In a move to help cash-strapped defendants and taxpayers, Westchester prosecutors have stopped seeking bail in most misdemeanor criminal cases. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino Jr., announced the effort, which is already in effect, as a way to “promote…
New York has some of the nation’s toughest gun laws, but Anthony Scarpino thinks they should be stronger. The Westchester County district attorney is urging state lawmakers to pass legislation that would make it easier to take guns away from…
Prosecutors in Westchester County said Thursday they were reviewing all cases involving a retiring Yonkers police detective accused of falsifying a search warrant application. The Westchester County district attorney, Anthony A. Scarpino, announced the review two weeks after a man…
Effective immediately, Westchester District Attorney Anthony Scarpino Jr.’s office is implementing change in the handling of low-level marijuana offenses in Westchester County. Under this new policy, the possession of small amounts (2 ounces or less) of marijuana will no longer…
A new Westchester County program to get drug users treatment and keep them out of the criminal justice system that has already helped dozens of Port Chester addicts will be expanding, county officials said. During a year-long investigation into fatal…
A rabbi would ordinarily be ecstatic to have more than 300 people inside his sanctuary on a Sunday afternoon. But the spiritual leader of Temple Beth Abraham in Tarrytown greeted this crowd with mixed emotions. “I am thrilled to see…
A commission convened by Westchester District Attorney Anthony Scarpino is well on its way to developing school security protocols that will be shared later this year with public and private schools, law enforcement, and mental health agencies across the county.…
