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Body Found In Park In Westchester: Police Investigating Body Found In Park In Westchester: Police Investigating
Body Found In Park In Westchester: Police Investigating Authorities are investigating the death of a person who was found in a Westchester County park. The person was discovered in Yonkers on Wednesday, July 31 just before 6 p.m., when what appeared to be a lifeless body was found in the wooded area across from 697 Bronx River Rd. in James P. Scotti Park, Yonkers Police Detective Sergeant Frank DiDomizio said on Thursday, Aug. 1.  Responding police confirmed the person was dead and cordoned off the area to continue the investigation into the death, DiDomizio added.  The incident is now being classified as a death investigati…

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by Ben Crnic
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Body Of Missing Swimmer Recovered From Hudson Valley Lake Body Of Missing Swimmer Recovered From Hudson Valley Lake
Body Of Missing Swimmer Recovered From Hudson Valley Lake The body of a missing swimmer who went underwater in a Hudson Valley lake and never resurfaced has been recovered by divers. Related: Divers Searching For Missing Swimmer At Greenwood Lake The missing man was recovered in Orange County around 3:45 p.m., Wednesday, July 31, from Greenwood Lake. According to Chief Adam Eirand of the village of Greenwood Lake Police, the 66-year-old unidentified man went missing around 2:40 p.m., Tuesday, July 30, in the area of the west arm in the northern portion of the main lake. Eirand said the man entered the water from a "vessel" and failed to r…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Drivers Hospitalized After 2-Car Crash On Route 100 In Somers Drivers Hospitalized After 2-Car Crash On Route 100 In Somers
Drivers Hospitalized After 2-Car Crash On Route 100 In Somers A busy Northern Westchester roadway was closed for hours as crews responded to a two-car crash that left people hospitalized. The crash happened on Tuesday, July 30 around 3:40 p.m., when two cars collided on Route 100 in Somers, according to the Somers Volunteer Fire Department.  Arriving first responders found two heavily damaged vehicles on the road, including one that had flipped on its side. They then closed the roadway and took the drivers to a nearby hospital.  Route 100 was closed for around two hours following the crash before it was reopened to traffic, the departm…

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by Ben Crnic
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Divers Searching For Missing Swimmer At Lake In Hudson Valley Divers Searching For Missing Swimmer At Lake In Hudson Valley
Divers Searching For Missing Swimmer At Lake In Hudson Valley Police divers from across the Hudson Valley are searching Greenwood Lake for a missing man who went into the water and never resurfaced. Click here for a new, updated story - Body Of Missing Swimmer Recovered From Hudson Valley Lake The incident occurred in Orange County around 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 30, in the town of Warwick. According to Mark Lieb with Rockland Video Productions, dive teams were called to the lake that straddles the New York/New Jersey border when a man disappeared underwater and never resurfaced. Rockland Video Productions via Mark Lieb Warwick Town Police…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Car Fire Nearly Spreads To Garage At Home In Northern Westchester Car Fire Nearly Spreads To Garage At Home In Northern Westchester
Car Fire Nearly Spreads To Garage At Home In Northern Westchester Thanks to quick action from firefighters, a Northern Westchester home remained unscathed after a car burst into flames inside its garage.  The blaze began on Tuesday, July 30, just before 7 p.m., when a vehicle went up in flames inside a Chappaqua residence on North Way, according to the Chappaqua Fire Department. Responding fire crews found smoke pouring from the home's garage and were able to knock out the flames inside the car. Firefighters then pushed the vehicle out into the driveway and hosed it down to make sure the blaze was completely out.  After the car fire was de…

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by Ben Crnic
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Hidden Surveillance Camera Found At Westchester Home: Likely Placed By Thieves, Police Say Hidden Surveillance Camera Found At Westchester Home: Likely Placed By Thieves, Police Say
Hidden Surveillance Camera Found At Westchester Home: Likely Placed By Thieves, Police Say Authorities are advising residents to take precautions against burglaries after a hidden surveillance camera was found on the property of a Westchester home.  The hidden camera was found on Sunday, July 28 at a Scarsdale residence on Bradford Road, according to an announcement by Mayor Justin Arest, Police Chief Andrew Matturro, and Acting Village Manager Alexandra Marshall on Monday, July 29.  After the device was found, police were notified and began investigating the discovery with other agencies, officials said, adding that no one was harmed and that there was no indication of…

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by Ben Crnic
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Thief Caught Hiding Package In Hoodie In Westchester, Police Say Thief Caught Hiding Package In Hoodie In Westchester, Police Say
Thief Caught Hiding Package In Hoodie In Westchester, Police Say A man and his accomplice were apprehended after authorities saw him allegedly steal a package from a Westchester apartment building and attempt to hide it in his sweatshirt, police announced.  The events leading up to the arrests began in White Plains on Friday, July 26, when detectives began surveilling an apartment building at 44 North Broadway following reports of cell phone thefts, according to White Plains Police.  Around 1:30 p.m. on Friday, detectives saw a Hispanic man, later identified as Julio A. Veras-Reyes, walk into the apartment building and leave with a "large …

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by Ben Crnic
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Suspect Nabbed After Shot Fired Toward Large Crowd In Westchester, Police Say Suspect Nabbed After Shot Fired Toward Large Crowd In Westchester, Police Say
Suspect Nabbed After Shot Fired Toward Large Crowd In Westchester, Police Say A suspect is in custody after police say a shot was fired toward a large crowd in Westchester. At around 11 p.m. Saturday, July 27 in New Rochelle, police received a call reporting the incident in the area of 361 Main St.  A suspect vehicle was quickly developed through police investigation.  At 11:15 p.m., detectives located the suspect vehicle pulling into the New Roc City parking garage from Harrison Street, according to Captain J. Collins Coyne, commander of the New Rochelle Police Department's Criminal Investigations Division. The two occu…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
New Fugitive Update: Hudson Valley Teen Murder Suspect Was Found Hiding In Airbnb New Fugitive Update: Hudson Valley Teen Murder Suspect Was Found Hiding In Airbnb
New Fugitive Update: Hudson Valley Teen Murder Suspect Was Found Hiding In Airbnb An 18-year-old who had been the target of a multi-state manhunt for the murder of a Hudson Valley man was found hiding in an out-of-state Airbnb.  Earlier Report: Teenage Suspect In Haverstraw Murder Of 29-Year-Old Nabbed In South Carolina Rockland County resident Yandie Martinez of Haverstraw was nabbed around 1:20 p.m. Saturday, July 27, in Piedmont, South Carolina, for the Monday, July 1, murder of Christian Alvarado in Haverstraw. According to Haverstraw Police Chief John Gould, Martinez allegedly shot and killed Alvardo inside a vehicle in the area of W…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Vintage Plane Involved In Air Show Mid-Air Collision Crash Lands In Trees In Hudson Valley Vintage Plane Involved In Air Show Mid-Air Collision Crash Lands In Trees In Hudson Valley
Vintage Plane Involved In Air Show Mid-Air Collision Crash Lands In Trees In Hudson Valley Officials are investigating following a mid-air collision during an air show in the Hudson Valley. The incident occurred in Dutchess County around 3:30 p.m., Sunday, July 28, in the area of the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome in Rhinebeck. According to the Red Hook Fire Company, two planes that participated in the air show at the Aerodrome were involved in the collision.  The department said one plane landed safely at the Aerodrome, and the other one crashed nearby.  Michael Fischer, secretary of the Aerodrom Board, said the plane, a Bucker Jungman from the 1930s, was piloted by David P…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Person Killed In Crash Between Car, SUV In Hudson Valley Person Killed In Crash Between Car, SUV In Hudson Valley
Person Killed In Crash Between Car, SUV In Hudson Valley One person was killed in a two-vehicle crash in the Hudson Valley. It happened at around 7:40 a.m. Saturday, July 27 on a stretch of I-84 in Orange County. New York State Police say that a preliminary investigation revealed that a small compact car was rear-ended by an SUV in the town of Newburgh, causing both vehicles to leave the roadway and the SUV to roll over.  The driver and sole occupant of the SUV was pronounced dead. The person's identity has not yet been released. State Police are asking anyone who may have witnessed the collision or observed the vehicles prior to the …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Teenage Suspect In Murder Of Hudson Valley 29-Year-Old Nabbed In South Carolina Teenage Suspect In Murder Of Hudson Valley 29-Year-Old Nabbed In South Carolina
Teenage Suspect In Murder Of Hudson Valley 29-Year-Old Nabbed In South Carolina Police have apprehended a teenage suspect in connection with the shooting death of a 29-year-old man in the Hudson Valley. In Rockland County, the Town of Haverstraw Police Department announced t on Saturday afternoon, July 27, the arrest of Yandi Martinez, age 18, for the homicide that took place on Monday, July 1. Martinez, a resident of Haverstraw, was taken into custody at 1:20 p.m. Saturday in Piedmont, South Carolina, in a collaborative effort by members of the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Apprehension Special Investigations Team (FASIT), the FBI-Westchester Safe Street…

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by Joe Lombardi