Man Steals, Alters Check, Deposits Funds To His Account In Yorktown: Police
A 24-year-old man is accused of stealing a check from a Westchester County resident, changing its amount and intended recipient, and depositing the money into his own account, police said.
Brooklyn resident Jahmir Primer, 24, was arrested on Tuesday, Oct. 13, following an investigation into a reported theft and identity fraud in Yorktown, the Yorktown Police Department announced on Thursday, Oct. 15.
According to police, the investigation began on July 12, when a Yorktown resident reported that a check had been stolen. The department said an unknown suspect had taken the check, altered…
Drunk Man Caught Parked On I-684 Shoulder With 14-Year-Old In Car In North Salem: Nysp
A man faces a felony charge after police said they found him intoxicated with a 14-year-old child inside a vehicle parked along I-684 in Westchester County.
Port Chester resident Hector Villa, 49, was arrested following a welfare check in North Salem early Sunday morning, Oct. 4, New York State Police announced on Monday, Oct. 5.
At around 3:40 a.m. on Sunday, troopers checked on a vehicle parked on the shoulder of I-684. During the encounter, Villa, who police identified as the driver, showed signs of intoxication, according to the agency.
Troopers then administered field sobri…
Lottery Ticket Worth Almost $15K Sold At Mount Vernon Sandwich Shop — Here's Where
One lucky lottery player in Westchester County is nearly $15,000 richer after a top-prize ticket was sold at a local luncheonette.
The ticket, worth $14,980.50, was sold at United Corner, located at 1 Gramatan Ave. in Mount Vernon, for the Tuesday, Sept. 29, evening drawing, the New York Lottery announced.
It was one of two top-prize tickets sold for the drawing. Another ticket worth the same amount was purchased at Boulevard News in Whitestone, Queens.
The winning numbers were 7 9 11 16 22.
Lottery officials did not say if a winner came forward.
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White Plains Stairwell Rape: Attack Happened Over Hours At City Center, DA Says (Update)
New details have emerged in a disturbing sexual assault case at a Westchester County shopping complex, where prosecutors say a woman was attacked for hours while unconscious.
Xavier Fonseca Overton, 22, of Astoria, Queens, was arraigned Thursday, April 9, on a felony complaint charging him with five counts of first-degree rape and one count of first-degree sexual abuse, the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office said on Friday, April 10.
As previously reported by Daily Voice, the incident happened late Tuesday, April 7, inside a stairwell at the City Center in White Plain…
Former Officer Who Attacked Trooper With Screwdriver After Somers Stabbing Gets Prison
A former police officer will spend the next decade in prison for a violent domestic attack that left a victim stabbed roughly 15 times inside a Westchester County home.
Heriberto Andujar, 52, of Somers, also known as Eric Andujar, was sentenced Thursday, Feb. 26, in Westchester County Court to 10 years in state prison, followed by five years of post-release supervision, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced Friday, Feb. 27.
Andujar pleaded guilty in January to first-degree assault in connection with the Dec. 5, 2024, attack.
As Daily Voice previously reported, New Yor…
Library Patrons Face Sharp Cuts To Monthly Movie, Audiobook Borrowing Limits In Westchester
Westchester County library patrons are now facing significantly tighter limits on how many digital movies, audiobooks, and other titles they can borrow each month.
As of Sunday, Feb. 1, the Westchester Library System has cut borrowing allowances on its popular digital platforms, Hoopla and Kanopy.
Patrons can now borrow just three titles per month on Hoopla — down from the previous limit of 10. Meanwhile, on Kanopy, users are now limited to five tickets per month, a dramatic decrease from the prior 30 tickets.
WLS announced the changes in late January, thanking patrons for their cont…
Bridge 'Red-Flagged,' Immediately Closed To Traffic In Cortlandt
Traffic on a more-than-century-old bridge in Northern Westchester has been halted following the discovery of structural deficiencies, officials announced.
The Quaker Bridge, which carries Quaker Bridge Road over the Croton River in Cortlandt, was "red-flagged" and closed to vehicular traffic, Cortlandt town officials announced on Wednesday, Nov. 6.
The bridge, built in 1894, is owned and maintained by Westchester County. Plans had already been in place to replace it with a new structure, as it was known to be structurally impaired, town officials said.
However, the bridge has n…
