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Norwalk Man Nabbed After Threatening Women With Pink Handgun Norwalk Man Nabbed After Threatening Women With Pink Handgun
Norwalk Man Nabbed After Threatening Women With Pink Handgun A 24-year-old Connecticut man faces charges after menacing a group of women with a fully loaded handgun in Westchester, police announced. Fairfield County resident Diego Victorino of Norwalk, age 24, was arrested on Friday, Jan. 19 in connection with an incident in Port Chester, the village's police department announced.  On the day of the incident, police received a report of a man menacing a group of women who had been leaving an unnamed downtown establishment. A car believed to be connected to this incident was soon seen leaving the area, and officers were able to pull this veh…
Fatal Crash: Speeding Car Strikes Rock, Lands In River Near Greenwich Border, Police Say Fatal Crash: Speeding Car Strikes Rock, Lands In River Near Greenwich Border, Police Say
Fatal Crash: Speeding Car Strikes Rock, Lands In River Near Greenwich Border, Police Say A 31-year-old was killed after their speeding car struck a large rock and landed in a river near the Westchester and Fairfield County border, police said.  The incident happened on Thursday, Aug. 3 around 1:40 a.m., when authorities were notified that a vehicle had driven into a river near Purdy Avenue in Port Chester, according to the village's police department. Arriving officers soon found a 36-year-old man sitting on rocks near the location of the car. Police later discovered that this man had been a passenger in the vehicle.  With the help of the New Rochelle, Greenwich, and…
Suspicious Car Fires Erupt In Port Chester: Police Investigating Suspicious Car Fires Erupt In Port Chester: Police Investigating
Suspicious Car Fires Erupt In Port Chester: Police Investigating Authorities in Westchester are investigating several car fires that have since been deemed suspicious.  The fires happened in Port Chester on Saturday, July 8 around 3:45 a.m., when firefighters responded to the corner of Washington Street and Westchester Avenue to fight the first of the blazes.  According to the Port Chester Fire Department, a few minutes after arriving at this location to battle the flames, another car fire began on New Broad Street.  A total of four vehicles were involved in the fires, which are now under investigation by the Port Chester Police Departmen…
Car With Missing Tire Leads Cops On Chase In Greenwich, Injures Officers Car With Missing Tire Leads Cops On Chase In Greenwich, Injures Officers
Car With Missing Tire Leads Cops On Chase In Greenwich, Injures Officers A man faces numerous charges after leading police on a chase throughout Fairfield County and Westchester in a stolen vehicle with a missing tire, resulting in officers sustaining injuries and severe damage to parks.  The chase began during the early morning of Friday, Feb. 24 around 3:20 a.m., when police in Port Chester were alerted by the Greenwich PD that a vehicle that had been stolen ten minutes prior in Mamaroneck was heading toward the village's border on Putnam Avenue.  Port Chester PD units then swiftly headed toward the area to apprehend the suspect and found that the ve…
Suspect Throws Objects, Breaks Windows Of Businesses In Port Chester: Police Suspect Throws Objects, Breaks Windows Of Businesses In Port Chester: Police
Suspect Throws Objects, Breaks Windows Of Businesses In Port Chester: Police Police are investigating after a suspect threw objects and broke the windows of numerous businesses in the downtown business area of a Westchester County village.  During the early morning of Sunday, Nov. 6, the suspect damaged multiple stores in Port Chester and may have entered them before they were apprehended by police, according to a release from the Port Chester Police Department from around 8:40 a.m. on the same day.  Authorities are investigating if any burglaries happened, or if it was just someone causing damage, police said. The investigation is still in "the early sta…
Oops! Box Of Live Reptiles Mailed To Wrong Address In Port Chester Oops! Box Of Live Reptiles Mailed To Wrong Address In Port Chester
Oops! Box Of Live Reptiles Mailed To Wrong Address In Port Chester Some Westchester residents got quite a shock after mistakenly receiving a box of live reptiles. Police in Port Chester said several lizards and iguanas were accidentally delivered to the wrong address. “If you lost your lizards and iguanas we have them at the PD,” the department wrote in a Facebook post Sunday, Aug. 28.  Posted by Port Chester Police Department on Sunday, August 28, 2022 “Needless to say the addressee was quite startled when they opened the box,” reads the post. Police said after catching all of the animals, they secured them until a local animal sanctuary could pick …
Multiple Agencies Respond To Hazmat Situation At Costco In Port Chester Multiple Agencies Respond To Hazmat Situation At Costco In Port Chester
Multiple Agencies Respond To Hazmat Situation At Costco In Port Chester Multiple agencies responded to a "hazmat incident" at a Costco in Westchester County. Firefighters received a report of smoke in the Costco located in Port Chester at 1 Westchester Ave. at about 2:10 p.m. on Monday, June 20, according to the Port Chester Police Department. Authorities determined that the smoke wasn't from a fire, but that there was a large freon leak on the second floor of the building, the fire department reported. The cause of the leak remains under investigation, officials said. Units from Rye Brook, Purchase, the town and village of Mamaroneck, Rye, Valhalla, and Port…
Fleeing Suspect Caught In Greenwich With Catalytic Converters, Police Say Fleeing Suspect Caught In Greenwich With Catalytic Converters, Police Say
Fleeing Suspect Caught In Greenwich With Catalytic Converters, Police Say A Connecticut man was apprehended after police said he traveled in a vehicle containing "numerous" catalytic converters in Westchester County and ran away from officers. Police responded to a report of a suspicious incident on Poningo Street in Port Chester on the morning of Saturday, June 4, and saw a vehicle leave the scene, according to the Port Chester Police Department. Officers attempted to pull the vehicle over, and the vehicle led officers on a short pursuit onto Byram Road in Greenwich, before it struck a traffic island as it neared I-95, police said. When the vehicle became disab…
Arson Suspect At Large After Lighting Garbage Bins On Fire In Area Arson Suspect At Large After Lighting Garbage Bins On Fire In Area
Arson Suspect At Large After Lighting Garbage Bins On Fire In Area An alert has been issued by police investigators in Westchester as they seek the public's assistance in identifying and locating a suspect who is wanted for arson. The Port Chester Police Department released a photo of the suspect, who was caught on camera before intentionally lighting a pair of the village’s plastic garbage bins on fire. Police said the alleged incident happened shortly after 4:30 a.m. on Sunday, May 8 on East Broadway in Port Chester. According to investigators, the suspect was seen crossing the street on lower Westchester Avenue before walking west and making a left ont…
Watch: Port Chester Police Release Video Of Wanted Woman Watch: Port Chester Police Release Video Of Wanted Woman
Watch: Port Chester Police Release Video Of Wanted Woman Police investigators in Westchester have released a video of a woman wanted for an alleged late-night robbery. An alert was issued to the community in Port Chester regarding a wanted woman who allegedly followed a village resident into the backyard of his Cottage Street home at approximately 12:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 31 to rob him. According to a spokesperson from the Port Chester Police Department, the woman in the video and an unknown man followed their victim into his yard, knocked him down, and forcibly removed items from his pockets before fleeing on a vehicle parked on Cottage St…
Missing 4-Year-Old Located By Mayor In Westchester Missing 4-Year-Old Located By Mayor In Westchester
Missing 4-Year-Old Located By Mayor In Westchester A quick-thinking mayor in Westchester came to the rescue of a child who was reported missing by his family, police announced. In Port Chester, the police department received a call from a panicked family at approximately 7 p.m. on Sunday, April 3, who reported that their 4-year-old son had gone missing. A search was launched, with the Port Chester Police Department canvassing the area around the child’s home to locate the missing kid. While the search was ongoing, police said that Port Chester Mayor Luis Marino was on Westchester Avenue in the village when he spotted a little boy running a…
Port Chester Man Menaces Victim With Gun During Dispute, Police Say Port Chester Man Menaces Victim With Gun During Dispute, Police Say
Port Chester Man Menaces Victim With Gun During Dispute, Police Say A gun-wielding Westchester man out on bail for a previous weapons charge was taken into police custody after allegedly menacing and making threats toward a neighbor with a handgun, authorities announced. In Port Chester, police received a complaint at approximately 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 30, from a man who said that during the course of a confrontation with a person known to him, a handgun was displayed and threats were made. It is alleged that the suspect, Port Chester resident Diego Orozco, age 29, proceeded to flee the scene in his vehicle after making the threat, which the compla…
Juvenile Charged For Making Threat To Area Elementary School Juvenile Charged For Making Threat To Area Elementary School
Juvenile Charged For Making Threat To Area Elementary School A minor has been charged after calling in a purported threat to a Westchester elementary school that led to a lockout. Officials in Port Chester announced that a juvenile has been charged and taken into custody in relation to a threat made at Park Avenue Elementary School on Wednesday, Jan. 12. Original story - Westchester School District Placed In Lockout Due To Anonymous Threat Police said that no further information will be released regarding the juvenile. "As stated prior we take these incidents very (seriously.) Our Detective's conducted an extensive investigation to locate the call…
Area Police Working With Feds After Threat Forces School Lockout Area Police Working With Feds After Threat Forces School Lockout
Area Police Working With Feds After Threat Forces School Lockout Police investigators are working with federal authorities to identify who called in a threat to a Westchester elementary school that led to a districtwide lockout of students and staff. On Wednesday, Jan. 12, school officials in Port Chester entered a lockout due to an anonymous threat that was called in to the Park Avenue Elementary School. Original story - Port Chester School District Placed In Lockout Due To Anonymous Threat The nature of the threat has not been disclosed. Police said that investigators were called to the school and increased their presence districtwide as a precaution…
Shooting Suspect Manhunt Involves Westchester, Fairfield County Agencies Shooting Suspect Manhunt Involves Westchester, Fairfield County Agencies
Shooting Suspect Manhunt Involves Westchester, Fairfield County Agencies A suspect in a shooting in Westchester County was apprehended after a manhunt involving police agencies from New York and Connecticut. Around 11 p.m. Thursday, April 8, the Port Chester Police Department said it received 911 calls of shots fired in the area of Fox Island Road. Multiple officers responded and upon arrival found a 25-year-old man with a single gunshot wound to the chest area, the Port Chester PD said. "The man was conscious and able to give officers a description of what happened and who the suspect was, as the victim and suspect know each other," according to the Port …
FBI Asks For Help Identifying Possible Victims In Child Porn FBI Asks For Help Identifying Possible Victims In Child Porn
FBI Asks For Help Identifying Possible Victims In Child Porn Authorities are asking for help in identifying possible victims from throughout the country in a sextortion investigation involving a New York man from Westchester County.  The FBI Westchester County Safe Streets Task Force and Port Chester Police Department issued the joint advisory on Friday, Feb. 5. Investigators arrested Jose Zafra on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021, and charged him with the production of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), or what is commonly known as child pornography. Based on the criminal complaint filed in the Southern District of New York, investigators allege Zafra …
COVID-19: Port Chester Bar Forced To Close Due To Multiple Violations COVID-19: Port Chester Bar Forced To Close Due To Multiple Violations
Covid-19: Port Chester Bar Forced To Close Due To Multiple Violations A bar in Westchester was forced to close due to multiple violations, some of which were related to COVID-19 guidelines. After conducting a series of checks on establishments, Port Chester Police Department officers observed numerous violations of the state executive orders, as well as village ordinance violations, health department violations and code violations at El Nuevo Jomas, located at 112 Westchester Ave. in Port Chester. "These violations led to an emergency hearing of the State Liquor Authority, whereas their liquor license was suspended," Port Chester Police announced.  …
Five Nabbed After Shots Fired Into Occupied Home Off I-95 In Port Chester Five Nabbed After Shots Fired Into Occupied Home Off I-95 In Port Chester
Five Nabbed After Shots Fired Into Occupied Home Off I-95 In Port Chester Five suspects are in custody after shots were fired into a home in Westchester located just off Interstate 95. The incident happened overnight on Saturday, Sept. 12 in Port Chester in the Fox Island Road area.  Upon arrival, Port Chester Police officers saw numerous bullet holes that were fired into an occupied home. An investigation revealed that a red vehicle was involved and fled the scene, according to police. Shortly thereafter, an officer on patrol saw a vehicle matching the description of the wanted vehicle and attempted to initiate a stop, according to Port Chester Poli…
Greenwich Man Arrested For Driving In Wrong Lane, Hitting Woman, Police Say Greenwich Man Arrested For Driving In Wrong Lane, Hitting Woman, Police Say
Greenwich Man Arrested For Driving In Wrong Lane, Hitting Woman, Police Say A driver who was impatient with stalled traffic decided to cross the double yellow lines and drive in the wrong direction to pass has been charged with seriously injuring a woman getting out of a taxi cab in Westchester, police said. Nelson Velasquez-Flores, 41, of Greenwich, was arrested following the incident around 8:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 10, on Neuton Avenue, near the corner of Fairview Avenue, in Port Chester, said Port Chester Police Lt. Charles Nielsen. The 49-year-old woman, from Port Chester, who was getting out of a cab, was standing in the roadway when she was hit and pinned und…
Raccoon That Attacked Three In Port Chester Confirmed To Be Rabid Raccoon That Attacked Three In Port Chester Confirmed To Be Rabid
Raccoon That Attacked Three In Port Chester Confirmed To Be Rabid The Westchester County Department of Health is alerting residents that a raccoon that was captured after it attacked three people has been confirmed to be rabid.  The department used robocalls on Tuesday, Sept. 10 to notify nearby residents. The first of the attacks in Port Chester occurred on a woman at the corner of Halstead and Madison avenues shortly after 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 8.  The raccoon then bit a man nearby on Halstead Avenue, before it attacked another man in a nearby backyard on Willett Avenue.  That man’s father killed the raccoon with a shovel and con…
One Dead In Shooting At Housing Complex In Westchester, Police Say One Dead In Shooting At Housing Complex In Westchester, Police Say
One Dead In Shooting At Housing Complex In Westchester, Police Say One person was killed and another seriously injured during a shooting at a housing complex in Westchester overnight. Police became aware of the shooting around 12:35 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 6, after receiving numerous 911 calls of a shooting in progress in the area of 9 Weber Drive, said Port Chester Police Chief Richard Conway. Responding officers found a 26- year-old Port Chester resident, later identified as Charles Anthony Elliott Jr., lying in the street suffering from a gunshot to the head, Conway said. Port Chester and Rye EMS transported Elliott to Greenwich hospita…
Port Chester Man Sentenced To Prison Time For Forcibly Raping Teen Girl Port Chester Man Sentenced To Prison Time For Forcibly Raping Teen Girl
Port Chester Man Sentenced To Prison Time For Forcibly Raping Teen Girl A man who forcibly raped a teenage girl and managed to evade capture by police investigators for nearly a year has been sentenced to more than a decade in prison. Port Chester resident Antonio Olivarez, 41, has been sentenced to 13 years in state prison after pleading guilty to first-degree rape, a violent felony, in May. In addition to his prison term, Olivarez will serve 20 years of post-release supervision and will be required to register as a sex offender. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., said that on Nov. 12, 2017, while in Port Chester, Olivarez forced a 15…
Greenwich PD Assist In Probe Leading To Six Indictments In Heroin Bust Greenwich PD Assist In Probe Leading To Six Indictments In Heroin Bust
Greenwich PD Assist In Probe Leading To Six Indictments In Heroin Bust A spike in fatal overdoses in the region led to a yearlong investigation that led to charges against a half-dozen alleged drug dealers as authorities work to curtail drug trafficking in the area. The yearlong investigation into drug dealers operating in Port Chester, Connecticut and the Bronx led to the arrests of five new suspects (with another arrested last week), Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., announced. The latest sweep comes on the heels of a bust that led to the arrests of a dozen people selling heroin and other drugs in and around Mount Vernon who were cha…
ID Released For Man Struck, Killed After Being Hit By Car In Port Chester ID Released For Man Struck, Killed After Being Hit By Car In Port Chester
ID Released For Man Struck, Killed After Being Hit By Car In Port Chester A Rye volunteer firefighter has been identified by police as the man who was fatally struck by a car in Port Chester last week. Richard Cadigan, who was a member of the Rye Fire Department for nearly two decades, was struck at approximately 5:50 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 29, police said. The incident is believed to be accidental in nature. Cardigan was taken to Westchester Medical Center, but on Friday, Feb. 1, the Port Chester Police Department announced that he had died. "It's really rare to find people like him. The world would be a better place if there were more people like him," Rye Pro…
Man Charged With Arson For Involvement In Port Chester House Fire Man Charged With Arson For Involvement In Port Chester House Fire
Man Charged With Arson For Involvement In Port Chester House Fire A man has been charged with arson for his alleged involvement in a house fire that took dozens of firefighters in Westchester hours to extinguish. Michael Johnson 45, of White Plains, was arrested Wednesday, Jan. 30, and charged with arson for allegedly starting the raging fire in the vacant home on Smith Street in Port Chester, that took place around 5 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 29, according to the Port Chester Police. "Detective's worked vigorously all yesterday to charge Johnson with this incident after he was located by Patrol Officers," the Port Chester Police Department said on Faceboo…