‘Criminally Negligent’ Westchester Driver Charged For Crashing BMW, Killing 23-Year-Old

A Westchester man has been indicted on charges related to the car crash that left a 23-year-old i n a coma for months before he suffered a seizure and died from cardiac arrest. Mount Vernon resident Ramel Douglas was arraigned in Westchester County Court this week in relation to his role in the crash that took the life of New Rochelle native Jyrel Daniel in June 2016.

Mount Vernon Driver Indicted For Crash Death Of A New Rochelle Man

Ramel Douglas of Mount Vernon was arraigned in Westchester County Court before Judge Larry Schwartz on charges related to the vehicular death of a New Rochelle man stemming from a car crash in June, 2016. A Westchester County Grand Jury handed up a three-count indictment against Douglas on the following charges: Criminally Negligent Homicide, a class E felony, Assault in the Third Degree, and Reckless Driving, both misdemeanors.

Driver Charged For Speeding, Crashing BMW, Killing New Rochelle Man

A Westchester man has been indicted on charges related to the car crash that left a 23-year-old i n a coma for months before he suffered a seizure and died from cardiac arrest. Mount Vernon resident Ramel Douglas was arraigned in Westchester County Court this week in relation to his role in the crash that took the life of New Rochelle native Jyrel Daniel in June 2016.

LeadingAge NY Honors Wartburg Board Chair as Trustee of the Year

MOUNT VERNON, NEW YORK, USA, October 5, 2018 / EINPresswire.com / -- Wartburg Board Chair is Honored with Trustee of the Year Award from LeadingAge NY Mount Vernon, NY, October 1, 2018 - Wartburg's Chairman of the Home Operations Board of Directors, Rev. Amandus J. Derr, was recently named a Trustee of the Year by LeadingAge NY, an association of 5,600 not-for-profit organizations dedicated to advancing policies, promoting practices and conducting research that supports, enables and empowers people to live fully as they age.

Man Sentenced For Armed Barbershop Robbery In Front Of Children In Westchester

A 31-year-old man is going to spend a decade behind bars after terrorizing a Westchester barbershop during an armed robbery in front of two children. Mount Vernon resident Ronald Jones has been sentenced to prison time after pleading guilty to robbing a city barbershop while armed with a gun in October last year.

Bite To The Face In Westchester Leads To Life In Prison For Armed Robber

A Westchester man may spend the rest of his life behind bars after pistol-whipping a woman and her son during a violent armed robbery last year when he got bit in the face, leading to his arrest. Mount Vernon resident Sidney Lane, 37, was found guilty of two counts of attempted robbery, violent felonies, for an incident in Yonkers last July, when he attacked a woman and her 23-year-old son in their home.

Westport police chief catches accused shoplifters

Just after two New York residents allegedly stole items from stores downtown, they were busted by the town's top cop - Chief Foti Koskinas. Sharon Harrison, 45, of Bronx, N.Y., and Odane Grant, 23, of Mount Vernon, N.Y., were each charged with possession of a shoplifting device, fifth-degree larceny , conspiracy to commit fifth-degree larceny, weapons in a motor vehicle and fifth-degree larceny .

File Photo – Westport Police Chief Foti Koskinas.

Just after two New York residents allegedly stole items from stores downtown, they were busted by the town's top cop - Chief Foti Koskinas. Sharon Harrison, 45, of Bronx, N.Y., and Odane Grant, 23, of Mount Vernon, N.Y., were each charged with possession of a shoplifting device, fifth-degree larceny , conspiracy to commit fifth-degree larceny, weapons in a motor vehicle and fifth-degree larceny .

Registered ‘Sexually Violent’ Offender Reports Move In Mount Vernon

A registered "sexually violent" and "predicate" sex offender convicted of sexually abusing a 9-year-old girl has reported an address change in Westchester County. The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services issued an alert this week to Westchester residents regarding the residency of 52-year-old Manuel Arroyo, who has moved to a residence on South Fulton Street in Mount Vernon.

Stretch Of Hutchinson River Parkway To Be Closed Over Three Days

A stretch of the Hutchinson River Parkway will be closed for several days as contracting crews continue an ongoing bridge replacement project in Westchester. Motorists have been issued an alert by the New York State Department of Transportation cautioning that as part of the bridge replacement project, the parkway will be closed between exit 6 and exit 15 in Mount Vernon and Pelham.

Convicted Felon Admits To Using Forged ID At Four Westchester Banks In One Day

A 55-year-old convicted felon who attempted to steal a Connecticut man's identity at multiple Westchester County banks has admitted to his crimes. Jose Cabrera has pleaded guilty to one count of criminal possession of a forged instrument, a felony, after he went to banks in Mount Vernon, Yonkers, Ossining and Thornwood with a forged Connecticut driver's license and attempted to take out cash over the course of a single afternoon.

Sex Offender Makes Move To Valhalla

The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services issued an alert this week to Westchester residents regarding the residency of 52-year-old Herman Hardee, who has moved from Mount Vernon to an address on Operations Drive in Valhalla The Division of Criminal Justice Services has assigned Hardee as a level two threat, which means he is at "moderate risk of a repeat offense." According to the Division of Criminal Justice Services, Hardee had sexual intercourse with a 13-year-old victim in Mount Vernon and was convicted of second-degree rape in August 1985.

Firm considers move from Westchester to Long Island

HVAC supplier ACS System Associates is asking for IDA tax breaks to support the $7.5 million relocation, which it said would create 25 jobs. Fahd Reyaz, left, legal counsel of ACS System Associates, and his father, Ahmad Reyaz, company president, at their Mount Vernon facility on Wednesday.

Westchester HS Alum Wins Top Prize For Creating Brain Computer Interface

Since taking his academic talents from Westchester to the University of Buffalo, a recent high school graduate is making a name for himself as an up-and-comer in the tech field. William Phillips, a 2017 graduate of Mount Vernon High School, recently took top honors in his category as a Computer Science and Engineering student at the Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program Research Poster Symposium.

Mount Vernon Man ID’d As Victim Of Fatal Northern Westchester Crash

William S. Jackson of Mount Vernon was killed around 5:25 a.m. Tuesday in the town of Somers after losing control of his vehicle, said Trooper AJ Hicks, spokesman for the New York State Police. An initial investigation suggests Jackson was driving a 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee westbound on State Route 116 when he lost control, causing the vehicle to leave the roadway via the north shoulder, struck a concrete wall, and then overturned, Hicks said.

Durante Rentals Makes the Inc. 5000 List for Sixth Straight Year

Mt. Vernon, NY, September 07, 2018 -- -- Westchester-based Durante Rentals , with ten locations throughout New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, has been selected to Inc. Magazine's exclusive list of 5000 of America's fastest-growing private companies The Inc. 5000. Durante's three-year sales growth of 201% and $30.8m in annual revenue places them at #2195 on the 2018 list, the 37th annual.

Amazon Truck Slams Into Overpass In Westchester

A tractor-trailer slammed into an overpass overnight, backing up traffic for hours on the Bronx River Parkway in Westchester. The tractor-trailer, driving illegally on the parkway, crashed around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday on the southbound side just north of the Cross County Parkway near the Yonkers-Mount Vernon border, Westchester County Police said.

Mount Vernon Fails To Have Felony Charges Dropped In Court

Richard Thomas will be heading to court for allegedly stealing campaign funds and lying about money he diverted from his inaugural committee for personal benefit. Earlier this year, the Mount Vernon mayor was charged following an investigation which exposed that he allegedly stole $12,900 from his campaign committee and diverted more than $45,000 from his inaugural committee for personal use and failed to disclose that information to officials.

More on the Westchester County Brewing Company that Operated in Pelham Before Prohibition

... in about May, 1910. The business had its "Office and Bottling Dept." located across the Hutchinson River in Mount Vernon. Thus, the business often was referenced as the Westchester County Brewing Company of Mount Vernon, though its main plant was ...