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2 Brothers Sold Fentanyl Disguised As Oxy, Stockpiled Weapons In Spring Valley: Police 2 Brothers Sold Fentanyl Disguised As Oxy, Stockpiled Weapons In Spring Valley: Police 2 Brothers Sold Fentanyl Disguised As Oxy, Stockpiled Weapons In Spring Valley: Police
2 Brothers Sold Fentanyl Disguised As Oxy, Stockpiled Weapons In Spring Valley: Police Two brothers will spend time in federal prison after a long-running investigation revealed they were selling fentanyl disguised as prescription pills while stockpiling firearms and ammunition in Rockland County, authorities announced. Spring Valley residents Jonathan Alvarez, 29, and Edwin Alvarez, 30, were both convicted of possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking and sentenced on Thursday, Sept. 11, to five years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, the Spring Valley Police Department announced on Wednesday, Sept. 17. The case began in July 2…
'I Was Left For Dead': Man Who Shot Ex In Neck In Front Of Kids In Sleepy Hollow Learns Fate 'I Was Left For Dead': Man Who Shot Ex In Neck In Front Of Kids In Sleepy Hollow Learns Fate 'I Was Left For Dead': Man Who Shot Ex In Neck In Front Of Kids In Sleepy Hollow Learns Fate
'I Was Left For Dead': Man Who Shot Ex In Neck In Front Of Kids In Sleepy Hollow Learns Fate A man who broke into his ex-girlfriend’s Westchester home and shot her in front of her children will now spend decades in state prison, prosecutors announced.  Sleepy Hollow resident Ruben Santiago, 40, was sentenced Friday afternoon, April 25, to 20 years to life in state prison for a brutal attack in January 2024, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced.  As previously reported by Daily Voice at the time, the attack happened on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024, around 4:30 p.m., when Santiago forcibly entered his ex-girlfriend’s residence on Chestnut Street near Valley …
$1.7M Jewelry Store Theft: Duo Used Sledgehammer To Break Into Hartsdale Business, Feds Say $1.7M Jewelry Store Theft: Duo Used Sledgehammer To Break Into Hartsdale Business, Feds Say $1.7M Jewelry Store Theft: Duo Used Sledgehammer To Break Into Hartsdale Business, Feds Say
$1.7M Jewelry Store Theft: Duo Used Sledgehammer To Break Into Hartsdale Business, Feds Say Two New Jersey men have been arrested in connection with the violent, broad-daylight robbery of a jewelry store in New York that left customers and employees terrified, federal officials announced. Essex County residents Kevin Williams, 26, and Byron Wilson, 24, both of Irvington, NJ, were arrested and charged in the December 2024 sledgehammer robbery at Tarrytown Jewelers in the Westchester County hamlet of Hartsdale, the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Tuesday, March 25.  The robbery happened just after 11 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 16, at the Westch…
Man Shoots Father Dead In Front Of His Kids In Peekskill: Here's His Sentence Man Shoots Father Dead In Front Of His Kids In Peekskill: Here's His Sentence Man Shoots Father Dead In Front Of His Kids In Peekskill: Here's His Sentence
Man Shoots Father Dead In Front Of His Kids In Peekskill: Here's His Sentence A 40-year-old man will spend decades in prison for fatally shooting a Hudson Valley father in front of his children in Northern Westchester. Peekskill resident Reginald McClure was sentenced on Thursday, Nov. 7 to 30 years in state prison in connection with the shooting death of Dutchess County resident Ernest Wilson of Poughkeepsie in May 2023, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Tuesday, Nov 12. According to the DA's Office, just after 7:30 p.m. on May 21, 2023, Wilson, age 53, had been dropping off his child with their mother, McClure's girlfriend, at…
New Details: Child Saw Shooting That Left Father Dead In Peekskill, DA Says New Details: Child Saw Shooting That Left Father Dead In Peekskill, DA Says New Details: Child Saw Shooting That Left Father Dead In Peekskill, DA Says
New Details: Child Saw Shooting That Left Father Dead In Peekskill, DA Says Officials have released new details about a shooting in Northern Westchester that left a 53-year-old father dead.  Peekskill resident Reginald McClure, age 39, was indicted for his role in a May 2023 shooting that killed 53-year-old Dutchess County resident Ernest Wilson of Poughkeepsie, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Monday, July 24.  Earlier Report - New Update: Fatal Shooting Victim ID'd, Suspect Caught In Peekskill According to the DA's Office, on the day of the shooting, Sunday, May 21, McClure allegedly confronted and chas…
New Charges: Woman Assaulted By Ex-Boyfriend In Yorktown Home Invasion, DA Says New Charges: Woman Assaulted By Ex-Boyfriend In Yorktown Home Invasion, DA Says New Charges: Woman Assaulted By Ex-Boyfriend In Yorktown Home Invasion, DA Says
New Charges: Woman Assaulted By Ex-Boyfriend In Yorktown Home Invasion, DA Says A couple faces a host of new charges after allegedly breaking into the Northern Westchester home of the male suspect's ex-girlfriend and assaulting her, officials said.  The two defendants, Bronx residents Darling Read, age 35, and Jovanda Paredes, age 29, were arraigned on Wednesday, July 5 in Westchester County Court in connection with an armed home invasion that happened on Friday, March 17, according to the Westchester County District Attorney's Office.  Earlier Report - Home Invasion: Duo Assaults Victim, Holds Them At Gunpoint In Yorktown, Police Say Accordin…
Man Indicted For Murder In New Rochelle For Fatal Shooting, Robbery Man Indicted For Murder In New Rochelle For Fatal Shooting, Robbery Man Indicted For Murder In New Rochelle For Fatal Shooting, Robbery
Man Indicted For Murder In New Rochelle For Fatal Shooting, Robbery A 52-year-old suspect has been indicted and returned to New York on murder charges for allegedly robbing and fatally shooting a man in Westchester, the District Attorney’s Office announced. Virginia resident Percell Ross Blakely, of Covington, Virginia, is in custody after allegedly stealing property and shooting 62-year-old Andres Valenzuela on Main Street in New Rochelle last year. Specifically, Blakely was indicted by a Westchester County grand jury of: First-degree murder; Two counts of second-degree murder; Two counts of robbery; Criminal possession of a weapon. Westchester County D…
Teen GirI Indicted For Fatal Stabbing Of Mount Vernon Cheerleading Captain Teen GirI Indicted For Fatal Stabbing Of Mount Vernon Cheerleading Captain Teen GirI Indicted For Fatal Stabbing Of Mount Vernon Cheerleading Captain
Teen GirI Indicted For Fatal Stabbing Of Mount Vernon Cheerleading Captain A teen has been indicted for manslaughter and other charges after allegedly killing a popular cheerleading captain and injuring another in Westchester during a parade celebrating their high school basketball team’s state title. Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah announced on Tuesday, May 31 that a 15-year-old Mount Vernon resident has been indicted in connection to the fatal stabbing of Kayla Green in April. Earlier story - Girl Killed In Stabbing During Mount Vernon Parade Was Cheerleading Captain Officials said that shortly before 4 p.m. on Friday, April 8 in Mount Vernon, …
White Plains Man Sentenced For Armed Robbery, Stabbing, DA Announces White Plains Man Sentenced For Armed Robbery, Stabbing, DA Announces White Plains Man Sentenced For Armed Robbery, Stabbing, DA Announces
White Plains Man Sentenced For Armed Robbery, Stabbing, DA Announces A Westchester man will spend more than a decade in prison after being sentenced for an armed robbery and stabbing, according to the District Attorney. Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah announced that White Plains resident Price Rogers, age 51, has been sentenced to 12 years in state prison, followed by five years of post-release supervision after being convicted at trial for his role in the 2020 stabbing. Specifically, Rogers was found guilty of: First-degree robbery; Two counts of second-degree assault; Grand larceny; Criminal possession of a weapon. 
Each of the charges w…
15-Year-Old Nabbed For Fatal Stabbing Of Teen In Mount Vernon 15-Year-Old Nabbed For Fatal Stabbing Of Teen In Mount Vernon 15-Year-Old Nabbed For Fatal Stabbing Of Teen In Mount Vernon
15-Year-Old Nabbed For Fatal Stabbing Of Teen In Mount Vernon A 15-year-old suspect has been apprehended shortly after a broad-daylight stabbing left one teen dead and another injured in Westchester. The felony complaint charges the boy with fatally stabbing a 16-year-old on Gramatan Avenue in Mount Vernon on Friday, April 8, at approximately 3:55 p.m., Westchester County District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah said. The suspect, a Mount Vernon resident, was charged with the following felonies: First-degree manslaughter,  First-degree attempted assault, Second-degree attempted assault. He appeared before a Mount Vernon City Court judge on S…
Mount Vernon Gang Member Sentenced For Fatal Shooting Of Teen Girl Mount Vernon Gang Member Sentenced For Fatal Shooting Of Teen Girl Mount Vernon Gang Member Sentenced For Fatal Shooting Of Teen Girl
Mount Vernon Gang Member Sentenced For Fatal Shooting Of Teen Girl The fourth member of a Westchester street gang has been sentenced for his role in the fatal shooting of a promising teenage basketball standout. Sincere Savoy, age 25, a member of the Mount Vernon Goonies street gang, has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for his participation in the 2016 murder of Shamoya McKenzie on New Year’s Eve in 2016 in Westchester. On Dec. 31, 2016, Savoy and three other suspects who are alleged members of the Goonies gang attempted to murder a rival gang member in broad daylight by firing multiple bullets at him near the intersection of Tecumseh Avenue and Thir…
Westchester Man Sentenced For Fatal Shooting Of Teenage Basketball Star Westchester Man Sentenced For Fatal Shooting Of Teenage Basketball Star Westchester Man Sentenced For Fatal Shooting Of Teenage Basketball Star
Westchester Man Sentenced For Fatal Shooting Of Teenage Basketball Star A purported street gang member in Westchester will spend decades behind bars for his role in the fatal shooting of a promising teen basketball player who was struck by an errant bullet meant for a rival. David Hardy, age 26, of Mount Vernon, was sentenced to 31 years in prison on Tuesday, Sept. 21 for the shooting death of 13-year-old Shamoya McKenize on New Year’s Even in 2016 in Westchester. On Dec. 31, 2016, Hardy and three other suspects who are alleged members of the Goonies gang attempted to murder a rival gang member in broad daylight by firing multiple bullets at him near the inters…
Second Suspect Arrested, Charged, Following Westchester Home Invasion Second Suspect Arrested, Charged, Following Westchester Home Invasion Second Suspect Arrested, Charged, Following Westchester Home Invasion
Second Suspect Arrested, Charged, Following Westchester Home Invasion Two men have been arrested and are facing charges following a violent armed home invasion in Westchester, authorities announced. On Wednesday, July 7, members of the Mount Vernon Police Department responded to a reported home invasion on South Sixth Avenue. While officers were investigating, shots were fired at the residence by a man who proceeded to flee the scene in a BMW. Earlier story - One Apprehended, One At Large After Armed Home Invasion In Westchester, Police Say Bronx resident Yorddy Nunez, age 18, was apprehended by police near the home after crashing following a brief chase. A …