New Rochelle Man Pleads Guilty In Shooting of Yonkers Police Officer
Frank Valencia, 19, of New Rochelle pleaded guilty to charges related to the shooting of a Yonkers Police Officer in Sept. 2017, and an unrelated case in New Rochelle.
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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.
Three arrested and charged in burglary, home invasion
Three men were arrested and charged with a burglary that took place during a home invasion in the Center late Friday night. According to the Shelter Island Police Department, Kevin E. Calderon, 26, of the Bronx, Livo Josue Melo, 27, of the Bronx, and Sivestro Mazzella, 70, of Yonkers, New York were arrested in Yonkers early Saturday by Shelter Island Police Department officers with assistance from the Yonkers Police Department and brought to Shelter Island for arraignment.
Genovese Crime Family Member From Westchester Destroys Evidence, Obstructs Justice, Feds Say
A member of the Genevose Crime Family of La Cosa Nostra already charged with the stabbing death of a Westchester man is now facing new charges for destroying evidence and obstructing justice, prosecutors announced. John Tortora Jr., known as "Johnny T," was arrested in August by FBI agents and Yonkers Police in connection with the 1997 death of 29-year-old Richard Ortiz in Yonkers.
Westchester Heroin Dealer Facing Decades In Prison After Guilty Verdict In White Plains Trial
Leibys "Celly" Mercedes of the Bronx was found guilty of conspiring to distribute more than 100 grams of heroin in Yonkers following a four-day trial. The jury unanimously found him guilty of distributing the heroin to other dealers in the area.
Yonkers Heroin Dealer Found Guilty After Jury Trial In White Plains
Leibys "Celly" Mercedes of the Bronx was found guilty of conspiring to distribute more than 100 grams of heroin in Yonkers following a four-day trial. The jury unanimously found him guilty of distributing the heroin to other dealers in the area.
Westchester Man Faces Felony Charges For Stabbing Victim With Screwdriver, DA Says
A Westchester man is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly hospitalizing a man when he stabbed him with a screwdriver. Yonkers resident Raheem Nelson was arrested this week and charged with assault and other charges for a pair of incidents over the summer when he stabbed his victim.
DA: Yonkers Man Faces Felony Charges For Stabbing Victim With Screwdriver
A Westchester man is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly hospitalizing a man when he stabbed him with a screwdriver. Yonkers resident Raheem Nelson was arrested this week and charged with assault and other charges for a pair of incidents over the summer when he stabbed his victim.
Wanted Blood Stones Gang Member Known As ‘Flee’ Nabbed By Police Detectives In Westchester
Over the last several weeks, investigators with the Gang Unit developed information on the whereabouts of Rahkim "Flee" Shealy, and on Thursday night, Yonkers Police detectives placed him into custody without incident at a location on Orchard Place. Shealy, of Yonkers, was booked on charges of conspiracy, menacing and criminal possession of a weapon and arraigned today at the Westchester County Court.