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Police Seize Two Kilos Of Fentanyl In Westchester Traffic Stop Police Seize Two Kilos Of Fentanyl In Westchester Traffic Stop
Police Seize Two Kilos Of Fentanyl In Westchester Traffic Stop A Connecticut man was busted by Westchester County Police with two kilograms of fentanyl during a traffic stop on the Saw Mill River Parkway. Officers stopped Waterbury resident Orlando Garcia at approximately 5 p.m. on Thursday, July 23 when he committed a traffic violation on the parkway near County Police Headquarters in Hawthorne. During the traffic stop, it was determined that Garcia’s license was suspended and there was an outstanding warrant out for his arrest for failing to appear in court following a previous DWI conviction. Police said that a drug-detection canine located a seale…

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by Zak Failla
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20-Year-Old From Westchester Charged With Deadly Assault On Teenage Prison Inmate 20-Year-Old From Westchester Charged With Deadly Assault On Teenage Prison Inmate
20-Year-Old From Westchester Charged With Deadly Assault On Teenage Prison Inmate An inmate at the Westchester County Jail in Valhalla has been charged with manslaughter in connection with a deadly assault on a fellow prisoner. Westchester County Police charged William Johnson, 20, of Yonkers, with manslaughter for the Jan. 30, attack, said Kieran O'Leary, spokesman for Westchester County.  Johnson is accused of punching Bryce Neville, 18, of Mount Vernon, in the head, causing the man to suffer fatal injuries when he fell to the floor and struck his head, O'Leary said. According to O'Leary, the two men had argued earlier in the day and Johson allegedly punched Bryc…

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by Kathy Reakes
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White Plains Woman Charged With Assaulting Bus Driver White Plains Woman Charged With Assaulting Bus Driver
White Plains Woman Charged With Assaulting Bus Driver Following a five-week investigation, a Westchester woman was arrested and charged with assaulting a Bee-Line bus driver last month outside the Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, Westchester County Police said. Johniazia Torres, 24, of White Plains was charged with second-degree assault, a felony. She was arraigned Friday, July 19 in Mount Pleasant Town Court and released on her own recognizance. The Wednesday, June 12 attack occurred at 10:30 p.m. after Torres demanded that the driver allow her to get off the bus directly in front of the hospital entrance, police said. The dr…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Hawthorne Woman Allegedly Stole $13K In Benefits From Teen's Late Father Hawthorne Woman Allegedly Stole $13K In Benefits From Teen's Late Father
Hawthorne Woman Allegedly Stole $13K In Benefits From Teen's Late Father A Westchester woman is facing charges for allegedly taking in a former teenage inmate, and illegally claiming Social Security benefits after his father died and the kid quit school and moved out. Hawthorne resident Suzanne Pope, 54, has been charged with grand larceny for stealing more than $13,000 in benefits over several months. The felony complaint alleges that in May 2015, Pope and her husband took in a former county jail inmate who was living in the Children’s Village Sanctuary Shelter upon his release from jail. While the teen lived with the Popes, his father died on Sept. 18, 2015, m…

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by Zak Failla
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Westchester Woman Faces Drug Charge After Car Crashes Into River Westchester Woman Faces Drug Charge After Car Crashes Into River
Westchester Woman Faces Drug Charge After Car Crashes Into River A 41-year-old Westchester woman is facing a drug charge following a crash on the Bronx River Parkway that sent a car crashing into the Bronx River. Members of the Yonkers Fire Department were dispatched at approximately 6:15 p.m. on Monday afternoon to the Bronx River Parkway northbound lanes, near the Sprain Brook Parkway split, when a car went off the road and landed in the river, prompting an emergency rescue. A woman suffered a broken arm in the crash, and a child came out unharmed. Police said that further investigation found that an Eastchester woman, the driver of the second car, wh…

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by Zak Failla