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CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. A car chase that began in Ossining ended in Croton Saturday night, when Croton Police said a man believed to be in possession of a bag of crack became combative with police in Ossining, and fled to Croton.
Croton Police said Robert L. Terry, 41, with a last known address in Peekskill, attempted to strike an officer in Ossining with his vehicle, when police used a Taser to attempt to subdue the man. Croton Police said the man removed the probes and wires, and drove to Croton where he abandoned his silver GMC car behind the Croton Mini-Deli.
Westchester County Police used dogs to attempt to find the man, but Croton Police Officer Corey Velardo was the first to locate Terry in the Dunkin Donuts in the Van Wyck Shopping Center, just after 9 p.m. Terry was apprehended and is charged with felony assault, felony tampering with evidence and misdemeanor driving with a suspended license, according to the Ossining Town Justice Court Clerk.
In other police news:
Pedestrian Struck by Bus Just after 6 a.m. Monday morning, a caller from the Liberty Lines Bus Service, which operates the countys Bee Line bus service, reported that one of his drivers struck a pedestrian with the mirror on his bus, near the Croton-Harmon train station.
The caller reported that the pedestrian was running to catch the train, when the pedestrian was knocked to the ground after being hit in the head by the bus mirror. The victim complained of head pain, and was brought to Phelps Memorial Hospital.
Stalking Croton Police said a resident of Maple Avenue in Croton came to headquarters to report she believes someone is stalking her from a Florida penitentiary. She was advised to go to family court to address the matter, and to contact the Department of Corrections in Florida. The incident was reported just after 12 p.m. on Feb. 11.
DWI Kenneth Vasta, 31, of Hastings Avenue in Croton, was charged with felony DWI after police said he refused to take a breathalyzer test, and has a previous conviction for DWI. Police said he was initially stopped for not having brake lights and for speeding. Vasta was released on $200 bail.
Phony Caller Croton Police said a resident of Cleveland Drive told police she received a phone call claiming her grandson was stuck in Mexico City without money or a way to get home. The caller asked the Cleveland Drive resident to wire $2,800 immediately.
Initially, the resident went to Shop and Shop in Ossining to attempt to wire the money, when a store manager advised her that she may be the victim of a scam. When the caller called back a short while later, asking if the money had been wired, the woman was advised to ask for her grandson.
Croton Police said they also advised the resident they believed she was nearly the victim of a scam, and police are advising residents not to wire money to unknown callers, or unsolicited callers, even if callers say the matter concerns a relative. The incident was reported on Feb. 14, just after 10 a.m.
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