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Man Found Clinging To Dock In River On Greenwich, NY Border: Police Man Found Clinging To Dock In River On Greenwich, NY Border: Police
Man Found Clinging To Dock In River On Greenwich, NY Border: Police A man was hospitalized after being pulled from a freezing river in Westchester on the Connecticut border, where he was discovered clinging to a dock.  The incident happened on Sunday, Nov. 12 around 1 a.m., when authorities were told that someone needed help in the area of the Byram River on the border between Port Chester and the Fairfield County town of Greenwich.  According to Port Chester Police, authorities on both sides of the river soon began looking for the person in need. Eventually, Port Chester officers found a man in distress who was in the river clinging to a dock.&nb…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
'Dangerous' Stamford Man Fires Shots By Public Parking Lot, Hides Behind Car: Police 'Dangerous' Stamford Man Fires Shots By Public Parking Lot, Hides Behind Car: Police
'Dangerous' Stamford Man Fires Shots By Public Parking Lot, Hides Behind Car: Police A Fairfield County man faces charges after firing shots near a public parking lot in Westchester and trying to avoid arrest by fleeing officers, police said.  The incident happened on Monday morning, March 27 in Port Chester when officers responded to the Marina parking lot at 51 Abendroth Ave. after it was reported that shots were fired in the area, according to Port Chester Police.  After arriving at the scene, officers eventually found the suspect crouching behind a parked vehicle. When he was then confronted by police, he allegedly tried to flee the scene and walk away. Howeve…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Police Searching For Suspect In Armed Robbery Of Area Gas Station Police Searching For Suspect In Armed Robbery Of Area Gas Station
Police Searching For Suspect In Armed Robbery Of Area Gas Station Police are looking for a suspect who they say was involved in an armed robbery of a gas station in Westchester County.  It happened in Port Chester on Thursday, Oct. 13 around 7 p.m. at the BP gas station at 230 Boston Post Road (Route 1), police said. The suspect pointed a handgun at the store employee and demanded money before running away from the scene with an unknown amount of cash toward Olivia Street and possibly entering a dark-colored sedan, authorities said. The man is described as 5-foot-9 and was wearing a blue hoodie and jeans, police said.  Anyone with information …

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Suspect In Greenwich Package Fraud Case Charged In Westchester Suspect In Greenwich Package Fraud Case Charged In Westchester
Suspect In Greenwich Package Fraud Case Charged In Westchester A man wanted by Greenwich police for fraudulently using another person's credit cards to make online purchases was nabbed in Westchester. Wai Chung Khoong, 38, of Brooklyn, was picked up at the Westchester County Jail by Greenwich Police on Thursday, Sept. 19, after he arrested on a warrant by Port Chester Police in New York, said Lt. John Slusarz. According to the arrest warrant, Khoong was wanted for allegedly using a customer's credit card obtained through a Greenwich retailer and was making numerous purchases online and having them delivered to different locations.  One of the pur…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Four Charged With Gun Trafficking, Drug Distribution In Riverside Area Four Charged With Gun Trafficking, Drug Distribution In Riverside Area
Four Charged With Gun Trafficking, Drug Distribution In Riverside Area Four men are facing federal charges for allegedly trafficking firearms and distributing crack cocaine in and around the southern border of Westchester and Fairfield counties. U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman and the FBI announced that Walter Jones, Frank Maxwell, Markel Calhoun and Jamar Calhoun have been charged with weapon and drug charges for alleged offenses that centered in Port Chester. In March and February last year, Jones and Markel Calhoun allegedly conspired to traffic weapons and sold four firearms in Port Chester and Riverside in Greenwich. During that same period, the two were un…

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by Zak Failla