Crime & Safety
Yorktown Woman Accused Of Violating Part Of Protection Order
Police said the woman communicated with the person for whom a temporary order of protection was issued.
YORKTOWN, NY — A Yorktown woman was accused of violating an order of protection.
The Yorktown Police Department said Catherine Camerota, 66, of Yorktown, was charged with second-degree criminal contempt, a misdemeanor.
Police said, shortly after 1 p.m. Friday, officers sent to a Yorktown home to investigate the report of an order of protection violation.
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The officer who responded found that Camerota violated a provision of the temporary order of protection that prohibited communication.
She was arrested and taken to Yorktown Police Headquarters for processing.
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At the arraignment, a judge issued a new temporary order of protection, and Camerota was released on her own recognizance.
She is due to return to the Yorktown Justice Court May 13.
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