Crime & Safety
Yorktown Man Fails to Appear in Court, Gets Arrested Again
During processing, it was discovered he had another outstanding warrant.
YORKTOWN, NY — A Yorktown Heights man facing contempt and drug charges now faces additional charges because he didn’t show up in court.
Yorktown Police said Joseph A. Colaizzi, 31, of Rutledge Drive, didn’t appear July 12 in Yorktown Justice Court to answer charges from a prior arrest: second-degree criminal contempt and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, both misdemeanors.
A bench warrant was issued for fail to appear and Colaizzi voluntarily surrendered August 2.
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He was arrested and processed at the Yorktown Police Department.
Police said that during processing officials learned that the Westchester County Department of Public Safety also had a bench warrant for Colaizzi.
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He was arraigned in Yorktown Justice Court and released on his own recognizance to appear back in court August 16.
Colaizzi was then turned over to the Westchester County Department of Public Safety.
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