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Yorktown PD, State Police Search for Missing Lakeland Teens
YORKTOWN, N.Y.— Police are hunting for two teenage girls from Yorktown who have been missing since May 12. According to the New York State Police, State Troopers and Yorktown PD have been searching for 17-year-old Evelyn Jimenez and 15-year-old Violet Munroe after their families reported them missing late last week.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER The teens were last seen on May 12 in Peekskill. State police said they also have been known to frequent the White Plains area. News 12 reported that security cameras recently captured them at the Southeast train station in Putnam County. According...
NYPD Cop From Mahopac Back in Court Over Manslaughter Charges
BRONX, N.Y. - A New York City police sergeant from Mahopac accused of throwing a cooler and killing a man during a drug arrest last summer in the Bronx was back in court earlier this week for a hearing in which prosecutors said they are still awaiting evidence discovery from the defense. Erik Duran of Mahopac, an undercover member of the NYPD Narcotics Borough Bronx Tactical Response Unit, who faces myriad charges in the August 2023 death of Eric Duprey, was surrounded by more than a dozen fellow officers as he appeared before a judge, according to published reports.CLICK HERE TO...
Northern Westchester CVS Incident Involving Woman Leads To Chase, 3 Arrests
Three Connecticut men were apprehended after an incident involving a woman in a CVS parking lot in New York led to a police chase and separate crashes.The chain of events began around 4:30 p.m. Friday, May 17 in Northern Westchester County.The North Castle Police Department received a call from a p…
Full investigation into child’s apartment block death, says council
A “full investigation” will be conducted into the fall and death of a five-year-old boy from an apartment block in east London, the local council has said.The boy, named locally as Aalim Makial Jibril, is said to have fallen from the 15th floor of Jacobs House on New City Road, Plaistow, shortly before 6am on Thursday.Newham Council described the incident on Friday as “truly devastating” and said it was trying to establish the “fullest possible understanding of what happened”.Air ambulance paramedics, police and the fire brigade attended, but the boy died at the scene.Police said the death is not being...
Metro-North paid $1M to engineer in Valhalla crash that killed 6 in 2015. Families ask why
Metro-North agreed to pay $1 million to the engineer operating the train that collided with an SUV at a Valhalla crossing in 2015, killing six in the deadliest accident in the railroad’s history, The USA Today Network has learned. The payout to Steven Smalls came after he sued the railroad and the estate of SUV driver Ellen Brody for emotional distress in 2017, claiming Metro-North’s negligence contributed to the Feb. 3, 2015 crash. ...
Construction Scam: Man Steals Over $70K From Levittown Homeowner, Police Say
Westchester County resident Martin Ward, age 27 of Yonkers, was arrested on Tuesday, May 14 for the scam, which occurred on Long Island months prior. In March, a Levittown homeowner reached out to Ward after searching Google for someone to fix the cracks in their home’s foundation. The victim,...
Newburgh councilwoman decries constant social media posts about crime in Newburgh as crime decreases
Despite some apparent progress, she says social media posts and comments -- some by city employees -- have stoked concern about whether Newburgh is a safe place to live and visit.
The Town of Ramapo Police Detective Bureau Arrested a 54 Year Old Male From Sloatsburg
On May 13, 2024, The Town of Ramapo Police Detective Bureau arrested a 54-year-old male from Sloatsburg for Burglary in the third degree, Criminal Mischief in the third degree and Grand Larceny in the third degree. The arrest stems from a commercial burglary that occurred at an oil change business in Monsey on May 9, 2024. The defendant was arraigned at Spring Valley court and remanded to Rockland County Jail, due to previous felony convictions. He is due to return to Ramapo court at on a later date.
Gun Involved Violence Elimination (GIVE) initiative aims to bring down gun violence
ALBANY – Shooting incidents in municipalities participating in the state’s Gun Involved Violence Elimination (GIVE) program have seen an overall decrease in gun violence in recent years, the State Division of Criminal Justice reports. In terms of raw numbers, the City of Newburgh saw the largest drop in...
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