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Manhunt: Alert Resident Helps Cops Catch Suspicious Person After Hours-Long Westchester Search Manhunt: Alert Resident Helps Cops Catch Suspicious Person After Hours-Long Westchester Search
Manhunt: Alert Resident Helps Cops Catch Suspicious Person After Hours-Long Westchester Search Click here for a new, updated story - Manhunt: 2 Men Stole Car, Submachine Gun Before Hours-Long Search In Westchester, Police Say A "suspicious person" was apprehended after an hours-long search in a residential community in Westchester. Police advised the public to stay away from an area in the village of Scarsdale off Exit 12 of the Hutchinson River Parkway in the vicinity of Mamaroneck and Colonial roads as they searched for the person starting at around 2:45 p.m. Monday, April 24.  At least one helicopter was involved in the operation. Late Monday night, the villa…
Woman Scammed Out Of $80K By Fraudsters Posing As Amazon Workers Woman Scammed Out Of $80K By Fraudsters Posing As Amazon Workers
Woman Scammed Out Of $80K By Fraudsters Posing As Amazon Workers A New York woman was bilked out of $80,000 by fraudsters posing as Amazon employees as part of an elaborate computer and phone scheme, police said. Last week, investigators in Westchester County with the Scarsdale Police Department received a report from a Greendale Road resident, who said that she believed she was the victim of a scam involving fraudsters portraying Amazon employees. Police said that the woman received an email from “Amazon” earlier this month asking if she had purchased a computer for $800, which she had not. When speaking with the scammers on a phone number provided in …
COVID-19: Police In Area Issue Warning Of Vaccine Scams COVID-19: Police In Area Issue Warning Of Vaccine Scams
Covid-19: Police In Area Issue Warning Of Vaccine Scams With allocations of the COVID-19 vaccine being shipped across the country, some law enforcement agencies are warning of schemers looking to take advantage of vulnerable residents during the pandemic. The Scarsdale Police Department was the latest to issue an alert advising of schemers who have been using the announcement of a COVID-19 vaccine to obtain personal identifying information or cash during scams. Scarsdale Police Chief Andrew Matturo said you may be in the midst of a COVID-19-related scam if: You receive a telephone call, text message, email, or computer pop-up that you did not …
Fairfield County Man Busted For Aggravated DWI After Leaving Job Site Fairfield County Man Busted For Aggravated DWI After Leaving Job Site
Fairfield County Man Busted For Aggravated DWI After Leaving Job Site An erratic driver from Fairfield County had a blood alcohol content nearly triple the legal limit after being stopped by officers in Westchester while coming home from a work site in the Bronx, police said. Officers from the Scarsdale Police Department responded to the intersection of Mamaroneck Road and Stratton Road at approximately 2:50 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 25, where there was a report of a driver who was driving erratically before coming to a stop. Police said that a witness who called police spoke to the driver, Norwalk resident Howard Scott Adams, 50, after he stopped, and believe…
Police: Stamford Man With BAC More Than Double Legal Limit Busted For DWI Police: Stamford Man With BAC More Than Double Legal Limit Busted For DWI
Police: Stamford Man With BAC More Than Double Legal Limit Busted For DWI A Fairfield County man was arrested for allegedly driving with a blood alcohol content more than double the legal limit in Westchester, police said. An officer from the Scarsdale Police Department on parol shortly after 9:10 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 9, stopped Stamford resident James McBrien, 39, on Mamaroneck Road after he was spotted driving slowly and swerving in a Lexus. During the traffic stop, police said that McBrien had alcohol on his breath, his speech was slurred and he had glassy eyes. While exiting the vehicle, officers stated that McBrien had multiple beer cans in the driver’s sid…
Police: Wanted Stamford Man Busted For Driving With BAC Double Legal Limit Police: Wanted Stamford Man Busted For Driving With BAC Double Legal Limit
Police: Wanted Stamford Man Busted For Driving With BAC Double Legal Limit A 21-year-old Fairfield County man wanted in West Virginia for a marijuana possession charge was arrested in Westchester after being busted by a witness driving with a blood alcohol content double the legal limit, police said. An officer from the Scarsdale Police Department was dispatched to Supply Field at approximately 6:37 a.m. on Friday, July 12, where there was a report of a man and woman inside a vehicle acting erratically. Upon arrival, the officer said that he found Stamford resident Cristian Castillo and his female passenger in the car outside the field with her front door open. W…
Greenwich Teen Arrested For Screaming, Banging On Door In Westchester, Police Say Greenwich Teen Arrested For Screaming, Banging On Door In Westchester, Police Say
Greenwich Teen Arrested For Screaming, Banging On Door In Westchester, Police Say A Fairfield County teenager was taken into police custody over the weekend after a Westchester family called the police when he was shouting and banging on their door in the middle of the night in an attempt to get in what he thought was a buddy's house. Officers from the Scarsdale Police Department were dispatched to a Butler Road home shortly before 4:15 a.m. on Saturday, June 22, where there was a report of a man “screaming outside the house, banging on the front door and trying to get into the house.” According to police, the officers arrived at the scene and found Greenwich resident R…
CT Man Busted For Second DWI With BAC Double The Legal Limit CT Man Busted For Second DWI With BAC Double The Legal Limit
CT Man Busted For Second DWI With BAC Double The Legal Limit A Connecticut man living in Westchester was busted for his second DWI in less than two years after being caught swerving on a busy Scarsdale road during an early morning drive, police said. An officer from the Scarsdale Police Department stopped Torrington resident Jose David Felix Orozco shortly before 7 a.m. on Saturday, March 9, when his Jeep was spotted swerving and repeatedly crossing over the double yellow line. During the traffic stop, officers spoke with Orozco, 34, who stated that he had several shots hours earlier in White Plains. The officer said that there was the smell of alcoh…
Ridgefield Man Being Booked For DWI Throws Up Outside Window, Police Say Ridgefield Man Being Booked For DWI Throws Up Outside Window, Police Say
Ridgefield Man Being Booked For DWI Throws Up Outside Window, Police Say A motorist from Connecticut who was allegedly drinking and driving in Westchester over the weekend is facing a DWI charge after he threw up outside his car window during a traffic stop in Scarsdale, police said. While on patrol on Post Road shortly after midnight on Sunday morning, an officer spotted a car speeding through the village with no headlights, swerving repeatedly over the double yellow lines near Scarsdale Police Headquarters. Officers were eventually able to get the driver, Ridgefield resident, Robinson Rueda, to stop near Mamaroneck Road. During the subsequent stop, Rueda, 39, …
DWI Suspect Nearly Released After Being Busted In Stolen Stamford Car DWI Suspect Nearly Released After Being Busted In Stolen Stamford Car
DWI Suspect Nearly Released After Being Busted In Stolen Stamford Car A Stamford man driving an allegedly stolen vehicle while intoxicated was nearly let out of police custody in Scarsdale before the nature of his crimes became clear, officials said. An officer from the Scarsdale Police Department on DWI traffic enforcement at approximately 5:30 a.m. on Saturday morning stopped 21-year-old Ramiro Escobar-Vega near Post Road after spotting him make a turn onto Mamaroneck Road before stopping at Cooper Road, at which point a passenger exited the vehicle and began to run away. The officer was able to stop the passenger, who was ordered to return to the vehicle, …