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Armonk, NY
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Westchester Man Admits To Swindling Women Out Of More Than $160K
A Westchester man has admitted to swindling a pair of women out of more than $160,000. White Plains resident Eric Jackier, 48, has pleaded guilty to second-degree grand larceny in relation to a case in Rye Brook and third-degree grand larceny regarding a case in White Plains in Westchester County Court on Thursday. In White Plains, Jackier admitted to stealing $16,475 from a White Plains woman that was earmarked to set up a charity. Instead, Jackier used the money for his own uses between May 15, 2015 and Aug. 20 that year. Jackier further admitted to stealing $167,000 in checks from an el…
Armonk, NY
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Burglar Targeting Westchester Food Markets Faces Series Of Charges
A 46-year-old man who allegedly manipulated metal roll-down security gates to break into Westchester food marts and steal thousands of dollars is facing a host of criminal charges. Kareem Johnakin, of Bethlam, Pennsylvania, was arraigned in Westchester County Court following a multi-count indictment for burglarizing at least five businesses in Yonkers and New Rochelle last year. According to Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., Johnakin and his co-conspirator, Patrick Willis, broke into food markets and a restaurant during the earliest hours of the morning, stealing m…
Armonk, NY
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Violent Westchester Gang Member Admits To Attempted Assault, Conspiracy
A member of a prominent Westchester street gang has become the latest to admit to his role in using violence and weapons to control their neighborhood in Yonkers. Travis Pearson, 28, a member of the Blood Stones Army, pleaded guilty one count of attempted assault, a violent felony, and one count of second-degree conspiracy. His plea was accepted in Westchester County Court on Tuesday. Pearson was arrested and charged as part of a larger gang sweep in the Nodine Hill section of Yonkers in the beginning of May, which led to the arrests of several members of the Blood Stones Army, who were cha…
Armonk, NY
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Mayor In Westchester Scheduled To Appear In Court For Criminal Case
Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas is scheduled to appear in court for his first appearance since being arraigned in May on charges claiming he stole campaign funds and failed to disclose his use of inaugural funds during his initial run for office. Thomas is due in Westchester County Court on Friday, where he will answer charges that include grand larceny and filing a false instrument after being accused of stealing more than $12,000 from Friends of Richard Thomas, his campaign committee when he ran for mayor three years ago. He is also accused of allegedly failing to report nearly $50,000 t…
White Plains, NY
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Man Admits To Stealing Vehicles From Westchester Dealerships Using Fake ID
A 27-year-old man had admitted to taking elaborate steps to use a 10-year-old child’s identity to steal cars from a Westchester dealership and will soon face jail time. Nanuet resident Andre Mendez has pleaded guilty in Westchester County Court to identity theft and falsifying business records, both felonies. He also pleaded guilty to aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and two counts of driving while intoxicated following incidents dating back to last year. Mendez created a synthetic identity using his actual name and date of birth along with the Social Security number of an…
Armonk, NY
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Central Avenue Gas Station Robbery Suspect To Be Sentenced
A man who terrorized a gas station during several armed robberies over the span of more than four months is due to be sentenced after being found guilty by a jury following a trial in Westchester County Court earlier this year. In June, Bronx resident Gregory Harris, 41, was found guilty of multiple counts of robbery related to four incidents at the same Central Park Avenue gas station in Yonkers in 2016. The string of robberies began on April 1, 2016, when Harris entered the station armed with a handgun, demanding money from employees. He knocked one employee to the ground and held a gun i…
Armonk, NY
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Man Sentenced For Fatal Stabbing Of Co-Worker At Westchester Restaurant
A 23-year-old man will spend more than a decade in prison after pleading guilty to fatally stabbing his co-worker at a Westchester restaurant. Queens resident Francisco Smile Nicasio-Ramirez has been sentenced to 14 years in prison after pleading guilty to first-degree manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon dating back to an incident at the Dia and Noche restaurant on McLean Avenue in Yonkers last October. He pleaded guilty on May 23. Nicasio-Ramirez and his victim, Rafael Pena, 54, were working at the restaurant on Oct. 17 last year, when an argument broke out between the two men…
Armonk, NY
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Westchester Man Sentenced For Shooting 4-Year-Old Girl In Leg
A Westchester man is going to spend more than a decade behind bars following his sentencing for misfiring his gun, missing his intended target, and striking a 4-year-old girl in the leg while he was a teenager. Yonkers resident Floyd Bruce, now 21, was sentenced in Westchester County Court to 15 years in prison following his guilty plea last year. Bruce pleaded guilty on June 8 last year to felony counts of robbery, attempted assault and criminal possession of a weapon. He had faced up to 25 years for his conviction. According to Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., s…
Armonk, NY
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Central Avenue Gas Station Robbery Spree Suspect Sees Sentencing Adjourned
A man who allegedly terrorized a gas station during several armed robberies over the span of more than four months had his sentencing adjourned after being found guilty by a jury following a trial in Westchester County Court. Bronx resident Gregory Harris, 41, was found guilty last month of multiple counts of robbery related to four incidents at the same Central Park Avenue in Yonkers in 2016. He was due to be sentenced this week, but had his case adjourned. The string of robberies began on April 1, when Harris entered the station armed with a handgun, demanding money from employees. He kno…
Armonk, NY
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Central Avenue Gas Station Robbery Suspect To Be Sentenced
A man who allegedly terrorized a gas station during several armed robberies over the span of more than four months is scheduled to be sentenced this week after being found guilty by a jury following a trial in Westchester County Court. Bronx resident Gregory Harris, 41, was found guilty last month of multiple counts of robbery related to four incidents at the same Central Park Avenue in Yonkers in 2016. He is due to be sentenced on Wednesday. The string of robberies began on April 1, when Harris entered the station armed with a handgun, demanding money from employees. He knocked one employe…
Rivertowns, NY
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Central Avenue Gas Station Robbery Suspect Found Guilty
A man who terrorized a gas station during several armed robberies over the span of more than four months has been found guilty by a jury following a trial in Westchester County Court. On Wednesday, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced that that Bronx resident Gregory Harris, 41, has been found guilty of multiple counts of robbery related to four incidents at the same Central Park Avenue in Yonkers in 2016. The string of robberies began on April 1, when Harris entered the station armed with a handgun, demanding money from employees. He knocked one employee to …
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Ex-Pleasant Valley Town Clerk Ordered To Pay $27K In Larceny Case
The former Pleasant Valley Town Clerk who was charged with grand larceny for stealing funds over a four-year time period entered into a plea agreement on Wednesday in Westchester County Court, according to Dutchess County District Attorney William Grady. Margaret Hart pleaded guilty to third-degree larceny, a Class D felony, before Judge George Fufidio, who was sitting in as Acting Dutchess County Judge. By pleading guilty, the 57-year-old Hart admitted she stole over $27,000 from funds collected by the Town Clerk's Office for various fees, Grady said. The fees included monies collected f…
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