Crime & Safety
Court: Port Chester Man Promised Work to Day Laborer, Robbed Him Instead
Selected cases from Monday's session at the Port Chester courthouse.
A Port Chester man held up a day laborer by bringing him to an empty house and holding a sharpened piece of wood to his throat, authorities say.
Ivan Valdovinos, 23, was in Port Chester village court Monday, facing a felony robbery charge for taking $300 in cash and a cell phone from his victim.
Valdovinos approached the 19-year-old day laborer in the early morning hours of June 8, telling the victim he wanted to hire extra help to clean a home on Palace Place. When they arrived, Valdovinos brought the victim to the third floor of the vacant house and robbed him, according to details from police and Monday's court hearing.
Worried the day laborer would follow him, Valdovinos said he'd kill the victim if he tried to leave. The victim eventually spotted a passerby and yelled for help. The passerby grabbed a ladder and the victim was able to climb down and find a phone to call police.
Officers spotted Valdovinos at 6:30 p.m. on the same day and arrested him in a rooming house at 30 Broad Street.
The case was adjourned until July 19.
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Fraudulent charges reduced for Bronx woman
A Bronx woman was sentenced to one year of probation after charges of fraudulent possession were reduced in village court Monday.
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Ashley Boykin, 23, of the Bronx was originally charged with possessing a fraudulent New Jersey driver's license and credit card in November 2009. She had tried to use the fake license and card as identification to cash a check worth $1,400 at Chase Bank on Midland Ave.
Boykin was originally charged with fourth-degree grand larceny, a felony, but in March the charge was reduced to petty larceny .
Homeless man faces bench warrant for previous burglary
A homeless man, who was arrested June 25 after a bench warrant was issued, will be sentenced next month.
Kip Hartman, 44, was arrested on felony burglary charges. He was accused of breaking into Western Tool Supply last year, stealing two drills worth $130 each. A detective found him on Westchester Avenue last Friday, recognized him and arrested him on the scene.
His charges were dropped to petty larceny, and he'll return to court for sentencing on July 29.
Court is in session Monday, Thursday and Friday at 9 a.m.
