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Car Thief Caught In Hudson River After Pursuit: Police Car Thief Caught In Hudson River After Pursuit: Police
Car Thief Caught In Hudson River After Pursuit: Police An alleged car thief faces numerous charges after leading authorities on a pursuit in Westchester that ended with him being apprehended in the Hudson River, police said.  The incident happened on Wednesday, June 21 just before 4 p.m., when a patrol officer in Hastings-on-Hudson tried to pull over a vehicle with stolen license plates near the intersection of Broadway and Main Street, according to Hastings-on-Hudson Police Chief David Dosin.  The car then refused to stop for the officer and pulled over into the driveway of a residence on Main Street before continuing down the drivew…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
More Than 10 Unlocked Vehicles Entered In Overnight Incident In Hudson Valley Community More Than 10 Unlocked Vehicles Entered In Overnight Incident In Hudson Valley Community
More Than 10 Unlocked Vehicles Entered In Overnight Incident In Hudson Valley Community Police issued an alert after more than 10 unlocked vehicles were entered overnight in a Westchester County community.  The Hastings-on-Hudson Police Department announced on the morning of Wednesday, Aug. 10, that the vehicles in Hastings were entered overnight. "We, at the Hastings PD do our absolute best during our patrol to prevent these situations," the police department said. "But we need YOUR help! Simply said, LOCK YOUR CARS!!" Police added that suspects are not breaking windows or damaging the vehicles. They are pulling door handles until they find unlocked vehicles. Auth…

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by Nicole Valinote
Obituaries
Funeral Services Announced For Putnam Sheriff's Officer Killed In Crash Funeral Services Announced For Putnam Sheriff's Officer Killed In Crash
Funeral Services Announced For Putnam Sheriff's Officer Killed In Crash Funeral arrangements have been announced for a longtime Putnam County Sheriff's deputy who was killed in a double-fatal crash in Northern Westchester. Michael J. Moore, 50, of Mahopac, was killed around 6 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 25 on Route 6N, said Yorktown Police. When police and fire officials arrived on the scene, they found Moore, who was the driver of one of the vehicles, dead. Denise Ryan, 56, also of Mahopac, the driver of the second vehicle, was found injured and transported to Westchester Medical Center where she succumbed to her injuries, police said. Moore began his career with t…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
ID Released For Woman Killed In Double-Fatal Area Crash ID Released For Woman Killed In Double-Fatal Area Crash
ID Released For Woman Killed In Double-Fatal Area Crash Police have identified a 56-year-old woman killed in a two-vehicle crash that also killed a longtime area police officer in Northern Westchester over the weekend. Denise Ryan, of Mahopac, was killed during the crash around 5:59 p.m., on Sunday, Oct. 25, while driving her Honda Accord southbound on Route 6N in Yorktown, said Yorktown Police. The second driver killed was Michael J. Moore, a 50-year-old Mahopac resident, who also worked for the New York City Police Department before retiring from the Hastings-on-Hudson Police Department in 2019. He worked as an officer for the Putnam Coun…

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by Kathy Reakes
Obituaries
Putnam Sheriff's Officer ID'd As One Of Victims Of Double-Fatal Crash Putnam Sheriff's Officer ID'd As One Of Victims Of Double-Fatal Crash
Putnam Sheriff's Officer ID'd As One Of Victims Of Double-Fatal Crash One of the victims of a double-fatal two-vehicle crash in Northern Westchester has been identified as a longtime police officer in Westchester who lived in Putnam County. The crash occurred in Yorktown at around 6 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 25 on Route 6N. When Yorktown Police and fire officials arrived on the scene, they found Michael J. Moore, a 50-year-old Mahopac resident who was the driver of one of the vehicles, dead. A 56-year-old woman, the driver of the second vehicle, also of Mahopac, was found injured and transported to Westchester Medical Center where she succumbed to her injuries…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Alert Issued For Missing Hudson Valley Teen Alert Issued For Missing Hudson Valley Teen
Alert Issued For Missing Hudson Valley Teen Officials from the Missing Persons Clearinghouse are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a teenage runaway who was last seen in Westchester nearly a year ago. An alert was issued by the organization regarding 17-year-old Ivanna Espinosa, who was reported missing on April 27 last year in Hastings-on-Hudson. Officials said that she may be traveling with a male companion and could potentially be in Queens or Brooklyn. According to the Missing Persons Clearinghouse, Espinosa is 5-foot-5, weighing approximately 130 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. She was described as a runaway who…

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by Zak Failla