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Drunk Driver Caught In Disabled Car At Busy Westchester Intersection: Police Drunk Driver Caught In Disabled Car At Busy Westchester Intersection: Police
Drunk Driver Caught In Disabled Car At Busy Westchester Intersection: Police A 45-year-old Fairfield County man faces drunk driving charges after authorities found him driving a disabled car at a busy Northern Westchester intersection, police announced.  Stamford resident Phillip Walsh was arrested for DWI in connection with an incident in Yorktown on Saturday, March 2, Yorktown Police announced on Tuesday, March 12. According to police, at around 6:30 a.m. on the day of Walsh's arrest, officers found a disabled vehicle in the roadway at the intersection of Underhill Avenue and Route 118 (Saw Mill River Road). Officers identified Walsh as the driver and determi…

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by Ben Crnic
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Man Breaks Into Westchester Apartment While Victim Sleeps, Police Say Man Breaks Into Westchester Apartment While Victim Sleeps, Police Say
Man Breaks Into Westchester Apartment While Victim Sleeps, Police Say A man faces charges after allegedly breaking into a victim's apartment while they were sleeping in Northern Westchester, police said. The incident happened on Sunday, May 14 around 3:15 a.m., when police in Yorktown received a report of a man entering a victim's apartment without permission while they were sleeping, according to Yorktown Police.  Officers then responded to the scene and met with the victim before beginning an investigation into the incident. After a search of the area, the suspect, identified as 32-year-old Errol Fernandes of Yorktown, was found and identified.  …

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by Ben Crnic
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Trio Nabbed After Robbery Of Pharmacy In Westchester Trio Nabbed After Robbery Of Pharmacy In Westchester
Trio Nabbed After Robbery Of Pharmacy In Westchester Three suspects who ransacked a pharmacy during a robbery in Northern Westchester are in custody after a manhunt, authorities announced. The incident happened on Thursday, June 30 at around 4:20 p.m. at the Yorktown Pharmacy on Commerce Street. When police identified the trio’s car and attempted to pull them over, the suspects fled on Underhill Avenue and eventually collided with another vehicle at the intersection of Underhill Avenue and Route 118, Yorktown Police said. The passengers in the car hit by the suspects were transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, said p…

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by Joe Lombardi
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23-Year-Old Nabbed After Fleeing From Officers In Westchester, Police Say 23-Year-Old Nabbed After Fleeing From Officers In Westchester, Police Say
23-Year-Old Nabbed After Fleeing From Officers In Westchester, Police Say A 23-year-old took officers on a high-speed chase in Northern Westchester as he attempted to avoid a traffic stop, police said. Shortly before 9 a.m. on Tuesday, March 15 in Yorktown, an officer on patrol spotted a driver speeding on Underhill Avenue and failing to stop at the stop sign at the intersection of Route 129, turning without signaling. According to police, the officer attempted to initiate a traffic stop by activating his emergency lights, but the driver failed to comply and continued to speed away west on Route 129, allegedly driving in a reckless manner while repeatedly violati…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Attempts To Steal Items From Vehicle In Westchester, Police Say Man Attempts To Steal Items From Vehicle In Westchester, Police Say
Man Attempts To Steal Items From Vehicle In Westchester, Police Say A man was arrested for allegedly attempting to steal items from a resident's vehicle in Northern Westchester. Jesse Ogden, age 33, of Ossining, was arrested on Monday, Jan. 25, by Yorktown Police, after being caught inside a resident's vehicle stealing items, said the Yorktown Police. Police responded to a home on Underhill Avenue, after the victim called 911 to report the incident around 11:45 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 24, police said. When police arrived on the scene they found the victim holding down Ogden. An investigation found that Ogden unlawfully entered the victim's vehicle and attempte…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Charged With DWAI After Two-Car Crash In Westchester Man Charged With DWAI After Two-Car Crash In Westchester
Man Charged With Dwai After Two-Car Crash In Westchester A Northern Westchester man was arrested after police responding to the scene of a two-car accident he was involved in found that he was impaired by drugs and in possession of suboxone, oxycodone and marijuana, police said.  William Gerbe III of Yorktown, 31, allegedly crashed into another vehicle on Underhill Avenue at approximately 6:50 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 14 after he failed to stay in the correct lane. Yorktown Police said he then fled the scene of the accident.  Gerbe was charged with the misdemeanors of driving while ability impaired by drugs and two counts of seventh-degree …

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by Christina Coulter
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Thousands Without Power As Downed Trees, Wires, Flooding Cause Road Closures Thousands Without Power As Downed Trees, Wires, Flooding Cause Road Closures
Thousands Without Power As Downed Trees, Wires, Flooding Cause Road Closures Motorists are facing road closures Wednesday morning due to downed trees and wires and flooding following the severe storms that swept through the area late Tuesday afternoon and evening that have left thousands without power.About 2,400 are without power in Northern Westchester: more than 1,600 Con Ed customers and 800-plus NYSEG customers. The southbound Saw Mill River Parkway is closed between Route 119 and I-87 due to flooding. There are delays due to flooding on the Bronx River Parkway near the Westchester County Center in White Plains. In Northern Westchester, a stretch of Route 129 …

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