Armonk, NY
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Westchester Woman Charged With Attempting To Kidnap Toddler At Hospital ER Westchester Woman Charged With Attempting To Kidnap Toddler At Hospital ER
Westchester Woman Charged With Attempting To Kidnap Toddler At Hospital ER A Westchester woman is facing charges for allegedly attempting to kidnap a toddler from the emergency room at an area hospital, the County District Attorney announced. Laysha Machado, 28, of Yonkers, was arraigned on charges that include attempted kidnapping, unlawful imprisonment and endangering the welfare of a child dating back to an incident in February at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Yonkers. The indictment alleges that on Feb. 15, Machado entered the emergency room, where she took a stroller with another person’s child inside and fled the building. She was ultimately chased down by securi…

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by Zak Failla
Paterson, NJ
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Passaic Sheriff: Paterson-To-Bloomfield Pursuit Ends In Pickup Crash, DWI, Drug Charges Passaic Sheriff: Paterson-To-Bloomfield Pursuit Ends In Pickup Crash, DWI, Drug Charges
Passaic Sheriff: Paterson-To-Bloomfield Pursuit Ends In Pickup Crash, DWI, Drug Charges A pre-dawn pursuit that began in Paterson ended 20 minutes later when a drunken Bloomfield driver crashed his pickup truck near his home, authorities said. Henry Vindas, 38, led the 11-mile chase after Passaic County Sheriff's Sgt. Eric Fajardo tried pulling over his Dodge pickup in the area of 20th Avenue and State Street just after 4 a.m. Tuesday, Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said. Vindas fled through several city streets and onto Route 19 South and then the Garden State Parkway before exiting in Bloomfield, the sheriff said. Moments later, the pickup slammed into a tree at the intersectio…

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by Jerry DeMarco
White Plains, NY
Obituaries
Esther Ferris, Mother Of Jeanine Pirro, Dies Esther Ferris, Mother Of Jeanine Pirro, Dies
Esther Ferris, Mother Of Jeanine Pirro, Dies Esther Ferris, the mother of Fox News host and former Westchester District Attorney Jeanine Pirro has died at the age of 90. Pirro announced the news on her social media accounts. Funeral arrangements are being handled by the Graham Funeral Home in Rye for the native of upstate Elmira. "She was my muse, my hero," Pirro said of her mother. "I have lost my best friend. My mother stood up for the victim, for the abused, before it was vogue. She was a great influence on me and everyone around her. She took care of the people who couldn't take care of themselves." Ferris was a passionate volunt…

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by Zak Failla
Massapequa, NY
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23-Year-Old Charged With Vehicle Manslaughter, DWAI After Fatal Southern State Crash 23-Year-Old Charged With Vehicle Manslaughter, DWAI After Fatal Southern State Crash
23-Year-Old Charged With Vehicle Manslaughter, Dwai After Fatal Southern State Crash A 23-year-old man has been charged with vehicular manslaughter and driving while under the influence of drugs after a fatal two-vehicle crash on the Southern State Parkway in Oyster Bay. The crash, west of exit 30 in the Town of Oyster Bay, occurred just past midnight Friday, April 19.  Preliminary investigation revealed that the collision occurred when a 2017 Honda Accord traveling westbound in the right lane, struck the rear of a 2019 GMC, state police said.  The impact caused the GMC to exit the roadway onto the right shoulder and into the trees, according to police. The oper…

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by Joe Lombardi
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
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POLICE: Swerving Pequannock Driver Registers Nearly 4x Legal Blood-Alcohol Limit POLICE: Swerving Pequannock Driver Registers Nearly 4x Legal Blood-Alcohol Limit
Police: Swerving Pequannock Driver Registers Nearly 4x Legal Blood-Alcohol Limit A swerving driver from Pequonnock stopped by police in the middle of the afternoon on Route 23 registered nearly four times the legal limit on a blood-alcohol test, authorities said. Alerted by citizens to a vehicle that was “all over the road,” Wayne police officers Tomasz Cydzik and Adrian Sulejmani stopped the 2015 Toyota Sienna on the northbound highway near the Pequannock border at 3:15 p.m. Jan. 12, Detective Capt. Laurence Martin said. Hitesh J Patel, 43, had “bloodshot eyes and droopy eyelids,” along with a trio of mini bottles of vodka, Martin said. Police got Patel out of the car…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Wayne PD: Swerving Driver On Route 23 Registers Nearly 4x Legal Blood-Alcohol Limit Wayne PD: Swerving Driver On Route 23 Registers Nearly 4x Legal Blood-Alcohol Limit
Wayne PD: Swerving Driver On Route 23 Registers Nearly 4x Legal Blood-Alcohol Limit A swerving driver stopped by Wayne police in the middle of the afternoon on Route 23 registered nearly four times the legal limit on a blood-alcohol test, authorities said. Alerted by citizens to a vehicle that was “all over the road,” Officers Tomasz Cydzik and Adrian Sulejmani stopped the 2015 Toyota Sienna on the northbound highway near the Pequannock border at 3:15 p.m. Friday, Detective Capt. Laurence Martin said. Hitesh J Patel, 43, of Pequannock had “bloodshot eyes and droopy eyelids,” along with a trio of mini bottles of vodka, Martin said. Police got Patel out of the car for a sob…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Armonk, NY
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Westchester Husband, 55, Gets Nearly Two Decades In Prison For Killing Wife, 25 Westchester Husband, 55, Gets Nearly Two Decades In Prison For Killing Wife, 25
Westchester Husband, 55, Gets Nearly Two Decades In Prison For Killing Wife, 25 A Westchester husband has been sentenced to 18 years to life in prison after pleading guilty to murdering his wife before attempting to take his own life. Joseph Abraham, Sr., 55, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in connection to the murder of his 25-year-old wife, Amanda Trenck in their Van Cortlandt Avenue apartments in Yonkers last May. Shortly before 9:15 a.m. on May 21, officers from the Yonkers Police Department were dispatched to the apartment, where there was a reported attempted suicide with multiple victims potentially at the scene. Upon arrival, police officers said that t…

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by Zak Failla
Armonk, NY
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Westchester Man, 55, To Be Sentenced For Murdering Wife, 25 Westchester Man, 55, To Be Sentenced For Murdering Wife, 25
Westchester Man, 55, To Be Sentenced For Murdering Wife, 25 Click here for an updated story: Westchester Husband, 55, Gets Nearly Two Decades In Prison For Killing Wife, 25 A Westchester husband is scheduled to be sentenced after he pleaded guilty to murdering his wife before attempting to take his own life. Joseph Abraham, Sr., 55,  pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in connection to the murder of his 25-year-old wife, Amanda Trenck in their Van Cortlandt Avenue apartments in Yonkers last May. Shortly before 9:15 a.m. on May 21, officers from the Yonkers Police Department were dispatched to the apartment, where there was a reported attempted…

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by Zak Failla
Armonk, NY
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Westchester Man Pleads Guilty To Murdering Wife Westchester Man Pleads Guilty To Murdering Wife
Westchester Man Pleads Guilty To Murdering Wife A Westchester husband has pleaded guilty to murdering his wife before attempting to take his own life. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced on Tuesday that Joseph Abraham, Sr. has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in connection to the murder of his 25-year-old wife, Amanda Trenck in their Van Cortlandt Avenue apartments in Yonkers last May. Shortly before 9:15 a.m. on May 21, officers from the Yonkers Police Department were dispatched to the apartment, where there was a reported attempted suicide with multiple victims potentially at the scene. Upon arri…

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by Zak Failla
West Milford, NJ
Obituaries
Organs Of Late Pompton Lakes Woman Will Help Others Live Organs Of Late Pompton Lakes Woman Will Help Others Live
Organs Of Late Pompton Lakes Woman Will Help Others Live POMPTON LAKES, N.J. — Danielle A Black of Pompton Lakes died suddenly at St. Josephs Hospital on Jan. 2. She was 32 years old. The family asks that donations in her memory be made to the NJ Sharing Network Foundation, as Danielle's concern for others was demonstrated through her final wish to be an organ donor.  Danielle was born April 23, 1985 in Hackensack Hospital to Kim (Lane) -- her best friend -- and the late Paul A. Black. Danielle was a graduate of Pompton Lakes High School class of 2003 and she held a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from William Paterson University. She was a depe…

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by Cecilia Levine