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Westchester DA Susan Kaquis visits Bronxville to outline staffing and outreach
Summary
District Attorney Susan Kaquis told the Bronxville board she has rebuilt staffing, restructured prosecution units and expanded community outreach, urging residents to lock cars and protect mail amid recent thefts.
District Attorney Susan Kaquis briefed the Village of Bronxville Board of Trustees on Oct. 14 about staffing, unit reorganizations and community outreach across Westchester County.
Kaquis, who said she took office Jan. 1, told the board: "At the time I came into the office, we normally have around 125, 130 assistant district attorneys. We were 25 short." She said the office has focused on filling vacancies, restructuring its special-prosecution and trial-and-investigations divisions, and investing in technology — including a high-tech technology crime bureau addressing AI issues.
Kaquis emphasized prevention as well as prosecution. She described outreach to schools and senior centers to warn about scams and violent-crime prevention and said the office runs a bimonthly newsletter and maintains social channels. "We go and talk about the office and what we do," Kaquis said.
On local trends, Kaquis and the mayor discussed car theft and mailbox crime. Kaquis told residents that about "20% of car thefts are because people leave keys in the ignition" and advised locking vehicles and keeping key fobs out of sight. The mayor added that police recently arrested someone with about $200,000 in stolen checks taken from a mailbox, advising residents to use the post office drop or permanent ink on checks.
Why it matters: Kaquis' update covered staffing constraints and concrete prevention steps residents and local institutions can take. Her visit also reinforced county–village coordination on law enforcement and public education.
