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Greenwich Police Aid In Arrest Of Javier Da Silva In Connection With Valerie Reyes Death

On February 5, the body of Valerie Reyes was found just off Glenville Road in Greenwich.

Valerie had been previously reported as missing to New Rochelle Police by her family. 

Individual Charged in White Plains with Murder of 24-year-old Victim

Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr., the Westchester County District Attorney, William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), Joseph F. Schaller, Commissioner of the New Rochelle Police Department, and James J. Heavey, Town of Greenwich Chief of Police, announced today the arrest of JAVIER ENRIQUE DA SILVA ROJAS (the “defendant” or “Da Silva”), who was charged by complaint with the kidnapping of Valerie Reyes (the “Victim”) in New Rochelle, New York, and unlawfully transporting her to Greenwich, Connecticut. The defendant was arrested in Flushing, Queens, on February 11, 2019, and was presented in White Plains federal court before the U.S. Magistrate Judge Lisa Margaret Smith today.

U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman said: “As alleged, Javier Da Silva is charged with committing a gruesome kidnapping that resulted in the death of a young woman. Thanks to the excellent work of the FBI and its local law enforcement partners, Da Silva will need to answer for his alleged actions in court.”

*Image courtesy Greenwich Police 

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