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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 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