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Suspect In Shooting Of Off-Duty NYPD Officer In Westchester Gets More Charges: DA Suspect In Shooting Of Off-Duty NYPD Officer In Westchester Gets More Charges: DA
Suspect In Shooting Of Off-Duty Nypd Officer In Westchester Gets More Charges: DA A 30-year-old man nabbed for shooting an off-duty police officer in a broad daylight targeted attack next to a busy parkway in Westchester has been given new charges, officials announced.  Port Chester resident Bryan Martinez, age 30, has been arraigned on an indictment charging him in connection with a November shooting of an off-duty New York City Police officer in Yonkers, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Thursday, Jan. 4.  Earlier Report - New Update: Suspect From Westchester Nabbed In Shooting Of Off-Duty NYPD Officer In Yonkers Accord…

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by Ben Crnic
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Shooting Suspect Caught In Westchester: Incident Prompts Schools To Delay Dismissal Shooting Suspect Caught In Westchester: Incident Prompts Schools To Delay Dismissal
Shooting Suspect Caught In Westchester: Incident Prompts Schools To Delay Dismissal Local schools were asked to delay the dismissal of students as authorities worked to apprehend a shooting suspect in Westchester, police said. The delayed dismissals occurred as a result of an incident on Tuesday, Nov. 14, when the Port Chester Police Department was notified that a suspect involved in a shooting in Yonkers may have been in the village. According to the department, the suspect's vehicle was then soon found in Port Chester by FBI Safe Streets Task Force members. It was then discovered that the suspect had a local address, prompting authorities to begin surveilling their home.…

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by Ben Crnic
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New Update: Prisoner Caught After Escaping Custody In Westchester New Update: Prisoner Caught After Escaping Custody In Westchester
New Update: Prisoner Caught After Escaping Custody In Westchester This story has been updated.  Authorities have caught a prisoner who escaped custody while he was being held at a medical center in Westchester.  The prisoner, identified as 24-year-old Geraldo Rojas, was located in the Bronx on Monday, July 24 after 29 hours of "intensive search efforts," Yonkers Police announced  Rojas had escaped from a prisoner detail at St. Joseph’s Hospital on South Broadway (Route 9) in Yonkers during the early morning hours of Sunday, July 23, police said. Earlier Report - Search On For Prisoner Who Escapes From Custody In Yonkers Rojas, who was taken back into …

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Westchester Resident Among 17 Men Arrested For Child Luring With Help From YouTubers Westchester Resident Among 17 Men Arrested For Child Luring With Help From YouTubers
Westchester Resident Among 17 Men Arrested For Child Luring With Help From YouTubers A total of 17 men, including one from Westchester, have been arrested for allegedly luring children in Atlantic City, New Jersey in a case involving an assist from concerned citizens who bust child predators online. The citizens were identified by BreakingAC as MrWEB and Predator Catcher PA. MrWEB recently posted a video called "JUSTICE- Thank You Atlantic County Police, Prosecutors, & Shafiq - 26 In 2 Weeks." It appears to be a montage of them confronting alleged predators. The YouTubers routinely record themselves meeting up with individuals who thought they'd been chatting with…

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by Jon Craig & Cecilia Levine