Two Suspects Arrested YONKERS, NY – January 16, 2019 — On Monday, January 14th, 2019, members of the Yonkers Police Department Narcotics Unit working in collaboration with the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) New York Drug Enforcement Task Force Group T-12 conducted a narcotics interdiction in the area of Central Park Avenue north of Palmer Road resulting in the seizure of …
Yonkers Police and Westchester County Law Enforcement Conduct Major Drug Sweep
YONKERS, NY — December 6, 2018 — Mayor Mike Spano, Police Commissioner Charles Gardner, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino Jr, and Westchester County Department of Public Safety executives today announced a series of arrests which took place last week throughout the City of Yonkers, targeting street level drug dealers as a result of an intensive ten-month long investigation. …
Fatality of Ida Martinez of 131 Park Avenue Investigated by Yonkers Police
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YONKERS, NY – December 4, 2018 — The Yonkers Police Department (YPD) responded to 131 Park Avenue, a one-story mixed use building with a dental office and residential apartment, at approximately 8:51am to assist the Yonkers Fire Department (YFD) regarding a report of a structure fire at a one-story building. Upon arrival, Police Officers engaged in traffic and crowd control …
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The Blue Truth Hezitorial Snapshot of the Office of the Yonkers Police Benevolent Association President Det. Keith Olson
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YONKERS, NY — December 1, 2018 — Icebergs that have calved from their larger floating ice mass languish lazily. They are tossed about by ocean currents that prod the zenith of each iceberg to timidly reveal itself. Only 8.3 percent of these ice flows are seen, whereas 91.7 percent dance in tandem to the demands of the ocean currents. Yonkers …
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Human Remains Discovery Prompts Homicide by Yonkers Police Department
YONKERS, NY – November 21, 2018 — On Monday, November 19th, 2018, at approximately 12:04 PM, members of the Yonkers Police Department responded to the Wells Fargo Bank branch at 500 Odell Avenue on a report of a suspicious duffle bag; upon investigation it was discovered the bag contained apparent human remains. Detectives from the Major Case Unit and Crime …
The Blue Truth Travails of Yonkers: A River City Along the Majestic Hudson
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The Hezitorial About the Travails of Yonkers Policies of conduct and demeanor have vacillated in the City of Yonkers from infamy to acceptance for longer than the almost 7 years under the Spano Administration, harkening back in time at least a generation, if not more. And so there are many vignettes to report about Yonkers’ political landscape. Never far removed …
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Yonkers Police Arrest Shareaf J. Brown in Ash Street Shooting Incident
YONKERS, NY — September 11, 2018 — On Sunday, September 9th, 2018, at approximately 2:04 AM, members of the Yonkers Police Department 3rd Precinct with assisting units responded to 102 Ash Street on a report of a male having been shot in the chest. Upon arrival officers located the victim, a 20-year-old resident of Yonkers, with a single gunshot wound …
Yonkers Police Arrest Members of the 150 Clan Gang on Conspiracy Charges; Recover Illegal Handguns
YONKERS, NY — September 4, 2018 — Police Commissioner Charles Gardner and Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino Jr. Today announced a series of arrests which took place last week throughout the City of Yonkers, targeting known members of the 150 Clan gang as a result of an intensive eight-month long investigation. ‘Operation: 150 Clan’ is a collaborative law …
Yonkers PBA President Det. Keith Olson Is Not A “Cop’s Cop”!
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The Blue Truth Hezitorial Is Senator Shelley Mayer Infested with Fleas? Last week there were reports that Empire Strategic Planning, the lobbying firm founded by former New York State Senator Nick Spano had its annual “kick up” barbecue out on Long Island. In attendance were all those union heads that wanted to get a nice juicy cheeseburger, likely guaranteed promotions, …
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Mayor Mike Spano Promotes 20 Yonkers Police Department Members
YONKERS, NY — August 3, 2018 — Mayor Mike Spano and Yonkers Police Commissioner Charles Gardner promoted 20 members of the Yonkers Police Department to new positions earlier this week. Congratulations and best of luck to Lieutenant Anthony DiMaggio, Lieutenant Todd Mendelson, Detective Sergeant William Cave, Detective Sergeant Brian Meehan, Detective Sergeant Angela Osorio, Detective Sergeant Charles Walker, Sergeant Mario Vecchiariello, Sergeant Thomas Burke, Sergeant Edwin O’Neill, Sergeant Kevin Madison, Sergeant …