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Two sentenced to state prison for Yonkers burglary spree
WHITE PLAINS – Two Yonkers men were sentenced in Westchester County Court on guilty pleas stemming from a December burglary spree in Yonkers where they targeted apartment building laundry room cash- boxes. Rajad Daily and Jonathon Echols pleaded guilty Oct. 9, to eight counts each of Burglary in the Second Degree, class C felonies, while…
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Body in Yonkers duffle bag was a Virginia man
YONKERS – Yonkers police say they know whose body was found in a duffle bag on Monday. Deshawn Cortez-Seaborne, 24, a black male from Portsmouth, VA, apparently had been stabbed several times, based on stab and puncture wounds to his back, torso, neck and head areas. His body was found about noon on Monday in…
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Human remains found in Yonkers
YONKERS – Members of the Yonkers Police Department responded shortly after noon today to the Wells Fargo Bank branch at 500 Odell Avenue on a report of a suspicious duffle bag left in the area. Members of the Emergency Service Unit located the bag on the west side of the building adjacent to a garbage…
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Yonkers man indicted in two stabbings
WHITE PLAINS – A Yonkers man was indicted by a Westchester County grand jury on assault and other charges related to two random stabbings in the City of Yonkers in July and August. Raheem Nelson, 21, faces five counts including two assault charges and three misdemeanors – one count of menacing and two counts of…
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Term limits extended in City of Yonkers
“It was a backroom deal, as many things are in Yonkers politics. The proverbial fly on the wall should be called to testify.”YONKERS – Mayor Michael Spano signed legislation on Tuesday that extends the length of term limits. The legislation was approved last week by the city council by a 5-2 vote, and brings the…
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Blood Stones member arrested in Yonkers
YONKERS – Police have arrested a member of the Blood Stones street gang in Yonkers following a four-month investigation into his whereabouts. Back in May, a number of Blood Stones members were arrested, but Rahkim Shealy, also known as “Flee,” 27, remained at large. Investigators developed information as to where he was and on Thursday…
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Yonkers “Chicken Island” property sold for $16 million
YONKERS – The downtown Yonkers six-acre parcel known as “Chicken Island” has been sold by the city to developer AMS Acquisitions LLC for $16 million. The developer’s vision for the property is to make it the epicenter of the downtown with a concentration on shopping, dining and experiential retail, coupled with multi-family buildings, an office…
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Sale of Empire City Casino expected to yield up to $8 million to Yonkers
YONKERS – When MGM Resorts Internationally formally takes over Empire City Casino and Yonkers Raceway in the first quarter of 2019, it is expected to result in between $7 million and $8 million in taxes paid to the City of Yonkers, Mayor Michael Spano said Thursday. “MGM clearly feels they are investing not only in…
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Two plead guilty in death of Yonkers man
WHITE PLAINS – Two Yonkers men pled guilty in Westchester County Court in the death of another man in December. Charles Burks, 22, pled guilty to manslaughter. Kenneth Hill, 20, pled guilty to armed robbery. Both men are to be sentenced in January and could face up to 25 years in state prison. On the…
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Yonkers Blood Stones gang member pleads guilty to conspiracy
WHITE PLAINS – A Yonkers gang member pled guilty to conspiracy as a felony on Wednesday before in Westchester County Court. Trinard “TJ” Jackson was remanded to the Westchester County Jail pending sentencing next January during which he is expected to receive 2.3 to seven years in state prison. Jackson was charged following a gang…