Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Man Impersonating Officer Demands Money From Northern Westchester Resident, Police Say
A man impersonating a police officer attempted to shake down a local resident, demanding money before New York State Police troopers intervened. Troopers were called to the Woodybrook neighborhood in Cortlandt on Tuesday, Dec. 4, where there was a report of a man claiming to be a police officer, demanding money. The investigation into the suspicious man determined that Croton-on-Hudson resident Marcelo Abila, wearing an “NYPD” baseball hat, knocked on the victim’s door claiming to be a member of the Croton Police Department. Abila then demanded money from the victim, who refused and notifie…
Armonk, NY
News
Man Attempted To Use Forged ID At Four Westchester Banks In One Day, DA Says
A man who allegedly attempted to steal another person's identity at multiple Westchester County banks took the mantra “if at first you don’t succeed, try, try again” to a new level. Bronx resident Jose Cabrera has been arraigned on a 14-count indictment after he allegedly went to banks in Mount Vernon, Yonkers, Ossining and Thornwood with a forged Connecticut driver’s license and attempted to take out cash over the course of a single afternoon. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., announced the charges on Thursday and outlined the details of the indictment, which are …
Yorktown, NY
Police & Fire
Man Used Fake ID To Attempt Bank Withdrawals In Yorktown, Police Say
After striking out the first time, a man was caught red-handed in Westchester allegedly attempting to illegally withdraw money at a bank that wasn’t his, police said. Officers from the Yorktown Police Department were dispatched to Chase Bank on Commerce Street at approximately 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon, where there was a report of identity theft in process. According to police, the bank manager told responding officers that they had been notified by a different bank branch earlier in the day that Bronx resident Kevin Brown, 44, had attempted to withdraw money from another person’s ac…
Mt. Kisco, NY
Police & Fire
Identity Theft At Bank, Accosted Driver, Top Mount Kisco Police Blotter
A 49-year-old man is behind bars after allegedly attempting to use a false identity at a Mount Kisco bank, according to a county police spokesperson. Westchester County Police investigators arrested Bronx resident Howard Walker shortly after 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 23, after officers were dispatched to People’s United Bank on South Moger Avenue, where there was a report from staff about a possible fraud attempt. According to police, officers located Walker, who allegedly gave bank staff a New Hampshire driver’s license and a credit card in the name of another person in an effort to withdra…
Newburgh, NY
Police & Fire
Man Charged After Years-Long Investigation Into Town Of Newburgh House Fire
A 52-year-old man has been charged following a years-long investigation into a suspicious 2013 house fire in the Town of Newburgh, police announced Sunday. The fire occurred at a home on Route 32 in October, 2013. The four-and-a-half-year investigation ended with the arrest of Alejandro Perez of Newburgh, said Lt. James Nenni of the Town of Newburgh PD. Perez was charged with insurance fraud in the third degree and attempted grand larceny in the third degree, both felonies. Perez was arraigned in Town of Newburgh Court and released with a return date of Wednesday, May 8. T he lead invest…
Yorktown, NY
Police & Fire
Man Attempts To Extort Yorktown Resident, Police Say
A 30-year-old Orange County man was arrested and charged after police say he tried to extort money from a Yorktown resident. Shea Kirschbaum of Maybrook was charged with attempted grand larceny in the fourth degree, a Class A misdemeanor, after a police investigation. Kirschbaum voluntarily turned himself into police on Jan. 11. A temporary order of protection was issued on behalf of the victim. Kirschbaum was released on $500 bail and is due back in court on Feb. 8.
