Crime & Safety
14-Year-Old Accused Of Violating Protection Order In Yorktown
Yorktown police said the teen ran into the person under the order of protection at a gas station and began shouting at him.
YORKTOWN, NY — A 14-year-old boy was accused of violating an order of protection.
The Yorktown Police Department said the teen was charged Wednesday with juvenile delinquency, with the underlying charge being second-degree criminal contempt, a misdemeanor.
According to police, shortly after 5 p.m. Wednesday, a report of an order of protection violation was received.
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An officer met with the juvenile victim and his family members and started an investigation.
The victim was under an active stay-away temporary order of protection against the 14-year-old. The order, which was issued by the Westchester County Family Court, is valid through Dec. 2, police said.
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Authorities said the victim was at the Xtra Fuel gas station at 1917 Commerce St. around 4:30 p.m. when the 14-year-old walked by, saw him and began shouting at him which violated the order of protection.
A juvenile appearance ticket was served to a parent of the 14-year-old boy on his behalf at the Yorktown Police Department.
He is due to appear in the Westchester County Department of Probation Sept. 19.
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