Lincoln Hall Arrest

From 390.com:  28 April 2011.  On 04/27/2011 at approximately 8:00 pm, the State Police in Somers were dispatched to Lincoln Hall for a report of an assault that occurred between two residents. After an investigation, it was later determined that a 15 year old resident struck the 17 year old victim in the face and caused physical injury after a dispute over money. The 15 year old suspect was arrested for Assault 3rd and was transported to SP Somers where he was processed without incident. He is to appear for arraignment in Family Court on 04/29/2011 at 10:00 am. The 17 year old victim was treated for his injuries at Putnam Hospital Center, released, and later returned to Lincoln Hall.


See NYSP Somers – Assault 3rd Arrest – Lincoln Hall, Town of Somers at 390.com


LINKS:
http://the390.com/downstate/nysp-somers-assault-3rd-arrest-lincoln-hall-town-of-somers

Yorktownie Charged With Driving While Impaired On Overhill Road

From LoHud.com:  Michael J. Almeida, 21, of Yorktown was charged with first-degree operating a motor vehicle while impaired by drugs, third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation, misdemeanors, and unlawful possession of marijuana, a violation, about 10:40 p.m. Wednesday on Overhill Road in Somers, NY, police said. He was released on an appearance ticket.


See LoHud.com story, Yorktown, Conn. men drove under the influence in Somers, on I-87, troopers say.



LINKS:
http://www.lohud.com/article/20110428/NEWS02/104280444/1315/EXPRESSRSS?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Police Activity

Shoplifting

Police charged Rosa Smajlaj, 40, from Somers with petit larceny, a misdemeanor. On April 15 police responded to a call from BJ's store about a larceny. Investigation revealed the woman had allegedly selected $29.37 worth of merchandise from a display and exited the store without paying. She was taken into custody, processed at police headquarters and released without bail. Smajlaj is due in court on May 17. 
From an April 22, 2011 story in the Yorktown Patch


Vandalism

Troopers at the Somers barracks received a complaint Tuesday about damage done to the landscaping at a Somers residence and damage done to a car. The initial complaint came from a Larch Drive residence in the Lincolndale section of Somers.  

After an investigation, police arrested a Lincolndale man and a Mahopac man about 4:45 p.m. Wednesday in connection with the vandalism. 

Kyle R. Garvin, 20, of Lincolndale was charged with fourth-degree criminal mischief, a misdemeanor, in the landscaping damage, police said.

From an April 21, 2011 story in LoHud.com.

No License

8:20 p.m. - Arla Sheinwald, 47, of Somers, was arrested and charged with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation and driving without a license, both misdemeanors after a motor vehicle stop at Route 6 and Croton Falls Road. Sheinwald was released on her own recognizance and is scheduled to appear in town court May 24.

From an April 19, 2011 story in NCNLocal.com.



LINKS:
http://yorktown.patch.com/articles/police-blotter-worker-charged-with-burglary-drunk-driver-hits-guard-rail-dash-and-dine
http://www.lohud.com/article/20110421/NEWS01/104210447/Mahopac-Lincolndale-20-year-olds-charged-Somers-vandalism?obref=obinsite
http://ncnlocal.com/police/article_e7f0c8b2-6a9b-11e0-a079-001cc4c03286.html

Three Charged With DWI

Over the weekend, three people driving on roads in Somers, NY were charged with DWI, according to news reports.  State police arrested Alex Sartakov, 23, of Ossining, after being stopped Routes 118 and 6 in Somers about 3:20 a.m. on Sunday for an inadequate muffler.  Police say Sartakov was driving with a revoked license and had three prior felony DWI convictions within the last 10 years.  Jane C. Engel, 55, of Briarcliff Manor, was arrested on Saturday at 7:50 p.m. and charged with DWI, after police stopped her for erratic operation on Route 35.  Last but not least, Rye resident Amber Lynn Gikis, 26, of Rye was stopped and arrested around 1:30 a.m. on Sunday on Interstate 684 south in Somers after she was seen driving erratically.

Read more about these arrests and see photos of those charged in the in the Pleasantville-Briarcliff Manor Patch, Briarcliff, Ossining Residents Picked Up on DWI Over Weekend and in LoHud.com, 10 charged with drunken driving on I-84, I-684, Routes 6, 9, 35.



LINKS:
http://pleasantville.patch.com/articles/briarcliff-ossining-residents-picked-up-on-dwi-over-weekend
http://www.lohud.com/article/20110411/NEWS01/104110349/10-charged-drunken-driving-84-684-Routes-6-9-35?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFrontpage%7Cs

Somers Man Charged With Felony DWI

From LoHud.com:  Troopers charged a town man with felony driving while intoxicated after stopping him on Route 139, state police said today.  Gordon Mackie, 44, of Somers was stopped for speeding, an infraction, about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday and was found to be driving under the influence of alcohol.


Read the complete March 31 LoHud.com story, Somers man charged with felony DWI on Route 139. 



LINKS:
http://www.lohud.com/article/20110331/NEWS02/103310446/1018/News02

Somers Man Arrested In Greenwich

From the Greenwich Patch: [Greenwich, CT] Police arrested Stephen Corvalan, 21, of 674 Whitetail Drive, Somers, NY, at 1 p.m. on April 3 and charged him with first-degree criminal trespass, interfering with a 911 call and disorderly conduct.

After entering a home uninvited, he prevented a house-sitter in Greenwich from using a personal cellphone or landlines to call 911, according to a police report.

Corvalan’s bond was set at $1,000 and he’s scheduled to appear April 4 in state Superior Court in Stamford.

LINKS:

http://greenwich.patch.com/articles/greenwich-contractor-arrested-during-sloppy-home-renovation

Man Charged With Aggravated DWI

Louis R. Credidio, 41, of Old Tomahawk Street, Somers, NY was drunk, police said, when he crashed his car in Yorktown. The man was charged with aggravated DWI, which “indicates his blood-alcohol level more than twice the legal threshold for driving while intoxicated in New York state”, according to LoHud.com.

Read the complete March 11 LoHud.com story, Somers man charged with aggravated DWI in Yorktown.

LINKS:

http://www.lohud.com/article/20110311/NEWS02/103110357/Somers-man-charged-aggravated-DWI-Yorktown?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFrontpage%7Cs

DWI

Guilty Plea: DWI

Peter Fleischer, a Somers NY man, pleaded guilty in Mt. Kisco Justice Court on February 17 to Driving While Intoxicated, admitting to having done so on Sept. 28, 2010. He will make his next court appearance on May 19, relating to a pre-sentencing reporting.

Charged: Driving Under The Influence In Somers

R. Von Elm, 19, of Lincolndale was charged with first-degree operating a motor vehicle while impaired by drugs, a misdemeanor, and unlawful possession of marijuana, a violation, around 10 p.m. Monday on Route 202 in Somers, police said. A passenger, Joseph S. Multari, 19 of Lincolndale, was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana.

LINKS

http://chappaqua.patch.com/articles/inside-mt-kisco-justice-court-man-given-5-months-in-jail-for-coke-possession-plea

http://www.lohud.com/article/20110222/NEWS02/102220361/2-drove-under-the-influence-in-Somers--North-Castle--troopers-say

Thieves About; Lock Your Cars At Night

Thieves at night are stealing items from unlocked cars parked in residential areas in Somers, NY and other towns. Read the complete story, Thieves hit parked cars in Bedford, Rye, Mahopac and Somers, in LoHud.com

LINKS

http://www.lohud.com/article/20110218/NEWS02/102180373/Thieves-hit-parked-cars-in-Bedford--Rye--Mahopac-and-Somers


State Police in Somers Make DWI arrest

From the 390.com: On 2/ 04/11 at approximately 8:30 PM, the State Police in Somers arrested Marvin Santiago, 31 years of age from Somers, NY, for driving while intoxicated. Santiago rear ended a vehicle (no injuries sustained) on Rt-202 in the Town of Somers and subsequent investigation revealed he was intoxicated. He was processed, issued tickets for DWI and related vehicle and traffic offenses and released on station bail. Santiago is due to appear in the Town of Somers Court on 2/07/11 at 5:30 PM

LINKS

http://the390.com/feature/state-police-in-somers-make-dwi-arrests

DWI Arrest After Car Left In Snow Bank

From 390.com: On January 26, 2011, at 9:22 p.m., the New York State Police in Somers arrested OTTO LEITNER, 65 years of age from Somers, NY, with Driving While Intoxicated and Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated. Leitner was arrested after his vehicle was located off the roadway in a snow bank on State Route 100 in the Town of Somers and subsequent investigation revealed Leitner to be intoxicated with a BAC of .18%. Leitner was issued Uniform Traffic Tickets returnable to the Town of Somers Justice Court on January 31, 2011, at 5:30 p.m.

LINKS

http://the390.com/dwi-arrest-town-of-somers-2

Heritage Hills Resident Charged In 2007 Burglary

New York State Police arrested Kevin Duffy of Heritage Hills in Somers, NY on the charge of burglary of the Blazer Pub in Purdys, NY in 2007. The three year investigation caught a break when Duffy provided a DNA sample to Connecticut officials after his conviction for larceny in February 2010. Late last year, the DNA data bank matched the 2010 sample with one found at the crime scene in 2007. Police made the arrest on Friday. Duffy, age 53, was arraigned in North Salem Court and is to reappear at there on January 31.

Read the complete story at the 390.com, DNA Submission Leads to Burglary Arrest of Somers Man.

LINKS

http://the390.com/dna-submission-leads-to-burglary-arrest-of-somers-man

Somers Tax Preparer and CPA Charged With Criminal Tax Fraud

A certified public accountant who owns and operates several accounting and tax preparation businesses in Somers, NY, was charged recently with four felony counts of failing to file state personal income tax returns for six consecutive years.

Eric Fecci, 44, of 6 Elmer Galloway Road, Katonah, was arraigned January 19 on felony complaints in the Town of Somers Justice Court before Judge Denis J. Timone, said a press release issued on Wednesday by the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance.

Fecci operates the following businesses from 332 Route 100 in the Village of Somers: At Play Technologies, Inc.; Eric J. Fecci, CPA, PC; Fecci Consulting Group, Inc.; AllWriteUp.com, Inc.; and Somers Staffing, Inc.

The complete press release is here.

LINKS:

http://www.tax.ny.gov/press/rel/2011/fecci012011.htm

Riot At Lincoln Hall

State and Somers police broke up a riot involving 30 students at Lincoln Hall School for Boys in Somers, NY on Friday. Two employees were injured and five students arrested. For details see the article at the 390.com.

Lincoln Hall is a school for the treatment and rehabilitation of troubled or delinquent male teens. This incident is the latest in a series of problems at the School. In November, police arrested five teens for vandalism or assault in three separate incidents, and in August, police charged two teens with burglary of homes in Somers.

As reported in LoHud.com, Somers Town officials are concerned.

Town officials are requesting a meeting with Lincoln Hall administrators to discuss the surge in violence, said Town Supervisor Mary Beth Murphy.

“In the last six to nine months, Lincoln Hall students have been in our court more than ever,” Murphy said Sunday. “We’re trying to get a meeting with their board of directors to discuss what has to be done. We want to find out what’s changed in the last year to create the situation where there are repeated incidents that seem to be escalating.”

Read the complete LoHud.com story here.

LINKS

http://the390.com/feature/state-police-respond-to-riot-situation-at-lincoln-hall

http://the390.com/feature/multiple-arrests-at-lincoln-hall-town-of-somers

http://somersspectator.blogspot.com/2010/08/news-round-up.html

http://www.lohud.com/article/20101212/NEWS01/12120395/-1/RSS01/Staff%20injured+,%20five%20boys%20arrested%20in%20large%20riot%20at%20Lincoln%20Hall%20in%20Somers

In Other News in Somers, NY ...

Somers Woman Charged With Forging Checks

Westchester News Online 11/30/2010

Yorktown Police say an 18 year old Somers woman was arrested and charged with forgery after she allegedly stole checks from a woman's home and signed and cashed them.

Senior Hall of Fame Honorees Include Loomis of Somers

Westchester.gov 12/03/2010

Westchester County held its 28th annual Senior Hall of Fame luncheon on Dec. 3 at the Westchester Marriott in Tarrytown. Among the 30 seniors from the “Class of 2010” who were inducted into the Senior Hall of Fame was:

Sue Loomis of Somers is a volunteer with Hospice and Palliative Care of Westchester. She has visited many hospice patients at the Somers Manor Nursing Home since 2004 where she talks with them, reads, plays cards or simply listens to their fears and concerns. Before she retired, Loomis had worked 19 years at Burke Rehabilitation Hospital as secretary to the medical director and medical staff coordinator.

‘Race to Nowhere' screening in Somers

NCNLocal.com 12/03/2010

SOMERS - The Somers High School PTSA is screening the documentary, "Race to Nowhere," on Wednesday, Dec. 8 at 7:30 p.m. in the Somers High School Auditorium.

The main message of "Race to Nowhere" is about the high stakes and pressure in the nation's schools and on students. As a result, the film suggests there is an epidemic of unhealthy, disengaged and unprepared young people. The documentary was made to bring communities together to raise awareness, generate dialogue and let people know that they are not alone in this "Race to Nowhere."

FULL LINKS

http://westchesternewsonline.com/node?page=1

http://www3.westchestergov.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2842:senior-hall-of-fame-honorees-announced&catid=74:news&Itemid=300137

http://ncnlocal.com/ncnlocal_living/living_articles/article_7e955c4c-ff03-11df-b3bc-001cc4c03286.html

From The 390.com - DWI Arrest

On 09/04/2010 at approximately 10:21 PM, the State Police in Somers arrested Ronald E. Pietruska , 61 years of age from Carmel, NY for driving while intoxicated. Subsequent to a stop at a DWI stationary road check on SR-35 in the Town of Somers, Mr. Pietruska was found to be intoxicated with a BAC of 0.13%. Mr. Pietruska was issued uniform traffic tickets returnable to the Town of Somers court.

http://the390.com/feature/dwi-enforcement-in-somers-results-in-4-arrests

From The 390.com

DWI Arrest

On 08/28/2010 at approximately 12:00 AM, the State Police in Somers arrested FREDERICK BARTASEK JR age 37, of Somers, NY, for driving while intoxicated. Subsequent to a vehicle and traffic law stop on SR-202 in the T/Somers, Mr. Bartasek was found to be intoxicated with a BAC of 0.15 %. Mr. BARTASEK was issued uniform traffic tickets returnable to the Town of Somers Court on 09/13/2010 at 5:30 PM.

http://the390.com/feature/dwi-arrest-for-somers-man

Speeding in Somers

On August 27, 2010 between the hours of 7:00AM and 1:00PM, the State Police in Somers conducted a Speed Enforcement Initiative focusing on Route 100 in the Town of Somers and Route 35 in the Town of Lewisboro. The State Police issued a total of 51 tickets, the majority for speeding. This highway safety initiative perpetuates the mission of the State Police to reduce deaths, injuries and property damage caused by motor vehicle accidents through vehicle and traffic enforcement.

http://the390.com/feature/speed-enforcement-initiative-in-somers

News Round Up

Somers Man Hit By Train In Stable Conditon

A 32 year-old man from Baldwin Place is in stable condition after being hit by a Metro-North train on Saturday at the Croton-Harmon station. NCNLocal.com, in a story by Mary Dempsey posted on Monday reports that Joseph Vasilopoulos jumped off the platform in front of the train as it was slowing down. Foul play is not suspected. See the link below for the full story.

Lincoln Hall Teens Charged In Burglaries In Somers

State police filed charges against juveniles from Lincoln Hall relating to two unrelated burglaries. The story by Terrence Corcoran in LoHud.com posted on August 17, says that two juveniles, age 15, entered a Dellworth Drive home through an unlocked window on Friday and stole a laptop and other electronic equipment worth about $2600. Police charged a third 15 year-old for a burglary of electronics worth about $930 at a Benjamin Greene Lane home in July. The cases go to Family Court.

At the time of the crimes, the juveniles lived at Lincoln Hall, a school for troubled youth located on Route 202 in Somers. See the link below for the full story.

LINKS

http://ncnlocal.com/ncnlocal_news/article_b47438de-a97b-11df-ba77-001cc4c002e0.html

http://www.lohud.com/article/20100817/NEWS02/8170373/3-Lincoin-Hall-teens-charged-with-burglarizing-Somers-homes

News from LoHud

3 women arrested at Somers massage parlor

SOMERS — Two massage therapists are accused of offering detectives sex acts as part of a deluxe spa package.

The full story as reported in LoHid is here.

The North County News story with pictures of the accused is here.

3 men arrested in Buchanan home invasion

BUCHANAN — Police arrested three Shenorock men late Monday and were looking for a fourth from Mahopac in connection with an armed home invasion in Buchanan that night.

The full story as reported in LoHud is here.