Crime & Safety
Yorktown Police Arrest Bronx Man for Choking, Hitting Woman
The information was provided by the Yorktown Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
Yorktown police have arrested a 43-year-old Bronx resident for choking and hitting a woman, police said.
Anthony Puoti was charged with criminal obstruction of breathing and attempted assault, misdemeanors.
Police received a report from the woman on Sept. 24 that the man had choked and struck her the day before, police said.
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Puoti voluntarily appeared at police headquarters where he was placed under arrest. He was released on $400 bail and scheduled to appear in Yorktown Town Court on Oct. 2.
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