Armonk, NY
Police & Fire
Northern Westchester Man Charged For Murdering Bar Employee Northern Westchester Man Charged For Murdering Bar Employee
Northern Westchester Man Charged For Murdering Bar Employee A Northern Westchester man has been arrested and charged following a shooting at a Yonkers bar that left an employee dead, police announced. Officers from the Yonkers Police Department responded to the Duo Tapas Lounge and Bar on Yonkers Avenue at approximately 2:08 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 6, where there was a report of a shooting with multiple victims. Original story - Worker Killed During Shooting At Yonkers Bar Yonkers Police Det. Lt. Dean Politopoulos said that upon arrival, first responders located two men with gunshot wounds, one of whom was unresponsive. Both men were transporte…

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by Zak Failla
White Plains, NY
Police & Fire
Police Solve Murder Mystery In Westchester, Leading To Arrests Of Man, Woman Police Solve Murder Mystery In Westchester, Leading To Arrests Of Man, Woman
Police Solve Murder Mystery In Westchester, Leading To Arrests Of Man, Woman Police investigators in Westchester solved a nine-year murder mystery that led to the arrest of two suspects, authorities announced. Shortly after 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012, members of the Yonkers Police Department responded to a wooded area between Rossmore Avenue and Midland Avenue next to the Sprain Brook Parkway, where there was a report of a suspicious package. Upon arrival, responding officers found a decomposing human body wrapped in a garbage bag. Original story - Yonkers Body Identified As Missing NYC Woman The initial investigation determined that the woman, later iden…

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by Zak Failla
Pound Ridge, NY
Police & Fire
39-Year-Old Accused Of Slashing Tires In Northern Westchester 39-Year-Old Accused Of Slashing Tires In Northern Westchester
39-Year-Old Accused Of Slashing Tires In Northern Westchester A 39-year-old man has been charged after authorities said he slashed two tires in Northern Westchester. The Ossining man was arrested on a charge of third-degree criminal mischief, according to an announcement from the Yorktown Police Department on Friday, Jan. 28. The man's identity was not released. On Aug. 12, officers responded to a location in Yorktown after receiving a report that a vehicle had two tires slashed, authorities said.  Investigators found that the man slashed both tires, valued at more than $250, police reported.  On Thursday, Jan. 27, the Yorktown Police Dep…

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by Nicole Valinote
Somers, NY
Police & Fire
So-Called 'Theft Group' Members Nabbed For Attempted Burglary In Westchester So-Called 'Theft Group' Members Nabbed For Attempted Burglary In Westchester
So-Called 'Theft Group' Members Nabbed For Attempted Burglary In Westchester Two people were arrested for an attempted burglary in Westchester County following an investigation into a "theft group." Piero Morales-Marchant and Paul Montecino-Leiva, both of Chile, were arrested for second-degree attempted burglary on Friday, Jan. 28, according to the Harrison Police Department. Police said the two men broke a rear window of a Harrison home in an attempt to enter the residence. The men then drove to Queens, where they were living, authorities said.  Within an hour, Harrison Police, with assistance from the Nassau County Police Department, arrested the two defend…

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by Nicole Valinote
Pleasantville, NY
Police & Fire
33-Year-Old Accused Of Igniting Westchester House Fire 33-Year-Old Accused Of Igniting Westchester House Fire
33-Year-Old Accused Of Igniting Westchester House Fire A Westchester man has been arrested for allegedly igniting a fire that severely damaged a home and spread to a neighboring residence. Shawn Gaillard, age 33, of Mount Vernon, was arrested on Wednesday, Dec. 23, for the fire on South 7th Avenue three days earlier. On Monday, Dec. 20 around 11:30 a.m., while on patrol in the area of South 7th Avenue and Sandford Boulevard, officers found the house located at 505 South 7th Ave., fully engulfed in flames, according to the Mount Vernon Police. Officers on the scene also saw the fire spread to the adjacent house located at 507 South 7th Ave., po…

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by Kathy Reakes
White Plains, NY
Police & Fire
Officer Injured During Gun Arrest In Westchester Officer Injured During Gun Arrest In Westchester
Officer Injured During Gun Arrest In Westchester A police sergeant in Westchester was injured attempting to apprehend a man with a firearm, officials announced. Detectives from the Mount Vernon Police Department’s Violent Crime Unit spotted a group of four people arguing on Monday, Nov. 15 in the area of South 8th Avenue and West 2nd Street. As the detectives approached, police said that they spotted one man, later identified as Omowale James, age 23, take a gun out of his pocket, prompting them to oder him to drop the firearm, at which point he fled. While James fled on foot, police said that a uniformed sergeant from the department spo…

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by Zak Failla
Bedford, NY
News
Driver Sent To Jail After Northern Westchester Crash That Injured Three Driver Sent To Jail After Northern Westchester Crash That Injured Three
Driver Sent To Jail After Northern Westchester Crash That Injured Three The driver of a vehicle that allegedly hit three pedestrians when his vehicle careened out of control on a Northern Westchester sidewalk has been remanded to jail. The incident took place around 8:15 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 18 in Peekskill, said the Peekskill Police. When police arrived on the scene,  they discovered a blue Cadillac Escalade with heavy front end and driver side damage at rest on the sidewalk.  The driver of the Escalade was still behind the wheel at the time of police arrival and was identified as 56-year-old Peekskill resident John Watson.  It was quickly dete…

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by Kathy Reakes
Armonk, NY
News
Northern Westchester Man Sentenced For Attempted Murder As Hate Crime Northern Westchester Man Sentenced For Attempted Murder As Hate Crime
Northern Westchester Man Sentenced For Attempted Murder As Hate Crime A Northern Westchester man will spend more than a decade behind bars after being sentenced for stabbing a Black teen during an unprovoked dispute last year. Ossining resident Robert McCallion, age 36, was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to a host of charges earlier this year after he stabbed a teenager repeatedly and attacked a medical professional at the Westchester County Jail. In September, McCallion pleaded guilty to:  Attempted murder; Attempted murder as a hate crime; Two counts of first-degree assault; Two counts of assault as a hate crime; Two counts of …

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by Zak Failla
Bedford, NY
Police & Fire
Duo Nabbed For Murder Of 20-Year-Old Woman in Westchester Duo Nabbed For Murder Of 20-Year-Old Woman in Westchester
Duo Nabbed For Murder Of 20-Year-Old Woman in Westchester Two shooting suspects have been arrested for their alleged roles in the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old woman in Westchester. Mount Vernon resident Aaliyah Waiters was shot and killed on Saturday, Sept. 25 after she was struck in the head by a bullet at approximately 2:30 a.m. on South Third Street in the city. She was with a group in Mount Vernon when she suffered the gunshot wound. Waiters was transported to Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx, put on life support, and later pronounced dead. Original story - ID Released For 20-Year-Old Woman Shot, Killed In Westchester  The fatal s…

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by Zak Failla
Ossining, NY
Police & Fire
Road Rage: Arrest Made In Northern Westchester After Man Fires Shots At Driver, Police Say Road Rage: Arrest Made In Northern Westchester After Man Fires Shots At Driver, Police Say
Road Rage: Arrest Made In Northern Westchester After Man Fires Shots At Driver, Police Say A man who took out a high-powered rifle and fired shots at another driver during a road-rage incident in Northern Westchester has been apprehended, police announced. Officers responded to a stretch of Route 9 in Peekskill near the intersection of Welcher Avenue at approximately 9 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 22, where there was a report of a road-rage incident between two vehicles that resulted in shots being fired. The Peekskill Police Department said that the investigation found that the victim and Albany resident Jose Fernandez, age 33, were driving on Route 9 through Peekskill when the latter …

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by Zak Failla
Yonkers, NY
Police & Fire
Man Arrested On Assault Charges After Allegedly Abusing Parents In Westchester Man Arrested On Assault Charges After Allegedly Abusing Parents In Westchester
Man Arrested On Assault Charges After Allegedly Abusing Parents In Westchester A 38-year-old man is behind bars after allegedly assaulting his father at his Westchester home and beating his mother with an umbrella, police said. Officers from the Scarsdale Police Department were called to a Johnson Road home shortly before 4:45 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 1, where there was a report of an assault in progress involving an area family. Upon arrival, police said that the officer found “an older white man” on the front yard, as well as “an older white woman” bleeding from her head with heavy bruising and swelling to her face. The Johnson Road resident told officers that his son …

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by Zak Failla
Stony Point, NY
Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Strangling Passenger During Domestic Dispute In Hudson Valley Man Accused Of Strangling Passenger During Domestic Dispute In Hudson Valley
Man Accused Of Strangling Passenger During Domestic Dispute In Hudson Valley A 34-year-old man is facing charges for his role in an alleged domestic dispute that led to him strangling his passenger after stopping on the side of the road, state police announced. Troopers from the New Rochelle barracks responded to complaints of a domestic disturbance on the southbound lanes of I-95 in Harrison shortly before 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 26. Police said that the initial investigation determined that the driver, Steven Silva Lugo, of Henryville, Pennsylvania, struck the passenger several times before pulling the vehicle over, causing multiple contusions and scratches on …

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by Zak Failla