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Three Nabbed After High-Speed Chase That Ended With Two Police Cruisers Hit Three Nabbed After High-Speed Chase That Ended With Two Police Cruisers Hit
Three Nabbed After High-Speed Chase That Ended With Two Police Cruisers Hit Three men were arrested after taking New York State police on a chase that ended with two police vehicles being hit. The incident took place around 2:21 a.m., Saturday, June 6, when state police received information regarding a stolen 2006 GMC Envoy from New York City, which was spotted on I-84 in Orange County. Trooper Steven Nevel said as troopers located the vehicle, it exited I-84 and proceeded east on Route 17M. Troopers initiated a traffic stop, but the driver of the vehicle refused to stop. The vehicle continued to travel east and entered Route 17 at Exit 123 while traveling at spee…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Westchester Man Accused Of Spray-Painting Area Business Westchester Man Accused Of Spray-Painting Area Business
Westchester Man Accused Of Spray-Painting Area Business A Northern Westchester man is facing charges for allegedly tagging a Dutchess County business, police said. Officers from the City of Beacon Police Department responded to the area of Madam Brett Park on South Avenue at approximately 8 a.m. on Monday, June 1, where there was a report of a suspicious vehicle. Beacon Police Det. Sgt. Jason Johnson said that arriving officers found Buchanan resident Daniel Vines-Mevic in a building owned by Scenic Beacon Development that is currently fenced off to the public with “no trespassing” signs visibly posted. Johnson said that at the time of his arre…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Woman Wanted For Vandalizing Huge 'Impeach Cuomo' Sign COVID-19: Woman Wanted For Vandalizing Huge 'Impeach Cuomo' Sign
Covid-19: Woman Wanted For Vandalizing Huge 'Impeach Cuomo' Sign A woman is wanted after allegedly defacing a large sign that read “IMPEACH CUOMO” outside a popular ice cream and dessert shop. The giant banner was hung this week on Long Island outside Roger’s Frigate on Main Street in Port Jefferson, and a woman was caught on camera spray-painting it shortly before 1:20 p.m. on Wednesday, May 27. Suffolk County Police investigators issued an alert on Friday, May 29 as they attempt to identify and locate the woman, who was wearing a mask at the time of the vandalism. The owner of the building, George Wallace, has also reportedly been ordered to take down…

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by Zak Failla
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Two Charged With Spray-Painting Racist, Anti-Semitic Graffiti In Westchester Two Charged With Spray-Painting Racist, Anti-Semitic Graffiti In Westchester
Two Charged With Spray-Painting Racist, Anti-Semitic Graffiti In Westchester Two men are facing charges for allegedly spray-painting anti-Semitic graffiti on county-owned property in Westchester. Westchester County Police announced the arrests on Wednesday afternoon, May 27. On Monday, May 25, the graffiti was found spray-painted on a path off Parkway Road near Midland Avenue at the Bronxville-Yonkers border, which was reported to police. Earlier story - Photos: Racist Graffiti Found On Path Off Parkway In Westchester The graffiti, including a swastika and racist language targeting African-Americans and Mexican-Americans, was found on the back of a dugout at …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man On Run After Repeatedly Ramming Pickup Truck Into Business He Was Told To Leave, Police Say Man On Run After Repeatedly Ramming Pickup Truck Into Business He Was Told To Leave, Police Say
Man On Run After Repeatedly Ramming Pickup Truck Into Business He Was Told To Leave, Police Say New York State Police investigators are attempting to locate a wanted man on the run who used his pickup truck as a battering ram after being told to leave an area business. An alert was issued by State Police in Orange County for Timothy Decker, who is wanted following his arrest for second-degree criminal mischief following a violent outburst in Middletown. It is alleged that Decker entered an Orange County business and was involved in multiple physical altercations with other patrons, at which point he was told to leave the establishment. Police said that after being told to leave, Dec…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Wanted For Damaging Vehicles In Area, State Police Say Man Wanted For Damaging Vehicles In Area, State Police Say
Man Wanted For Damaging Vehicles In Area, State Police Say A Hudson Valley man is wanted after allegedly damaging multiple vehicles when he attempted to illegally retrieve his car from a New York State Police impound lot. Anthony Colella, 33, is wanted by New York State Police investigators in Montgomery for third-degree criminal mischief after damaging vehicles at an impound lot in Orange County after his vehicle was towed. According to police, Colella was traveling on I-87 when his vehicle broke down, which was towed by an Orange County tow company. When Colella went to the State Police barrack in Montgomery to report the vehicle was stolen, he …

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Man Throws Rock Into McDonald’s After Being Asked To Leave For Not Wearing Mask COVID-19: Man Throws Rock Into McDonald’s After Being Asked To Leave For Not Wearing Mask
Covid-19: Man Throws Rock Into McDonald’s After Being Asked To Leave For Not Wearing Mask A 37-year-old man threw a large rock through the window of a McDonald's in Connecticut after he was asked to leave for not wearing a mask amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, according to police. The incident happened earlier this month in Brooklyn, Connecticut, located about 45 miles east of Hartford. Jason Daddario agreed to leave when he was asked at about 8 p.m. Friday, May 1, but after throwing the rock ran over to a Walmart store where police say he stole several pairs of ladies' underwear, according to the Hartford Courant. He was apprehended after he initially ran away f…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Man Slashes Tires Of 22 Hospital Workers In Westchester, Police Say Man Slashes Tires Of 22 Hospital Workers In Westchester, Police Say
Man Slashes Tires Of 22 Hospital Workers In Westchester, Police Say A suspect has been charged after nearly two dozen hospital staffers who ended shifts battling the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic found the tires on their vehicles slashed. It happened in Northern Westchester at the New York-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital in Cortlandt. At about 7 a.m. Friday, April 10, state police say they received a report of criminal mischief. An investigation determined Daniel Hall, 29, of Peekskill, slashed the tires on 22 vehicles parked in the hospital parking lot, state police said. At the time of his arrest, Hall, was in possession of a small quan…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Man, Woman Nabbed For Burglarizing Westchester Home Man, Woman Nabbed For Burglarizing Westchester Home
Man, Woman Nabbed For Burglarizing Westchester Home A man and woman from Putnam County were allegedly involved in a physical altercation involving a knife while attempting to burglarize a Northern Westchester home, State Police said. It is alleged that on Friday, March 27, Mahopac residents Tiara Frederick and Giovani Fernandez forcibly entered a 13th Street home in Verplanck area of Cortlandt. According to police, Frederick and Fernandez were familiar with the residents of the Verplanck home, and once inside, a physical altercation broke out, resulting in Frederick suffering a stab wound. Frederick was transported to Westchester Medical C…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Attempting To Burglarize Westchester Building Nabbed By Officer, Police Say Man Attempting To Burglarize Westchester Building Nabbed By Officer, Police Say
Man Attempting To Burglarize Westchester Building Nabbed By Officer, Police Say A 24-year-old man was arrested for alleged attempted burglary in Westchester after being spotted by a police officer. Christian Dusablon, of the Bronx, was arrested around 10:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 25, on Northup Avenue in the Village of Mamaroneck, police said. According to police, officer Sebastian Salazar, while on routine patrol, notified police headquarters of a burglary in progress.  Salazar found two men who were attempting to gain access to a commercial building on Northrup Avenue. The two men fled the scene after being confronted by the officer, police said. D…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Westchester Man Indicted For Holiday Time Burglary Spree, DA Announces Westchester Man Indicted For Holiday Time Burglary Spree, DA Announces
Westchester Man Indicted For Holiday Time Burglary Spree, DA Announces A 41-year-old man is facing a host of charges for multiple holiday-time home burglaries in Westchester. Yonkers resident German Martinez was indicted this week by a Westchester County grand jury for multiple private home burglaries throughout Westchester, District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., announced. The spree started the day after Christmas and continued into the first week of the New Year. Scarpino said the charges stem from 10 separate incidents. Specifically, Martinez was charged with: Two counts of first-degree burglary; One count of first-degree robbery; Six counts of seco…

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by Zak Failla
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Police: Man Enters Teenage Girl's Bedroom After Westchester Home Break-In Police: Man Enters Teenage Girl's Bedroom After Westchester Home Break-In
Police: Man Enters Teenage Girl's Bedroom After Westchester Home Break-In A man broke into a Northern Westchester home and then entered a teenage girl's bedroom where he requested money, police say. The incident happened on Friday, Jan. 3 at about 2:25 a.m. in Peekskill on Seymour Lane, Responding Peekskill Police officers found Jonathan Martin, a 27-year-old Peekskill resident, inside the living room of the occupied residence, according to Lt. Jack Galusha of the City of Peekskill Police Department. An investigation then determined that Martin, who is unknown to the victims, forced entry to their home. The girl managed to escape the bedroom to c…

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by Joe Lombardi