Westchester Pet Store Owner Permanently Barred For Animal Cruelty

A pet store owner with stores in the Hudson Valley has been permanently barred from working as a pet dealer and will pay $20,000 in fees and penalties as part of a plea agreement for repeated animal cruelty, New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said Monday afternoon. Richard Doyle of Mahopac, who owned and operated three retail pet stores in Westchester and the Hudson Valley: American Breeders, Inc. in Wappingers Falls; Puppies and Kittens in Mohegan Lake, and Best Breeds, Inc. in Larchmont, took part in practices that resulted in sick dogs being sold and even dying, said a statement from Schneiderman.

Mount Kisco Woman Steals Wallet From Winery, Yorktown Police Say

A Mount Kisco woman turned herself into the custody of Yorktown police this week after she allegedly stole a wallet that was resting on a table at a local winery. Yorktown police announced on Thursday that Palmina Hernandez, 52, was arrested on a felony charge of fourth-degree larceny following a lengthy investigation into her theft of a wallet at the Winery at Saint George in Mohegan Lake.

Mount Kisco Woman Stole Wallet From Winery, Police Say

A Mount Kisco woman turned herself into the custody of Yorktown police this week after she allegedly stole a wallet that was resting on a table at a local winery. On Thursday, Yorktown police announced that Palmina Hernandez, 52, was arrested on a felony charge of fourth-degree larceny following a lengthy investigation into her theft of a wallet at the Winery at Saint George in Mohegan Lake.