Man Arraigned On Murder In Death Of Yonkers Teen Run Down On Sidewalk

A 23-year-old man was arraigned on three charges related to the killing of a teenage girl, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. announced on Wednesday. The charges are as follows: one count of murder in the second degree in the death of 16-year-old Madysen Denman of Yonkers and two counts of attempted murder in the second degree.

‘Sexually Violent’ Offender Moves To Yonkers From Mount Vernon

The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services issued an alert this week to Westchester residents regarding the residency of 54-year-old Maurice Mitchell, who has moved from an apartment in Mount Vernon to a residence on Garfield Street in Yonkers. The Division of Criminal Justice Services has assigned Mitchell as a Level 3 threat, which means he is a "high-risk repeat offender and possible threat to public safety."

NY Senate’s revised sexual harassment policy drawing fire

In this April 27, 2015, file photo, Senate Democratic Conference Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, D-Yonkers, speaks during a news conference in Albany, N.Y. Stewart-Cousins, the only female leader of a legislative conference in Albany, is taking issue with the state Senate's newly revised anti-sexual harassment policy because it includes a warning to false accusers. The Republican-controlled chamber distributed the policy Monday Jan. 29, 2017 to senators and staff.

Yonkers Man Facing Murder Charge In Hit-Run

Charges have been upgraded against a 23-year-old Yonkers man who allegedly struck and killed a 16-year-old girl with his car, killing her following an argument on Nepperhan Avenue. Joel Thompson has been indicted by a grand jury on charges that include second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder, both felonies.

Suspect Caught Stealing From Yonkers Church Donation Box Apprehended

An investigation into stolen money from a Westchester church donation box led to the apprehension of a Yonkers man who fought his arresting officers, police said. Investigators from the Yonkers Police Department were dispatched to Sacred Heart Church on Shonnard Place on Friday, Jan. 19, after receiving reports of a suspicious suspect removing money from a donation box.

Yonkers Convict’s Accomplice Busted In $3.5M ‘Shotgunning’ Scheme, Feds Say

An accomplice of a convicted Westchester man was charged in connection with a $3.5 million "shotgunning" scheme, said federal authorities who arrested him Sunday. Saoud "Sam" Rihan, 57, was a business partner of Yonkers resident Simon Curanaj, 63, who admitted last November that he and his associates used bogus information and simultaneous loan applications at multiple banks to fraudulently obtain home equity lines of credit -- a practice known as "shotgunning," U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said.

01/28 A Beloved Gathering Facing Racism Together: Bearing Witness and Bringing Hope

... Methodist Church - Roman Catholic Archdiocese of NY - Westchester Jewish Council - Westchester Board of Rabbis - Yonkers Islamic Center. Antioch Baptist Church, Bedford Hills - Bedford Presbyterian Church - Bet Am Shalom, White Plains - Bet Torah, ...

County Executive Latimer Restores Funds for Youth Organizations, including White Plains Youth Bureau

... be distributed to the Youth Court Program in New Rochelle, the L.I.F.T. Program in Peekskill, WJCS Center Lane in Yonkers and the Step Up Boys, Clubman Higher Aims and Healthy and Fit for Life Programs in White Plains. "These programs are necessary ...