FBI Espied in Peekskill Early Morning Wednesday, June 11

Residents on Orchard Street report sightings of FBI vests, unmarked vehicles with tinted windows

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Orchard Street on Wednesday, June 11. (Supplied)

By Eric Harvey and Jeffrey Merchan

June 12, 2025

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was spotted in the City of Peekskill in the early morning of Wednesday, June 11, in front of 857-859 Orchard Street.

Federal law enforcement on Orchard Street (at far end of road) on Wednesday, June 11. (Christopher Ayavaca)

Todd Londagin, a resident in the area, told the Peekskill Herald his wife witnessed several unmarked vehicles swarm a car in the area for approximately 15 minutes a little after 7 a.m. on June 11. Londagin said his wife saw a man taken into custody by law enforcement.

As of this writing, the Manhattan FBI Field Office and the Peekskill Police Department have not responded to the Herald’s requests for comment.

“Some of the signs on their vest said police, some of them said FBI,” Londagin said. “My wife talked to the other gentleman who was in the car with the guy who got taken, and he was really shaken up and crying. And she felt terrible for him. We didn’t really know how we could change the situation at all.”

Londagin said he wasn’t sure why law enforcement took the man and noted he wasn’t sure if the man lived at the property nearby or not.

Christopher Ayavaca, an Ossining resident in the area at the time, told the Herald he saw several unmarked vehicles on Orchard Street around 7:15 to 7:20 a.m.

“I was dropping off my little sister at school and I noticed a black Ford van crossing and I thought they stopped someone or something like that,” Ayavaca said. “ I didn’t think much of it but as I got to the stop, I noticed there were more vans and they were all tinted out.”

About the Contributors

Eric Harvey, News Reporter

Eric Harvey has joined the staff of the Peekskill Herald as a full-time reporter covering a general assignment beat that includes the City of Peekskill and The Board of Education. Harvey, 24, of Stamford, C.T. was a politics and crime reporter most recently at the Bronx Riverdale Press where he was the recipient of a New York Press Association Better Newspaper Contest award for a 2023 feature story on the man who co-wrote Martin Luther King’s I Have A Dream speech. A graduate of Champlain College in Vermont, Harvey said he likes working in community journalism because it allows for making a difference. “Peekskill is a beautiful and diverse city with rich story potential,” Harvey said. “I look forward to getting to know the community better and shine a spotlight on your needs and interests.”

Jeffrey Merchan, Sports Reporter

Peekskill native Jeffrey Merchan is a 2022 graduate of Peekskill High School. He is the Collegiate Journalist at Peekskill Herald, funded by a grant from the DJ McManus Foundation. He is currently enrolled at Westchester Community College where he is studying journalism. As the inaugural recipient of the McManus grant, he will be covering city government, schools and feature stories with a focus on Peekskill’s growing Hispanic community.