A National Outreach Program to Bring Police Officers and Community Members Together YONKERS, NY — January 18, 2020 — Please join us on Friday, January 31st, from 9am to 11am at McDonald’s Restaurant, 155 South Broadway, for Coffee with a Cop! Come meet and talk with your local Yonkers Police Officers and neighbors. Coffee with a Cop brings police officers …
By YPD Det. Lt. Dean Politopoulis
Yonkers Police Seek Applicants for School Crossing Guards @ $16 / hr.
By YPD Det. Lt. Dean Politopoulis
YONKERS, NY — January 9, 2020 — The YonkersPolice Department is seeking applicants for the position of School Crossing Guard; current hour rate is $16 /hr. Interested applicants should contact Yonkers School Crossing Guard Supervisor Stephanie Waldie at (914) 377-7394 or by directing email to stephanie.waldie@YPD.YonkersNY.gov Applicants must have access to a vehicle to commute to crossing locations. …
By YPD Det. Lt. Dean Politopoulis
Yonkers Police Department Hires 27 Probationary Police Officers
YONKERS, NY — January 4, 2020 — Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano was attended by Police Commissioner John J. Mueller in the swear-in of twenty-seven (27) Probationary Police Officers on Thursday, January 2nd at the Grinton I. Will Public Library in the presence of family and friends. The new recruits are scheduled to enter the Westchester County Department of Public Safety …
A Farewell
By Yonkers City Council Majority Leader MICHAEL SABATINO
YONKERS, NY — December 20, 2019 – I have been privileged to serve the constituents of my district and this city for the last 8 years. It has been one of the most rewarding positions I have ever held, sometime challenging but the outcomes have been positive. I am very proud of what has been accomplished in the last 8 …
By Yonkers City Council Majority Leader MICHAEL SABATINO
Yonkers Police Investigate Hit and Run Fatality
By YPD Det. Lt. Dean Politopoulis
YONKERS, NY — November 29, 2019 — On Thursday, November 28th, 2019, at approximately 5:20 PM, members of the Yonkers Police Department responded to 47 Yonkers Avenue at the Oak Street intersection on a report of a motor vehicle having struck a pedestrian. Upon arrival First Responders located an unresponsive elderly female down in the street in apparent cardiac arrest …
By YPD Det. Lt. Dean Politopoulis
In Memoriam: Amameh Sayegh – February 26, 1926 – October 6, 2019
YONKERS,NY — Amameh Sayegh passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 6th, 2019 surrounded by her beloved children and their families. She was born in Ermamin, Jordan and migrated to the United States with her late husband Elias Shehadeh in 1970. Amameh was a devoted parishioner of St. Mary’s Good Shepherd Roman Catholic Church in Yonkers, New York. She was predeceased …
Yonkers Police Department to Increase Police Presence at Local Theater in Anticipation of the Movie “Joker” Debuting This Weekend From Thursday Onward
By HEZI ARIS
YONKERS, NY — October 3, 2019 — Yonkersites, among other movie attendees are advised to expect a Yonkers Police presence at local theaters this weekend beginning today, Thursday evening, October 3, 2019th to coincide with the release of the “Joker” movie. The Yonkers Police Department has no information indicating specific, credible threats to a particular location or venue; however, out of …
By HEZI ARIS
Swearing-In Ceremony for Yonkers Police Commissioner John J. Mueller
YONKERS, NY — October 2, 2019 — Mayor Mike Spano and the City of Yonkers Police Department are pleased to announce that on Tuesday, October 8th, 2019th at 10:30am, a Swearing-In Ceremony for Police Commissioner John J. Mueller will be held at the Riverfront Library, 1 Larkin Center, Yonkers NY 10701. ### SOURCE: Yonkers Police Commissioner John J. Mueller | Yonkers …
Yonkers Police Investigate Shooting Incident; 12-year-old Victim in Stable Condition
YONKERS, NY — September 8, 2019 — On Sunday, September 8th, 2019, at approximately 1:48am, members of the Yonkers Police Department responded to the front entrance of 73-83 Highland Avenue on a report of shots fired. Upon arrival officers located a 12-year-old male victim down on the ground with an apparent single gunshot wound to the neck; first responders immediately …
Yonkers City Council Democrats React to Councilman John Rubbo’s Declaration of Intent to Join Democratic Caucus
YONKERS, NY — September 6, 2019 — Yonkers City Council Democratic Caucus members Council President Mike Khader, Majority Leader Michael Sabatino, Councilwomen Shanae Williams, Corazón Pineda-Isaac, and Councilwoman-elect Tasha Diaz today reacted to Councilman John Rubbo’s declaration of intent to join the Yonkers City Council Democratic Caucus. “As a proud Democrat, I believe that Councilman Rubbo needs to show us as …