Yonkers, NY
Police & Fire
Public Park Torn Up By ATVs, Dirt-Bikes In Yonkers: Suspects At Large Public Park Torn Up By ATVs, Dirt-Bikes In Yonkers: Suspects At Large
Public Park Torn Up By ATVs, Dirt-Bikes In Yonkers: Suspects At Large Police are searching for suspects who damaged a park in Westchester that was already under renovation by driving all-terrain vehicles and dirt bikes over a field, leaving a number of tread marks.  The incident happened over Memorial Day weekend at Redmond Park in Yonkers on Cook Avenue, Yonkers Police reported on Tuesday, May 30.  According to authorities, the trespassers tore up the park's field with ATVs and dirt bikes. The resulting damage will likely delay the reopening of the park, which was already under renovation.  Investigators are now working to find the suspects w…

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by Ben Crnic
Yonkers, NY
Police & Fire
Man Steals 3 Semi-Trailers Of Goods From Parking Lot On I-87 In Yonkers: Police Man Steals 3 Semi-Trailers Of Goods From Parking Lot On I-87 In Yonkers: Police
Man Steals 3 Semi-Trailers Of Goods From Parking Lot On I-87 In Yonkers: Police A man faces larceny charges after allegedly stealing over $250,000 of consumable goods from a parking lot on a highway in Westchester, police said.  New Rochelle resident Kelvin Garcia Liriano, age 27, was arrested on Monday, April 17 for three counts of second-degree grand larceny, New York State Police announced on Thursday, May 18.  According to authorities, Liriano stole three semi-trailers of "consumable goods" from the Tandem Lot located on Interstate 87 northbound in Yonkers.  The value of the stolen goods totaled more than $250,000, police said. Liriano's …

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by Ben Crnic
Yonkers, NY
Police & Fire
Missing Man From Yonkers Found Missing Man From Yonkers Found
Missing Man From Yonkers Found New Update: Campos-Tovar has been located, Yonkers Police announced.  Original Report: Police are asking for the public's help in finding a missing man from Westchester who suffers from dementia.  Jacinto Campos-Tovar, age 84, was last seen in Yonkers in the area of 193 Elm St. on Sunday, May 14, according to Yonkers Police.  Campos-Tovar, who suffers from dementia, is described as a Hispanic man with white hair who is 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs 180 pounds.  He was last seen wearing a black hat and navy blue shirt.  Anyone with information regarding&nbs…

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by Ben Crnic
Yonkers, NY
News
18-Year-Old Gets Jail Time For Fatally Shooting Yonkers Resident 18-Year-Old Gets Jail Time For Fatally Shooting Yonkers Resident
18-Year-Old Gets Jail Time For Fatally Shooting Yonkers Resident An 18-year-old will spend several years in prison after fatally shooting a Westchester man as he was leaving a store.  Maliki Johnson, age 18, of Dover, Delaware was sentenced to nine years to life in state prison on Friday, May 5 for the 2020 murder of Yonkers resident Javon Merrill, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced.  Earlier Report - Teen Arraigned For Shooting Death Of Westchester Resident On the day of the shooting, Oct. 27, 2020, just after 9:30 p.m., the then-15-year-old Johnson shot the 27-year-old victim in the chest with a .38 pistol …

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by Ben Crnic
Yonkers, NY
News
Violent Yonkers Assault Leaves Victim With Severe Brain Injuries: 3 More Sentenced Violent Yonkers Assault Leaves Victim With Severe Brain Injuries: 3 More Sentenced
Violent Yonkers Assault Leaves Victim With Severe Brain Injuries: 3 More Sentenced Three more people will spend time in prison for taking part in a violent street assault in Westchester that left a victim with a traumatic brain injury after being repeatedly kicked, officials said.  The three men, whose sentences were announced by the Westchester County District Attorney's Office on Tuesday, May 2, took part in a June 2021 gang assault in Yonkers that targeted a 33-year-old man and left him with severe injuries, DA officials said.  Earlier Report - Yonkers Gang Member Found Guilty Of Street Assault, Faces Sentencing: DA The assault was carried out by the “300 Bloodhound …

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by Ben Crnic
Yonkers, NY
Police & Fire
14-Year-Old Student Charged In School Swatting Incident In Yonkers: Police 14-Year-Old Student Charged In School Swatting Incident In Yonkers: Police
14-Year-Old Student Charged In School Swatting Incident In Yonkers: Police A 14-year-old student was arrested and charged with reporting a false shooting incident at a high school in Westchester, police said.  The incident happened on Wednesday, May 3 just after 11:30 a.m., when officers responded to Lincoln High School in Yonkers at 375 Kneeland Ave. after receiving an anonymous report of shots fired, according to Yonkers Police.  Once they arrived at the school, responding officers made contact with school officials and searched the building before determining that no shots had been fired and that the report had been unfounded.  Realizing th…

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by Ben Crnic
Yonkers, NY
Police & Fire
14-Year-Old Shot After Suspects Fire Into Crowd In Yonkers, Police Say 14-Year-Old Shot After Suspects Fire Into Crowd In Yonkers, Police Say
14-Year-Old Shot After Suspects Fire Into Crowd In Yonkers, Police Say Officers had to apply a tourniquet to an injured 14-year-old after two suspects approached a crowd in Westchester and fired several shots into it, police said.  The incident happened in Yonkers on Friday, April 28 around 8:30 p.m., when officers responded to the area of 40 Cliff St. for a reported shooting incident, according to Yonkers Police.  Once arriving, authorities found an injured 14-year-old boy with a gunshot wound to his leg and began rendering first aid, including applying a field tourniquet.  The boy was then taken to an area trauma center with non-life-threaten…

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by Ben Crnic
Yonkers, NY
Police & Fire
Card Skimming Devices Found At Bank ATM In Yonkers: Users Should Check Accounts, Police Say Card Skimming Devices Found At Bank ATM In Yonkers: Users Should Check Accounts, Police Say
Card Skimming Devices Found At Bank ATM In Yonkers: Users Should Check Accounts, Police Say Authorities are warning people to check their bank accounts after two card skimming devices were found at a bank's ATM in Westchester, police said.  Two incidents of card skimming devices were found installed on an ATM located at a Webster Bank in Yonkers at 760 McLean Ave., according to Yonkers Police.  The devices, which can be found at ATM machines, gas station fuel pumps, outdoor point-of-sale locations, and even some indoor locations, are used to steal people's bank card information.  They can often lead to fraudulent charges on victims' bank accounts. Because of t…

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by Ben Crnic
Yonkers, NY
Police & Fire
17-Year-Old Shot In Stomach, Then Arrested In Yonkers: Police 17-Year-Old Shot In Stomach, Then Arrested In Yonkers: Police
17-Year-Old Shot In Stomach, Then Arrested In Yonkers: Police A 17-year-old boy who was shot in the stomach in Westchester was later arrested following the incident, police said.  The incident happened on Sunday afternoon, April 23 in Yonkers, when police responded to the area of Van Cortlandt Park Avenue between Thurman Street and Lakeside Drive and found a 17-year-old boy with a gunshot wound in his stomach, according to Yonkers Police Lieutenant Dean Politopoulos.  The victim was then taken to a local trauma center in serious condition with non-life-threatening injuries.  The area of the shooting was then blocked off and author…

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by Ben Crnic
Yonkers, NY
Police & Fire
Police Cruiser Catches Fire While Transporting Prisoner In Yonkers Police Cruiser Catches Fire While Transporting Prisoner In Yonkers
Police Cruiser Catches Fire While Transporting Prisoner In Yonkers Two officers had to be treated for smoke inhalation after their police cruiser caught on fire while transporting a prisoner in Westchester.  The incident happened in Yonkers on Friday, April 14 around 5:30 a.m., when a Yonkers Police cruiser that had been taking a prisoner to a hospital caught fire in the area of 879 Nepperhan Ave., according to Detective Sergeant Frank DiDomizio.  The two officers and the prisoner who had been inside the cruiser all managed to exit the vehicle safely, and the Yonkers Fire Department was able to extinguish the fire.  The prisoner w…

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by Ben Crnic
Yonkers, NY
Schools
Police Charge Teacher In Yonkers Over Alleged Criminal Behavior Police Charge Teacher In Yonkers Over Alleged Criminal Behavior
Police Charge Teacher In Yonkers Over Alleged Criminal Behavior Police are investigating alleged criminal behavior by a public school teacher in Westchester County. It is alleged by a student that William  Archacki, age 50, a teacher at Yonkers Public School  No. 21, had caused a student to fear for their safety by walking up behind this student while holding a paring knife during school hours on Wednesday, Feb. 8 Archacki is a Northern Westchester resident of Buchanan, and was a fifth-grade teacher at Public School No. 21, located on Lee Avenue in Yonkers, at the time of this incident, Yonkers Police said.  He was placed on modified dut…

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by Joe Lombardi
Yonkers, NY
Police & Fire
New Update: Suspect Apprehended After Man Found Dead In Yonkers Parking Garage New Update: Suspect Apprehended After Man Found Dead In Yonkers Parking Garage
New Update: Suspect Apprehended After Man Found Dead In Yonkers Parking Garage A suspect who was allegedly involved in a fatal stabbing that left a man dead in a Westchester parking garage has been caught, police said.  White Plains resident Necker Charles, age 51, was arrested on Wednesday, April 12 after police in Yonkers discovered an unconscious man in a parking garage at 25 Prospect St., according to Yonkers Police. Earlier Report - Stabbing Victim Found Dead In Parking Garage In Yonkers, Police Say The victim was pronounced dead at the scene and was discovered to have sustained numerous stab wounds. Upon searching him, officers also found a cell …

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by Ben Crnic