Yonkers Church Sexton Raped, Abused Child For Years: DA
A sexton at a church in Westchester County is accused of repeatedly sexually abusing a child younger than 13 years old over several years, prosecutors announced.
Yonkers resident Rolando Ruiz, 39, a Sexton at the Community Baptist Church in Yonkers, was indicted on felony charges on Tuesday, May 6, according to the Westchester County District Attorney's Office.
According to prosecutors, beginning in 2020, Ruiz allegedly raped and sexually abused a young victim, recording this on his phone at least two times.
Ruiz was charged with first-degree course of sexual co…
Chase Ends In Crash, TASER Device Use Near Train Tracks In Yonkers, Police Say (Video)
A high-speed pursuit that started on the Saw Mill River Parkway in Westchester ended with a dramatic crash, foot chases across train tracks and through a park, and three arrests, authorities said.
The incident began on Wednesday, April 9, when a vehicle fled from a Westchester County Police traffic stop on the Saw Mill Parkway, the department announced along with the Yonkers Police Department on Friday, May 2.
The suspects’ luck soon ran out after they took the Yonkers Avenue exit, a move police say turned out to be a critical mistake.
That's because Yonkers Po…
Search Underway: 23-Year-Old Woman Missing In Yonkers, Police Say
Authorities in Westchester are asking for the public’s help in finding a 23-year-old woman who has gone missing and may be in need of medical attention.
Ania Avent, age 23, was last seen on Monday, April 28, in the area of 28 Tower Pl. in Yonkers, the Yonkers Police Department announced on Wednesday night, April 30.
Avent is described as a Black woman who is 4-foot-10 and around 90 pounds.
At the time she went missing, she was wearing a pink hooded sweatshirt, black pants, and a black backpack, according to police.
Authorities noted that Avent may be in need of medical at…
Man Asks To Try On Nearly $3.8K Gold Chain, Runs Out Of Store In Yorktown: Police
A 39-year-old man has been charged with felony grand larceny after allegedly running out of a Westchester jewelry store with a gold chain worth nearly $4,000, police said.
Yonkers resident Tyson Hanner, 39, was arrested on Thursday, April 24 in connection with the incident, which happened in April 2024 at Kay Jewelers in the Jefferson Valley Mall in Yorktown, the Yorktown Police Department announced on Monday, April 28.
On the day of the alleged theft, April 22, 2024, officers responded to a report of a larceny at Kay Jewelers. When they arrived, Hanner had already fled the scene…
Man Admits Attacking Jewish Barber With Scissors In Yonkers
A man has pleaded guilty to a violent hate crime after slashing a Jewish barber in an antisemitic attack inside the victim’s Westchester County barbershop, prosecutors announced.
Yonkers resident Ahmed Al Jabali, 34, admitted in court Thursday, April 17, to second-degree assault as a hate crime for the attack, which happened on August 29, 2024, in Yonkers, the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office announced on Monday, April 21.
Prosecutors said Al Jabali entered Slava Shushakov’s barbershop and asked for a shave before suddenly grabbing a pair of shears. He called the bar…
