ANOTHER INCIDENT AT MAPLE COMMONS---VISITOR CHARGED WITH GUN POSSESSON CRIMES WAS AN EARLIER DEFENDANT IN A MAJOR GANG ROUNDUP IN NYC

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Oliver Fernandez's current charges in Croton include criminal contempt for violating a protection order and unlawful dissemination of an "intimate image."

Michael Balter--Mar 18, 2025

Earlier today we provided additional details to a media release by the Croton Police Department concerning the January 31 arrest of Bronx resident Oliver Fernandez. He was followed by police driving out of Maple Commons after they suspected he had an outstanding warrant, which turned out to be true; after he tried to flee his car was blocked by patrol vehicles. He was found to be in possession of a loaded handgun earlier lost by a Georgia police department.

Since this was a developing story, we provided what details we could to the community as quickly as we could, pending further reporting.

We are now able to provide further information based on a conversation with Asher Stockler, who is currently Director of Public Affairs for the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office (some villagers may recall that Stockler used to work as a reporter for the Journal News and other outlets.)

A number of villagers suspected that Fernandez is the same individual who was arrested in New York City in October 2019 in connection with a major roundup of members of the notorious Trinitarios gang. Stockler confirmed that this is correct. READ MORE AT Maple Commons visitor charged with gun possession crimes was an earlier defendant in a major gang roundup in New York City

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Maple Commons visitor charged with gun possession crimes was an earlier defendant in a major gang roundup in New York City. [Updated -- Comment by Village Manager]---READ MORE AT Maple Commons visitor charged with gun possession crimes was an earlier defendant in a major gang roundup in New York City. [Updated -- Comment by Village Manager]