Crime & Safety

Yorktown Man Arrested For Assault: Police

Police said the man used a glass bottle to injury another person.

YORKTOWN, NY — Police arrested a Yorktown man who was accused of assaulting someone with a bottle. Yorktown Police said Kevin L. Velasquez, 28, of Upland Road in Yorktown, was charged with second-degree assault, a felony.

Police said they received a call Feb. 4 about a previous assault at a Kear Street address.

An investigation found that Velasquez struck someone in the head with a glass bottle, causing an injury.

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Velasquez was found and arrested Feb. 22.

After being processed, he was held pending an arraignment.

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