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===Recent events=== {{see also|#2005 mayoral election}} In June 2016, Irvington Fire Chief Christopher D. DePaoli was one of 23 recipients of the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission medal for heroism. In April 2015, DePaoli stepped in when he saw a woman being attacked by a man with a knife at the [[Irvington, New York train station|Irvington Metro-North Station]]. DePaoli was able get between the man and the woman, the man's girlfriend, who was on the ground being stabbed, and distract him with a baseball bat until the police arrived. The man was arrested and the woman survived the attack.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rom |first=Gabriel |title=Irvington fire chief gets national heroism award |url=https://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/2016/06/30/an-irvington-fire-chief-who-stopped-a-vicious-knife-attack-by-a-man-on-his-girlfriend-last-april-has-received-national-recognition-medal-for-his-heroism/86522658/ |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=The Journal News |language=en-US}}</ref> Since 2014, Irvington has held a "Celebrate Irvington" festival on the village's Main Street in the early summer.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Festival celebrates love for village of Irvington |url=https://westchester.news12.com/festival-celebrates-love-for-village-of-irvington-35691131 |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=News 12 - Default}}</ref> Irvington's first murder since 1974 took place on April 25, 2018, when a recently-hired dishwasher stabbed Bonifacio Rodriguez, a prep cook, in the kitchen of the River City Grille at 6 South Broadway. The accused woman, New York City resident Rosa Ramirez, told police when she was arrested shortly after the incident. that she had suffered a "[[psychotic break]]".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eberhart |first=Matt Spillane and Christopher J. |title=Suspect in Irvington restaurant stabbing said she had 'psychotic break:' court docs |url=https://www.lohud.com/story/news/crime/2018/05/25/woman-indicted-fatal-stabbing-river-city-grille-irvington/644984002/ |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=The Journal News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-02-21 |title=Woman Admits To Fatal Stabbing Of Co-Worker At Westchester Restaurant Where She Just Started |url=https://dailyvoice.com/ny/stony-point/news/woman-admits-to-fatal-stabbing-of-co-worker-at-westchester-restaurant-where-she-just-started/783772/ |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=Stony Point Daily Voice |language=en}}</ref> Ramirez pleaded guilty to [[second-degree murder]], a [[Class A felony]], on February 21, 2020, in return for an expected sentence of 17 years to life,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-02-21 |title=Plea In 2018 Fatal Stabbing Of Restaurant Worker |url=https://patch.com/new-york/rivertowns/plea-2018-fatal-stabbing-restaurant-worker |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=Rivertowns, NY Patch |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Eberhart |first=Christopher J. |title=Irvington: Woman pleads guilty in River City Grille murder |url=https://www.lohud.com/story/news/crime/2020/02/21/irvington-rosa-ramirez-pleads-guilty-river-city-grille-murder/4832829002/ |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=The Journal News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Independent |first=Hudson |date=2020-02-21 |title=Kitchen worker pleads guilty to 2018 murder in Irvington restaurant |url=https://thehudsonindependent.com/kitchen-worker-pleads-guilty-to-2018-murder-in-irvington-restaurant/ |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=The Hudson Indy Westchester's Rivertowns News - |language=en-US}}</ref> which was made official in September 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bandler |first=Jonathan |title=Irvington restaurant employee sentenced for murder of co-worker |url=https://www.lohud.com/story/news/crime/2020/09/10/rosa-ramirez-sentenced-17-years-life-irvington-restaurant-murder-bonifacio-rodriguez/5767501002/ |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=The Journal News |language=en-US}}</ref> In May 2020, a lawsuit was filed against an 18 year old Irvington High School senior, Ellis Pinsky, who was accused with co-conspirators from the US and Europe of swindling [[digital currency]] investor Michael Terpin – the founder and chief executive officer of Transform Group – of $23.8 million in 2018, when the accused was 15 years old, through the use of data stolen from smartphones by [[SIM swap scam|"SIM swaps"]]. The complaint alleges that Pinsky had a personal worth of $70 million as of December 2017. The lawsuit was filed in federal court in [[White Plains, New York]] and asked for triple damages.<ref>[[Reuters]] (May 7, 2020) [https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/05/07/us/07reuters-crypto-currency-lawsuit.html "U.S. Cryptocurrency Investor Sues Suburban NYC Teen for $71.4 Million Over Alleged Swindle"] ''[[The New York Times]]''</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-05-08 |title=Suburban 15-Year-Old Led ‘Evil Geniuses’ in $24M Heist: Suit |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/15-year-old-ellis-pinsky-led-ring-of-evil-computer-geniuses-in-dollar24m-cryptocurrency-heist-says-lawsuit/ |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=The Daily Beast |language=en}}</ref> An investigation by the ''[[New York Post]]'' revealed that Pinsky lived a lavish lifestyle, driving an [[Audi R8]], maintaining an account with a private air service, purchasing prime tickets to [[New York Rangers]] hockey games, and wearing expensive clothing.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kaplan |first=Michael |date=2020-05-23 |title='Baby Al Capone' Ellis Pinsky pulled off a $23.8 million crypto heist |url=https://nypost.com/2020/05/23/baby-al-capone-ellis-pinsky-pulled-off-a-23-8-million-crypto-heist/ |access-date=2025-03-31 |language=en-US}}</ref> Pinsky had previously been recognized by the [[College Board]] as being an "AP Scholar".<ref>[https://www.irvingtonschools.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=9&ModuleInstanceID=44&ViewID=6446EE88-D30C-497E-9316-3F8874B3E108&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=6244&PageID=11 "Irvington High School Seniors Named AP Scholars"] Irvington Union Free School District website</ref>
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