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Man Steals Snickers Bar In Northern Westchester, Police Say Man Steals Snickers Bar In Northern Westchester, Police Say
Man Steals Snickers Bar In Northern Westchester, Police Say As proof that the law applies to even the smallest crimes, a 55-year-old man was nabbed after pocketing a Snickers candy bar without paying for it at a Northern Westchester store, police said. The arrest followed an incident on Thursday, Feb. 8 at around 10:30 a.m., when an employee at the COCO Farms store at 3700 Barger St. in Yorktown reported a larceny to the town's police department.  According to Yorktown Police, an officer arrived at the store and met with the employee. After an investigation, it was determined that 55-year-old Bronx resident Roberto Rodriguez had put a Snickers …
Drunk Driver Injured After Leaving Moving Car In Northern Westchester Mall Parking Lot: Police Drunk Driver Injured After Leaving Moving Car In Northern Westchester Mall Parking Lot: Police
Drunk Driver Injured After Leaving Moving Car In Northern Westchester Mall Parking Lot: Police A 50-year-old man was arrested on drunk driving charges after exiting his moving car in the parking lot of a Northern Westchester mall, injuring himself in the process, police said. The incident happened on Thursday, Oct. 5 just before 3:30 p.m., when Yorktown Police responded to the Jefferson Valley Mall at 650 Lee Blvd. after receiving a report of an injured person in the parking lot.  According to the department, an arriving officer quickly found the injured man and identified him as Peekskill resident Leonidas Lobato, age 50.  The officer then determined that Lobato, who…
Woman Hits Child With Car In Northern Westchester Crosswalk, Drives Away: Police Woman Hits Child With Car In Northern Westchester Crosswalk, Drives Away: Police
Woman Hits Child With Car In Northern Westchester Crosswalk, Drives Away: Police A 26-year-old woman faces charges after hitting two pedestrians, including a young child, with her car at a Northern Westchester crosswalk and driving away from the scene, police said.  The incident happened on Wednesday, Aug. 2 just after 7 p.m., when Yorktown Police received a report of a vehicle hitting two pedestrians on East Main Street and driving away. Officers soon responded to the scene to give aid to the two victims, one of whom was a young child, according to Yorktown Police. Both were taken to Westchester Medical Center for treatment.  Authorities also began the searc…
Drunk Driver Hits Car, Then Crashes While Fleeing In Northern Westchester: Police Drunk Driver Hits Car, Then Crashes While Fleeing In Northern Westchester: Police
Drunk Driver Hits Car, Then Crashes While Fleeing In Northern Westchester: Police A drunk driver was hit with several charges after allegedly striking another vehicle in Northern Westchester and then crashing his own car while fleeing the scene as officers closed in, police said.  The incident happened on Saturday, June 3 around 9 p.m., when Yorktown Police received a report that a vehicle had hit another car on Route 202 and driven away.  According to the department, this fleeing vehicle then crashed on Ridge Street as officers responded to the scene.  Officers then identified the driver as 53-year-old Robert Sullivan of Yorktown and conducted an investi…
Man Kicks, Shatters Glass Door Of Business In Northern Westchester: Police Man Kicks, Shatters Glass Door Of Business In Northern Westchester: Police
Man Kicks, Shatters Glass Door Of Business In Northern Westchester: Police A 30-year-old man faces charges after repeatedly kicking the glass door of a business in Northern Westchester, causing it to shatter.  Yorktown resident Albert Tapia, age 30, was arrested on Monday, May 22 just before 2 a.m. for allegedly shattering the door of the Sunoco 7-Eleven gas station at 3650 Lee Blvd., according to Yorktown Police.  The incident allegedly happened on Sunday, April 16 just after 3 a.m., when police responded to the 7-Eleven and met with an employee who identified Tapia as the suspect. An investigation revealed that Tapia had kicked the door repeatedly befo…
Driver Hospitalized After Car Slams Into Pole In Northern Westchester Driver Hospitalized After Car Slams Into Pole In Northern Westchester
Driver Hospitalized After Car Slams Into Pole In Northern Westchester One person was taken to an area hospital when their car crashed into a utility pole in Northern Westchester, requiring a delicate rescue to avoid downed lines.  The crash happened on Thursday, April 27 around 11:30 p.m., when first responders in Yorktown were sent to Saw Mill River Road between Birdsall Drive and Hanover Street for a reported motor vehicle accident, according to the Yorktown Heights Volunteer Fire Department.  Once arriving, firefighters found that a car had crashed into a utility pole, knocking it down across the roadway and downing power lines. The falling pole …
Support Surges For Beloved Coach Injured In New Castle School Bus, Car Crash Support Surges For Beloved Coach Injured In New Castle School Bus, Car Crash
Support Surges For Beloved Coach Injured In New Castle School Bus, Car Crash A community is doing its best to help a beloved basketball coach and bus monitor who was injured in a head-on crash between a car and a school bus in Northern Westchester. Basketball coach Jim Martin was severely injured on Wednesday, April 26 just before 3 p.m. when the school bus he was serving as a bus monitor on collided head-on with a Honda Accord driven by an unlicensed 16-year-old in New Castle on Lake Road.  Earlier Report - Update: 4 Have Life-Threatening Injuries After School Bus, Car Crash In New Castle The crash injured at least nine people including Martin…
Drunk Driver Tries To Leave Parking Lot, Hits Curb Instead In Northern Westchester: Police Drunk Driver Tries To Leave Parking Lot, Hits Curb Instead In Northern Westchester: Police
Drunk Driver Tries To Leave Parking Lot, Hits Curb Instead In Northern Westchester: Police A 30-year-old Connecticut man faces drunk driving charges after trying to drive out of a bank parking lot in Northern Westchester and instead hitting a curb, police said.  On Sunday, March 5, around 8:50 p.m., a Yorktown Police officer was on routine patrol by the Chase Bank located at 3394 Crompond Road (Route 202) when he spotted a vehicle driving in the bank's parking lot. The officer then saw the driver leave the car and walk toward a wooded area near the parking lot.  At that point, the driver then got back inside his vehicle when the officer entered the parking lot and tried…
Drunk Driver Slams Into Telephone Pole In Northern Westchester: Police Drunk Driver Slams Into Telephone Pole In Northern Westchester: Police
Drunk Driver Slams Into Telephone Pole In Northern Westchester: Police A 74-year-old Northern Westchester man faces drunk driving charges after crashing his car into a utility pole, police said.  On Saturday, Feb. 4, around 6 p.m., police in Yorktown responded to a single-car crash on Underhill Avenue by the intersection with Route 118, where a vehicle had collided with a pole, according to Yorktown Police. After an investigation into the crash, police determined that the driver had allegedly been traveling while intoxicated and had failed to maintain his lane leading up to the collision.  The driver, 74-year-old Stuart Cosgriff, Jr. of Katonah, was…
Scam Alert: Fake Fundraiser Involves Police Sweatshirts In Northern Westchester Scam Alert: Fake Fundraiser Involves Police Sweatshirts In Northern Westchester
Scam Alert: Fake Fundraiser Involves Police Sweatshirts In Northern Westchester A police department in Northern Westchester is warning of a fake fundraiser involving the sale of sweatshirts emblazoned with the department's logo.  Sweatshirts sold by MONZANO24 that display the Yorktown Police Department's logo have been falsely advertised as a fundraiser for the department, Yorktown Police said in a post on Monday, Jan. 23.  This is a SCAM if advertised as a fundraiser for YPD. If we ever advertise any item for sale as a fundraiser (like our... Posted by Yorktown Police Department on Monday, January 23, 2023 Members of the department said that any actual fundraise…
Assault: Man Pulls Victim's Hair, Shoves Her Into Bush In Northern Westchester, Police Say Assault: Man Pulls Victim's Hair, Shoves Her Into Bush In Northern Westchester, Police Say
Assault: Man Pulls Victim's Hair, Shoves Her Into Bush In Northern Westchester, Police Say A man from Northern Westchester is facing assault charges after allegedly pushing a victim into a bush and hurting them. The incident happened in Yorktown on Tuesday, Jan. 10 around 7:30 a.m. when police responded to a home on Springhurst Street for a reported assault, according to Yorktown Police.  After arriving at the residence, police determined that 50-year-old Bedford Hills resident Michael Miller had pulled a victim by the hair and shoved her into a bush, injuring her in the process. A week later on Tuesday, Jan. 17, Miller was arrested after surrendering himself to police. He …
Man Charged With Driving Drunk On Road Shoulder In Northern Westchester: Police Man Charged With Driving Drunk On Road Shoulder In Northern Westchester: Police
Man Charged With Driving Drunk On Road Shoulder In Northern Westchester: Police A man is charged with driving while drunk after police said they found him veering into the shoulder of a road in Northern Westchester.  On Wednesday, Nov. 23, around 1 a.m., police observed a vehicle in Yorktown traveling west on Crompond Road (Route 202) going unusually slow and crossing the white fog line into the shoulder, according to Yorktown Police.  Police then pulled the vehicle over and found that the driver, identified as 53-year-old Eugene Burke of Cortlandt Manor, was intoxicated, authorities said.  Burke was then arrested and charged with first-degree driving w…
Road Rage: Northern Westchester Man Brandishes Knife At Victim, Child, Police Say Road Rage: Northern Westchester Man Brandishes Knife At Victim, Child, Police Say
Road Rage: Northern Westchester Man Brandishes Knife At Victim, Child, Police Say A Northern Westchester man is in trouble after threatening a victim and their child with a butcher's knife in a road rage incident, police said.  On Saturday, Nov. 12, around 5:30 p.m., police responded to a dispute between two motorists in Yorktown by Route 202 and Stony Street, according to Yorktown Police.  After some investigation, police alleged that the suspect displayed the knife in front of the male victim and his child, threatened to kill the man, and then left the scene before authorities arrived.  On Wednesday, Nov. 16, police located the suspect, 57-year-old Denn…