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Rye Golf Club Worker Arrested for Forcible Touching
The Rye PD arrested a worker at Rye Golf Club for the forcible touching of a coworker. Nicholas Aufiero, age 72 of Rye Brook, NY, was arrested on Tuesday for Forcible Touching, a misdemeanor in the State of New York. An investigation revealed that on Saturday, June 29, 2024, Aufiero inappropriately touched a coworker while working on the grounds of the Rye Golf Club.
House Fire on Kirby Lane
While many had just finished enjoying BBQs and watching fireworks, the Rye Fire Department found itself battling a house fire on Kirby Lane late into the evening on Thursday, July 4th. At 10:56pm, Rye FD was dispatched for structure fire at 168 Kirby Lane. Units arrived on scene to find...
Video shows road rage lead to innocent bystander stabbed to death in Bronx
NEW YORK -- Family members of an innocent young father stabbed to death in the Bronx are calling for justice after they say he was killed for simply witnessing a road rage incident. The victim's sister told CBS New York the suspect should turn himself in. Friends started to leave candles Wednesday for 29-year-old Ronald Gomez-Mesa, who they say was loved and well known in the Morris Heights neighborhood. They said he was just hanging out on Tuesday afternoon when he got caught in the middle of a road rage incident he wasn't even involved in. "Now we're not gonna...
Update: 2 Officers Injured After Police Car T-Boned In Westchester Crash
This story has been updated. A part of a busy Westchester County road has reopened to traffic after a police cruiser was hit and knocked into scaffolding, injuring two officers. Part of eastbound Prospect Street between Riverdale Avenue and South Broadway (Route 9) in Yonkers has reopened…
Cortlandt Domestic Dispute Ends With Felony Arrest of Peekskill Man
News was just recently released by the New York State Police, detailing an incident that transpired last week in the Town of Cortlandt in Westchester County. According to the official press release just released by the NYSP, the incident in question occurred last week on Tuesday June 18,2024. Members of the New York State Police were alerted to and responded to a domestic dispute call in Cortlandt.
Ride along with the NYPD team cracking down on illegal fireworks
NEW YORK -- The New York City Police Department is cracking down on illegal fireworks, and CBS New York's Derick Waller joined officers for an exclusive ride-along.As Waller learned, it's not just fireworks police are after.NYPD's Community Response Team watching out for illegal fireworks across cityOn a Friday night in the Bronx, officers with the NYPD's Community Response Team were on duty, watching out for illegal fireworks."This block had complaints last night and tonight. They've been lighting fireworks off all night," Sgt. Jimmy Seder said.Seder and his partner, Officer Edgar Guerrero, patrol the 46th and 48th precincts.They stopped one group...
Torture alleged as murder charge upgraded in New Rochelle killing
A murder charge against a New Rochelle woman accused of killing her girlfriend and hiding the body in a closet for a week has been upgraded because the victim was allegedly tortured for months — and she faces additional charges alleging abuse of four other women. Kenya Tilford, 41, pleaded not guilty...
SPRING VALLEY: Stabbing Incident On Bethune Blvd: Victim Hospitalized, Police Investigating
A stabbing occurred near 29 Bethune Boulevard just minutes ago. The Spring Valley Police Department, along with the Rockland County Sheriff and New York State Police, are currently investigating the incident. The victim has been transported to Westchester Medical Center by Spring Hill EMS and Rockland Paramedics. Authorities are questioning...
NYC trio broke into N.J. home, tied up residents, beat them while ransacking house, cops say
Three Bronx, New York men were charged with committing a home invasion in Teaneck in January, where four people were tied up, assaulted and robbed by gun-toting robbers, authorities said. The three men were arrested on Tuesday in the Bronx in a joint operation with New York and Teaneck police,...
Ossining police officer fired after he was accused of stealing money from man he stopped
The firing of an Ossining cop in November came just days after a village resident accused the officer of stealing $900 from him during a police stop outside a bar, The Journal News/lohud has learned. But Marques Randolph insists that he never took any money from the man and that...
8 NYC men busted for dealing drugs, guns next to Yankee Stadium: DA
Eight Bronx men were indicted this week for allegedly peddling drugs and guns to an undercover detective and other buyers a block from Yankee Stadium, prosecutors said Wednesday. The defendants, including seven suspects from three families, were charged in a 108-count indictment after operating for more than a year out of a storefront and van a short walk from the ballpark, the Bronx District Attorney’s Office said. The probe started in March 2023 at the former Lush Smoke Shop at 90 East 161 Street where an undercover investigator bought cocaine and methamphetamine pills from alleged dealer Jose Tejada Jr, the district attorney’s...
Police: DUI driver had illegal drugs
WESTPORT — A driver who left the scene of an early-morning crash on Post Road East faces charges of driving under the influence and possession of illegal drugs when police caught up with him after his vehicle became disabled. James Fordham, 59, of Stamford, was charged June 14 with...
Arrest Made in Abandoned Dog Case in New Rochelle, New York
There's been an update on the abandoned dog case out of Westchester County, New York. Woman Caught on Camera Abandoning Dog in New Rochelle, New York. The SPCA Westchester took to social media in hopes of finding the culprit of a heartbreaking crime. On Sunday, June 11, 2024, around noon...
Clarkstown woman sues DA, police for false arrest and defamation in 2023 drug case
WHITE PLAINS ‒ A Clarkstown woman cleared of drug dealing charges has filed a federal lawsuit accusing prosecutors and police of malicious prosecution, false arrest and defaming her. Melissa Brown contends authorities illegally charged her without probable cause on Feb. 10, 2023. Her lawsuit states law enforcement officers violated her constitutional rights after raiding her Congers home with a defective search warrant while she stood in her kitchen. ...
Westchester Man Hit with Multiple Pandemic Related Fraud Charges
One man from New Rochelle has found himself in some hot water after being charged with various counts of fraud tied to alleged actions that occurred during the Covid-19 pandemic. Covid Fraud Details and the Fraud Task Force. The suspect in question was identified as 29-year old Aly Kaba of...
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