Armonk, NY
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Man To Be Sentenced For Crash That Killed Westchester Teen, Hurt Boyfriend Man To Be Sentenced For Crash That Killed Westchester Teen, Hurt Boyfriend
Man To Be Sentenced For Crash That Killed Westchester Teen, Hurt Boyfriend The driver of a BMW that crashed on Central Avenue last year and killed 19-year-old Nina Cordero in Yonkers and injured her boyfriend is scheduled to be sentenced this week, when he will face up to 15 years in prison. Yonkers resident Renzo Yance, 22, who pleaded guilty to a felony count of manslaughter last month is due to be sentenced on Tuesday, when he will face a maximum term of up to 15 years in state prison for his role in the Aug. 26 fatal crash last year. Members of the Yonkers Police Department were dispatched to the northbound lanes of Central Park Avenue, near Sadore Lane at app…

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by Zak Failla
Armonk, NY
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Westchester Man To Be Sentenced For Shooting 4-Year-Old Girl Westchester Man To Be Sentenced For Shooting 4-Year-Old Girl
Westchester Man To Be Sentenced For Shooting 4-Year-Old Girl A Westchester County man is due to be sentenced this week for his role in the shooting of a 4-year-old girl in Yonkers in 2016. Floyd Bruce, 20, is scheduled to be sentenced on Thursday, May 31 after pleading guilty to felony charges of first-degree robbery, attempted assault and criminal possession of a weapon last year. According to Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. shortly after 5:15 on Saturday, July 16, 2016, Bruce produced a handgun and shot several rounds into a crowd of people on Willow Street, a block from Columbus Park. The intended victim - an 18-year-old…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant, NY
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Woman Arraigned In Fatal Stabbing Of Co-Worker At Westchester Restaurant Woman Arraigned In Fatal Stabbing Of Co-Worker At Westchester Restaurant
Woman Arraigned In Fatal Stabbing Of Co-Worker At Westchester Restaurant A 27-year-old Westchester County woman who already had warrants out for her arrest is facing murder and weapons charges after allegedly stabbing a co-worker at an Irvington restaurant on April 10. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced on Friday that Manhattan resident Rosa Ramirez has been arraigned in Westchester County Court and charged with individual counts of second-degree murder, menacing and two counts of fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon. According to Scarpino, on the day of the incident, Ramirez was in the River City Grille on Broadway in …

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by Zak Failla
Armonk, NY
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Officials Call For Action To End Mail Thefts In Westchester Officials Call For Action To End Mail Thefts In Westchester
Officials Call For Action To End Mail Thefts In Westchester In the wake of several instances involving stolen mail in the area, elected officials in the area are calling on the United States Postal Service to address the incidents. Officials including Rep. Nita Lowey, Sen. Chuck Schumer, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Rep. Eliot Engel and Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney sent a letter on Tuesday to United States Postmaster General Megan Brennan calling for the Postal Service to address theft of mail across the region. In the letter, the officials highlighted incidents of stolen mail that resulted in financial fraud and identity theft in the Hudson Valley. “From …

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Two Inmates Indicted For Violent Attack On Westchester Corrections Officer Two Inmates Indicted For Violent Attack On Westchester Corrections Officer
Two Inmates Indicted For Violent Attack On Westchester Corrections Officer Two inmates at the Westchester County Jail are facing new charges after hospitalizing a corrections officer last month who still has been unable to return to work. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced the indictment and arraignment of Mount Vernon resident Ishmael Ben Reuben and Yonkers resident Carlos Yarborough, who allegedly beat an officer while he was on duty on April 27. According to the indictment, at approximately 9:40 p.m. on the day of the incident, as inmates were being directed to their cells for the evening, Ben Reuben and Yarborough lingered in …

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by Zak Failla
Bedford, NY
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More Charges Expected In Westchester Domestic Incident That Left Child Dead More Charges Expected In Westchester Domestic Incident That Left Child Dead
More Charges Expected In Westchester Domestic Incident That Left Child Dead As fingerpointing and accusations fly over the tragic death of little Gabriella Maria Boyd in Mamaroneck a week ago to the day, the woman behind all of the furor was charged with two counts of attempted murder in her hospital bed and the Westchester County district attorney says further charges could be coming. The charges were in relation to injuries sustained by responding police officers when 28-year-old Cynthia Arce stabbed them during the incident on Saturday, April 28. Charges have yet to be filed in connection to the death of 2 1/2 year-old Gabriella. Details of the nature of the inj…

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by Kathy Reakes
Mount Vernon, NY
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Drug Sweep Leads To Arrests Of 22 In Mount Vernon With Six On The Run Drug Sweep Leads To Arrests Of 22 In Mount Vernon With Six On The Run
Drug Sweep Leads To Arrests Of 22 In Mount Vernon With Six On The Run Nearly two dozen arrests were announced on Friday - including an alleged father-daughter criminal team - following a sweep for suspects who allegedly sold cocaine, heroin, fentanyl and other drugs in Mount Vernon. City officials in Mount Vernon announced the arrests of 22 suspects - with six more still wanted - as part of a year-long crackdown on illegal drug sales and distribution that included a series of undercover street buys that began last month. Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas announced the arrests at a press conference on Friday afternoon, celebrating the efforts of the police dep…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Teen Pleads Guilty To Killing Man In Westchester Apartment Building Teen Pleads Guilty To Killing Man In Westchester Apartment Building
Teen Pleads Guilty To Killing Man In Westchester Apartment Building A 16-year-old has pleaded guilty to his role in the fatal shooting of a Westchester man in an apartment stairwell last summer. Trevon Major of Greenburgh has pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree manslaughter and one count of criminal possession of a weapon, both violent felonies, following the death of Joseph Smith III in August last year, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced. According to Scarpino, on Aug. 17, 2017, Major, his older brother and co-defendant Timothy Whitney robbed an individual - whose name was not released - at the apartment building …

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by Zak Failla
Armonk, NY
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Westchester Man Pleads Guilty To Attempted Murder Of Ex With An Ice Pick Westchester Man Pleads Guilty To Attempted Murder Of Ex With An Ice Pick
Westchester Man Pleads Guilty To Attempted Murder Of Ex With An Ice Pick A 39-year-old man has pleaded guilty to attempted murder after stabbing his former girlfriend more than a dozen times with an ice pick in the stomach and chest while they were parked in a car in Hastings-on-Hudson. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced on Friday that David Rojas of Yonkers has pleaded guilty to second-degree attempted murder, a violent felony, in connection to a stabbing in November last year. Scarpino said that on Nov. 13 last year, Rojas was a passenger in a car that belonged to his victim, a former girlfriend, when he stabbed her 14 times …

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by Zak Failla
Armonk, NY
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Westchester DA: County Among Leaders In Recouping Stolen Unemployment Funds Westchester DA: County Among Leaders In Recouping Stolen Unemployment Funds
Westchester DA: County Among Leaders In Recouping Stolen Unemployment Funds Nearly $1 million dollars have been returned to state coffers in recent years by the successful prosecution of unemployment insurance fraud, making it one of the leaders in recovering those funds, according to Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. Scarpino announced on Monday that his office has returned nearly $900,000 in restitution over the past five years, including $317,842 last year. The average false claim ranged from $3,500 to $30,000. In total, from January 2013 through December last year, the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office prosecuted 102 cases o…

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by Zak Failla
Rye, NY
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Rye Woman Sentenced For DWI Crash That Killed Manhattanville Student Rye Woman Sentenced For DWI Crash That Killed Manhattanville Student
Rye Woman Sentenced For DWI Crash That Killed Manhattanville Student The family of a 21-year-old Manhattanville College student scolded the drunk driver who struck and killed their son in court at her sentencing on Wednesday. Rye resident Emma Fox, 26, was sentenced for her role as the driver in a fatal crash that took the life of Fishkill resident Robby Schartner, who graduated from Brookfield High School and formerly lived in Putnam County, in Garrison. According to the deal Fox made last year, she will be sentenced to six months in jail and more than four years of probation after she pleaded guilty to second-degree vehicular manslaughter and driving while…

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by Zak Failla
Armonk, NY
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Mother Sues Bars, Off-Duty Cop From Westchester For Crash That Killed Son Mother Sues Bars, Off-Duty Cop From Westchester For Crash That Killed Son
Mother Sues Bars, Off-Duty Cop From Westchester For Crash That Killed Son The family of a Dobbs Ferry man who was killed by a car driven by an intoxicated off-duty New Rochelle police officer has filed a lawsuit against the officer and three Westchester bars that the two frequented before the fatal crash. A lawsuit was filed in Supreme Court in Westchester by Penelope Ward, the mother of 27-year-old Isaac Ward, who was a passenger in the vehicle being driven by Harry Kyreakedes, who was sentenced to a term of between two and a half to seven years in state prison after pleading guilty to a felony charge of first-degree vehicular manslaughter and aggravated DWI last…

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by Zak Failla