By Rick Pezzullo Following a three-week trial, a jury has found a Peekskill man guilty of fatally shooting a Mohegan Lake man in 2020. On September 10, Michael Jenkins, 22, was found guilty of murdering Emmanuel Jordan, 27, on Paulding
Read MoreBy Rick Pezzullo A former Forever 21 employee pled guilty last week to secretly recording women in dressing rooms at the Cross County Center in Yonkers. Heriberto Polanco, 27, of the Bronx, pled guilty on September 14 to three counts
Read MoreA Peekskill man who fatally stabbed a Peekskill High School student in March 2020 and later attacked another prisoner at Westchester County Jail was sentenced September 2 to 20 years in state prison. Jahliv Niles, 20, also received five years
Read MoreAn Eastchester attorney was arraigned last week for promoting and possessing child pornography and unlawful surveillance of a minor. Androsky Lugo, 51, was charged on August 27 in Eastchester Town Court with Promoting an Obscene Sexual Performance by a Child,
Read MoreA New York City man was killed last week in a one-car accident on the Taconic State Parkway in Putnam Valley. According to State Police in Stormville, at approximately 9:34 a.m. on September 7, troopers were dispatched to the Taconic
Read MoreWhen Buchanan Deputy Mayor Richard Funchion recalled working at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, he conjured stark memories he will never forget. Saturday was the 20th anniversary of 9/11 when 2,996 people lost their lives and another
Read MoreMore than 200 people joined together to observe Putnam County’s memorial ceremony to mark the 20th anniversary of the September 11th attacks of 2001. Many came to the Putnam Heroes Memorial at the Spain Cornerstone Park in the heart of
Read MoreWestchester County unveiled its 9/11 First Responders Memorial on the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks to honor those who have died from illnesses related to their recovery efforts at Ground Zero. After three years of planning, the newest memorial
Read MoreLike millions of Americans, when the 20th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks dawns this Saturday morning, William Groner will remember the hundreds of firefighters and police officers who raced into the burning towers to save lives. The more
Read MorePeekskill Police Chief Don Halmy is turning in his badge and returning to a school setting. Halmy, who was officially appointed chief of the city force in December 2018 after serving nine months on a provisional basis following the departure
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