DNA Testing To Be Done In Nationally Known 'Fatal Attraction' Case In Westchester DNA Testing To Be Done In Nationally Known 'Fatal Attraction' Case In Westchester
DNA Testing To Be Done In Nationally Known 'Fatal Attraction' Case In Westchester Westchester County prosecutors have given the green light for DNA testing on evidence linked to the 1992 conviction of Carolyn Warmus in the “Fatal Attraction” killing of her lover’s wife. Two years ago, Warmus, a former school teacher in Westchester, was granted parole following her conviction for her alleged role in the famed 1989 fatal shooting of Greenburgh resident Betty Jeanne Solomon, the wife of Warmus' lover, Paul Solomon, nine times in the back. Warmus was sentenced to a term of 25 years to life in prison. Earlier story - Convicted Westchester 'Fatal Attraction' Killer Carolyn …
Jury Finds Westchester Man Guilty Of Murder In Fatal Stabbing Jury Finds Westchester Man Guilty Of Murder In Fatal Stabbing
Jury Finds Westchester Man Guilty Of Murder In Fatal Stabbing A Westchester man may spend the rest of his life in prison after being found guilty of murdering another man following a minor incident with his girlfriend, the District Attorney announced. Mount Vernon resident Savion Kiron, age 27, was convicted of murder last week in the first jury trial to take place in Westchester County Court since last fall due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, Kirton was convicted of second-degree murder for the June 2019 stabbing of Jermial Rose in the neck, resulting in his death. Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah said that the jury deliberated…
DA Calls For DOJ To Investigate Police Department In Westchester DA Calls For DOJ To Investigate Police Department In Westchester
DA Calls For DOJ To Investigate Police Department In Westchester The Westchester County District Attorney is calling on the US Department of Justice (DOJ) to launch an investigation into the Mount Vernon Police Department. DA Mimi Rocah announced on Friday, April 30 that she is calling on the DOs to investigate the department for pervasive and persistent alleged civil rights violations including unlawful strip searches, excessive use of force, and other misconduct. Rocah noted that her office is in the process of multiple criminal investigations involving certain Mount Vernon police officers. “In the course of those investigations, based largely on pub…
Man Sentenced For Holiday Time Burglary Spree In Westchester, Ordered To Pay Thousands Man Sentenced For Holiday Time Burglary Spree In Westchester, Ordered To Pay Thousands
Man Sentenced For Holiday Time Burglary Spree In Westchester, Ordered To Pay Thousands A 43-year-old man who went on a holiday-time crime spree in Westchester will spend a decade behind bars after admitting to burglary and robbery charges. Yonkers resident German Martinez was sentenced to 10 years in prison after he pleaded guilty on nine counts for a spree that started the day after Christmas in 2019 and continued into the first week of the New Year. Specifically, Martinez pleaded guilty to: Two counts of first-degree burglary; One count of robbery; Six counts of second-degree burglary. Prosecutors said that Martinez broke into several Westchester residences in a burglary …
Charges Against Man Accused Of Attacking Asian Grandmother In Westchester Dropped, DA Says Charges Against Man Accused Of Attacking Asian Grandmother In Westchester Dropped, DA Says
Charges Against Man Accused Of Attacking Asian Grandmother In Westchester Dropped, DA Says Charges have been dropped against a man accused of attacking a Korean-American grandmother at a Hudson Valley mall. Nancy Toh, an 83-year-old grandmother, was attacked at approximately 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 9 while collecting cans and bottles to recycle outside Nordstrom at the Westchester Mall in White Plains, police said. She was allegedly approached by Glenmore Nehmbhard, who spat on her and punched her in the face. Authorities say Nehmbhard is homeless. Original story - Suspect Nabbed For Attack On Asian Grandmother In Westchester Nembhard, age 40, was arrested and charged with…
Millions Of Dollars Worth Of Fentanyl, Opiates, Seized In Massive Westchester Bust Millions Of Dollars Worth Of Fentanyl, Opiates, Seized In Massive Westchester Bust
Millions Of Dollars Worth Of Fentanyl, Opiates, Seized In Massive Westchester Bust Several million dollars worth of fentanyl and other drugs are off the streets following a massive Drug Enforcement Agency bust in the Hudson Valley. A joint investigation by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) New York Drug Enforcement Task Force (NYDETF), New Jersey State Police, and the Westchester District Attorney’s Office led to the seizure of millions of dollars worth of opiates and other narcotics, including alleged fentanyl in Mount Vernon. Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah announced that in total, approximately 25,000 pills alleged to be fentanyl, many ma…
Stickers With White Nationalist, Supremacist Messages Found In Westchester Stickers With White Nationalist, Supremacist Messages Found In Westchester
Stickers With White Nationalist, Supremacist Messages Found In Westchester An investigation has been launched by multiple law enforcement agencies in Westchester as they attempt to locate suspects who have been posting stickers that carry white nationalist and supremacist messages. Mimi Rocah, who took over as the new Westchester County District Attorney last week, and the top cops in New Rochelle, Scarsdale, Sleepy Hollow, Tarrytown, White Plains, and Yorktown said that the stickers have been cropping up in recent weeks, and they are working together to track down the perpetrators. Rocah said that the stickers carrying white nationalist and white supremacist mess…
Westchester DA Tony Scarpino Concedes To Primary Challenger  Mimi Rocah Westchester DA Tony Scarpino Concedes To Primary Challenger  Mimi Rocah
Westchester DA Tony Scarpino Concedes To Primary Challenger Mimi Rocah Westchester County will have a new District Attorney come November. Incumbent District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. conceded the Democratic Primary to former federal prosecutor and MSNBC analyst Mimi Rocah on Thursday, July 16. Scarpino’s concession comes more than three weeks after the primary on Tuesday, June 23, which was slowed by thousands of mail-in ballots that had to be counted due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “I am tremendously honored to be able to declare victory today in the Democratic Primary for Westchester District Attorney after three weeks with more than…
Results So Far Point To Victory In Westchester DA Race, Rocah Campaign Says Results So Far Point To Victory In Westchester DA Race, Rocah Campaign Says
Results So Far Point To Victory In Westchester DA Race, Rocah Campaign Says Ballots are still being counted, but the Westchester County District Attorney’s race could already be decided, according to challenger Mimi Rocah. Rocha’s camp is declaring victory, saying that her winning margin on Election Day “leaves little hope for incumbent (District Attorney) Tony Scarpino" in what was expected to be a tight race. “With tens of thousands of paper ballots yet to be counted and a week for additional ballots to arrive, the results are not expected to be finalized for several weeks,” she wrote in an email. "However, the strength of her winning margin on Election Day …
Whistleblower: Innocent People Framed By Police In Westchester, Report Says Whistleblower: Innocent People Framed By Police In Westchester, Report Says
Whistleblower: Innocent People Framed By Police In Westchester, Report Says A whistleblowing police officer in Mount Vernon secretly recorded his colleagues admitting to false arrests, planting evidence, beatings, and other misdeeds, according to a new report. For months, Gothamist/WNYC has been provided tapes by Mount Vernon Police officer Murashea Bovell, which includes statements and claims from active-duty officers within the department to various forms of corruption. In the tapes, multiple officers refer to having witnessed or taken part in misconduct that includes framing and abusing suspects, collaborating with drug dealers to curry favor, and other corrupti…
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Westchester DA Faces Competition From Nationally Known TV Commentator, Democratic Primary Foe Westchester DA Faces Competition From Nationally Known TV Commentator, Democratic Primary Foe
Westchester DA Faces Competition From Nationally Known TV Commentator, Democratic Primary Foe Westchester District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino faces a primary election this spring from another, nationally known Democrat. MSNBC commentator and TV legal analyst Mimi Rocah announced her DA campaign via Twitter as well as on national television on Wednesday, Dec. 4. The 49-year-old Scarsdale resident joins a string of well-known women who sought—or won—Westchester's top prosecutor job. Among this group are Fox television's Judge Jeanine Pirro, a Republican, and New York state's Chief Judge Janet DiFiore, also a Westchester resident. Rocah, who served as assistant U.S. attorney in the …
Politics Expert From Pace Previews Mid-Term Elections Politics Expert From Pace Previews Mid-Term Elections
Politics Expert From Pace Previews Mid-Term Elections Mimi Rocah, a former federal prosecutor, TV commentator and Distinguished Fellow in Criminal Justice at Pace Law School will be a featured speaker on Wednesday, Oct. 31 when Pace University hosts The Business Council of Westchester’s Political Leadership Series: "Red Wave, Blue Wave: The 2018 Mid-Term Elections." Frequently featured on MSNBC and NBC as a legal analyst, Rocah has appeared on All in With Chris Hayes, The Rachel Maddow Show, The 11th Hour, Hardball, The Last Word and other television news shows to discuss a range of topics including President Trump’s immigrant ban, th…