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A Westchester teenager is facing life in prison after pleading guilty to shooting a Yonkers police officer last year and to his involvement in a separate New Rochelle shooting. New Rochelle resident Frank Valencia, 19, has pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted aggravated murder and one count of criminal possession of a weapon for his involvement in a standoff involving Officer Kayla Maher, who was shot in the jaw.
A Westchester County man has pleaded guilty to the murder of a Mount Vernon man during a 12-hour crime spree last year. Eric Lee has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in relation to the death of Trevon Boswell last year during a spree of violent robberies in Mount Vernon, New Rochelle and Yonkers.
... at Yankee Stadium. Burke and Mordant were bemoaning being there when suddenly Burke got a call about a cop shot in Yonkers. The three of us jumped into Mordant's car and headed to the scene. Mordant took a helmet and vest out of his trunk and put ...
Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced on Friday that 32-year-old Heriberto Morales of Yonkers has been charged by a grand jury in a seven-count indictment that was released this week. He stands charged of murdering a Northern Westchester man who was working for a private carting company at the time of his death.
A man is facing an attempted murder charge after allegedly opening fire on a man in broad daylight in Westchester. Yonkers resident Anthony Villa, 24, was arraigned on a five-count indictment on Monday, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., announced, including attempted murder and weapons charges.
North Bronx Racial Justice and Saint Stephen's United Methodist Church are hoping to get a productive discussion going around guns at 'Beyond Gun Control: Race, Youth, and the New Movement to End Gun Violence,' an event they are co-hosting on June 23. Jone Johnson Lewis, the leader of the Riverdale-Yonkers Society for Ethical Culture, talks about planning an event about gun control while members read and talk notes during a meeting between North Bronx Racial Justice and Saint Stephen's United Methodist Church.
A 31-year-old Westchester man is facing a murder charge for his role in the fatal shooting of a 30-year-old Yonkers resident late last year. Charles Burks of Yonkers was arraigned this week on a murder charge following an investigation into the shooting death of Dymere Graham on Dec. 7 last year, according to the Westchester County District Attorney's office.
Two men from New Rochelle have been indicted on attempted murder charges for their roles in the shooting of a Yonkers police officer last September. Jerry Reyes, 22, and Frank Valencia, 18, have been indicted on charges that include criminal possession of a weapon, attempted aggravated murder and assault for their roles in the shooting of Police Officer Kayla Maher last year.
The man who was killed in a shooting involving an FBI special agent and a Yonkers police officer Friday was a bank robbery suspect, according to multiple reports. The shooting occurred late in the afternoon on Aqueduct Avenue near McLean Avenue, just east of I-87 and south of Hillview Reservoir.
An unidentified man was killed in a shooting involving an FBI special agent and a Yonkers police officer Friday in a vehicle stop "while conducting law enforcement activity," the FBI said.
A teenager is facing multiple charges after allegedly fatally shooting a 16-year-old from Westchester in the chest while showing off a loaded gun. Police were dispatched to the 200 block of Warburton Avenue in Yonkers at approximately 4:20 p.m. on Sunday, Sept.
Florence County Sheriff's Office officials say a man who poured gasoline on a woman and set her on fire after the two had an altercation on September 19 has been located and arrested in Yonkers, New York. Florence County Sheriff's Office officials say a man who poured gasoline on a woman and set her on fire after the two had an altercation on September 19 has been located and arrested in Yonkers, New York.
... exhausted all leads in the killing but the case heated up again on Sept. 3, 2005, when the body of a 25-year-old Yonkers woman was found dumped on the Sprain Brook Parkway. The victim, Angel Serbey, had also been raped and strangled. DNA recovered ...
... a suspended license. New York State Police have also linked him to the Sept. 3, 2005 murder of Angel Serbey, 25, of Yonkers, who was found strangled near the Sprain Brook Parkway, police sources.
The two men implicated in the shooting of a female Yonkers police officer in the face last month reportedly took a stroll through Mamaroneck and perused local auto shops prior to the shootout in Yonkers. Shortly after 8 p.m. on Monday, Sept.
... Stadium. Burke and Mordant were both bemoaning being there, when suddenly Burke got a call about a cop shot in Yonkers. The three of us jumped into Mordant's car and headed to the scene. Mordant even took a helmet and vest out of his trunk and put ...
Francisco Valencia, 18, of New Rochelle, is expected to be charged with at least one count of Attempted Murder in the shooting of a Yonkers police officer. Kayla Maher, 26, was shot in the chin on Monday evening at Ridge Drive and Marshall Road in Yonkers on Tuesday evening.
A 54-year-old man accused of killing his wife, a 2010 graduate of Brookfield High School, in their Yonkers, N.Y., apartment was indicted last week on murder charges. Joseph Abraham Sr. attempted suicide after stabbing his wife, 25-year-old Amanda Trenck, to death, police said.
... criminal possession of a weapon possession and evidence tampering. The third man arrested, Timothy Whitney, 18, of Yonkers, was also charged with weapon possession and evidence tampering, he added. First-responding officers discovered Smith in the ...
... criminal possession of a weapon possession and evidence tampering. The third man arrested, Timothy Whitney, 18, of Yonkers, was also charged with weapon possession and evidence tampering, he added. First-responding officers discovered Smith in the ...
Following an uptick in crime in certain parts of Yonkers, Mayor Mike Spano and police announced the relaunch of "Operation Clean Sweep," on Wednesday. On Monday, one teen was shot in the area of Locust Hill, and another teen was stabbed near Downing Street in a separate incident.
... of more than 300 years. Pine Street is a narrow one-way clinging to a hill in a tucked away section of northwest Yonkers, less than 10 miles north from the New York City border. The whole street stretches less than 500 yards with little foot or car ...
A Mount Vernon woman has been remanded to the Westchester County Jail for her role in the death of her 5-year-old daughter, who shot herself in the face with an illegal gun in Yonkers. On Thursday, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino Jr. announced that 24-year-old Tantania Manners has been charged with a misdemeanor count of endangering the welfare of a child following a lengthy investigation into the death of the child in Yonkers in 2015.
The Yonkers man who was found guilty of attempted murder last month has been sentenced to nearly two decades in state prison for his role in a shooting that left a woman without complete function of her left hand for more than six months. On Tuesday, Westchester County District Attorney announced that Frank Kwaw, 25, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison after pleading guilty to felony counts of attempted murder, attempted assault and criminal possession of a weapon.
The fourth and final man who pleaded guilty in connection to the drive-by shooting death of a Major League Baseball prospect from Yonkers was sentenced on Wednesday. Garth O'Neill Cole admitted he was the driver in the getaway car in the shooting death of Michael Nolan, 23, outside the Burger King on Central Avenue in September 2015.