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Update: Mother Caught After Abandoning Baby In Yonkers Apartment Building, Police Say Update: Mother Caught After Abandoning Baby In Yonkers Apartment Building, Police Say
Update: Mother Caught After Abandoning Baby In Yonkers Apartment Building, Police Say A 21-year-old woman faces felony charges after allegedly abandoning her newborn infant in the hallway of an apartment building in Westchester, police said.  Yonkers resident Jaqueline Marleni Perez was arrested after allegedly leaving her newborn girl in the hallway of an apartment building at 32 Chestnut St. in Yonkers, the city's police department announced on Thursday, Feb. 8. Earlier Report - Abandoned Baby Girl Found In Hallway At Yonkers Apartment Building: Developing The baby was discovered on Tuesday, Feb. 6 around 8:30 p.m., when officers found the girl wrapped in a…
Man Uses Scissors To Injure 3 In Slashing Incident Outside Dunkin' In Yonkers: Police Man Uses Scissors To Injure 3 In Slashing Incident Outside Dunkin' In Yonkers: Police
Man Uses Scissors To Injure 3 In Slashing Incident Outside Dunkin' In Yonkers: Police Three people were sent to the hospital after being injured in a slashing attack outside of a Dunkin' in Westchester, police said.  The incident happened on Thursday afternoon, Aug. 24 just after 4 p.m. when police responded to a reported slashing at the Dunkin' location at 1 Palisade Ave. in Yonkers, according to Yonkers Police Detective Sergeant Frank DiDomizio.  Arriving officers soon found two victims in the area with lacerations, including a 41-year-old man with a cut on the left side of his head and a 61-year-old man with a cut on the left side of his face and lip. Both…
19-Year-Old Killed In Yonkers: Juveniles, Man Charged In Separate Shooting Incidents 19-Year-Old Killed In Yonkers: Juveniles, Man Charged In Separate Shooting Incidents
19-Year-Old Killed In Yonkers: Juveniles, Man Charged In Separate Shooting Incidents A total of five suspects, including four adolescent juveniles and a Fairfield County man, face charges in connection with a string of shooting incidents in Westchester, one of which left a 19-year-old victim dead.  The four shootings, which authorities believe to be gang-related, happened in Yonkers over the months of March, May, and June, and resulted in the arrests of four teenagers and a 20-year-old man, according to Yonkers Police.  The arrests stemmed from an investigation prompted by a fatal shooting on Wednesday, May 31 around 8:20 p.m., when police responded to the area of…
Police Charge Teacher In Yonkers Over Alleged Criminal Behavior Police Charge Teacher In Yonkers Over Alleged Criminal Behavior
Police Charge Teacher In Yonkers Over Alleged Criminal Behavior Police are investigating alleged criminal behavior by a public school teacher in Westchester County. It is alleged by a student that William  Archacki, age 50, a teacher at Yonkers Public School  No. 21, had caused a student to fear for their safety by walking up behind this student while holding a paring knife during school hours on Wednesday, Feb. 8 Archacki is a Northern Westchester resident of Buchanan, and was a fifth-grade teacher at Public School No. 21, located on Lee Avenue in Yonkers, at the time of this incident, Yonkers Police said.  He was placed on modified dut…
Officials Express Outrage After Yonkers Man Hit Asian Woman 125 Times Officials Express Outrage After Yonkers Man Hit Asian Woman 125 Times
Officials Express Outrage After Yonkers Man Hit Asian Woman 125 Times Top elected officials in the Hudson Valley are condemning the actions of a man who was caught on camera brutally attacking an Asian woman in a Westchester apartment building. Yonkers resident Tammel Esco, age 42, was charged with a hate crime after assaulting a 67-year-old Asian woman following his arrest on Friday, March 11, Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah announced. Esco was charged on Saturday, March 12 with second-degree attempted murder and assault. Further investigation led to additional charges on Monday, March 14 in Yonkers Criminal Court that includes attempted murd…
Northern Westchester Man Charged For Murdering Bar Employee Northern Westchester Man Charged For Murdering Bar Employee
Northern Westchester Man Charged For Murdering Bar Employee A Northern Westchester man has been arrested and charged following a shooting at a Yonkers bar that left an employee dead, police announced. Officers from the Yonkers Police Department responded to the Duo Tapas Lounge and Bar on Yonkers Avenue at approximately 2:08 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 6, where there was a report of a shooting with multiple victims. Original story - Worker Killed During Shooting At Yonkers Bar Yonkers Police Det. Lt. Dean Politopoulos said that upon arrival, first responders located two men with gunshot wounds, one of whom was unresponsive. Both men were transporte…
Police Solve Murder Mystery In Westchester, Leading To Arrests Of Man, Woman Police Solve Murder Mystery In Westchester, Leading To Arrests Of Man, Woman
Police Solve Murder Mystery In Westchester, Leading To Arrests Of Man, Woman Police investigators in Westchester solved a nine-year murder mystery that led to the arrest of two suspects, authorities announced. Shortly after 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012, members of the Yonkers Police Department responded to a wooded area between Rossmore Avenue and Midland Avenue next to the Sprain Brook Parkway, where there was a report of a suspicious package. Upon arrival, responding officers found a decomposing human body wrapped in a garbage bag. Original story - Yonkers Body Identified As Missing NYC Woman The initial investigation determined that the woman, later iden…
Fairfield County Man Among Trio Charged For Drive-By Shooting That Injured Four Fairfield County Man Among Trio Charged For Drive-By Shooting That Injured Four
Fairfield County Man Among Trio Charged For Drive-By Shooting That Injured Four Three suspects, including a man from Fairfield County, have been apprehended after four people were injured, one critically, in a drive-by shooting in Westchester. On Thursday, June 10, at approximately 4:15 p.m., officers responded to the area of Elm Street at Oak Street in Yonkers on a report of a shooting incident with multiple victims.  Upon arrival, officers located three gunshot victims, the most serious of which having been struck in the chest, Yonkers Police said. First Responders rendered medical aid to the victims and they were transported to local area hospitals.  Two…
Three Suspects Nabbed In Connection To Drive-By Westchester Shooting That Injured Four Three Suspects Nabbed In Connection To Drive-By Westchester Shooting That Injured Four
Three Suspects Nabbed In Connection To Drive-By Westchester Shooting That Injured Four Three suspects have been apprehended after four people were injured, one critically, in a drive-by shooting in Westchester. On Thursday, June 10, at approximately 4:15 p.m., officers responded to the area of Elm Street at Oak Street in Yonkers on a report of a shooting incident with multiple victims.  Upon arrival, officers located three gunshot victims, the most serious of which having been struck in the chest, Yonkers Police said. First Responders rendered medical aid to the victims and they were transported to local area hospitals.  Two additional gunshot victims had self-tra…
Police Officers In Westchester Thwart Attempted Murder, Suspect Apprehended Police Officers In Westchester Thwart Attempted Murder, Suspect Apprehended
Police Officers In Westchester Thwart Attempted Murder, Suspect Apprehended Some quick-acting police officers in Westchester interrupted a midday shooting of a 27-year-old man who suffered multiple gunshot wounds before the shooting suspect was apprehended. Officers from the Yonkers Police Department on patrol near Victor Street shortly before 2:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 7 jumped into action when they heard gunshots fired a short distance away from their post, officials said. Yonkers Police Det. Lt. Dean Politopoulos said that the officers responded toward the gunshots on Oliver Street, where they found the victim and several others still at the scene. Several of th…
Suspect Nabbed For Brandishing Knife, Shooting Woman In Westchester, Police Say Suspect Nabbed For Brandishing Knife, Shooting Woman In Westchester, Police Say
Suspect Nabbed For Brandishing Knife, Shooting Woman In Westchester, Police Say A 34-year-old man was arrested in Westchester for attempted murder after first threatening a neighbor with a knife, only to return later and shoot a woman through her door, police said. Officers from the Yonkers Police Department were dispatched to an apartment on Saratoga Avenue shortly before 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 21, where there were reports of gunshots fired. Upon arrival, Yonkers Police Det. Lt. Dean Politopoulos said that officers found a 43-year-old woman with gunshots to her abdomen. Politopoulos said that the investigation determined that the woman lived in an apartment with…
ID Released For Woman Fatally Stabbed During Dispute With Neighbor In Westchester ID Released For Woman Fatally Stabbed During Dispute With Neighbor In Westchester
ID Released For Woman Fatally Stabbed During Dispute With Neighbor In Westchester The identity of a 60-year-old woman who was fatally stabbed during a dispute with a neighbor in Westchester has been released by police. The body of Yonkers resident Denise Smith, of Oak Street, was found at approximately noon in a residence on Beaumont Circle in Yonkers on Monday, Jan. 13, police said. Upon arrival, officers made entry into an apartment and found her unresponsive with stab wounds on the floor. According to police, a suspect - later identified as 63-year-old Yonkers resident James Hilliard - was detained outside. Smith was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics fro…
Surveillance Video Leads To Arrest Of Suspect In Shooting Of 24-Year-Old In Westchester Surveillance Video Leads To Arrest Of Suspect In Shooting Of 24-Year-Old In Westchester
Surveillance Video Leads To Arrest Of Suspect In Shooting Of 24-Year-Old In Westchester Surveillance video led to the arrest and an attempted murder charge for a 23-year-old man accused of shooting a man in Westchester , police said. Yonkers resident Eddie Jackson was taken into police custody on Wednesday, May 22, while at Yonkers Criminal Court for an unrelated matter, Yonkers Police Det. Sgt. Dean Politopoulos said. According to police, investigators were able to develop information and recovered surveillance video that identified Jackson as the shooter of a 24-year-old man on Warburton Avenue on Saturday, May 18 outside of a liquor store. Politopoulos said that on the da…