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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.
A Westchester County man has pleaded guilty to the murder of a Mount Vernon man during a 12-hour crime spree last year. Eric Lee has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in relation to the death of Trevon Boswell last year during a spree of violent robberies in Mount Vernon, New Rochelle and Yonkers.
... at Yankee Stadium. Burke and Mordant were bemoaning being there when suddenly Burke got a call about a cop shot in Yonkers. The three of us jumped into Mordant's car and headed to the scene. Mordant took a helmet and vest out of his trunk and put ...
Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced on Friday that 32-year-old Heriberto Morales of Yonkers has been charged by a grand jury in a seven-count indictment that was released this week. He stands charged of murdering a Northern Westchester man who was working for a private carting company at the time of his death.
A man is facing an attempted murder charge after allegedly opening fire on a man in broad daylight in Westchester. Yonkers resident Anthony Villa, 24, was arraigned on a five-count indictment on Monday, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., announced, including attempted murder and weapons charges.
North Bronx Racial Justice and Saint Stephen's United Methodist Church are hoping to get a productive discussion going around guns at 'Beyond Gun Control: Race, Youth, and the New Movement to End Gun Violence,' an event they are co-hosting on June 23. Jone Johnson Lewis, the leader of the Riverdale-Yonkers Society for Ethical Culture, talks about planning an event about gun control while members read and talk notes during a meeting between North Bronx Racial Justice and Saint Stephen's United Methodist Church.
A 31-year-old Westchester man is facing a murder charge for his role in the fatal shooting of a 30-year-old Yonkers resident late last year. Charles Burks of Yonkers was arraigned this week on a murder charge following an investigation into the shooting death of Dymere Graham on Dec. 7 last year, according to the Westchester County District Attorney's office.
Two men from New Rochelle have been indicted on attempted murder charges for their roles in the shooting of a Yonkers police officer last September. Jerry Reyes, 22, and Frank Valencia, 18, have been indicted on charges that include criminal possession of a weapon, attempted aggravated murder and assault for their roles in the shooting of Police Officer Kayla Maher last year.
The man who was killed in a shooting involving an FBI special agent and a Yonkers police officer Friday was a bank robbery suspect, according to multiple reports. The shooting occurred late in the afternoon on Aqueduct Avenue near McLean Avenue, just east of I-87 and south of Hillview Reservoir.
