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A Westchester man has been extradited from Scotland and returned to Westchester County, where he will face murder charges after fleeing the country last year following the fatal shooting of a teenager. On Thursday, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino announced that 31-year-old Sheppard Adeghe of Yonkers has been extradited and will face life in prison for his role in the shooting death of his victim last summer.
A Westchester man has been extradited from Scotland and returned to Westchester County, where he will face murder charges after fleeing the country last year following a fatal shooting. On Thursday, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino announced that 31-year-old Sheppard Adeghe of Yonkers has been extradited and will face life in prison for his role in the shooting death of his victim last summer.
A Westchester County neurologist was among six charged in a multi-million dollar health care fraud scheme that spanned more than a decade. On Thursday, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara announced that Emad Soliman, who lives in New Castle and has a practice in Yonkers, was among those charged in a reported 12-year scheme to "defraud Medicaid, Medicare and other private health insurance companies out of more than $50 million."
A new restaurant called Ocean Grill operated by Homestyle Catering will replace Seaside Johnnies this summer at Rye Town Park, officials announced Thursday. The popular caterers already operate food and beverage concessions at golf courses and other public attractions in Putnam County, Rockland County, White Plains and Yonkers.
A Yonkers man has pleaded guilty in a head-on collision that killed another driver last August, according to the Westchester County District Attorney's office.
Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino sat through a rowdy town hall meeting Monday night where he was the target of criticism as a Republican lawmaker Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino sat through a rowdy town hall meeting Monday night where he was the target of criticism as a Republican lawmaker viewed as a supporter of President Donald Trump. YONKERS - Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino sat through a rowdy town hall meeting Monday night where he was the target of criticism as a Republican lawmaker viewed as a supporter of President Donald Trump.
A Westchester County man is facing up to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty following a fatal drinking and driving accident when he had a blood alcohol content approaching four times the legal limit. On Tuesday, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino announced that 23-year-old Liam Perry, of Yonkers has pleaded guilty to a six-count indictment that includes felony charges of vehicular manslaughter for his role in the crash last summer that claimed the life of a man in Yonkers.
The Mount Vernon man accused of the fatal stabbing a 24-year-old Yonkers resident last year has been arraigned on manslaughter and weapons charges. According to Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Donte Pace, 22, has been arraigned in Westchester County Court on Wednesday, where he was formally charged with manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon following the assault of his victim last October.
Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced Tuesday that Joann Perrino, a 60-year-old Yonkers resident, pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $1 million from her employer. The district attorney's office said Perrino initiated transfers and wrote checks from her employer's account to pay for personal expenses, including car and mortgage payments, travel expenses, spa treatments and, on one occasion, a $4,366 shopping spree on clothes.
A Westchester woman is facing more than a decade in prison after pleading guilty to stealing nearly $1 million from her victim while serving as a part-time personal assistant over the span of five years. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino said Tuesday that Yonkers resident Joann Perrino, 60, pleaded guilty to second-degree grand larceny after utilizing her victim's bank accounts for her own benefit, totaling $987,428.87 between January 2009 and May 2014.
... Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced Tuesday that Joann Perrino, a 60-year-old Yonkers resident, pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $1 million from her employer. The district attorney's office said Perrino initiated ...
... Office announced in a statement obtained by PEOPLE. Around 4 a.m. on Nov. 14, 2013, Kenneth Dearden woke up in their Yonkers, New York home with a pain on the left side of his head, the statement says. Dearden spent eight days at Westchester Medical ...
... 10 years old, is co-sponsor of the proposed law. She says it is meant to protect immigrants from raids. (5:13 PM) YONKERS - One day after demonstrating during the "Day Without Immigrants" protests, Westchester County Legislator Virginia Perez is ...
... were sleeping only a few feet away, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office said. On Nov. 21, 2014 Yonkers detectives arrested Emily Dearden of Pondfield Road West in Yonkers, who entered her plea before Judge Barry Warhit to one count of ...
A New York Police Department psychologist who told detectives she was knocked unconscious by an intruder on the night her husband was shot has pleaded guilty to attempted assault. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino Jr. says Emily Dearden, of Yonkers, faces up to 15 years in prison when she's sentenced on June 7. An ambulance took him to the hospital.
Police are seeking the public's assistance as they continue investigating the death of a 21-year-old man who was found outside in the snow outside of Burger King on Central Park Avenue in Yonkers this week. Yonkers PD detectives are actively investigating the death of Yonkers resident Brandyn Reilly, Sgt.
Yonkers police are seeking the community's assistance as they continue investigating the death of a 21-year-old that was found outside in the snow outside of Burger King on Central Park Avenue this week. Detectives are actively investigating the death of Yonkers resident Brandyn Reilly, Sgt.
Westchester County Democrats celebrated the victories they achieved on Sunday, as well as future political battles they hope to win. "Hillary won Westchester by huge numbers, Democrats won across our county," says Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano.
Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. announced that Dontae Degree of 57 Town Green Drive, Elmsford New York, was found guilty today after a jury trial before Judge Barbara Zambelli of: On August 25, 2015 at approximately 1:35 p.m., several gunshots rang out in front of 127 Morningside Avenue in Yonkers. A Yonkers Police Officer who was nearby raced to the location and discovered two men who had been shot sitting in the front seats of a Hyundai Sonata.
County Executive Astorino addresses Muslim community group at the Andalusia School in Yonkers Friday. Photo courtesy, Westchester County Department of Communications WPCNR FOR THE RECORD.
Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino walked a political tightrope Friday, reiterating his respect and kinship with the Muslim-American community, yet offering his support for President Donald Trump's travel ban. "I wanted you to be sure that we will not be silent," Astorino said during his remarks at the Muslim American Society Center in Yonkers.
An Elmsford man is facing life in prison after being found guilty of murder for his role in a daytime shooting as a teenager two years ago. On Friday, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino announced that Dontae Degree, 20, was found guilty by a jury trial for a 2015 shooting that left one man dead and another seriously injured in Yonkers.
... start plowing about 4 a.m. There should be a couple of inches on the ground, according to the weather reports," said Yonkers Public Works Commissioner Thomas Meier. This year, Yonkers has a new tool to assist them with snow removal - "snow pushers" ...
Jason Tillis, 36, of Yonkers, was charged with possession of over an ounce of cocaine and operating a drug factory when police arrested him outside Hudson Grille on Bedford Street Friday night. Jason Tillis, 36, of Yonkers, was charged with possession of over an ounce of cocaine and operating a drug factory when police arrested him outside Hudson Grille on Bedford Street Friday night.
... 2013, which was a year before Astorino ran against him. The governor's intermediaries are said to have spoken with Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano, Assemblywoman Amy Paulin and state Sen. George Latimer about possibly challenging Astorino. Spano ...