By Bailey Hosfelt Latheia Smith was recently promoted to be the first woman, and the first Black woman, to hold the position of Senior Criminal Investigator in the history of the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office. Westchester District Attorney Mimi
Read MoreBy Rick Pezzullo A Peekskill man was indicted last week on charges in connection with a shooting at a Yonkers bar in February that killed one man and injured another. According to Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah, Yaquba McGougain,
Read MoreBy Rick Pezzullo A former Peekskill police officer is facing seven years in state prison after pleading guilty last week to sexually abusing a woman he threatened with arrest while he was on duty on multiple occasions. Michael Agovino, 35,
Read MoreThree anti-abortion advocates affiliated with the pro-life religious group Red Rose Rescue (RRR) were found guilty of criminal trespass in the third degree, a misdemeanor, following a three-day trial at White Plains City Court. The six-person, all-female jury found Matthew
Read MoreThe Westchester County Department of Public Safety is launching a new mobile app to enable residents and visitors to receive emergency notifications and traffic alerts, learn more about county police programs and services and connect with officers in a new
Read MoreWhite Plains Police have made an arrest in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash on Feb. 17 that left one man dead and another with serious injuries. According to police, Carlos Riera-Ortiz, 41 of White Plains, faces two felony counts
Read MoreAn aspiring educator and accomplished cellist who grew up in Patterson was murdered Friday near the upstate SUNY Potsdam campus where she was a senior. Elizabeth Howell, 21, a 2018 graduate of Brewster High School, was found unconscious with gunshot
Read MoreFour students at White Plains High School are facing disciplinary charges after a fight that broke out in the school bathroom last Wednesday. In a video, which was circulated widely on social media, one student can be seen kneeling in
Read MoreA 70-year-old woman was reportedly killed in a fire that broke out in a condominium at Heritage Hills in Somers Wednesday afternoon. The Somers Fire Department was dispatched to 973 Heritage Hills on the West Hill for a structure fire
Read MoreTwo recent thefts at The Westchester Mall are currently under investigation by White Plains Police. White Plains Public Safety posted on Facebook on Feb. 5 stating that they were aware of recent social media posts and videos regarding the thefts
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