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Man Driving Drunk Who Stole Items From Gas Station Store Caught After Chase, Police Say

A Northern Westchester man took police on a high-speed chase after allegedly stealing beef jerky from a gas station and driving while impaired.

The chase began at the Shell gas station on East Main Street in Yorktown.

The chase began at the Shell gas station on East Main Street in Yorktown.

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While at the Shell gas station on East Main Street in Yorktown on Wednesday afternoon, an officer from the Yorktown Police Department spotted a man stealing two Jack Link's beef steaks. The man - later identified as 48-year-old Yorktown resident Panayotes Kildonas - then took off in a car, according to police.

Police said that when officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop, Kildonas allegedly fled, speeding away, disobeying traffic signals and without using turn signals. He eventually came to a stop in a driveway on Old Yorktown Road.

According to police, Kildonas was driving drunk and refused to take a breathalyzer. He was also found to be in possession of marijuana.

Kildonas was arrested and charged with petit larceny, DWI, unlawfully fleeing a police officer and unlawful possession of marijuana. After being processed, he was released on $250 bail. He is due back in Yorktown Justice Court on Aug. 9 to answer the charges.

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