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Funeral For Sergeant Killed In Westchester Crash To Cause Road Closures, Parking Bans Funeral For Sergeant Killed In Westchester Crash To Cause Road Closures, Parking Bans
Funeral For Sergeant Killed In Westchester Crash To Cause Road Closures, Parking Bans The funeral for a Westchester County sergeant who died in the line of duty in a multi-vehicle crash is planned to create road closures and parking bans in the surrounding area.  Earlier Report - Sergeant Killed In Westchester Crash Worked As UPS Supervisor Before Pursuing Policing Career The funeral for Yonkers Sergeant Frank Gualdino, a Putnam County resident from Mahopac who died on Thursday, Dec.1 at the age of 53 after his cruiser was hit by another vehicle that had lost control in Yonkers, will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 7 at 11 a.m. at the city's Sacred Heart Church on …

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Man Sentenced For Stealing Appliances With Fake Credit Card In Northern Westchester Man Sentenced For Stealing Appliances With Fake Credit Card In Northern Westchester
Man Sentenced For Stealing Appliances With Fake Credit Card In Northern Westchester A Westchester man will avoid time behind bars after being busted using a fake credit card to illegally purchase appliances last year. Yonkers resident Rahul Masih has been sentenced after pleading guilty in October last year to attempted criminal possession of a forged instrument, a felony. Last week, Masih was sentenced in Westchester County Court to five years probation after paying $2,580 in restitution to Atlantic Appliance in Yorktown, where he used the credit card. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. said that on Aug. 3, 2018, Masih received an appliance to be …

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Second New Walk-Up Testing Site Will Open In Westchester COVID-19: Second New Walk-Up Testing Site Will Open In Westchester
Covid-19: Second New Walk-Up Testing Site Will Open In Westchester A second new walk-up novel coronavirus (COVID-19) testing facility is being set up in the city where the virus is now the hardest hit in Westchester. The New York State Department of Health arranged for a new testing facility in Yonkers at St. John’s Riverside Hospital ParkCare Pavilion on Park Avenue. It will open next week. The site will be by appointment only and will be reserved for residents in the 10701 zip code, where the majority of cases in Yonkers have been reported. The tests will be administered by the staff of Hudson River Healthcare. There are at least 10,241 active COVID-19…

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Missing Westchester Man Found Missing Westchester Man Found
Missing Westchester Man Found Update:  A 75-year-old Westchester man who went missing has been found, authorities said. William Essapour, a vulnerable adult with Alzheimer's disease, has been located Wednesday, Nov. 13 after going missing earlier in the day. Original report:  A 75-year-old Westchester man has gone missing and authorities are asking the public's help in locating him. William Essapour is a vulnerable adult with Alzheimer's disease who may be in need of medical attention, authorities say.  He was last seen on Park Avenue in Yonkers at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 13.  He is…

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Car Crashes Into Wall Of Home, Leading To Discovery Of Marijuana Grow House In Westchester Car Crashes Into Wall Of Home, Leading To Discovery Of Marijuana Grow House In Westchester
Car Crashes Into Wall Of Home, Leading To Discovery Of Marijuana Grow House In Westchester A seemingly innocuous one-car crash into a Westchester building led to the discovery of a marijuana grow house, police said. Members of the Yonkers Police Department were dispatched to a two-family home on Shonnard Place shortly before 3 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 7, where there was a report of a driver who had struck the building. Upon arrival, police said that officers found a 2016 Volkswagen, which had struck the south facing brick wall of the home and was lodged halfway into the structure.  The driver, a 31-year-old Bronx resident whose name was not released was taken to a nearby hospit…

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by Zak Failla
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Firefighter Injured, Eight Families Displaced In Blaze At Westchester Apartment Building Firefighter Injured, Eight Families Displaced In Blaze At Westchester Apartment Building
Firefighter Injured, Eight Families Displaced In Blaze At Westchester Apartment Building All hands were on deck on Tuesday as crews dealt with three fires that broke out in area homes, leaving a firefighter with a minor injury and several families displaced in the most recent blaze, which occurred in the evening. After battling blazes in Yonkers on Park Avenue - where a woman died in a basement fire - and Brookdale Avenue, crews were called to a Warburton Avenue apartment at approximately 7:15 p.m. on Dec. 4, when a fire broke out in between the walls of two floors. Yonkers Deputy Fire Chief Daniel Flynn said that the one-alarm fire required approximately 45 firefighters. The …

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by Zak Failla
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ID Released For Woman Who Died In Westchester Basement Apartment Fire ID Released For Woman Who Died In Westchester Basement Apartment Fire
ID Released For Woman Who Died In Westchester Basement Apartment Fire Police have released the name of the woman who died when a basement apartment broke out on Tuesday morning. First responders were dispatched to a Park Avenue residence at approximately 8:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 4, when a neighbor saw smoke coming from a basement apartment and called the fire department. Deputy Fire Chief Daniel Flynn said that one resident in the building was able to open the door to the basement apartment in an effort to assist an elderly resident, though he was pushed back by heavy smoke and unable to reach her. Fire crews worked quickly to get the woman out of the build…

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by Zak Failla