CRIME & SAFETY
Fugitive Duo Caught On Mundy Lane In Mount Vernon: Police
The arrests of Dion Johnson, age 38, and Yolanda Lower, age 46, who were both wanted in connection with a stabbing in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, were announced by the Westchester County Police Department on Monday, April 22. According to the department, the events leading up to the arrests began when authorities...
Attleboro police arrest New York man accused of stealing used cooking oil
ATTLEBORO, Mass. (WJAR) — Attleboro police said a New York man was arrested early Tuesday morning after he allegedly stole used waste cooking oil that was stored behind businesses. Police said 38-year-old Wilkin Argamonte of Yonkers, New York, was arrested on 68 Washington St. around 3 a.m. Argamonte, who...
19-Year-Old Woman Found Safe After Going Missing From Westchester
New, updated report: A 19-year-old woman who went missing from Westchester has been safely found, police said.Jacklyn Kauffo, age 19, was found safe after going missing in Yonkers on Saturday, April 20, Yonkers Police announced on Tuesday, April 23. Police did not say where Kauffo wa…
Mother and daughter from Mount Vernon seek no prison time in pandemic relief fraud
A former Mount Vernon CSEA president and her daughter are hoping to avoid incarceration in a pandemic relief scheme that bilked the U.S. Small Business Administration out of nearly $1.7 million and are asking a federal judge to sentence them only to two years of home confinement. Lawyers for Andrea...
Illegal Convicted New York Killer With Fake ID Found Dead In Hudson Valley
In a shocking twist, a convicted killer in the country illegally was found dead in the Hudson Valley. On Tuesday, New York State Police released shocking details regarding a fatal crash in the Lower Hudson Valley that occurred over a week ago. Fatal Crash On Interstate 684 In the town...
Edenwald: Police Appeal for Help Locating 13-Year-Old Girl Reported Missing
The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a 13-year-old girl reported missing from the Edenwald section of The Bronx. Police said that Anaisa Coby of 3620 Marolla Place was last seen leaving her home on Saturday, April 20, at around 2.15 p.m. She is described as female, is around 5 feet, 8 inches tall, has black curly hair, and was last seen wearing a green coat, a white t-shirt, dark colored jeans and white sneakers.
Cats used as live bait to train ferocious pitbulls in illegal NYC dogfighting ring, group claims
Sick goons in the Bronx are grabbing stray cats and using them as live bait to train ferocious pit bulls for an illegal underground dogfighting ring, a Big Apple animal rescue group tells The Post. Disturbing video footage shows the helpless felines being mauled by blood-thirsty hounds — part of a stomach-turning training regimen for the vicious dog fights, according to Little Wanderers NYC. “It has gone on for years and years in the Gun Hill and Parkland [housing] projects, and that’s the reality,” said group co-founder Courtney Chandel. “My question is, where’s the NYPD? Where’s the [New York City Housing Authority]?...
Latest Update: Man Killed In I-684 Crash In Northern Westchester Had False ID, Police Say
Authorities have released the identity of a man killed in a one-car crash on I-684.New York City resident Mario Goris, age 53, of the Bronx, was killed in a crash that happened on Sunday, April 14, around 3:15 p.m. on the northbound side near Exit 4 in Bedford, according to New York State Police. …
Man accused of punching seven random women in New York City is arrested
A man accused of assaulting random women in New York City was arrested Tuesday, police said. Daquan Armstead, 31, of East Bronx, was taken into custody on suspicion of hate-motivated assaults on seven women from late March to mid-April in Lower Manhattan, police said. Authorities allege he punched women, sometimes...
Home Depot upping security, adding guard dogs amid migrant loitering, theft concerns
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (TND) — Home Depot has reportedly hired additional security, including guard dogs, at certain locations following thefts allegedly committed by undocumented immigrants. The retailer brought on German Shepherds with third-party security teams for its New Rochelle, New York, store after migrants allegedly broke into cars and...
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