Sept. 25 after she was struck in the head by a bullet at approximately 2:30 a.m. on South Third Street in the city. She was with a group in Mount Vernon when she suffered the gunshot wound. Waiters was transported to Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx, put on life support, and pronounced dead days later. The investigation led police to identify New Rochelle residents Tyquan Carcamo, age 20, and Laquan Jones…
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Westchester Man Admits To Drunk Driving Crash That Pinned Mother, Infant Under Car
A 43-year-old man admitted to drinking, doing drugs, driving, crashing through a Hudson Valley storefront, and pinning a mother and her infant under his vehicle, the District Attorney announced. Yonkers resident David Poncurak pleaded guilty to multiple charges after striking a mother and child with his car after crashing through the front window of an area barbershop earlier this year. Earlier story - Man Charged With DWI After Westchester Barbershop Crash Injures Mom, Baby Specifically, Poncurak pleaded guilty to: Aggravated vehicular assault; Driving while intoxicated; Driving while…
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Woman Charged For Assaulting Metro-North Train Conductor With Pumpkin In Westchester
A 21-year-old woman is facing charges after allegedly assaulting a Metro-North conductor with a pumpkin after being asked for a ticket, the Westchester County District Attorney announced. Bronx resident Alexis Adams was riding the train shortly after 6 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 11 when she was confronted by a conductor asking her to produce a ticket, or else leave at the next stop. It is alleged that Adams proceeded to hit the conductor in the face with a pumpkin and then punched her in the face and head multiple times. The conductor was transported to a local hospital where she received medic…
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Lyft Driver Admits To Sexually Abusing Female Passenger In Westchester
A Lyft driver who promised a foreign student a tour of New York City and instead sexually abused her in the Hudson Valley will spend time behind bars after admitting to the crime, the Westchester County District Attorney announced. Ahmed Alzakaria, age 51, of the Bronx, pleaded guilty this week to driving a female passenger from Manhattan to a secluded area in Westchester County and forcing himself on her. Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah said that at approximately 11 p.m. on Jan. 6, 2019, Alzakaria was working as a Lyft driver when he picked up a woman in Manhattan and off…
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Westchester Man Sentenced For Sexually Abusing Minor For Years
A serial sexual abuser who was convicted of abusing a child for several years in Westchester will spend years in prison. White Plains resident Frank Perez, age 57, has been sentenced to five years in state prison, followed by eight years of post-release supervision for sexually abusing a minor between 2016 and 2019, Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah announced. Perez will also have to register as a sex offender upon his release from prison. Rocah said that between September 2016 and February 2019, Perez engaged in sexual acts with a minor on multiple occasions. The sexual abus…
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Criminal Complaint Against Robert Durst For Wife's 1982 Murder Filed In Westchester
Robert Durst has been charged in Westchester with the murder of his former wife Kathie, who mysteriously disappeared in 1982, potentially providing solace for a family that’s been dealing with the unsolved death for decades. “The Westchester County District Attorney's Office can confirm that a complaint charging Robert Durst with the murder of Kathleen Durst was filed in Lewisboro Town Court on (Oct.) 19, 2021,” Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah announced. "We have no further comment at this time.” The second-degree murder complaint comes after Kathie Durst’s family called fo…
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Westchester Man Arraigned On Murder Charge For Fatal 2020 Shooting
A man apprehended nearly one year after a fatal shooting in Westchester has been arraigned on murder and weapons charges. Yonkers resident Jonathan Planas, age 32, was indicted on charges that include second-degree murder and four counts of criminal possession of a weapon, all felonies, for the fatal shooting of 20-year-old Alvaro Vigueras Medina on Oct. 10, 2020. Original story - Suspect Nabbed Nearly Exactly One Year After 20-Year-Old Shot, Killed In Westchester Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah said that if convicted, Planas faces a term of 15 years to life in prison. Th…
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Trump Organization Faces New Criminal Inquiry By Westchester District Attorney's Office
Former President Donald Trump’s family business is facing potential new legal woes in Westchester after the District Attorney’s Office subpoenaed records from his golf club. First reported by the New York Times, Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah’s office has started examining the financial dealings at the Briarcliff Manor golf club, subpoenaing records from the course, Trump National Golf Club Westchester, and the town of Ossining, which sets property taxes on the course. The full scope of the investigation has not been released, though the report states that the Trump Organi…
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Westchester Mother Admits To Attempting To Drown 2-Year-Old Child
A mother in Westchester has admitted to the attempted murder of a child after she attempted to drown an infant at a homeless shelter, the District Attorney’s Office announced. White Plains resident La’Quanaya Ward, age 30, pleaded guilty to second-degree attempted murder after admitting to attempting to drown a 2-year-old child at the Coachman Family Center in White Plains. Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah said that on Dec. 3, 2019, Ward attempted to drown her toddler in a bathtub and endangered her other infant son before she was stopped by another resident of the…
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Woman Guilty Of Burglarizing Homes In Three Counties While Families Were At Funeral Services
A 30-year-old woman was found guilty by a jury of burglarizing homes that she targeted while families were attending the funeral services of loved ones in several area homes. Bronx resident Latonia Stewart was found guilty of six counts of burglary and criminal possession of stolen property following a weeklong trial for a rash of burglaries in Westchester, Fairfield, and Putnam counties between the winter of 2017 and spring 2018. Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah said that between December 2017 and May 2018, Stewart burglarized the homes of six Westchester County residents in…
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DA In New York To Pursue Charges Against Robert Durst For Missing First Wife
A district attorney in New York will be pursuing charges against convicted killer and real estate heir Robert Durst for the unsolved 1982 of his first wife. Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah is planning to take the case to a grand jury, according to multiple reports, 39-years after Kathleen McCormack Durst suspiciously disappeared near the Connecticut border. According to News 12, which first reported the news, subpoenas are going out and a jury search could begin as soon as next week. Rocah’s office has not commented on the matter since the news broke. The move comes after …
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Northern Westchester 22-Year-Old Found Guilty Of Murdering Drug Dealer
A 22-year-old Northern Westchester man could spend the rest of his life behind bars after being found guilty of murdering a man during a drug deal. Following a three-week trial, a jury found Peekskill resident Michael Jenkins guilty of multiple felony charges for the fatal shooting of Emmanuel Jordan in May 2020. Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah said that Jenkins was found guilty by the jury of: Murder; Manslaughter; Two counts of robbery; Criminal possession of a weapon. On May 8, 2020, Jenkins met with Jordan, a Mohegan Lake resident in the Town of Yorktown, on Pauldi…
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