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Swatting Incident: Hoax Shooting Call Prompts Police Response, Road Closure In Dobbs Ferry Swatting Incident: Hoax Shooting Call Prompts Police Response, Road Closure In Dobbs Ferry
Swatting Incident: Hoax Shooting Call Prompts Police Response, Road Closure In Dobbs Ferry A fake shooting call that prompted a widespread police response and a road closure in Westchester is now being reported as a swatting incident, authorities said.  The incident happened just before 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 2, when the Dobbs Ferry Police Department was notified by a local mobile crisis team reporting that they had received a call from a man who had claimed to have shot his mother and uncle.  According to the department, the man had also told the crisis team that he was contemplating hurting himself.  The caller had identified his location as 135 Beacon Hill D…
Man Admits To Burglarizing Schools In Westchester Man Admits To Burglarizing Schools In Westchester
Man Admits To Burglarizing Schools In Westchester A man with a lengthy rap sheet will spend time behind bars after admitting to burglarizing multiple schools in Westchester, the District Attorney announced. Mount Vernon resident Donald Bennett, age 62, pleaded guilty this week to burglarizing schools in communities throughout Westchester after he unlawfully entered several buildings between 2020 and 2021. Original story - Suspect Arrested For String Of Westchester School Intrusions Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah said that between Feb. 20, 2020, and Feb. 28 this year, Bennett illegally entered and stole items from Imm…
Knife-Wielding Man Charged With Attempted Murder Of Police Officer In Westchester Knife-Wielding Man Charged With Attempted Murder Of Police Officer In Westchester
Knife-Wielding Man Charged With Attempted Murder Of Police Officer In Westchester A Westchester man is facing multiple attempted murder charges after allegedly attacking a police officer and stabbing him in the head with a knife, authorities announced. Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah said that Dobbs Ferry resident Matthew Burke has been indicted on a host of charges for stabbing a uniformed officer in the head as he was directing traffic at a construction site at Beacon Drive during an unprovoked attack on Thursday, May 20. Specifically, Burke, age 36, was charged with: First-degree attempted murder; Second-degree attempted murder; Aggravated assault o…
Suspect Apprehended After Police Sergeant Stabbed During 'Unprovoked' Attack In Westchester Suspect Apprehended After Police Sergeant Stabbed During 'Unprovoked' Attack In Westchester
Suspect Apprehended After Police Sergeant Stabbed During 'Unprovoked' Attack In Westchester A police sergeant is recovering at home after being stabbed during an unprovoked attack by a local Westchester County resident who has been apprehended. The attack took place around 1:26 p.m., Thursday, May 20 in Dobbs Ferry. The Dobbs Ferry Police sergeant, whose name has not been released, was assisting Con Edison with a traffic detail on Beacon Hill Drive, said Dobbs Ferry PD Chief Manuel Guevara. The sergeant was able to make an "officer needs assistance" call to the department and report that he had been assaulted by a man wielding "possibly" a knife, according to Guevara. …
61-Year-Old Unlawfully Entered School Buildings Across Westchester, DA Says 61-Year-Old Unlawfully Entered School Buildings Across Westchester, DA Says
61-Year-Old Unlawfully Entered School Buildings Across Westchester, DA Says A 61-year old man who unlawfully entered school buildings across Westchester County, stealing various items along the way, is facing a host of charges, the District Attorney’s Office announced. Mount Vernon resident Donald Mack Bennett was arraigned in Westchester County Court on Friday, April 9, where he was charged for unlawfully entered school buildings in communities across Westchester and in some instances, stealing items Specifically, Bennett was charged with: Seven counts of burglary; Six counts of grand larceny; Two counts of petit larceny. Westchester County District Attorney Mir…
Driver Flees State Police During Traffic Stop, Crashes, Busted With Drugs Driver Flees State Police During Traffic Stop, Crashes, Busted With Drugs
Driver Flees State Police During Traffic Stop, Crashes, Busted With Drugs A driver who took police on a chase on I-87 following a traffic stop in Westchester ended up crashing the vehicle and was allegedly caught with drugs. The incident took place around 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 14 in the Village of Ardsley, when State Police attempted to stop a vehicle driven by  Cory L. Lee, 41, of Woodbridge, Virginia on I-87 for traffic violations said Trooper Tara L. McCormick. While troopers approached the vehicle, Lee fled the scene and a pursuit ensued. A short time later, the vehicle took Exit 7, and lost control on the ramp, striking the guardrails. The driver…
Man Charged In Hit-Run Crash That Killed Lifelong Westchester Resident, Police Say Man Charged In Hit-Run Crash That Killed Lifelong Westchester Resident, Police Say
Man Charged In Hit-Run Crash That Killed Lifelong Westchester Resident, Police Say A 27-year-old man has been arrested for a hit-and-run crash that claimed the life of a 91-year-old man in Westchester. Johnny David Machado, of Hastings-on-Hudson, was arrested Tuesday, Oct. 1, in connection with the incident that took place around 9:25 p.m., Friday, Sept. 20, in a crosswalk in Dobbs Ferry, said the Dobbs Ferry Police Department. According to the police, Rocco DePaolo, a Dobbs Ferry resident, was struck while crossing Route 9 at the intersection with Maple Street by Machado, who was driving a dark-colored vehicle and then fled the scene, police said. DePaolo, who graduate…
Lifelong Westchester Resident, 91, Killed By Hit-And-Run Driver Lifelong Westchester Resident, 91, Killed By Hit-And-Run Driver
Lifelong Westchester Resident, 91, Killed By Hit-And-Run Driver A 91-year-old man who lived his entire life on the same block in Westchester was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver while crossing a roadway at night. Rocco DePaolo was killed in Dobbs Ferry around 9:25 p.m., Friday, Sept. 20, while crossing the intersection of Broadway (Route 9) and Maple Street, said the Village of Dobbs Ferry Police. DePaolo, who graduated from Dobbs Ferry High School in 1945, was inside a crosswalk when the dark-colored vehicle hit him, police said. The vehicle, which was later found, fled in a southerly direction, police said. DePaolo was transported by …
Investigation Of Girlfriend's Death, CT Bank Robberies Led To Westchester Motel Fatal Shooting Investigation Of Girlfriend's Death, CT Bank Robberies Led To Westchester Motel Fatal Shooting
Investigation Of Girlfriend's Death, CT Bank Robberies Led To Westchester Motel Fatal Shooting A string of bank robberies in Connecticut led to the fatal officer-involved shooting of a man wanted in connection with a death investigation and the arrests of two other wanted suspects at a motel in Westchester late Monday night, June 3. Samuel Galberth, 42, of West Haven, Connecticut, was shot dead in the raid at the Ardsley Acres Motel. Police say Galbreath had opened fire as officers approached the motel. Galberth was wanted in connection with an investigation in where his girlfriend was found dead a few months ago in Connecticut, according to a report by ABC 7. A second man, 55-year-…
Reports Of Hunters Near School Stir Concern In Westchester Village Reports Of Hunters Near School Stir Concern In Westchester Village
Reports Of Hunters Near School Stir Concern In Westchester Village Two reports of hunting in area parks near an elementary school have one local mayor sounding the alarm. According to Hastings-on-Hudson Mayor Peter Swiderski, there have been two incidents recently involving hunters near Hillside Elementary School, prompting the mayor to email a letter to residents. In the message, Swiderski said the first incident involved the sighting of an individual with a bow and arrow, assumed to be a hunter, entering the woods last week. The second, the next day, involved a report of loud noises believed to be gunshots coming from the woods. In both cases, the Hast…
Coyote Ugly: New Westchester Attack Reported Coyote Ugly: New Westchester Attack Reported
Coyote Ugly: New Westchester Attack Reported Updated report: One Dangerous Coyote At Large, Another Killed In Southern Westchester A new coyote attack has been reported in Westchester County, after the animal took a swipe at a woman riding her bike in Yonkers on Thursday afternoon, according to multiple reports. A coyote lunged at the woman riding on the Westchester County Bike Trail near Tuckahoe Road in Yonkers shortly before 3 p.m. on Thursday, March 1. The attack comes on the heels of three other coyote attacks that have been reported in two days in Hastings-on-Hudson and Yonkers. It was not clear if the incidents were the same…
Westchester County Police Commissioner Calls It A Career After 35 Years Westchester County Police Commissioner Calls It A Career After 35 Years
Westchester County Police Commissioner Calls It A Career After 35 Years WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. - After serving seven years as the Westchester County Police Commissioner, George Longworth has announced his retirement, ending a law enforcement career that spanned nearly four decades. Longworth is officially stepping down from his position on Tuesday, ending a 35-year career that saw him at the helm of two prominent police departments in the county. Before becoming commissioner in January 2010, Longworth began his career as a patrolman with the Department of Public Safety while still enrolled at Mercy College. He went on to work for the NYPD before making his wa…