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Burglary Suspect Nabbed Inside Occupied Northern Westchester Home, Police Say
A local man was arrested on burglary and other charges after he allegedly broke into an occupied Northern Westchester home.
Westchester County Police received a call shortly before 11:30 a.m., Sunday, March 1, reporting a burglary was in progress at 68 Maple Avenue, said Kieran O'Leary, spokesman for the department.
Another person said the resident had just confronted an intruder in his apartment.
Police Officers Scott Forsythe, Brian Tierney and Bryan Yatsko responded, located the man inside the apartment and took him into custody, he added.
The suspect, identified as Jevon Odum, 27, of …
Fairfield County Man Critically Injured In Westchester Crash
A man from Fairfield County was critically injured when his car veered off the Saw Mill River Parkway in Northern Westchester, struck two guide rails and went down an embankment.
The accident occurred about 2 a.m., Friday, Feb. 7, on the southbound Saw Mill River Parkway in Bedford at Harris Road, said Kieran O'Leary, spokesman for the Westchester County Police.
The 2002 Ford Focus left the roadway, striking a guide rail adjacent to the right lane of travel, O'Leary said.
That impact caused the vehicle to re-enter the southbound lanes of travel, flip over, strike another guide rail adjacen…
Former Boyfriend Admits He Put Murder Victim Valerie Reyes In Suitcase, Authorities Say
A former boyfriend arrested on Tuesday for the murder of 24-year-old Valerie Reyes of Westchester admitted during an interview with law enforcement that he bound the woman and stuffed her inside a suitcase before dumping it in Greenwich.
Javier Da Silva, of Queens, admitted during an interview with an FBI agent that he did bound and put Reyes, a New Rochelle resident, in a suitcase and leave it in a wooded area, said a criminal complaint filed in White Plains Superior Court on Tuesday, Feb. 12.
The complaint, which lays out the quick work of law enforcement, said Da Silva, also told Ne…
