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Man arrested in Yonkers shooting
YONKERS – A Yonkers man is in the hospital in stable conditionwith a non-life-threatening wound to his chest and the man who allegedly shot him has been arrested and charged with felony assault. Police said the men, who know each other, were engaged in an argument that escalated shortly after 2 a.m. on Sunday at…
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Yonkers man pleads guilty to stealing from people by posing as investor
WHITE PLAINS – A one-time fugitive from justice pled guilty in Westchester County Court on Thursday to grand larceny charges for defrauding three people of more than $190,000. John Nemec, 47, of Yonkers, pled guilty to three counts of grand larceny. The indictment alleged that Nemec fraudulently induced his victims to trust him and then…
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Man sentenced for robbing Yonkers gas station several times
WHITE PLAINS – A Bronx man was sentenced in Westchester County Court to 11 years in state prison for armed robbery and other charges. Gregory Harris, 42, was convicted in May on charges related to four robberies at the same gas station on Central Park Avenue in Yonkers in 2016. On April 1, Harris entered…
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Yonkers man arrested for illegal dumping in Nodine Hill
YONKERS – Police charged a Yonkers man with illegally dumping mattresses in an empty lot adjacent to 94 Oak Street in the city. Surveillance video captured an image of the man dumping the two items on August 4. Ten days later, the alleged perpetrator, Michael Davon Roman, 26, was located by a police patrol unit…
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Man killed while crossing Yonkers street
YONKERS – No charges have been lodged against the driver of a Jeep that struck and killed a 62-year-old Yonkers man as he crossed Yonkers Avenue in Yonkers shortly after 5:30Thursday afternoon. City police found the victim lying on the street. He was rushed to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. His name was…
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Yonkers man sentenced for attempted murder of woman
WHITE PLAINS – A Yonkers man was sentenced on Monday in Westchester County Court to 10 years in state prison for attempted murder in a stabbing in Hastings-on-Hudson. Judge Susan Capeci sentenced David Rojas for stabbing a former girlfriend with an icepick 14 times in the abdomen and chest while they were parked in her…
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Man arrested in Yonkers mail theft
YONKERS – A traffic stop in the City of Yonkers has resulted in the arrest of a man wanted in connection with an ongoing investigation into theft of mail and check washing. Jamie Guzman, 30, of the Bronx, was wanted in connection with the crimes stemming from an investigation involving Yonkers Police, the Westchester County…
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Yonkers murder case turned over to NYPD
YONKERS – The case of a body of a man found shot to death near eastbound Tuckahoe Road and the Thruway overpass in the City of Yonkers has been turned over to the New York City Police Department for investigation. The body of Brian Brain, 35, of Queens was discovered on July 16. Detectives from…
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YONKERS TRIBUNE: Tragedy Befalls 21 Year-Old Yonkers Resident in Greenburgh
Statement from Yonkers City Council President-elect Mike Khader, Uncle of the Deceased Greenberg Police Chief Chris McNerney Over Robbery / Death of Jonathan Maldonado YONKERS, NY — November 30, 2017 — Tragedy has befallen the Maldonado Family of Yonkers. 21 year-old middle son Jonathan Maldonado died in Greenburgh, NY. How and why are issues yet to be discerned. Greenburgh…
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Thomson: Moments to savor from over 90 years of Turkey Bowls in Westchester
Beginning in Yonkers in the mid 1920s, Thanksgiving Day football was held — or at least scheduled — in Westchester County for more than 90 years. The games drew thousands of spectators and played host to both official and unofficial class reunions. They soon developed strong traditions in communities such as White Plains, New Rochelle and Yonkers. Games were held on muddy fields…