Here are some stories making
headlines across the Hudson Valley.
Sentencing has been delayed
for a fifth time in the case of a man guilty of killing his New Rochelle
girlfriend. Javier Da Silva, 26, pleaded guilty in
February of last year to kidnapping 24-year-old Valerie
Reyes from her home. Da Silva was originally scheduled to be sentenced in May
of last year. His newest sentencing date was this past Friday, but that too has
been put off until Sept. 23. A federal judge
says there will be no more postponements. Da Silva is expected to be sentenced
to at least 30 years in prison.
Police are searching for suspects after a shooting in Poughkeepsie on Sunday around 2 p.m. near Smith Street. Police say a man was shot multiple
times in the chest and legs. The victim was then rushed to the hospital in a police car and is
expected to survive. Nearly
two dozen shell casings were recovered near the scene. Police believe this was
a targeted attack.
Flames broke out Sunday
morning at a Yorktown Heights church. Officials say it started outside of the
Yorktown Assembly of God and spread through the attic and above the building's
sanctuary before firefighters were able to knock it down. The cause of the fire
has not been released yet.