Ex-Peekskill Officer Admits To Sexual Abuse, Threatening Woman With Arrest Ex-Peekskill Officer Admits To Sexual Abuse, Threatening Woman With Arrest
Ex-Peekskill Officer Admits To Sexual Abuse, Threatening Woman With Arrest A former police officer in Northern Westchester admitted to sexually abusing a woman he threatened with arrest while he was on duty multiple times over the course of nearly a year, the District Attorney’s Office announced. Rockland County resident Michael Agovino, age 35, of Palisades, a former Peekskill police officer, pleaded guilty on Thursday, March 17 to 18 counts for allegedly terrorizing his victim repeatedly between 2019 and 2020. Original story - Police Officer Who Lives In Palisades Abused Woman For Months, DA Says Specifically, Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah sai…
100+ Firearms Seized, 11 Arrests Made In Westchester Ghost Gun Probe 100+ Firearms Seized, 11 Arrests Made In Westchester Ghost Gun Probe
100+ Firearms Seized, 11 Arrests Made In Westchester Ghost Gun Probe More than 100 firearms were seized and 11 people were arrested following a six-month, multi-agency investigation into “ghost guns” and illegal weapons in Westchester and Putnam counties. Search warrants were executed at eight locations by local, county, and federal authorities in Westchester and Putnam this week, which led to the seizure of rifles, handguns, “ghost guns,” and multiple high-capacity drum magazines. Police investigators added that some of the weapons lacked or had defaced serial numbers. Other seized items include silencers, ballistic vests, counterfeit police shields, and q…
'Missed Opportunities' Contributed To Delay In Robert Durst Murder Case, Westchester DA Says 'Missed Opportunities' Contributed To Delay In Robert Durst Murder Case, Westchester DA Says
'Missed Opportunities' Contributed To Delay In Robert Durst Murder Case, Westchester DA Says Missed opportunities by law enforcement decades ago led to the delays that allowed nationally-known real estate tycoon Robert Durst to get away with his wife’s disappearance 40 years ago, according to the District Attorney's Office. Westchester District Attorney Mimi Rocah released the findings of her office’s investigation into the disappearance of Kathleen Durst, whose body has never been found after she went missing out of Northern Westchester County in 1982, in the hamlet of South Salem in the Town of Lewisboro. Original story - Criminal Complaint Against Robert Durst For Wife's 1…
Northern Westchester Teen Sentenced For Fatal Stabbing After Fight Starting On Social Media Northern Westchester Teen Sentenced For Fatal Stabbing After Fight Starting On Social Media
Northern Westchester Teen Sentenced For Fatal Stabbing After Fight Starting On Social Media An 18-year-old from Northern Westchester who admitted to stabbing two teenagers, one of whom died during a fight that started on social media, will spend time in prison, the District Attorney’s Office announced. Peekskill resident Matthew Torres has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter and assault earlier this year. In addition to his time behind bars, Torres was also sentenced to five years of post-release supervision. Torres had faced up to 25 years in prison. Rocah said that a dispute that started through social media involving several people …
DA Releases Details On Man Charged With Murdering Mother, Daughter In Westchester DA Releases Details On Man Charged With Murdering Mother, Daughter In Westchester
DA Releases Details On Man Charged With Murdering Mother, Daughter In Westchester A 27-year-old man has been charged with multiple counts of murder for the fatal stabbing of a mother and daughter in Westchester before attempting to flee New York, the District Attorney announced. Luis Ramos has been arrested for fatally stabbing a mother and daughter in or around their Shipman Avenue home in Yonkers and charged with murder. Original story - Arrest Made In Fatal Stabbing Of Mother, Daughter In Westchester Specifically, Ramos was charged with two counts of second-degree murder, felonies, on Tuesday, Nov. 2. Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah said that betwee…
Body Found In Central PA Restaurant Police Say Body Found In Central PA Restaurant Police Say
Body Found In Central PA Restaurant Police Say A man was found dead inside of a Central Pennsylvania restaurant on Tuesday morning, according to authorities. The unidentified man was found at La Piazza restaurant, located in the 800 Block of Lititz Pike in Lititz, according to Northern Lancaster County Regional police. The death investigation has preliminarily been ruled as a non-criminal related incident, according to a police update on Tuesday afternoon. Details on the man's death have not been released, but police believe this is an isolated incident, and there is no threat to the public. The identity of the man has been confirmed …
Woman Found Dead In Hudson Valley Woman Found Dead In Hudson Valley
Woman Found Dead In Hudson Valley Police are asking the public for help in an investigation into the death of a 63-year-old woman in the area. The woman, identified as Rose M. Mayhew-Moses, age 63, of Saugerties, was found when Ulster County Sheriff's deputies responded to a home in the Town of Olive around 8:30 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 25. A preliminary investigation suggests Mayhew-Moses was visiting relatives at the location and may have drowned in a body of water on the property. The investigation remains ongoing and police are asking anyone with information to contact their office at 845-338-3640. The department is …
Man Shot Dead By Police In Bucks County, DA Says Man Shot Dead By Police In Bucks County, DA Says
Man Shot Dead By Police In Bucks County, DA Says One male was shot and killed by police Sunday in Falls Township, the District Attorney's office said in announcing the investigation. Falls Township police were called to a home on the 400 block of Federal Lane around noon for a domestic disturbance, the DA's office said. A male at the home was pronounced dead at the scene. No officers, or anyone else at the residence, were injured.  Further details were not released. The Bucks County District Attorney’s Office and their Detectives were notified and responded and are now leading the investigation.  The investigation is ong…
Legendary Rockland Police Chief Who Captured Three Brinks Murderers Dies Legendary Rockland Police Chief Who Captured Three Brinks Murderers Dies
Legendary Rockland Police Chief Who Captured Three Brinks Murderers Dies TRIBUTE: When they consider true heroes, crimefighters in North Jersey invariably include a lawman from just across the state line who single-handedly captured a trio of self-proclaimed revolutionaries after they killed two police officers and a guard following a $1.6 million armored car robbery. Alan Colsey, who died Wednesday at 69, had an impressive law enforcement career. He helped Rockland law enforcement computerize police records, get mobile data terminals in patrol cars and establish a radio system for first responders. Yet it was the Nyack native’s heroism on Oct. 20, 1981 tha…
One Killed, Two Hurt After Driver Crosses Yellow Line In Head-On Western Mass Crash, Police Say One Killed, Two Hurt After Driver Crosses Yellow Line In Head-On Western Mass Crash, Police Say
One Killed, Two Hurt After Driver Crosses Yellow Line In Head-On Western Mass Crash, Police Say One person was killed and two others injured in a two-vehicle crash after one of the drivers allegedly crossed the yellow line and hit the other vehicle head-on. The crash took place in Hampden County, around 3:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 6, in the area of North Westfield Street in Agawam. A preliminary investigation has revealed the operator of one motor vehicle crossed over the center double yellow line while driving north on North Westfield Street, said Lt. Dan Bonafilia. The operator then struck a vehicle traveling southbound. The two occupants of the vehicle that crossed&nbs…
Northern Westchester Man Sentenced For Fathering Child With 12-Year-Old Girl Northern Westchester Man Sentenced For Fathering Child With 12-Year-Old Girl
Northern Westchester Man Sentenced For Fathering Child With 12-Year-Old Girl A Northern Westchester man will spend nearly two decades in prison for fathering a child with a 12-year-old girl after sexually abusing her for years, the District Attorney’s Office announced. Croton-on-Hudson resident Pablo Dure was sentenced on Tuesday, June 1 to 17 years in prison, followed by 15 years of post-release supervision after he pleaded guilty earlier this year to a felony count of course of sexual conduct against a child. A court-issued Order of Protection will also bar Sure from having contact with his victim and their daughter until 2046. Dure had been accused of engaging …
1 Critical, 1 Seriously Injured In Bucks County Crash 1 Critical, 1 Seriously Injured In Bucks County Crash
1 Critical, 1 Seriously Injured In Bucks County Crash Two people were seriously injured in a two-car crash Thursday in Falls Township. A Ford Mustang headed south on Trenton Road was approaching the crest of a hill when it passed another vehicle and struck a Honda Civic heading northbound around 8:15 p.m. at Canterbury Road, Falls Township police said. The driver of the Honda was extricated from the vehicle and transported to St. Mary Medical Center in critical condition.  The driver of the Mustang was transported to St. Mary Medical Center in serious condition.  Falls police were assisted by Fairless Hills Fire Co., Tee Bucks Coun…