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WPCNR AFTERNOON TRIB & POST. From Westchester County District Attorney Press Office. November 25, 2002:Pia Stefanelli, 40, of 23 Old Mamaroneck Road has been indicted on two counts of Murder in the Second Degree by the Westchester County District Attorney’s office, for the October 14, 2002, shooting which resulted in the death of 41-year old Jeffrey Troebs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The indictment was announced by District Attorney Jeanine Pirro and White Plains Public Safety Commissioner Frank G. Straub today. The murder counts are based on two separate theories of law, one count is intentional murder and the second count is depraved indifference murder.

The indictment alleges that Stefanelli fired a single shot from close range with a .380 Beretta handgun striking Mr. Troebs in the head. Mr. Troebs was in a walk-in closet in the bedroom of Stefanelli’s apartment at the time of the incident. Mr. Troebs, a Sergeant in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Police Department, died the next day from the gunshot wound.

If convicted of the top count, the defendent faces a maxium of twenty-five years to life in state prison.

WPCNR PRESS BOX. From Westchester County Recreation & Parks:More than 700 cheerleaders, including the “Tigerettes,” the White Plains High School Cheerleaders, under Coach Alex Munoz, will be performing for their high school and middle school squads from Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Nassau and Bronx counties during the 54th Annual Westchester County Regional Cheerleading Invitational on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, December 2, 3 and 4, at the Westchester County Center in White Plains.
Anne Chillemi reports the White Plains High School Varsity Cheerleading Team will be in competition at the County Center on December 3rd. This is new to the team and they have a new coach, Alex Munoz, to teach the team.

Middle school and junior varsity competition will begin at 4 p.m. and varsity will begin at 6:45 p.m. each day; there will be no middle school/junior varsity competition on Wednesday.

Squads will be judged on the execution of their cheers, precision of their jumps, enthusiasm, group techniques and overall effect. Trophies will be awarded for first through fifth place finishes for varsity squads and first through third place for junior varsity.

The “Grand Champions” trophy competition, in which the first-place varsity squads from each day face off against one another, will take place on Wednesday after the varsity competition.
The United States Marine Corps Color Guard, the Young Marines of Westchester, and Marine Corps Jr. R.O.T.C. of Yonkers will present the colors for the opening ceremony each evening.

To add to the excitement, more than $7,000 in scholarships will be awarded, based on candidates’ academic average, a written essay, school and community involvement, as well as cheerleading ability.

At the conclusion of the competition, both varsity and junior varsity squads will be eligible for the Team Spirit Award sponsored by the Westchester County Police Benevolent Association.

Admission for spectators is $7.50. Tickets go on sale Wednesday, November 6, for parents and guardians of the competing cheerleaders; tickets for the general public go on sale Thursday, November 7. The County Center box office is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Cash and all major credit cards are accepted.

The Westchester County Center is located at 198 Central Avenue, adjacent to the Bronx River Parkway, Central Avenue and Tarrytown Road in White Plains. The building and parking lots are accessible to the disabled. Parking is $4 per car. The County Center is also accessible via the Westchester County BEE-LINE Bus System.

The Westchester County Cheerleading Competition is sponsored by the Westchester County Department of Parks, Recreation and Conservation, the National Cheerleading Association, and the Westchester County Police Benevolent Association.

For more information, call the County Parks Department at (914) 864-7064. General information on Westchester County Parks is available on the World Wide Web at www.westchestergov.com.