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Update: Teen Driver In Crash That Killed Westchester Sergeant Won't Be Tried In Criminal Court Update: Teen Driver In Crash That Killed Westchester Sergeant Won't Be Tried In Criminal Court
Update: Teen Driver In Crash That Killed Westchester Sergeant Won't Be Tried In Criminal Court A 16-year-old who is charged in connection to a crash that killed a beloved police sergeant in Westchester will be charged in Family Court rather than criminal court, authorities announced. The development in the case, which centered around the December 2022 crash that killed Yonkers Police Department Det. Sgt. Frank Gualdino, was announced by the Yonkers Police Department on Thursday, Nov. 30. A 16-year-old Yonkers boy had been criminally charged with one count of criminally negligent homicide in connection to the crash in late October. However, the boy's case will now be transferred …

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
16-Year-Old Charged In Crash That Killed Beloved Sergeant In Westchester: 'Painful, Difficult' 16-Year-Old Charged In Crash That Killed Beloved Sergeant In Westchester: 'Painful, Difficult'
16-Year-Old Charged In Crash That Killed Beloved Sergeant In Westchester: 'Painful, Difficult' A 16-year-old has been criminally charged with a felony in connection to a Westchester crash that killed a beloved longtime police sergeant and Putnam County resident.  After a nearly 11-month investigation into a December 2022 crash that killed Yonkers Police Department Det. Sgt. Frank Gualdino, a 16-year-old Yonkers boy accused of causing the incident has been charged, Yonkers Police announced on Monday, Oct. 30.  On the day of the crash, Thursday, Dec. 1 around 3:30 p.m., Yonkers officers responded to the Sprain Brook Parkway overpass on Tuckahoe Road to a reported cr…

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by Ben Crnic
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Gilgo Beach Case: Suspected Killer Now Believed To Have Lured, Killed Victims Inside His Home Gilgo Beach Case: Suspected Killer Now Believed To Have Lured, Killed Victims Inside His Home
Gilgo Beach Case: Suspected Killer Now Believed To Have Lured, Killed Victims Inside His Home Click here for a new, updated story - Gilgo Four: A Look At Women At Heart Of Serial Murder Case Investigators on the Gilgo Beach serial killer case have been working to prove the suspect, Rex Heuermann, committed the murders at his Long Island home while his family was away, according to news reports. Sources told CNN that investigators are operating on the theory that the Nassau County resident killed the three sex workers in his Massapequa Park home where he had access to tape and burlap bags in which the victims were found, The source pointed to the fact that the murders of Meliss…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
14-Year-Old In Stolen Car Crashes, Killing Person In Hudson Valley 14-Year-Old In Stolen Car Crashes, Killing Person In Hudson Valley
14-Year-Old In Stolen Car Crashes, Killing Person In Hudson Valley A man was killed during a two-vehicle crash with a stolen vehicle driven by a 14-year-old in the Hudson Valley, police say. The crash took place in Dutchess County around 6:30 a.m., Tuesday, March 28 on Route 9 in the town of Rhinebeck. According to Capt. John Watterson of the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office, a preliminary investigation revealed that a 2017 Chevrolet van driven by New Jersey resident Jonathan A. Kiech, age 49, of Fords, in Middlesex County, was traveling northbound when the van was struck head-on by a southbound 2015 Toyota 4Runner.  The 4Runner is a confirmed s…

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by Kathy Reakes
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New Details Released After Crash That Killed Sergeant, 53, From Mahopac Due To Retire In Months New Details Released After Crash That Killed Sergeant, 53, From Mahopac Due To Retire In Months
New Details Released After Crash That Killed Sergeant, 53, From Mahopac Due To Retire In Months New details have been released after a longtime police officer and Hudson Valley resident was killed in a multi-vehicle Westchester crash. Yonkers Police Department Sgt. Frank Gualdino, a resident of Putnam County who lived in Mahopac, age 53, was due to retire in nine months. He leaves behind a wife and two children, ages 14 and 20. A visitation will be held Tuesday, Dec. 6, from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Whalen & Ball Funeral Home, in Yonkers. A funeral is scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 7 from 11 a.m. to noon at Sacred Heart Church on Shonnard Place in Yonkers. The crash happened around 3:3…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
New Details Emerge After Wrong-Way Hudson Valley Crash Leaving Two Boys In Critical Condition New Details Emerge After Wrong-Way Hudson Valley Crash Leaving Two Boys In Critical Condition
New Details Emerge After Wrong-Way Hudson Valley Crash Leaving Two Boys In Critical Condition New details have emerged after a wrong-crash crash left two boys in critical condition in the Hudson Valley. The crash took place in Rockland County in Blauvelt around 12:35 p.m., Saturday, July 30 at the intersection of Route 303 and Greenbush Road. A 2001 BMW X5 driven by Thomas Robb, age 20, of Harlow, the United Kingdom, was traveling the wrong way in a southerly direction on a one-way section of Greenbush Road, said Capt. Michael Shannon, of the Orangetown Police Department.  Earlier report: 2 Children In Critical Condition After Wrong-Way Crash In Hudson V…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
2 Children In Critical Condition After Wrong-Way Crash In Hudson Valley 2 Children In Critical Condition After Wrong-Way Crash In Hudson Valley
2 Children In Critical Condition After Wrong-Way Crash In Hudson Valley A wrong-way, three-vehicle crash in the Hudson Valley sent multiple people to the hospital, including two children who suffered critical injuries. Police responded to a crash in Rockland County at the intersection of Route 303 and Greenbush Road in Blauvelt at about 12:40 p.m. on Saturday, July 30, according to the Orangetown Police Department. Authorities said a 2001 BMW X5, driven by 20-year-old Thomas Robb, was southbound, traveling the wrong way on a one-way section of Greenbush Road, and entered the intersection at Route 303, striking a 2017 Chevrolet Cruze driven by a 32-year-old woma…

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by Nicole Valinote
Lifestyle
Concert Lineup For NY State Fair Includes Foreigner, Night Ranger, Boyz II Men, Nelly Concert Lineup For NY State Fair Includes Foreigner, Night Ranger, Boyz II Men, Nelly
Concert Lineup For NY State Fair Includes Foreigner, Night Ranger, Boyz II Men, Nelly Boyz II Men and Nelly are among the performers set to take the stage and this summer's New York State Fair. The State Fair will be held from Wednesday, Aug. 24, through Monday, Sept. 5 at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse. The Fair announced on Friday, April 1, that the following acts will perform at this year's fair: Jimmie Allen, 6 p.m. Aug. 24, Chevy Court stage Chevelle, 8 p.m. Aug. 24, Chevy Park stage The Art of Rap featuring Ice-T, 8 p.m. Aug. 25, Chevy Park stage Niko Moon, 6 p.m. Aug. 26, Chevy Court stage Foreigner, 8 p.m. Aug. 28, Chevy Park stage Boyz II Men, 8 p.m. A…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Man Admits To Stealing, Selling Luxury Car Tires, Rims In NY, CT, Other Parts Of New England Man Admits To Stealing, Selling Luxury Car Tires, Rims In NY, CT, Other Parts Of New England
Man Admits To Stealing, Selling Luxury Car Tires, Rims In NY, CT, Other Parts Of New England A man has pleaded guilty to a charge related to a scheme to steal tires and rims from vehicles at luxury car dealerships in Connecticut, New York and more states and sell them across the country.  Michael Farias, age 56, of Providence, Rhode Island, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, Nov. 10, to one count of interstate transportation of stolen property, according to Leonard Boyle, acting United States attorney for the District of Connecticut. Between May 2015 and August 2018, Farias and other individuals stole tires and rims for various luxury vehicles at dealerships in Connecticut…

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by Nicole Valinote
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'Career Car Thief' Convicted By Jury In Area 'Career Car Thief' Convicted By Jury In Area
'Career Car Thief' Convicted By Jury In Area A “career car thief” who has been active for decades in the Hudson Valley may spend the rest of his life in prison after being convicted by a jury, the District Attorney announced. Derek Sloane, who has a criminal history of stealing cars that dates back more than three decades, was convicted on Tuesday, Oct. 26 following a jury trial of grand larceny and criminal possession of stolen property following a daylight heist last year. Putnam County District Attorney Robert Tendy said that shortly after 3 p.m. on Dec. 15, 2020, Sloane stole a 2017 Chevrolet Silverado that was owned by a small bu…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
19-Year-Old Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash In Region 19-Year-Old Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash In Region
19-Year-Old Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash In Region A 19-year-old man was killed and two other people were injured in a two-vehicle crash in the region. Police responded to the crash on Route 55 in Sullivan County in the Town of Liberty at about 9:50 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 14, according to New York State Police. Investigators found that 19-year-old Jake Eherts, of Liberty, was driving a 2004 Toyota Camry east on the highway when the car left the roadway on the south shoulder, reentered the roadway, and then traveled into the westbound lane with the passenger side facing oncoming traffic, police said. A 2014 Chevrolet Silverado that was trav…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
IDs Released For Husband, Wife Killed In Chain-Reaction Westchester Crash IDs Released For Husband, Wife Killed In Chain-Reaction Westchester Crash
IDs Released For Husband, Wife Killed In Chain-Reaction Westchester Crash The identities have been released of the victims of a double-fatal, chain-reaction crash involving five vehicles in Westchester. It happened around 8:25 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 19 on I-287 eastbound, in the town of Harrison, between Exit 10 (Purchase/Port Chester) and Exit 11 (Port Chester/Rye), state police said.  Initially, state police reported the crash involved a cement mixer and two passenger vehicles.  But a further investigation revealed that a total of five vehicles were involved in the crash that claimed the lives of a husband and wife, state police announced…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Alert Issued For Vulnerable Missing Man In Westchester Alert Issued For Vulnerable Missing Man In Westchester
Alert Issued For Vulnerable Missing Man In Westchester Seen him? Police in Westchester have issued are seeking the public’s assistance as they attempt to track down a missing man who is suffering from paranoid schizophrenia. The Yonkers Police Department issued an alert from 33-year-old Antonio Yanni, who was reported missing over the weekend and may be in need of medical attention. Investigators did not know what clothing Yanni was wearing when he was last seen, but noted that he could be driving a white Chevrolet van with a New York license plate 351-59JU in Westchester or the Bronx. Yanni was described as being 5-foot-6 weighing approxima…

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by Zak Failla
Business
Brake Problem Prompts Recall Of 10 GM Models Brake Problem Prompts Recall Of 10 GM Models
Brake Problem Prompts Recall Of 10 GM Models General Motors has recalled more than 200,000 Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick and GMC vehicles due to an issue with the brake system that may increase the risk of a potential crash. The affected vehicles - 10 different models in all - are equipped with brakes with defective pistons. Hydrogen gas from the defective pistons can be released into the brake system, causing hazards for motorists. If gas is present in the brake system, motorists will experience a “soft or spongy” feel when applying the brake to the pedal, even though stopping distances may not be affected. According to GM’s supplier, a…

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by Zak Failla