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Fugitive In Fake Virus Home Invasion Sentenced — Westchester Jeep Clue Cracked The Case: Feds Fugitive In Fake Virus Home Invasion Sentenced — Westchester Jeep Clue Cracked The Case: Feds
Fugitive In Fake Virus Home Invasion Sentenced — Westchester Jeep Clue Cracked The Case: Feds A Romanian man involved in a terrifying 2007 Connecticut home invasion has been sentenced to seven years in prison after evading capture for 15 years, authorities said.  Stefan Alexandru Barabas, 38, was part of a group that terrorized two residents in a scheme that seemed straight out of a nightmare. Just before midnight, Barabas and his accomplices — Emanuel Nicolescu and Alexandru Lucian Nicolescu — broke into a South Kent home wearing masks and wielding knives and fake guns, the US Attorney for Connecticut said.  They tied up and blindfolded two adults, injecting them with a s…
36 Stolen Catalytic Converters Recovered In Westchester 36 Stolen Catalytic Converters Recovered In Westchester
36 Stolen Catalytic Converters Recovered In Westchester Police in Westchester County recovered 36 stolen catalytic converters inside a suitcase and a vehicle after being tipped that the thieves may be in the area. The incident took place in New Rochelle on Tuesday, June 21. Detectives were alerted by the Real-Time Crime Center that a Dodge Challenger suspected of being used by catalytic converter thieves entered New Rochelle via I-95 at Exit 15, said Capt. J. Collins Coyne, of the New Rochelle Police. Police searched the area and located the vehicle in the Home Depot parking lot. The driver of the vehicle was spotted in the middle of exchangin…
Teen At Facility In Westchester One Of Two Juveniles Charged For Fatal Crash Teen At Facility In Westchester One Of Two Juveniles Charged For Fatal Crash
Teen At Facility In Westchester One Of Two Juveniles Charged For Fatal Crash Two teens have been arrested for their involvement in a 2021 crash on the Southern State Parkway that killed a Long Island man last summer. The names of the two were not released by Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney due to their statuses as minors. The crash happened Monday, July 12, 2021 in North Babylon. One of the teens, who was age 16 at the time of the crash, was arrested after he fled from a Westchester juvenile detention center where he was being held on another crime, according to authorities, who did not identify the name or precise location of the faci…
Drunk Driver In Area Sentenced For Fatal Hit-And-Run Drunk Driver In Area Sentenced For Fatal Hit-And-Run
Drunk Driver In Area Sentenced For Fatal Hit-And-Run A Hudson Valley woman may spend nearly two decades in state prison for driving while drunk in a fatal hit-and-run crash. Late on June 25, 2021, in Putnam County, James “Jimmy” Crecco, Sr. was getting into his car outside his brother’s Lake Mahopac lake house on Route 6N when he was struck by Mahopac resident Maggie Deperna, who fled the scene after hitting him. Crecco was transported to the Westchester Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead from his injuries sustained in the hit-and-run. Original story - 37-Year-Old Woman Arrested For Fatal Hit-Run Crash Near Lakefront Area Hom…
Man Involved In I-287 Crash Had BAC More Than Twice Legal Limit, Police Say Man Involved In I-287 Crash Had BAC More Than Twice Legal Limit, Police Say
Man Involved In I-287 Crash Had BAC More Than Twice Legal Limit, Police Say A driver had a blood alcohol concentration more than double the legal limit when he was involved in a one-vehicle crash on I-287 in the Hudson Valley, state police announced. In Rockland County, New York State Police troopers responded to the reported crash on I-287 at approximately 10:20 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 11 in Hillburn, where there was a Jeep disabled in the left lane. Police said that the investigation into the incident determined that Nyack resident Fredy Mazariego Martinez, age 37, was driving his 2021 Jeep Cherokee when he unexpectedly lost control, struck the guardrail and his …
Woman Who Stopped To Get Gas Dead After Car Plunges Into Westchester County Creek Woman Who Stopped To Get Gas Dead After Car Plunges Into Westchester County Creek
Woman Who Stopped To Get Gas Dead After Car Plunges Into Westchester County Creek Click here for an updated story: Police ID Westchester Woman Who Crashed Into Creek After Stopping For Gas A woman who was stopped at a gas pump in Westchester County was dead moments later after her vehicle suddenly accelerated and ended up in an area creek. The incident took place around 7:30 a.m., Friday, June 4, in Pelham Manor, according to Mount Vernon Fire Chief Kim R. Odindo. According to Odindo, the woman can be seen on cameras at the BJs gas station in Pelham Manor at a gas pump. At one point she walks into the store and then back to the vehicle.  Earlier report:&…
Police Release Details On Rollover Crash That Seriously Injured Northern Westchester Woman Police Release Details On Rollover Crash That Seriously Injured Northern Westchester Woman
Police Release Details On Rollover Crash That Seriously Injured Northern Westchester Woman State Police have released new details on a crash in which a 70-year-old Northern Westchester woman was seriously injured and a dog killed. Paulette L. Milligan, was driving a Chevy Aveo eastbound around 9:15 a.m., Tuesday, June 1, when she attempted to pass a 2017 Jeep Cherokee on Route 6 in Somers near Windsor Road, said New York State Trooper AJ Hicks. Milligan, of Somers, struck the Jeep, then moved back to the right, struck the guide rail, overturned, and came to rest on the opposite side of the guide rail in an earth embankment, Hicks said. Following the crash, the Somers Volunteer…
Driver Seriously Injured In Rollover Northern Westchester Crash Driver Seriously Injured In Rollover Northern Westchester Crash
Driver Seriously Injured In Rollover Northern Westchester Crash Click here for an updated story: Police Release Details On Rollover Crash That Seriously Injured Northern Westchester Woman A 70-year-old Northern Westchester woman was seriously injured during a crash on Route 6. Paulette L. Milligan, of Somers, was driving a Chevy Aveo eastbound around 9:15 a.m., Tuesday, June 1, when she attempted to pass a 2017 Jeep Cherokee on Route 6 near Windsor Road, said New York State Trooper AJ Hicks. Milligan struck the Jeep, then moved back to the right, struck the guide rail, overturned, and came to rest on the opposite side of the guide rail in an earth…
Man, 67, Busted For Felony DWI Following Single-Vehicle Crash In Westchester Man, 67, Busted For Felony DWI Following Single-Vehicle Crash In Westchester
Man, 67, Busted For Felony DWI Following Single-Vehicle Crash In Westchester A 67-year-old man was arrested by state police for felony DWI following a single-vehicle crash in Westchester. Patrick R. Bridgewater, of the Bronx, was arrested around 7 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 21, in New Rochelle, said Trooper Tara McCormick. According to McCormick, the state police responded to a one-car property damage accident on I-95 in the city of New Rochelle. Once on the scene, they found Bridgewater has lost control of his Jeep Cherokee on the southbound acceleration ramp and became disabled on top of the barrier between the ramps.  An investigation found that he was intoxicated,…
Westchester Woman Asleep Behind Wheel Charged With DWI, Police Say Westchester Woman Asleep Behind Wheel Charged With DWI, Police Say
Westchester Woman Asleep Behind Wheel Charged With DWI, Police Say A Yonkers woman found asleep behind the wheel of her Jeep was still under the influence, police said. An officer from the Scarsdale Police Department on patrol at approximately 6 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 29 found a 2020 white Jeep Cherokee stopped in the northbound lane of Post Road, prompting an investigation. The officer said that the vehicle was running but was in “park” at the time he stopped. When he approached the driver, she was fully reclined in the front seat, asleep. According to police, the driver, Michelle Amoakohene, 29, was not woken up by the cruiser’s flashing lights, or by the…
Three Cars Stolen In Greenwich, Multiple Vehicles Burglarized Three Cars Stolen In Greenwich, Multiple Vehicles Burglarized
Three Cars Stolen In Greenwich, Multiple Vehicles Burglarized Police continue to urge residents to lock their vehicles after three were stolen, and seven entered over the weekend in Greenwich. The thefts and burglaries took place across the town, said Greenwich Police Lt. John Slusarz. The vehicles stolen include a Ford Expedition from the Riverside section of town, Slusarz said. It was later recovered on Willow Road and a Lincoln on East Putnam Avenue while the owner was shopping, he added.  The third vehicle stolen was a Jeep Cherokee on Sheephill Road. Three juveniles were later arrested by Norwalk Police for the theft. In addition to t…
25-Year-Old Killed In Two-Vehicle Route 9 Crash 25-Year-Old Killed In Two-Vehicle Route 9 Crash
25-Year-Old Killed In Two-Vehicle Route 9 Crash A 25-year-old man was killed in a two-vehicle crash that occurred on a stretch of Route 9 on early Saturday morning, April 13, in Putnam County. At approximately 6:20 a.m., state police responded to northbound Route 9 north of State Route 301 in Philipstown. An initial investigation found that a 2018 Dodge Challenger operated by Isaiah Byars, age 25, of Derry, NH, was northbound on Route 9, and for unknown reasons entered the southbound lane, state police said.  Byars’ vehicle then struck a southbound 2015 Jeep Cherokee, according to police. Byars was pronounced deceased on scen…
Seen Him? Greenwich Car Thief On 'Test Drive' Steals Car With Girl On Board Seen Him? Greenwich Car Thief On 'Test Drive' Steals Car With Girl On Board
Seen Him? Greenwich Car Thief On 'Test Drive' Steals Car With Girl On Board A Greenwich man trying to sell his used Jeep Cherokee was surprised when a man test driving the vehicle with his young daughter never came back. The incident was reported around 7 p.m. Friday to Greenwich police after the seller called to report the theft, said Lt. John Slusarz. The test-driver, described as being a white Brazilian male in his 30's, with his 7-year-old daughter took the black 2004 Jeep Cherokee for a test drive, and never returned, Slusarz said. The victim told police he met the man at the Citgo gas station in Cos Cob.  Police said the man, who was speaking Portuguese wit…