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A Westchester bank teller was charged Wednesday with participating in a 2013 armed robbery of a Wells Fargo bank in Yonkers, according to Joon H. Kim, the Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Virginia Blanco, 28, of Yonkers, provided "critical" information about the bank on Odell Avenue to Giovanni Marte before he and three others robbed the bank on Oct. 29, 2013, Kim said.
A 27-year-old man was arrested for demolishing a bust of Christopher Columbus inside a Yonkers park late last month. Emmanuel Santiago Batista was charged with a count of criminal mischief - a felony - and appeared before a Westchester County judge on Monday, police said in a news release.
Following a nearly monthlong investigation, police have arrested a suspect implicated in vandalizing a statue with a baseball bat at Columbus Park in Yonkers in August. Yonkers Police were dispatched to Columbus Park shortly before 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 29, where there were reports of a vandalism incident.
... of the act scheduled a rally, which will be held from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 18 at 660 McLean Avenue in Yonkers, near the ACME Market. A march through city streets will then follow. "Our union enthusiastically endorses the Westchester ...
A registered "sexually violent" offender convicted of raping a 15-year-old girl has reported a move in Westchester County. The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services issued an alert on Thursday to Westchester residents regarding the residency of 31-year-old Eric Jones, who has moved to an apartment on the Glenwood Avenue in Yonkers.
... will be on the Republican line in November, while Siddiqui and Kraver are on the Working Families Party line. In Yonkers, Corazon Pineda defeated Wilson Terrero in the City Council District 2 Democratic primary, 54 percent to 46 percent, according ...
Vandals reportedly beheaded a statue of Christopher Columbus in Yonkers, New York, amid a controversy surrounding a larger Columbus monument in New York City. The two-foot plaster statue in Yonkers' Columbus Memorial Park was knocked off its pedestal, splitting it in two, according to a TV station in Westchester County.
Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino has vowed to track down and prosecute the party or parties responsible for vandalizing a statue of Christopher Columbus in a Yonkers park. Detectives in Yonkers are investigating a case of vandalism after the two-foot statue was knocked from its perch and broken in Columbus Park on Monday night.
... up along both the bucolic environs of the Hudson River and in the urban settings of Mount Vernon, White Plains, Yonkers and New Rochelle. Many of them are aimed squarely at young New York commuters looking for alternatives to Brooklyn and Queens. ...
A 24-year-old woman that attacked her sister in Yonkers has pleaded guilty to attempted murder in Westchester County Court. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced on Thursday that Yosaura Camilo, who is homeless, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, a class B violent felony.
... and operates high-end rental communities across the country, and has built complexes in West Hempstead, Mineola, Yonkers, Westchester County and New Jersey. Tepper said that the company would create a transit-oriented residential community - a ...
The Yonkers man accused of beating his 2-year-old son to death on Christmas Eve has pleaded guilty to a manslaughter charge. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced on Thursday that 26-year-old Blair Robinson - who was facing a murder charge - pleaded guilty in White Plains Court to a count of first-degree manslaughter, a class B violent felony.
The mother of a 2-year-old boy that was allegedly murdered by his father in Yonkers on Christmas Eve has pleaded guilty to endangering the welfare of a child. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scparino, Jr. announced on Thursday that 23-year-old Yonkers resident Kenya Reed has pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts of endangering the welfare of a child for her role in the death of her son and the living environment she provided.
New Canaan police warned residents to keep a close eye on their dogs and other pets after a close encounter between a dog and coyote on Tuesday. WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. - Following a string of recent coyote sightings in Westchester County, the Yonkers Police Department has issued a series of tips to help city residents in the event of an encounter.
A New York woman has been arrested for allegedly running a fundraising scam in which she used the image and story of a little boy who died from cancer earlier this year to con people out of money, officials said. Tracey Jacqueline Weir, 35, of Yonkers, is accused of selling phony raffle tickets to support children's cancer research in the name of Nolan Scully , a 4-year-old boy who lost his battle with rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare soft-tissue cancer, in February.
A 35-year-old woman from Yonkers has been arrested in connection to a fundraising scam involving a child who died of cancer. Last month, the Yonkers Police Department issued an alert to local residents following reports of an alleged scam, where tickets were being sold throughout Westchester by a person selling "fundraising" tickets for a raffle related to Nolan Scully, a 4-year-old boy in Maryland who died from cancer following a fierce battle with rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare soft-tissue cancer.
... in some of the cars, and so it's really intolerable the experiences that you have." Lizardo, who lives in Yonkers, added she rode city trains for more than 30 years, and conditions have only gotten worse like the delays and overcrowding. Although ...
... Last week, troopers dished out 50 tickets during a speed enforcement detail on the Sprain Brook Parkway in Yonkers and last month, another 60 were issued during a separate detail in Greenburgh - including one arrest for a man driving while ...
... developers are adding apartments, stores, restaurants, theaters and even a brewery to Mount Vernon, New Rochelle and Yonkers, where local leaders are embracing aggressive growth policies. "The question is, What took them so long?" Marco Lala, a ...
... allow better cooperation between law enforcement & Westchester County residents," said Legislator Virginia Perez (D-Yonkers). "This legislation is not a sanctuary bill. It simply ensures county law enforcement focuses their attention and resources ...
Police say a missing teen with autism was found at an Irish pub during karaoke night following an hours-long search. The Daily News reports that 15-year-old Mel Harris of Yonkers hopped onto a Metro-North train and wound up in Manhattan Saturday.
A 15-year-old boy who went missing Saturday was located in New York City early Sunday morning, Yonkers Police said. The Yonkers Police Department expressed appreciations to "members of the media and local residents who shared our missing person poster."
A missing autistic teen from Yonkers was found after an hours-long search that ended late Saturday in Manhattan, according to police. Mel Harris, 15, was found safe just before midnight in Midtown and taken to Bellevue Hospital Center as a precaution, cops said Sunday.
... three years ago of "pay-to-play fundraising" for having accepted $55,000 for his county executive campaigns from Yonkers Contracting between 2011 and 2014. During that same period, the party website noted out that the company had gotten $218,599,504 ...
CHERYL E. CHAMBERS, J.P., ROBERT J. MILLER, COLLEEN D. DUFFY, and FRANCESCA E. CONNOLLY, JJ.Matthew M. Calvi, Yonkers, NY, for appellants. Timothy W. Lewis, Greenburgh, N.Y. , for respondents.