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Former Westchester Cop Claims He Was Fired For Ticketing Woman With PBA Card: Lawsuit
A former Westchester police officer from the Hudson Valley is suing county officials and claiming that he was unlawfully fired for ticketing a woman who flashed a PBA card.
Rockland County resident Joseph Saetta, a former Westchester County Police officer, filed a lawsuit in federal court against the county's Department of Public Safety, its commissioner, Terrance Raynor, and County Executive George Latimer, on Friday, March 8.
According to the lawsuit complaint, Saetta, who previously spent time as an officer in Mount Vernon and Pleasantville, joined the Westchester County…
Shirtless, Shoeless Man Leads Officers On Lengthy Chase In Pleasantville, Police Say
A 19-year-old man faces charges after leading officers on an extensive chase through woods, streams, and neighborhoods in Northern Westchester following his theft of a car, police said.
The incident began on Friday, July 28 just before 11:30 a.m., when authorities identified a stolen Ford traveling in Lewisboro, according to Westchester County Police.
Just after this, a Patrol sergeant found the car on the Saw Mill River Parkway in Bedford and tried pulling it over. However, the driver would not stop and kept driving south before officers were able to catch up with it just …
Westchester Fatal Shootings: Review Into Deaths Of DJ Henry, Kenneth Chamberlain Concludes
A review of two fatal police-involved shootings in Westchester, including the death of former Pace University football player Danroy "DJ" Henry Jr., has concluded with no new evidence found to convene juries for either incident, officials said.
The independent reviews of the two incidents, which included the shooting deaths of DJ Henry and Kenneth Chamberlain, Sr. in 2010 and 2011, respectively, were announced to be concluded by Westchester District Attorney Miriam Rocah on Wednesday, July 26.
According to Rocah's office, the reviews both found no new evidence to resubmit n…
