Here are
some stories making headlines across the Hudson Valley.
Two young
men from New Rochelle are now facing murder charges in connection with the
death of a 20-year-old Mount Vernon woman. Aaliyah Waiters was shot in the head
on Sept. 25 while standing with a group of people in the South Third Avenue
area of Mount Vernon. She was transported to Jacobi Medical Center in the
Bronx where she died. The suspects have been identified as 21-year-old Laquan
Jones and 20-year-old Tyquan Carcamo, both of New Rochelle. Jones and Carcamo
were arraigned in Mount Vernon City Court on second-degree murder charges and
remanded to the Westchester County Jail.
A man from
Albany has been charged with criminal possession of a weapon and reckless
endangerment in connection to a road rage shooting incident in Peekskill.
Police say Jose Fernandez stopped his car suddenly on Route 9 Friday night,
resulting in a minor collision. Fernandez then allegedly left his vehicle and
fired three rounds, hitting the victim's vehicle, and then fled. He was
arrested the next morning in Albany.
A new
warning from New York's Attorney General is warning the public about products
that appear to be snacks for kids - but they actually contain high levels of
cannabis and THC. The products are illegal and unregulated in New York. There
are growing concerns they could be harmful to adults and even more dangerous to
kids who consume them thinking they are a snack and could potentially overdose.
If you encounter the products, you're asked to file a complaint with the office of
the Attorney General.