Crime & Safety
Yorktown Man Accused Of Violating Order Of Protection
Police said he was sent to the county jail in lieu of bail.
YORKTOWN, NY — A Yorktown Heights man was accused of violating a protection of order in Yorktown. Police said Migel Celaj, 37, of Yorktown Heights was charged with three counts of second-degree criminal contempt, misdemeanors.
Yorktown police said, shortly before 10:30 p.m. Aug. 21, officers responded to a residence for a reported violation of an order of protection.
The investigation found Celaj had gone into a home of a person for whom an order of protection was in place, police said.
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Celaj went to the Yorktown Police Headquarters Wednesday where he was placed under arrest.
He was processed and arraigned, but was unable to post $5,000 bail.
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Celaj was sent to the Westchester County Department of Corrections and is due back in Yorktown Justice Court Sept. 10.
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