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Car Stolen From Quiet Residential Westchester Road Car Stolen From Quiet Residential Westchester Road
Car Stolen From Quiet Residential Westchester Road Police are investigating an early morning vehicle theft that took place on a quiet residential street in Westchester.  The theft happened on Thursday morning, Sept. 19 on the 100 block of Corlies Avenue in the Village of Pelham, according to the village's police department.  Although the department did not release further details about the thefts, including if any suspects have been apprehended, police did say that patrols would be on "heightened awareness."  The incident does not appear connected to other attempted thefts in neighboring villages, the department said, adding…

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by Ben Crnic
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Charges Reinstated Against State Trooper For Murder Of Girl,11, In Hudson Valley Crash Charges Reinstated Against State Trooper For Murder Of Girl,11, In Hudson Valley Crash
Charges Reinstated Against State Trooper For Murder Of Girl,11, In Hudson Valley Crash A state appellate panel has reinstated a murder charge against a former New York State Police trooper who allegedly rammed a vehicle twice at 130 miles per hour during a traffic stop, killing an 11-year-old girl. The incident occurred in Ulster County on I-87 in Kingston on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020, around 11:30 p.m. In a statement released by New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday, Sept. 19, James said the charges of murder, depraved indifference murder, and reckless endangerment had been reinstated against former Trooper Christopher Baldner in connection with the death of 11-ye…

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by Kathy Reakes
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22-Year-Old Driver Hits Patrol Cars, Officer's Arm During Long Chase In Westchester: Police 22-Year-Old Driver Hits Patrol Cars, Officer's Arm During Long Chase In Westchester: Police
22-Year-Old Driver Hits Patrol Cars, Officer's Arm During Long Chase In Westchester: Police A 22-year-old man faces a long list of charges after leading officers on a long pursuit throughout multiple municipalities in Westchester, striking patrol cars and other vehicles in the process, police said. The chase began on Tuesday, Sept. 17 at around 9:30 a.m., when a Nissan Altima was seen speeding on the northbound Bronx River Parkway at Oak Street in Mount Vernon, the Westchester County Police Department said on Wednesday, Sept. 18. The officer who noticed the Altima caught up to the speeding car further north in Yonkers and tried pulling it over. However, the vehicle kept speeding a…

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by Ben Crnic
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Woman Caught Years After Fleeing Crash That Killed Man Near Northern Westchester Trail: Police Woman Caught Years After Fleeing Crash That Killed Man Near Northern Westchester Trail: Police
Woman Caught Years After Fleeing Crash That Killed Man Near Northern Westchester Trail: Police Years after a crash that left a man dead near a Northern Westchester bicycle trail, a 41-year-old woman has been accused of fleeing the scene after hitting him, police announced.  Bronx resident Glenys Manana-Rodriguez surrendered herself to Yorktown Police on Monday, Sept. 16 on charges connected to a fatal crash that happened within the town in August 2020, the department announced on Thursday, Sept. 19.  On the day of the crash, Aug. 23, 2020, a man who had been riding a bicycle was struck by an unknown vehicle in the area of Birdsall Drive where it intersects the North County …

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by Ben Crnic
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Stolen Ambulance Rams Police Cruisers Before Crashing In Westchester Stolen Ambulance Rams Police Cruisers Before Crashing In Westchester
Stolen Ambulance Rams Police Cruisers Before Crashing In Westchester This story has been updated.  A police pursuit involving a stolen ambulance stolen by a newly-released emergency room patient ended in a rollover crash on a busy road in Westchester, authorities said. The incident began on Tuesday, Sept. 17 around 3 a.m., when a patient released from an emergency room in Westchester stole an Empress ambulance, according to Captain J. Collins Coyne of the New Rochelle Police Department.  The ambulance was soon found on Lawn Avenue, but drove away from officers, leading them on a chase into Eastchester. There, Eastchester and Scarsdale officers tri…

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by Ben Crnic
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Man Nabbed On Weapons Charge After Being Stabbed By 18-Year-Old In Westchester: Police Man Nabbed On Weapons Charge After Being Stabbed By 18-Year-Old In Westchester: Police
Man Nabbed On Weapons Charge After Being Stabbed By 18-Year-Old In Westchester: Police A man and his 18-year-old girlfriend both face charges after she allegedly stabbed him in the back at a Westchester home, police said. The incident happened on Tuesday, Sept. 17 just before 1 a.m., when New Rochelle Police officers responded to Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital, where a stabbing victim had driven himself to the emergency room.  The victim, 20-year-old Bronx resident Tyshawn Jackson, suffered non-life-threatening injuries and told police that his girlfriend had stabbed him in the back while they had both been at her 4th Street home in New Rochelle, according to New …

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by Ben Crnic
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Person Rushed To Trauma Center After 3-Car Crash In Northern Westchester Person Rushed To Trauma Center After 3-Car Crash In Northern Westchester
Person Rushed To Trauma Center After 3-Car Crash In Northern Westchester A person was rescued from their vehicle and hospitalized following a three-car crash at a Northern Westchester intersection.  The crash happened in Yorktown just after 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 17, when three cars collided at the intersection of London Road and Quinlan Street, according to the Yorktown Heights Volunteer Fire Department.  Arriving fire crews soon discovered that one person was trapped in their vehicle. Firefighters worked to stabilize the car before removing the front and rear passenger door to free the patient.  The person was then taken to a nearby trauma…

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by Ben Crnic
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Man Nabbed After Attacking Woman, Barricading Himself In Westchester Apartment: Police Man Nabbed After Attacking Woman, Barricading Himself In Westchester Apartment: Police
Man Nabbed After Attacking Woman, Barricading Himself In Westchester Apartment: Police A 35-year-old man faces criminal charges after allegedly attacking a woman and barricading himself inside a bedroom in Westchester while holding a weapon, police said.  The arrest resulted from an incident that began in New Rochelle just after 11 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 17, when authorities responded to a dispute at an apartment at 30 Eastchester Rd., according to Captain J. Collins Coyne of the New Rochelle Police Department.  There, the suspect, identified as 35-year-old New Rochelle resident Eduardo Valencia-Maldonado, allegedly struck a woman known to him before shutting himsel…

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by Ben Crnic
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Truck Backs Into House In Westchester Truck Backs Into House In Westchester
Truck Backs Into House In Westchester A house had to be stabilized after a truck slammed into it in Westchester.  The crash happened on Monday, Sept. 16 around 12:30 p.m., when a truck backed into a house in Ardsley, according to the Hartsdale Fire Department.  Soon after the collision, crews from the Hartsdale, Greenville, and Fairview Fire Departments responded to the residence to shore the building before removing the truck.  Once several struts were placed in the damaged home, the truck was removed. More permanent wooden shores were then built to replace the struts, firefighters said.  No injuries were…

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by Ben Crnic
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16-Year-Old Who Frequents Northern Westchester Found After Going Missing 16-Year-Old Who Frequents Northern Westchester Found After Going Missing
16-Year-Old Who Frequents Northern Westchester Found After Going Missing New Update: A missing 16-year-old girl from Northern Westchester has been found, police announced.  Daisyana Suscal, who was reported missing on Tuesday, Sept. 17, was found and returned to her family, New York State Police announced on Wednesday, Sept. 18.  More details about where she was found were not released by police.  Original Report: Authorities are asking for the public's help in finding a missing 16-year-old girl known to frequent an area in Northern Westchester. An alert for Daisyana Suscal, who was reported missing by her family, was issued by the New York…

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by Ben Crnic
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SUV Goes Up In Flames On I-287 In Westchester SUV Goes Up In Flames On I-287 In Westchester
SUV Goes Up In Flames On I-287 In Westchester A lane of a busy interstate in Westchester was temporarily blocked after flames engulfed a vehicle.  The blaze happened on Interstate 287 West in Purchase on Tuesday, Sept. 17 around 5:30 a.m., when an SUV caught on fire, according to the Purchase Fire Department.  Arriving crews found the vehicle in the right lane at mile marker 7.5 and soon put the fire out.  No injuries were reported and the vehicle was later towed from the area. 

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by Ben Crnic
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Man Wanted In Fatal Westchester Stabbing Nabbed After Fleeing State: Police Man Wanted In Fatal Westchester Stabbing Nabbed After Fleeing State: Police
Man Wanted In Fatal Westchester Stabbing Nabbed After Fleeing State: Police A man wanted in connection with a stabbing in Westchester that left a 37-year-old victim dead was caught in another state, officials announced.  Mount Vernon resident Ronald "Eueu" Hechavarria, age 34, was arrested in connection with a stabbing on Thursday, Aug. 1 that happened on Union Avenue in Mount Vernon, city officials announced on Monday, Sept. 16.  Earlier Report - 37-Year-Old Man Dies After Stabbing In Mount Vernon: Suspect At Large According to officials, on the day of the stabbing, at around 10:20 p.m., officers from the Mount Vernon Police Department responded to…

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by Ben Crnic