Teen Faces Life Sentence After Admitting To Shooting Police Officer In Westchester

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.

Suspect Pleads Guilty To Murder During 12-Hour Westchester Crime Spree

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.

Man Charged With Shooting, Killing Worker From Northern Westchester

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.

Westchester Man Facing Attempted Murder Charge For Daytime Shooting

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.

Activists rally to promote gun control

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.

Yonkers Man Arraigned In Connection To Fatal Armed Robbery

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.

Shooters Of Police Officer In Westchester To Be Arraigned

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.

Portion of Maybank Highway closed due to fatal accident

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.

Westchester Mother Charged After 5-Year-Old Shoots Self In Face

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.

Westchester Man Sentenced To 18 Years In Prison For Attempted Murder

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.