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Welcome to the Westchester County District Attorney's office. Westchester is one of 29 counties in four states that make up the New York City Metropolitan Area. Its unique character marries the more rural parts of the northern part of the County with the more urban and suburban areas nearer to New York City. Nearly one million people live in six cities, 15 towns and 22 villages that make up Westchester County. Over the last generation, Westchester has maintained its enviable reputation of a vibrant, desirable bedroom community - while becoming a diverse microcosm |
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of the entire region. It is imperative for law enforcement - to be aware of and sensitive to - the specific needs of individual communities - from populated and urban areas such as Yonkers to the bucolic and suburban sections of the County like Pound Ridge.
We hope that you will find this site a useful resource and source of information. Constantly updated, it will provide up to date news and information in how the office is combating violent crime, instituting new initiatives and protecting societies most vulnerable, children and the elderly. Yon can also navigate this site to learn about services for victims and witnesses. We hope this website is both helpful and informative. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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Westchester Intelligence Center opens ... Proactively Addressing Criminal Activity in Westchester through Intelligence-Led Policing ... The Center is a reflection of the evolution of policing in Westchester County ...
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Westchester County will offer up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone in possession of an illegal gun. A 24 hour hotline has been established at Westchester County Police headquarters: (914) 231-4GUN (4486). Callers who do not want to give their name will be assigned a confidential number that can be used when it is time to collect the reward. |
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District Attorney, The National Road Safety Foundation and
Student Assistance Services Corporation of Westchester have
produced a DVD to assist parents and teens in communicating
about alcohol and other drug use. Click here
to access the DVD, download the accompanying brochure and see a
listing of other resources available regarding the use of
alcohol and other drugs. |
media available
relating to social interactions betweens teens, teens and
parents and other young adult issues such as driver education.
For more information click on their logos. |
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THE "REPORT ON THE CONVICTION OF JEFFREY DESKOVIC" CAN BE ACCESSED HERE.
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2007 ANNUAL REPORT
TO READ THE 2006 ANNUAL REPORT CLICK HERE |
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The Westchester County District Attorney's Office Auto Crimes Unit and the Westchester County Police conduct automobile crime prevention and safety events throughout Westchester, featuring child seat safety checks and VIN etchings.
Seat safety checks and VIN etchings will resume in the Spring.
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Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore along with law enforcement officials and family announcing the conviction of Kenneth West, after a jury trial, for the previously unsolved cold case homicide of Josephine O’Keefe in the Village of Pelham, that occurred more than twenty five years ago.
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District Attorney Janet DiFiore (L) and New York State Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye (R) along with other judicial, probation services and community leaders at the opening of the Westchester County Integrated Youth Court. For more information regarding the County's newest Court: www.courts.state.ny.us/rules/chiefadmin/145.shtml |
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Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore, prosecutors and members of the New Castle Police Detective Division announcing the conviction of Carlos Perez-Olivo in the November 2006 murder of his wife on Route 100 in Millwood. Olivo was indicted in December, 2007. |
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Richard Hayes, president of the International Narcotic Enforcement Officers Association presents a plaque and medal in honor of Stuart Cohen to his wife Gina and parents Judith and Joe Cohen. Stuart Cohen, a senior investigator In the District Attorney's office became ill after leading a drug raid in December 2006 and died in April 2007. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore and White Plains Department of Public Safety Commissioner Frank Straub answer questions at the conclusion of a Grand Jury investigation into the death of Mount Vernon Police Detective Christopher Ridley.
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Gisela Marin, mother of Jessica Santos, along with Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore and Deputy District Attorney Robert Prisco, reacts to the conviction of Anthony Burton for Manslaughter, in the August 2006 drive-by killing of her daughter in Yonkers. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore and Harrison Police Chief David Hall, along with the lead police, investigators and prosecutors responsible for the takedown of a multi-million dollar international internet based sports betting and gambling enterprise. Read more. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore presents representatives from eight insurance companies checks totaling 2.2 million dollars in money recovered from an insurance enterprise scam. Read the release. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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THE YEAR IN PICTURES 2008 click below to view pictures
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The Westchester County District Attorneys office has put together a FAQ - frequently asked questions - list, addressing questions county residents may have regarding the criminal justice system. To view the FAQ's click here.
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Welcome to the Fall 2008 issue of The Criminal Law News, a quarterly newsletter produced by the Appeals and Special Litigation Division of the District Attorney's office. The Criminal Law News was developed as a way to comprehensively and concisely update law enforcement agencies and any other interested parties throughout Westchester County with practical information, current topics and changes in New York State criminal law. Just click on the front page of the Newsletter for a downloadable copy. To read past editions of The Criminal Law News, click here. |
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The Westchester County District Attorney's Office has developed an outreach campaign targeting at risk groups and communities to alert them of the new gun law and its penalties. Over three hundred BEE-LINE Bus System Buses and select Metro-North Railroad Harlem Line Trains and Platforms had posters reiterating the message. |
Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer along with Hudson Valley law enforcement officials at a press conference announcing the unveiling of a package of proposed federal laws to increase the scrutiny and monitoring of the online activities of convicted sex offenders. |
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Elaborate "Floor Trap" discovered in a Hartsdale drug stash house.
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 Over $5,000,000.00 in heroin was recovered. Read more about the arrests. |
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District Attorney Janet DiFiore, Dobbs Ferry Police Chief George Longworth and Greenburgh Police Chief John Kapica announce |
 the seizure of more than one million dollars in U.S. Currency from a drug stashhouse on Ashford Avenue in Dobbs Ferry. |
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 First Deputy District Attorney and Chief of Trial Operations Jim McCarty announces the conviction of Phillip Grant, in the hate crime murder of Connie Russo-Carriero. |
 The family of Connie Russo-Carriero reacting to the guilty verdict of Phillip Grant in the Galleria Mall hate crime murder. |
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 District Attorney Janet DiFiore with the parents of Elizabeth Butler, after announcing the first degree murder conviction of her ex-boyfriend Ariel Menendez. |
District Attorney Janet DiFiore with Yonkers Mayor Phil Amicone, on Nodine Hill in Yonkers, thanking the community for helping to convict Carlton Byrd of a turf war murder. |
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Throughout the year, The Westchester County District Attorney's Office in conjunction with various local police departments conducts the "Watch Your Car" VIN etching program.
The program involves the etching of the motor vehicle's unique VIN - Vehicle Identification Number - onto all window glass to help combat auto theft. The process of etching takes only a short period of time, and is unobtrusive. No appointment is necessary and vehicles will be taken on a first come first served basis.
“Watch Your Car” is free of cost, open to all Westchester residents and can result in a reduction of your automobile insurance premiums. |
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Assistant District Attorney Frank Priolo of the Auto Crimes Unit inspecting a vehicle that has had it's glass VIN etched. |
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District Attorney Janet DiFiore with Commissioners and Chiefs of Police from around Westchester County as asset forfeiture funds are distributed as a result of Westchester District Attorney Narcotics Initiative (W-DANI)investigations.
District Attorney Janet DiFiore and United States Attorney Michael Garcia with members of the Westchester County District Attorney's Office at a plaque presentation ceremony in recognition of two successful collaborative investigations and prosecutions : U.S. v. DiPietro et al and U.S. v. Rudaj et al. |
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District Attorney Janet DiFiore with six newly minted Assistant District Attorney's after their swearing in. From left to right, ADA David Pilato, ADA Shamika Taylor, ADA Joyce George, ADA Courtney Johnson, ADA Brian Fitzgerald and ADA Toni-Ann Gagliardi. |
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District Attorney Janet
DiFiore and members of the Special Prosecutions Division -
Domestic Violence Bureau - at the inauguration of the Yonkers
Domestic Violence Unit. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The District Attorney's Office has produced a graphic reminder for parents, educators and especially young drivers. "Twisted Metal - Lost Lives" is a graphic depiction of what can happen when an operator of a vehicle is intoxicated. Click on the picture to download a PDF version of the poster. And for more information regarding underage drinking click here.
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