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Luxury Car Stolen From Fairfield County Driveway, Found 25 Miles Away: Police Luxury Car Stolen From Fairfield County Driveway, Found 25 Miles Away: Police
Luxury Car Stolen From Fairfield County Driveway, Found 25 Miles Away: Police Police said a luxury car was stolen from a Connecticut driveway during dinnertime, only to be found days later and dozens of miles away by authorities in New York. The incident began in Fairfield Count on Monday, Jan. 29. A homeowner in the town of Darien reported that a 2022 Infiniti had been stolen from the driveway on Stanton Road around dinnertime between 6:50 p.m. and 8 p.m. Later, video captured by the homeowner’s Ring camera showed that, at 7:35 p.m., a white SUV crawled down their street. Two days later, on Wednesday, Jan. 31, in Westchester County — nearly 25 miles away in the …

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by Sophie Grieser
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Greenwich Man Among Trio Charged For Drive-By Shooting That Injured Four Greenwich Man Among Trio Charged For Drive-By Shooting That Injured Four
Greenwich Man Among Trio Charged For Drive-By Shooting That Injured Four Three suspects, including a man from Fairfield County, have been apprehended after four people were injured, one critically, in a drive-by shooting in Westchester. On Thursday, June 10, at approximately 4:15 p.m., officers responded to the area of Elm Street at Oak Street in Yonkers on a report of a shooting incident with multiple victims.  Upon arrival, officers located three gunshot victims, the most serious of which having been struck in the chest, Yonkers Police said. First Responders rendered medical aid to the victims and they were transported to local area hospitals.  Two…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Felon With Charges Pending In Connecticut Busted With Loaded Weapon In NY Felon With Charges Pending In Connecticut Busted With Loaded Weapon In NY
Felon With Charges Pending In Connecticut Busted With Loaded Weapon In NY A convicted felon and known gang member with additional felony charges pending in Connecticut was busted with a loaded weapon by local and federal law enforcement officials in Westchester County. Dante McAllister was stopped by Mount Vernon Police detectives and ATF Task Force officers at approximately 10:45 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 22 outside a Franklin Avenue apartment building. At the time he was stopped, police said that McAllister, who has a prior violent felony conviction in New York, was in possession of a loaded Smith & Wesson firearm hidden in the right front pocket of his jacke…

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by Zak Failla
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Police Officer Arrested In Excessive Force Incident, Westchester DA Says Police Officer Arrested In Excessive Force Incident, Westchester DA Says
Police Officer Arrested In Excessive Force Incident, Westchester DA Says A police officer in the area has been arrested for allegedly using excessive force with a woman who was handcuffed, intoxicated, and under arrest. Flanked by his lawyer, Mount Vernon Police officer Ryan Hughes turned himself in to the Westchester District Attorney’s Office in White Plains, where he was charged with reckless endangerment after allegedly manhandling a woman in his custody. The arrest comes amid national protests over the police-related death of George Floyd. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino Jr. said that on Aug. 24 last year, inside the Mount Vernon Poli…

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by Zak Failla
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Truck Driver From CT Cited For Illegally Dumping Asphalt In NY Parking Lot Truck Driver From CT Cited For Illegally Dumping Asphalt In NY Parking Lot
Truck Driver From CT Cited For Illegally Dumping Asphalt In NY Parking Lot Police caught a truck driver from Mount Vernon red-handed illegally dumping debris and asphalt in a local parking lot in Westchester. Officers from the Mount Vernon Police Department spotted the driver from a Connecticut company, Ruben Cruz, 57, on Thursday, May 30, dumping in the public parking lot 17, police announced. Cruz, a Third Avenue resident, was accused of littering and issued an appearance ticket to appear in Mount Vernon City Court on July 15. According to officials, the Mount Vernon City Code states that any person violating any provision of the City’s littering ordinance shal…

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by Zak Failla
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CT Man ID'd As Motorcyclist Killed In Crash By Allegedly Impaired Driver CT Man ID'd As Motorcyclist Killed In Crash By Allegedly Impaired Driver
CT Man ID'd As Motorcyclist Killed In Crash By Allegedly Impaired Driver New information has been released after a motorcyclist was struck and killed by an SUV driven by an allegedly drunk driver in a busy Mount Vernon intersection. Officers from the Mount Vernon Police Department were dispatched to the intersection of Bradley and East Lincoln avenues shortly before 10:45 p.m. on Tuesday, May 8, where there was a report of a motorcyclist who had been struck and suffered injuries. Upon arrival, it was determined that Connecticut resident Dwayne Brown, 32, was struck by an SUV being driven by Mount Vernon resident Ivette Ortiz, 42, who may have allegedly been impa…

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by Zak Failla
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CT Man Id'd As Driver Of Vehicle That Killed Child Crossing Street CT Man Id'd As Driver Of Vehicle That Killed Child Crossing Street
CT Man Id'd As Driver Of Vehicle That Killed Child Crossing Street Police have released new details regarding the tragic incident in which a minivan struck and killed a 9-year-old boy while crossing the street in Westchester. Drew Faustin, a fourth-grade student at Graham Elementary School in Mount Vernon was struck by the vehicle driven by 27-year-old Connecticut resident Janay Ruiz, 27, shortly after 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday, May 8, while crossing South Columbus Avenue in Mount Vernon, officials said. The boy was transported to Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx for treatment, where he was pronounced dead. Ruiz, whose place of residence in Connecticut was …

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by Zak Failla
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Police In Fairfield County To Extradite Man Who Injured Police Officers Police In Fairfield County To Extradite Man Who Injured Police Officers
Police In Fairfield County To Extradite Man Who Injured Police Officers One of two suspects has been arrested following Thursday’s manhunt in Westchester when a police officer was struck and dragged by a man in a stolen BMW as he attempted to escape. Mount Vernon resident Howard Rowlett, 24, was arrested following Thursday’s manhunt when he sought medical treatment in Fairfield County for a gunshot wound he suffered during the incident. Members of the Stamford Police Department alerted investigators in Mount Vernon, and Rowlett was arrested at Stamford Hospital Thursday night. The incident began at approximately 2 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 24, as detectives from t…

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by Zak Failla
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ID Released For Man Killed After Car Crashes Off Ledge Near Train Station In Westchester ID Released For Man Killed After Car Crashes Off Ledge Near Train Station In Westchester
ID Released For Man Killed After Car Crashes Off Ledge Near Train Station In Westchester The driver of a car who died after his vehicle fell nearly 40 feet off a gated embankment near a train station in Westchester has been identified. Joseph Kerker, 67, of New Rochelle, was killed when the Toyota he was driving veered off the road and through a fence late Saturday afternoon near the Mount Vernon East train station at the intersection of First Avenue and First Street, said the Mount Vernon Polie The MTA and Mount Vernon Police Department are working jointly to investigate the incident.  This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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by Kathy Reakes
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Driver Killed After Car Crashes Off Ledge Near Train Station In Westchester Driver Killed After Car Crashes Off Ledge Near Train Station In Westchester
Driver Killed After Car Crashes Off Ledge Near Train Station In Westchester The driver of a car that fell nearly 40 feet off a gated embankment near a train station in Westchester has died.The motorist, described as an elderly man, was driving a Toyota which veered off the road and through a fence late Saturday afternoon near the Mount Vernon East train station at the intersection of 1st Avenue and 1st Street. The man's name has not yet been released. The MTA and Mount Vernon Police Department are working jointly to investigate the incident.  This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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by Daily Voice
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Driver Arrested After Hospitalizing Westchester County Police Officer During Chase On The Hutch Driver Arrested After Hospitalizing Westchester County Police Officer During Chase On The Hutch
Driver Arrested After Hospitalizing Westchester County Police Officer During Chase On The Hutch A Westchester County Police officer was injured when a man rear-ended her patrol car while attempting to evade arrest in a stolen gypsy cab. The Westchester County Police Real Time Crime Center alerted the Mount Vernon Police Department of a stolen vehicle in the city shortly after 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 18, County Police spokesman Kieran O’Leary said.  When officers attempted to pull the stolen vehicle near the intersection of West 1st Street and Vista Place, the driver took off onto the Hutchinson River Parkway. The driver of the stolen vehicle - later identified as 29-year-old G…

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by Zak Failla