YONKERS, NY – November 8, 2021 — Last night members of the #YonkersPD and Westchester County Police Department conducted Operation Clean Plate, targeting improperly registered vehicles with expired, unlawful, or fake paper license plates throughout The City of Yonkers. Over 50 vehicles were impounded and dozens of summonses issued. Combined, many of these vehicles owe tens of thousands of dollars …
Yorktown Highway Chief DiBartolo and an Accomplice Arraigned on Felony Grand Larceny Charges
WHITE PLAINS,, NY — February 11, 2021 — A former public official and longtime civic leader in Yorktown and his accomplice were arraigned today on felony grand larceny charges relating to the theft of thousands of dollars’ worth of merchandise from a Home Depot store, Westchester County District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah announced. Former four-term Yorktown Highway Superintendent and Yorktown …
Three Bronx Men Arrested Following a Drag Race on the Saw Mill River Parkway
Loaded Handgun and Marijuana Seized HAWTHORNE, NY – October 20, 2020 — Three Bronx men were arrested and a loaded handgun was seized after Westchester County Police interrupted an illegal speed contest yesterday on the Saw Mill River Parkway in Yonkers. At 2:25 a.m. Monday, a Patrol sergeant observed two vehicles racing northbound on the Saw Mill near McLean Avenue. …
Three Men Facing Multiple Felony Charges in Fraud Scheme
Accused of stealing more than $100,000 worth of merchandise HAWTHORNE, NY – June 6, 2020 — Westchester County Police have charged three men with stealing people’s identities to open fraudulent credit accounts and purchase more than $100,000 worth of merchandise. The suspects are facing multiple felony charges, including Identity Theft and Grand Larceny. The investigation into the fraud is continuing …
Westchester County Police Charge Two Men in Racist, Anti-Semitic Graffiti Incident Near Scout Field
Westchester County Executive George Latimer condemned the hateful vandalism BRONXVILLE, NY, WHITE PLAINS, NY, and YONKERS, NY — May 31, 2020 — Westchester County Police had on Monday, May 27, 2020, charged two men with spray-painting the racist and anti-Semitic graffiti that was found spray-painted on Monday on Westchester County-owned property on the Bronxville-Yonkers border. The graffiti, including a swastika …
Westchester County Police to Mark National Police Week 2020
Virtual tributes to fallen heroes to replace in-person ceremonies usually held in May. HAWTHORNE, NY — May 9, 2020 — Westchester County Police will mark National Police Week through virtual means this year as the Covid-19 crisis has caused the cancellation of both its annual awards ceremony and the countywide Police Honor Awards and Memorial Service it hosts each May in …
Westchester County Police Seize Four Kilos of Illegal Narcotics
Heroin and Cocaine Found After Vehicle and Foot Pursuit Yesterday HAWTHORNE, NY — March 3, 2020 — Westchester County Police arrested four people and seized four kilos of illegal narcotics yesterday following a vehicle and foot pursuit in the City of Yonkers. At about 1 p.m., the Real Time Crime Center at County Police headquarters reported that a black Mercedes …
Westchester County Police Department Investigations Unit Obtains Cutting-Edge Fingerprint Technology
Vacuum Metal Deposition system will recover latent prints from items that once yielded little fingerprint evidence VALHALLA, NY – February 13, 2020 — Westchester County Police unveiled new technology today that enables it to lift latent prints from a broad range of materials that previously yielded little to no useable fingerprint evidence. Known as Vacuum Metal Deposition, the technology …
Westchester County Police Statement on Active Shooter Incident
HAWTHORNE, NY — August 5, 2019 — In light of the tragic shootings in El Paso and Dayton, County Executive George Latimer yesterday directed Commissioner Thomas Gleason of the Westchester County Department of Public Safety to increase communication with local police departments in Westchester and provide any needed support they request. In response, intelligence bulletins from the New York State …
White Plains Woman Charged with Assaulting Bee-Line Bus Driver
Accused of spraying driver with pepper spray outside Westchester Medical Center HAWTHORNE, NY— July 20, 2019 – Westchester County Police arrested a White Plains woman yesterday and charged her with assaulting a Bee-Line bus driver last month outside the Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla. Johniazia Torres, 24, of West Post Road was charged with Assault 2nd Degree, a felony. She …
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