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Suspects On Loose As Stolen BMW Police Chase Includes Crash, Injury To Officer In Westchester Suspects On Loose As Stolen BMW Police Chase Includes Crash, Injury To Officer In Westchester
Suspects On Loose As Stolen BMW Police Chase Includes Crash, Injury To Officer In Westchester Click here for an updated story: Suspect Apprehended After Being Shot, Injuring Cops During BMW Chase In Westchester A police officer was injured as he attempted to stop two suspects in an allegedly stolen vehicle. Police said that the officer was dragged for at least a block as he attempted to apprehend the suspects, and at least one gunshot was fired during a chase that started in Mount Vernon and wound up in the Bronx. The incident led to an intense manhunt and a Bronx high school was put in lockdown as a precaution. The chase began at approximately 4 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 24, nea…

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by Zak Failla
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Port Chester Teen Caught Driving With Stolen License Plate In Greenwich, Police Say Port Chester Teen Caught Driving With Stolen License Plate In Greenwich, Police Say
Port Chester Teen Caught Driving With Stolen License Plate In Greenwich, Police Say An 18-year-old teen was busted for driving with a stolen plate and other charges after being stopped for not having a front license plate. Kevin Samayoa-Ramirez of Port Chester was arrested Sunday after Greenwich Police noticed the car he was driving did not have a front license plate, said Greenwich Police.  During the stop, officers discovered Samayoa-Ramirez was driving with a stolen license plate and did not have a driver's license, police said. He was charged with driving an unregistered motor vehicle, improper use of license/registration, failure to display plates, driving without in…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Driver At Large After Crashing Stolen Vehicle On New Tappan Zee Bridge, Fleeing Scene Driver At Large After Crashing Stolen Vehicle On New Tappan Zee Bridge, Fleeing Scene
Driver At Large After Crashing Stolen Vehicle On New Tappan Zee Bridge, Fleeing Scene A man who crashed a stolen vehicle into the side of the New Tappan Zee Bridge and then fled is still on the run. The incident took place around 9:28 p.m. Saturday when the unidentified driver hit the concrete median on the Rockland/left side of the bridge and then fled on foot on the Thruway, said New York State Trooper, Michael Cassella.  The vehicle, a white Ford Ranger was later found to have been stolen in Connecticut, he said. Troopers searched for the driver, but he was not apprehended. The incident is still under investigation, Cassella said.

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by Kathy Reakes
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Teen In Stolen Car Who Eluded Cops On I-95 Caught When Chase Ends In Crash Teen In Stolen Car Who Eluded Cops On I-95 Caught When Chase Ends In Crash
Teen In Stolen Car Who Eluded Cops On I-95 Caught When Chase Ends In Crash A teen driving a suspicious vehicle who fled from police during a chase from I-95 was finally caught after a separate chase ended in a crash early Friday morning. Taylin Fraiser, 18, of Hartford, was busted around 3:30 a.m. after Greenwich Police attempted to stop his vehicle in the Byram area, but instead of stopping, he fled on I-95 south into New York, with police ending the chase after a short distance, said Lt. David Nemecek.  About 20 minutes later, officers spotted the vehicle at the intersection of East Putnam Avenue at Sheephill Road. Fraiser again engaged officers in a pursuit tha…

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by Kathy Reakes