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Man Killed In Route 35 Crash After Losing Control Of Car, Police Say Man Killed In Route 35 Crash After Losing Control Of Car, Police Say
Man Killed In Route 35 Crash After Losing Control Of Car, Police Say A 59-year-old man was killed after losing control of his vehicle and slamming into another vehicle on Route 35 near the intersection with Interstate 684 in Katonah, said Bedford Police. The man, a New Rochelle resident who police declined to identify, was driving west on Route 35 in a Lincoln Continental car service vehicle around 10:30 p.m., Thursday, July 11, when the vehicle crossed the median and struck a guardrail on the east side of the highway, said Bedford Police Lt. Andrew Bellantone. The car then careened off the guardrail and hit an eastbound vehicle with two people inside, …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
ID Released For Victim Of Fatal Crash Near Intersection Of Routes 22, 55 ID Released For Victim Of Fatal Crash Near Intersection Of Routes 22, 55
ID Released For Victim Of Fatal Crash Near Intersection Of Routes 22, 55 A medical issue may have led to a fatal crash near the intersection of routes 22 and 55 that left an area man dead. Paul Pitt, 64, of Ulster Park was killed around 2:15 p.m., Saturday,  June 29, during a two-car fatal crash which occurred on Route 55 near Route 22 in the Town of Pawling, said Dutchess County Sheriff's Office Capt. John Watterson. A preliminary investigation found that a 2009 Subaru Forrester driven by Pitt, was eastbound on Route 55 when it crossed over the center pavement markings and struck a westbound 2011 Chevrolet Traverse driven by 49-year-old…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
CT Man Seriously Injured In I-84 Crash CT Man Seriously Injured In I-84 Crash
CT Man Seriously Injured In I-84 Crash A 62-year-old man is in serious condition following a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 84. The crash took place around noon., Sunday, June 23, after Michael Gasper, of Windsor, Connecticut, lost control of his 2004 Harley Davidson motorcycle while traveling westbound in East Fishkill and was ejected onto the roadway, said New York State Trooper AJ Hicks.  Gasper, who suffered serious, but not life-threatening injuries, was airlifted to Westchester Medical Center following the crash, Hicks said. The westbound lanes on I-84 east of exit 16 to the Taconic State Parkway were temporarily…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Police Officer Injured During Harrowing Struggle With Motorist On Hutch Police Officer Injured During Harrowing Struggle With Motorist On Hutch
Police Officer Injured During Harrowing Struggle With Motorist On Hutch In a harrowing traffic stop, a Westchester County police officer was injured on the Hutchinson River Parkway when a motorist drove off at high speed as the officer was attempting to take him into custody. The incident took place around 11:30 a.m., Monday, June 17, when the unnamed officer pulled over a Honda Accord for a traffic violation, said Kieran O'Leary, spokesman for the Westchester County Police. After determining the driver did not have a valid license, the officer asked the man to step out of the vehicle. The man initially complied but then jumped back into the Honda. That's when …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Route 172 Reopens Following Single-Vehicle Rollover Crash Route 172 Reopens Following Single-Vehicle Rollover Crash
Route 172 Reopens Following Single-Vehicle Rollover Crash This story has been updated. A busy Bedford roadway has reopened following a single-vehicle crash that injured a 17-year-old girl. The crash took place around 8:20 a.m., Monday, June 10, on route 172, (South Bedford Road) lost control of her vehicle and hit a guardrail and rolled over, said Bedford Police Lt. Andrew Bellantone. The girl was extricated from the vehicle and taken to Westchester Medical Center, with unknown injuries, he said. "She was alert and talking when we reached her," he said." The crash is under investigation. 

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Investigation Of Girlfriend's Death, CT Bank Robberies Led To Westchester Motel Fatal Shooting Investigation Of Girlfriend's Death, CT Bank Robberies Led To Westchester Motel Fatal Shooting
Investigation Of Girlfriend's Death, CT Bank Robberies Led To Westchester Motel Fatal Shooting A string of bank robberies in Connecticut led to the fatal officer-involved shooting of a man wanted in connection with a death investigation and the arrests of two other wanted suspects at a motel in Westchester late Monday night, June 3. Samuel Galberth, 42, of West Haven, Connecticut, was shot dead in the raid at the Ardsley Acres Motel. Police say Galbreath had opened fire as officers approached the motel. Galberth was wanted in connection with an investigation in where his girlfriend was found dead a few months ago in Connecticut, according to a report by ABC 7. A second man, 55-year-…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
New Info: Wanted CT Man Killed, Two Others Arrested In NY Motel Drug Raid New Info: Wanted CT Man Killed, Two Others Arrested In NY Motel Drug Raid
New Info: Wanted CT Man Killed, Two Others Arrested In NY Motel Drug Raid The identities of the suspect shot and killed, along with two others who were arrested in the officer-involved shooting during a raid by the FBI and police at a motel in Westchester, have been released. The suspect, who was pronounced dead at Westchester Medical Center, was sought in connection with more than one investigation in Connecticut and elsewhere, according to the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office. He was identified as 42-year-old Samuel Galberth of West Haven, Connecticut. A second man, 55-year-old Darryl Donell Henry of New Haven. who had been with Galberth in the mot…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Suspect Living In Fairfield County Sentenced For Role In Police Shootout Suspect Living In Fairfield County Sentenced For Role In Police Shootout
Suspect Living In Fairfield County Sentenced For Role In Police Shootout A suspect with ties to Westchester and Fairfield County has been sentenced to probation for his role in a shootout with a police officer in 2017. Jerry Reyes, 23, who lived in New Rochelle at the time of the shooting, but now resides in Greenwich, was sentenced to three years of probation after pleading guilty in Westchester County Court to criminal possession of a weapon following a shootout with Yonkers police officer Kayla Mayer. Shortly after 8 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 25, 2017, two officers, including Maher were dispatched to the area of Marshall Road, near Ridge Drive, following reports …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Suffers Burn Wounds In Lewisboro House Fire Man Suffers Burn Wounds In Lewisboro House Fire
Man Suffers Burn Wounds In Lewisboro House Fire Police are investigating a Northern Westchester fire in which a man was found suffering from burns in nearby woods. The fire took place 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 13, at 250 Smith Ridge Road in Lewisboro, said New York State Police spokesman Trooper AJ Hicks. According to Hicks, the Lewisboro Police Department and state police responded to the area for a report of a man running through the neighborhood. Upon arrival, it was discovered that a residence was engulfed in flames.  The South Salem Fire Department, as well as adjacent fire departments, responded to extinguish the flames. A h…

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by Kathy Reakes
Obituaries
Teen Killed By Gunshot Wound Remembered For Love Of Outdoors, Video Games Teen Killed By Gunshot Wound Remembered For Love Of Outdoors, Video Games
Teen Killed By Gunshot Wound Remembered For Love Of Outdoors, Video Games The 17-year-old who died after an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound is being remembered for his love of the outdoors and video games. The announcement of the incident, which occurred on Friday, Feb. 1, was made on Thursday, Feb 7 by Putnam County Sheriff Robert L. Langley Jr. At approximately 7:46 p.m. Feb. 1, sheriff's deputies responded to a radio run of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head of the teen at a home on Ridge Avenue in Putnam Valley after another teen called 911 to report that his friend had accidentally shot himself. Three friends of victim Elias Knapp were …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Three Danbury Residents Injured After Mercedes Crashes Into Police Cruiser Three Danbury Residents Injured After Mercedes Crashes Into Police Cruiser
Three Danbury Residents Injured After Mercedes Crashes Into Police Cruiser Several people injured in a crash on I-84 in Putnam County that also injured two New York State troopers have been identified. The crash occurred around 5:50 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18 on I-84 in the town of Kent when troopers were conducting a traffic stop of a 2005 Nissan sedan for a traffic violation, said Trooper AJ Hicks. During the stop, a 2006 Mercedes C280, driven by  Aleksandr J. Venticinque, age 24, of Danbury, side-swiped the trooper's vehicle and then slammed into the Nissan.  At the time of the crash, the marked patrol car had all of its emergency lights activated, H…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
ID Released For Northern Westchester Woman Struck, Killed By BMW ID Released For Northern Westchester Woman Struck, Killed By BMW
ID Released For Northern Westchester Woman Struck, Killed By BMW The woman killed late Friday afternoon after being struck by a BMW in Hartsdale has been identified. The crash occurred in front of Petco at 324 Central Ave. in Hartsdale between Dalewood Road and Battle Avenue at approximately 5 p.m. on Friday, Greenburgh Police Chief Chris McNerney said. Police officers came upon the unresponsive woman lying in the roadway of the northbound lane. Greenburgh EMS performed CPR and advanced life support protocols while transporting the victim to the Westchester Medical Center where she succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced dead, G…

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by Joe Lombardi