Man Nabbed For Violating Protective Order In Northern Westchester, Police Say Man Nabbed For Violating Protective Order In Northern Westchester, Police Say
Man Nabbed For Violating Protective Order In Northern Westchester, Police Say An out-of-state man was nabbed for allegedly violating an order of protection in Northern Westchester. Raphael Ayensu, 44, of Irvington, New Jersey, was arrested by Yorktown Police on Thursday, Jan. 7, after police responded to a call for the violation. According to police, on Tuesday, Nov. 24, officers responded to a Yorktown residence and met with the victim who said that Ayensu had called the victim violating the protective order. Following an investigation, a warrant was issued for Ayensu, who turned himself in at police headquarter where he was arrested and charged with criminal conte…
Man Accused Of Installing GPS Device To Spy On Protected Victim In Area, Police Say Man Accused Of Installing GPS Device To Spy On Protected Victim In Area, Police Say
Man Accused Of Installing GPS Device To Spy On Protected Victim In Area, Police Say An area man has been arrested for allegedly installing a GPS device in order to eavesdrop and spy on a person who has an order of protection against him. Dutchess County resident Brett M. Marinaccio, 33, of Hopewell Junction, was arrested on Monday, Jan. 4, by New York State Police, said Trooper AJ Hicks. According to Hicks, an investigation determined Marinaccio utilized hidden GPS tracking devices with audio capabilities to eavesdrop on the victim while an order of protection was in place issued by the Dutchess County Family Court to protect the victim. Marinaccio was charged with: Eav…
Two Long Island Men Arrested After Fight Over Ex-Girlfriend Ends In  Stabbing, Police Say Two Long Island Men Arrested After Fight Over Ex-Girlfriend Ends In  Stabbing, Police Say
Two Long Island Men Arrested After Fight Over Ex-Girlfriend Ends In Stabbing, Police Say Two Long Island men have been arrested following a stabbing incident in a fight over an ex-girlfriend. Anthony Diomede, age 31, and Joseph Arena, age 32, both of Levittown, were arrested on Friday, Jan. 1, following the incident in which one of the men landed in the hospital, said the Nassau County Police. According to detectives, officers responded to a Levittown residence for a domestic incident. Upon arrival, it was determined that Diomede had gone to his ex-girlfriend’s residence where he was involved in an altercation with Arena.  During the fight, Diomede allegedly pulled out a …
Area Woman Accused Of Violating Protective Order Area Woman Accused Of Violating Protective Order
Area Woman Accused Of Violating Protective Order An area woman has been arrested for allegedly violating a stay-away order of protection and becoming involved in a family dispute. Ulster County resident Katherine Moreira, 40, of Saugerties, was arrested on Monday, Nov. 23, after Saugerties Police responded to a call for a domestic in progress at the Skyline Drive Apartments in the Town of Saugerties, said Chief Joseph Sinagra. Upon arrival, officers conducted an interview with Moreira who reported being involved in a dispute with other family members that were present.  A file check on Moreira revealed that there was …
State Police Issue Alert For Man Wanted In Hudson Valley State Police Issue Alert For Man Wanted In Hudson Valley
State Police Issue Alert For Man Wanted In Hudson Valley State troopers, police, and sheriff's deputies are attempting to locate a Hudson Valley man who sent threatening text messages and threw a rock through a victim's windshield.  Jonathan V. Henry, 22, was charged with third-degree criminal mischief and first-degree criminal contempt in Orange County. An arrest warrant was issued by the city of Newburgh Court after the reported property damage incident took place on Chamber Street; warrants have also bee issued by state police in Kingston and the Orange County Sheriff's Department.  Henry is 5-foot-11, weighs 160 pounds and has blac…
Westchester Man Charged With Stalking, Harassment, Arson Westchester Man Charged With Stalking, Harassment, Arson
Westchester Man Charged With Stalking, Harassment, Arson A Westchester man is facing a host of charges, including stalking, harassment, and arson, following several incidents where he terrorized his girlfriend over the summer. Mount Vernon resident Tony Clark has been charged in a 15-count indictment for stalking and harassing a former partner on four separate occasions, including incidents where he set fire to her home and endangered her child. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. said that between Wednesday, July 22 and Thursday, July 23, Clark allegedly flattened the tires of his victim’s car, threatened her with a knife,…
Orange County Man Admits To Stabbing Woman, Burning Down Her Home During Second Attack Orange County Man Admits To Stabbing Woman, Burning Down Her Home During Second Attack
Orange County Man Admits To Stabbing Woman, Burning Down Her Home During Second Attack An area man who had assaulted a woman and returned two days later and stabbed the woman and burned down her family's home has pleaded guilty. Orange County resident Anthony Mahabir, 38, of the City of Newburgh, pleaded guilty in Orange County Court on Wednesday, Oct. 21, assault, arson, and criminal contempt, said the Orange County District Attorney's Office. The plea was in connection with the stabbing of the woman on March 26 after being arrested two days earlier for assaulting the same woman, the DA's Office said. Mahabir later returned and stabbed the woman and intentionally …
Elizabeth Man Accused Of Killing Victim In Front Of Teen Girl They Were Fighting Over Elizabeth Man Accused Of Killing Victim In Front Of Teen Girl They Were Fighting Over
Elizabeth Man Accused Of Killing Victim In Front Of Teen Girl They Were Fighting Over An Elizabeth man was tracked down in Upstate New York and accused of killing a Queens man in front of the 17-year-old girl they were fighting over, the NY Daily News reports. Patshawn McMitchell, 24, was tracked down in Watertown, NY -- 30 miles from the Canadian border -- and returned to Queens on Thursday, police said. McMitchell was charged with murder for the killing of 23-year-old Dahmel Miller, in the Queensbridge Houses on Vernon Boulevard near 40th Avenue Sept. 8. Miller was shot in the buttocks and stomach somewhere between the front door and first floor of a building as the …
Drunk Driver Violates Protection Order, Crashes Into Woods In Rockland, Police Say Drunk Driver Violates Protection Order, Crashes Into Woods In Rockland, Police Say
Drunk Driver Violates Protection Order, Crashes Into Woods In Rockland, Police Say An area man who crashed his vehicle while under the influence was also violating an order of protection at the time by driving with a woman who had a restraining order against him, police said.  Members of the Ramapo Police Department said that a 34-year-old Orange County man, from Warwick, who they did not name, crashed his vehicle into a wooded area in the vicinity of Sterling Mine Road and Eagle Valley Road around 11:35 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 7.  Responding officers said that the man and his female passenger, who had a court-mandated stay-away order of protection against him, …
Man Who Violated Court Order Breaks Into Town Of Poughkeepsie Home, Police Say Man Who Violated Court Order Breaks Into Town Of Poughkeepsie Home, Police Say
Man Who Violated Court Order Breaks Into Town Of Poughkeepsie Home, Police Say A Poughkeepsie man not only violated a court order by trespassing on a property that he was forbidden to access--he broke in, according to police.  John F. Hollis Jr., 37, reportedly broke into the back door of a town of Poughkeepsie home at approximately 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 22 before he was placed under arrest by responding officers. Hollis was charged with criminal contempt for violating the order, in addition to the felony of second-degree burglary and the misdemeanor of fourth-degree criminal mischief. 
Nassau County Man Indicted After Dead Kittens Found In Garbage Chute Nassau County Man Indicted After Dead Kittens Found In Garbage Chute
Nassau County Man Indicted After Dead Kittens Found In Garbage Chute A Long Island man has been indicted on animal cruelty charges for allegedly mutilating several kittens and throwing their bodies into a garbage chute. Mineola resident Justin Visconti, 38, has been charged with four counts each of aggravated cruelty to animals and overdriving, torturing and injuring animals, following his arrest for allegedly abusing kittens last November. Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas said that on Nov. 25 last year, employees of an apartment building on Lincoln Avenue in Mineola found three dead and mutilated kittens with a pillowcase inside a garbage bag…
Police: Man Violating Protection Order Breaks Into Home, Gives Fake Name To Cops Police: Man Violating Protection Order Breaks Into Home, Gives Fake Name To Cops
Police: Man Violating Protection Order Breaks Into Home, Gives Fake Name To Cops A Hudson Valley man tried to pull a fast one on police after being busted violating an order of protection after entering the window of an Ulster County home, police said. Officers from the Saugerties Police Department responded to a Pine Grove School Road home shortly after 11 p.m. on Monday, July 27, where there was a report of a man violating an order of protection. Police said that Saugerties resident Jairo Gonzalez-Palma, who has an active no-contact order of protection against him was found inside the home of the protected party after he was spotted attempting to enter a window of the…