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Duo Planned Westchester Home Invasion Robbery For Tens Of Millions In Bitcoin, Feds Say
Two men have been apprehended after federal authorities say they planned to commit a home invasion robbery for tens of millions of dollars in bitcoin in Westchester.
Federal officials announced the unsealing of an Indictment in White Plains Federal Court on Friday, June 24m charging the duo with conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery in May 2020 in Irvington-on-Hudson.
Dominic Pineda, age 21, of Manassas, Virginia, and Shon Morgan, also age 21, of Centreville, Virginia, were arrested on Thursday, June 23 in Virginia.
From May 18, 20200 to May 24, 2020, they participated in the plan…
Man Convicted For Murders Of Mother, Daughter In Hudson Valley
A Hudson Valley man has been convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend and her mother.
A Rockland County jury found Robert C. Williams III, age 32, of Hillcrest, guilty on all charges, including first-degree murder Tuesday, April 19.
Prosecutors said Williams shot and killed Kathleen Castor, age 27, and Wanda Castor, age 63 at a home on Lake Road in Valley Cottage on Tuesday, May 26, 2020.
Kathleen Castor had an order of protection against Williams after their relationship ended, prosecutors said.
Her one-month-old baby was found alive and uninjured following the killings.
“The events…
Man Charged With DWI Following Single-Vehicle Crash In Hudson Valley
A man is facing charges after police said he drove with a blood alcohol content more than twice the legal limit and crashed his car.
Troopers responded to the single-vehicle crash on I-87 in Rockland County, in Ramapo, at about 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 29, according to New York State Police.
The driver, identified as 58-year-old Robert Rykowski, of Sloatsburg, lost control of a 2012 Volvo S60 while traveling north, and struck the center barrier, authorities said.
Police said Rykowski was not injured in the crash.
Rykowski was found to be intoxicated, and his license was fo…
IDs Released For Driver Killed, Person Critically Injured In Area Crash
Police have identified the person killed during a single-vehicle crash that also severely injured another person.
Mark Savino, age 35, a lifelong resident of Congers, in Rockland County, was killed around 11:45 p.m., Friday, Sept. 24, when the vehicle he was in hit a utility pole, overturned, ejecting both occupants.
The crash took place in the area of Lake Road and Route 9W in Congers, Detective Norm Peters said of the Clarkstown Police.
Savino, who was employed by Congers Collison, was remembered on the company website:
"I have sat here all day, and I am unable to find the words to put …
