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Police & Fire 05/23/13

Son Of New Rochelle's Willie Colon Spared Prison Time In Child Porn Case

by The Daily Voice   Comment

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. – A 23-year-old New Rochelle man, and son of Salsa legend Willie Colon, was spared prison time earlier this week for possessing child pornography, according to a USA Today report.

Patrick Colon was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court to five years of supervised release.  He spent one day in jail and a period in home confinement ...

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News 04/25/13

Westchester Takes Child Abuse Cases Seriously

by Janet DiFiore   Comment

Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore provides her thoughts on Child Abuse Prevention Month:

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Children are among the most vulnerable in our community, ...

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News 03/26/13

New Rochelle Man's Co-Conspirator Gets Prison Time For Mortgage Fraud

by Michael Nocella   Comments (2)

ARMONK, N.Y. – Former North Castle Republican Chairwoman Loronda Murphy was sentenced to 4 ½ to 13 ½ years in prison for her involvement in a residential mortgage fraud scheme, Westchester ...

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Police & Fire 03/25/13

New Rochelle Father Convicted Of Killing His Son

by Chaya Babu   Comment

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- A New Rochelle man faces 25 years in prison after he was found guilty Monday of killing his 2-year-old son in 2011.

Richard “Ricky” Leak, 32, was found guilty of ...

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Opinion 01/02/13

Westchester DA: Real Estate Ads Can Lure Burglars

by Julie Curtis   Comments (6)

Janet DiFiore is the Westchester County District Attorney.

As District Attorney and chief law enforcement officer in Westchester County, I want to wish you and your family a safe, happy and ...

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News 12/27/12

Top Stories 2012: New Rochelle Cop Faces Internet Sex Charge

by Brian Donnelly   Comment

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. — The New Rochelle Daily Voice will head into the New Year by counting down, in no particular order, the top 10 headlines from 2012.

A New Rochelle Police Officer was ...

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Police & Fire 12/20/12

Man Sentenced In New Rochelle Box-Cutter Slashing

by Brian Donnelly   Comment

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – A Queens man was sentenced Thursday to seven-and-a-half years in prison for slashing another man’s face with a box cutter in New Rochelle, Westchester County District Attorney ...

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News 12/04/12

Westchester DA Urges Safe Sleeping After 26 Babies Die

by Paul Bufano   Comments (5)
Police & Fire 11/19/12

New Rochelle Man Arraigned In Train Station Robberies

by Justin Stock   Comment

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. – A New Rochelle man was arraigned Monday in connection with eight armed robberies throughout lower Westchester County, the District Attorney’s Office said.

Olivier Famby, ...

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Police & Fire 09/25/12

New Rochelle Man Pleads Guilty In Mortgage Scam

by Robert Michelin   Comments (2)

ARMONK, N.Y. – Loronda Murphy, the former North Castle Republican chair, pleaded guilty Tuesday to two felony counts of residential mortgage fraud and faces a maximum of 25 years in prison, according to ...

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Opinion 09/15/12

Letter: Westchester Gets Tough On Drivers Who Text

by Janet DiFiore   Comments (6)

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. ‒ The following letter was submitted by Westchester County District Attorney Janet DeFiore. 

To the Editor,

As District Attorney and chief law ...

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News 09/11/12

Charges Dropped Against Al Pirro In Greenwich Case

by Anthony Buzzeo    Comments (2)

GREENWICH, Conn. — The case against Albert Pirro, ex-husband of former Westchester County District Attorney Jeanine Pirro, was dropped Tuesday in Stamford Superior Court, an official there said. He was arrested in a domestic abuse incident in June in Greenwich.

Pirro, 65, was arrested at the J-House Hotel after he was accused of grabbing a women’s wrist and shaking her, ...

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Neighbors 05/20/12

White Plains' Peter Becerra, 52, Investigator

by Danny LoPriore   Comment

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Peter Becerra, a career law enforcement officer most recently assigned as a senior investigator for Homeland Security and the FBI Joint Terrorist Task Force, passed away at age 52 Friday ...

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News 05/24/11

Stamford Man Accused of Torturing Westchester Men

by Anthony Buzzeo    Comment

Lawrence Bottone of Stamford faces up to 25 years in prison after allegedly assaulting young men last year in Westchester County, N.Y., a district attorney’s office statement says.

Bottone would pose as ...

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