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Westchester Town Bans ATVs On Public Property After Man Attacked At Park Westchester Town Bans ATVs On Public Property After Man Attacked At Park
Westchester Town Bans ATVs On Public Property After Man Attacked At Park A Northern Westchester town has banned the use of all-terrain vehicles on public property almost a year after a man was run down at a baseball field.  In an announcement on Friday, July 19, the Town of Yorktown revealed it adopted new regulations for ATVs and off-highway motorcycles following a vehicular assault in late August that left a man with severe injuries.  On the day of the assault, Sunday, Aug. 27, around 2:45 p.m., Yorktown resident Kyle Frankild allegedly ran down 64-year-old Ed Moffett with an ATV at a baseball field at 2406 Hunterbrook Rd., rendering him un…

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by Ben Crnic
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19-Year-Old Admits Dragging Trooper 200 Yards On ATV While Fleeing In Capital Region 19-Year-Old Admits Dragging Trooper 200 Yards On ATV While Fleeing In Capital Region
19-Year-Old Admits Dragging Trooper 200 Yards On ATV While Fleeing In Capital Region Years in prison await a 19-year-old man who confessed to dragging a New York State Police trooper on his ATV while attempting to flee. Rensselaer County resident Joseph Dominy, of Sand Lake, pleaded guilty to assault in Rensselaer County Court on Friday, May 31. According to prosecutors, State Police stopped Dominy at around 5 p.m. Friday, March 1, for illegally operating his ATV on Johnny Cake Lane in Sand Lake. Earlier Report: 19-Year-Old ATVer Drags Trooper 200 Yards While Fleeing In Capital Region, Police Say He quickly became combative with the trooper before attempting to d…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Person Hospitalized After Being Hit By ATV At Baseball Field In Westchester Person Hospitalized After Being Hit By ATV At Baseball Field In Westchester
Person Hospitalized After Being Hit By ATV At Baseball Field In Westchester New Update: 21-Year-Old Intentionally Injured Man With ATV In Yorktown, Police Say A person was sent to a hospital after being struck by an all-terrain vehicle at a baseball field in Northern Westchester, police said.  The incident happened on Sunday afternoon, Aug. 27, when an ATV struck the victim at a baseball field in Yorktown located in Lakeside Park on Hunterbrook Road, according to Yorktown Police Chief Robert Noble.  According to Noble, witnesses told police that numerous people had been on ATVs and dirtbikes in the park when the victim was hit. The ATV's driver was also …

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Suspect Throws Brick Through State Police Barracks In Westchester Suspect Throws Brick Through State Police Barracks In Westchester
Suspect Throws Brick Through State Police Barracks In Westchester Despite a full-out search including helicopters, a suspect who threw a brick through the window of a  state police barracks in the Hudson Valley managed to escape. The incident took place on Thursday, Feb. 24 Northern Westchester at the State Police Somers Barracks, located at 295 Route 100 during the evening hours. According to Trooper AJ Hicks, the suspect was on an ATV when they threw the brick and despite a large search by troopers and area police, they managed to escape detection. Hicks said anytime a search goes on for a certain time period, helicopters are used. Some residents…

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by Kathy Reakes