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Gun Buyback Event To Be Held In Peekskill Gun Buyback Event To Be Held In Peekskill
Gun Buyback Event To Be Held In Peekskill In an effort to protect residents from gun violence, the New York Attorney General's Office will be buying back firearms during an event to be held in Northern Westchester.  The gun buyback event will be held on Saturday, Nov. 16 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the United Methodist Church of Peekskill at 1040 Main St. (Route 6/202), the New York Attorney General's Office announced.  The event will be held by the AG's Office in addition to the New York State Police, Peekskill Police Department, Westchester District Attorney's Office, and the Peekskill chapter of the NAACP.  The fol…
Ticket-Fixing Scandal: Officials Call For Councilman's Resignation In Peekskill Ticket-Fixing Scandal: Officials Call For Councilman's Resignation In Peekskill
Ticket-Fixing Scandal: Officials Call For Councilman's Resignation In Peekskill City officials in Northern Westchester are calling for the resignation of a councilman who allegedly used his close relationship with a judge to get his friend out of a traffic ticket.  In a statement released on Tuesday, Sept. 24, Peekskill Mayor Vivian McKenzie said the majority of the city's Common Council believes that Councilman Ramon Fernandez should resign from his position following his alleged conduct with embattled Peekskill City Court Judge Reginald J. Johnson.  According to a report by the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct, which filed formal…
New Update: Man Charged With Murder In Caseworker's Death After Attack In Northern Westchester New Update: Man Charged With Murder In Caseworker's Death After Attack In Northern Westchester
New Update: Man Charged With Murder In Caseworker's Death After Attack In Northern Westchester A 31-year-old man is now facing murder charges following the death of a beloved caseworker who he allegedly attacked in Northern Westchester while she was performing her duties, officials announced.  Peekskill resident Hasseem Jenkins was arraigned on Tuesday, July 30 in Westchester County Court on murder charges in connection with the death of 56-year-old Maria Coto, who was attacked in May, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced.  According to the DA's Office and authorities, on Tuesday, May 14 just after 3 p.m., Jenkins allegedly punched Coto in the fa…