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Pelham Police Department

Pelham, NY
Police & Fire
Car Stolen From Quiet Residential Road In Pelham Car Stolen From Quiet Residential Road In Pelham
Car Stolen From Quiet Residential Road In Pelham 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
Lynn, MA
Police & Fire
Mass Man Charged With DUI After Crashing Audi Into Guardrail In NH: Police Mass Man Charged With DUI After Crashing Audi Into Guardrail In NH: Police
Mass Man Charged With DUI After Crashing Audi Into Guardrail In NH: Police A single-vehicle crash in New Hampshire over the weekend led to a Massachusetts man getting charged with driving under the influence, authorities said. State Troopers responded to the crash on Mammoth Road near the Lt. Elmer G. Raymond Athletic Fields in Pelham just before 2 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 21, Pelham Police said on Facebook. Upon arrival, officers found a 2001 Audi TT, driven by Edward Nassif, of Amesbury, MA, stuck in the southbound lane with front end damage.  Single Vehicle Crash Leads to DUI Arrest On January 21st, 2023, at approximately 1:58 am Cpl. Riddinger came across…

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by David Cifarelli
Lynn, MA
Police & Fire
Mass Fugitive Wanted For Attempted Murder Caught In New Hampshire: Police Mass Fugitive Wanted For Attempted Murder Caught In New Hampshire: Police
Mass Fugitive Wanted For Attempted Murder Caught In New Hampshire: Police A 21-year-old man from the Merrimack Valley wanted for attempted murder was arrested in New Hampshire this week, authorities said. Seth J. Castillo, of Haverhill, MA, was arrested at 30 Bridge Street in Pelham, NH, around 7:48 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 2, Pelham Police said on Facebook. Pelham Police Arrest Man Wanted for Attempted Murder On 12/2/22 at approximately 6:30 pm, the Pelham, NH Police... Posted by Pelham Police Department on Saturday, December 3, 2022 Castillo was wanted on attempted murder charges stemming from an incident in Lawrence, police added. He is facing several charg…

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by David Cifarelli
Mount Pleasant, NY
Schools
School District In Westchester Defends Ban On Staff Wearing Blue, Black Lives Matter Symbols School District In Westchester Defends Ban On Staff Wearing Blue, Black Lives Matter Symbols
School District In Westchester Defends Ban On Staff Wearing Blue, Black Lives Matter Symbols A Westchester school district is standing behind a new policy that bars staff members from wearing symbols that represent political speech. The Pelham Board of Education held a meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 18 to address rising tensions that have arisen from Schools Superintendent Cheryl Champ’s decision to ban staff members from wearing anything that pertains to either the Black Lives Matter or Blue Lives Matter movements while on the job. Champ implemented the new policy after some staff members wore masks and other clothes that featured the Thin Blue Line Flag, typically a sign of tribute t…

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by Zak Failla
White Plains, NY
Police & Fire
Man Found Asleep Behind Wheel At Westchester McDonald's Caught With Stolen Gun After DWI Crash Man Found Asleep Behind Wheel At Westchester McDonald's Caught With Stolen Gun After DWI Crash
Man Found Asleep Behind Wheel At Westchester McDonald's Caught With Stolen Gun After DWI Crash A 21-year-old man who was found asleep at the wheel at a Westchester McDonald’s is facing a host of charges after allegedly drinking, driving, fighting with police, crashing, and being busted with a stolen handgun. Officers from the New Rochelle Police Department responded to McDonald’s on Main Street shortly after 4:15 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 13, where there was a complaint of a man asleep at the drive-thru. Upon arrival, officers found a black Mercedes occupied by Bronx resident Louis Florimon, who was asleep behind the wheel, Police Capt. Cosmo Costa said. The officers attempted to wake Flo…

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by Zak Failla
Bronxville, NY
Schools
Westchester Elementary School Evacuated For Gas Smell Westchester Elementary School Evacuated For Gas Smell
Westchester Elementary School Evacuated For Gas Smell A Westchester elementary school had to be temporarily evacuated when the smell of gas was reported in the area. Colonial Elementary School in Pelham was evacuated as a precaution at approximately noon on Friday, Sept. 27, when there was reports of the smell of gas near the building. Members from the Pelham Fire Department, Pelham Police Department and Con Edison all responded to the scene to investigate the gas odor. School officials noted that all students were safe and accounted for during the evacuation. Students and staff have since been allowed back into the building and resumed a reg…

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by Zak Failla
Armonk, NY
News
Video: Suspect Attempted To Break Into Cars Parked In Westchester Driveway Video: Suspect Attempted To Break Into Cars Parked In Westchester Driveway
Video: Suspect Attempted To Break Into Cars Parked In Westchester Driveway Police in Pelham are warning area residents to be on the lookout after a suspicious suspect was caught on camera attempting to enter cars parked in a driveway. Investigators released video of the suspect, who was caught on camera overnight on Monday, Sept. 16. In the video, the man in shorts and a backward hat carrying a bag can be seen checking the door handles of two cars before a security light came on and chased him away. According to police, the owner of the vehicles remembered to lock the doors of the two cars, and nothing was stolen during the incident. “This is a very preventable c…

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by Zak Failla
Armonk, NY
Police & Fire
Suspect Busted Breaking Into Cars Overnight In Westchester, Police Say Suspect Busted Breaking Into Cars Overnight In Westchester, Police Say
Suspect Busted Breaking Into Cars Overnight In Westchester, Police Say Police are warning area residents of a new rash of cars that were broken into after a suspect was apprehended overnight in Westchester. The Village of Pelham Police Department issued an alert on Tuesday, July 23, warning that over the past few nights, there has been an increase in larcenies from parked and unlocked vehicles in the area of Fourth Avenue, Second Avenue, Manning Circle, and Nyack Avenue. Police said that shortly after 2 a.m. on Tuesday, July 23, an eagle-eyed officer on midnight patrol spotted a suspicious suspect entering a vehicle on Corlies Avenue. The suspect was subsequen…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
Missing Westchester HS Freshman Found Missing Westchester HS Freshman Found
Missing Westchester HS Freshman Found Update: The 15-year-old high school student who went missing late Monday afternoon, Dec. 10 has been found and is safe. "Missing child Patrick Bowe was located safely and reunited with his family," Pelham Police announced late in the morning on Tuesday, Dec. 11. No further information was released. Original report: A freshman at Fordham Preparatory School has gone missing and police are asking the public's help in locating him. Freshman Patrick Bowe went missing from his home on Monday, Dec. 10, said Lt. Danny Green of the Pelham Police Department. He was last seen by his parents a…

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by Daily Voice
White Plains, NY
News
Three Charged With Mail Theft In Westchester Three Charged With Mail Theft In Westchester
Three Charged With Mail Theft In Westchester The complaints from Westchester residents who have not been receiving their mail helped lead to the arrests of three men who allegedly have been stealing from mailboxes for several months, investigators from the United States Postal Inspection Service said. The USPIS and members of the Pelham Police Department announced the arrests of Bronx residents Jonathan Jimenez, Luis Gonzalez-Morell and Martin Reyes-Maria on Tuesday, following a monthslong investigation into stolen mail. Officials said that over the past several months, the USPIS, Pelham Police Department and Westchester County Distri…

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by Zak Failla
Pelham, NY
Police & Fire
House Fire Breaks Out In Pelham House Fire Breaks Out In Pelham
House Fire Breaks Out In Pelham First responders in Pelham helped save a house after an electrical fire broke out on Tuesday afternoon. Members of the Pelham Fire Department received a report at approximately noon from a Third Avenue homeowner, where there was an electrical fire that broke out in the home. Officials said that firefighters were met by officers with the Pelham Police Department and tenants from the Third Avenue home, who reported that there was smoke and fire in a first-floor bedroom. Fire crews quickly located the source of the fire, opened up the wall and knocked down the flames within five minutes of re…

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by Zak Failla
Armonk, NY
News
Motorist Strikes Guardrail Near Hutch Causing Roadway Closure Motorist Strikes Guardrail Near Hutch Causing Roadway Closure
Motorist Strikes Guardrail Near Hutch Causing Roadway Closure A motorist nearly flipped a car after striking a guardrail, leading to a temporary closure of a busy roadway in Pelham. Members of the Pelham Fire Department and Police Department were dispatched near the intersection of Pelhamdale Avenue and the northbound lanes of the Hutchinson River Parkway at approximately 6:30 a.m. on Sunday morning, following reports of a motor vehicle crash that left at least one with injuries. Upon arrival at the scene, first responders reported that they found a mid-sized Honda on top of the guardrail near the entrance to the parkway, leaking fluids into the roadw…

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by Zak Failla