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Four Stole Items, Fought With Rite Aid Clerks In Westchester, Police Say Four Stole Items, Fought With Rite Aid Clerks In Westchester, Police Say
Four Stole Items, Fought With Rite Aid Clerks In Westchester, Police Say Four people are facing felony charges after allegedly attempting to steal items from Rite Aid in Mount Kisco and fighting with staff members at the store, injuring two women, according to county police. Officers from the Westchester County Police Department were dispatched to Rite Aid on South Moger Avenue shortly before 3 p.m. on Tuesday, May 22, where there was a report of an alleged robbery, involving four people who fought staff members who confronted them about the alleged larceny. Police said that during the scuffle, two female employees at Rite Aid suffered injuries when they were st…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Tractor-Trailer Driver Faces Charges After Rear-Ending Cruiser On I-684 Tractor-Trailer Driver Faces Charges After Rear-Ending Cruiser On I-684
Tractor-Trailer Driver Faces Charges After Rear-Ending Cruiser On I-684 A tractor-trailer driver who struck a police cruiser, leading to the hours-long closure of a stretch of I-684 on Friday in Northern Westchester is behind bars after operating the vehicle while impaired, state police said. At approximately 10 a.m., a New York state trooper had stopped a vehicle on the northbound side of I-684 in Bedford when 29-year-old Christopher Hillman of Danbury, who behind the wheel of a 2005 Peterbilt tractor-trailer, first struck a 2015 Volkswagon Jetta ahead of him in the middle lane then continued to the right shoulder where he then struck the patrol car, police sai…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Unlicensed I-684 Driver Caught With Cocaine, 30 Grams Of Pot, Police Say Unlicensed I-684 Driver Caught With Cocaine, 30 Grams Of Pot, Police Say
Unlicensed I-684 Driver Caught With Cocaine, 30 Grams Of Pot, Police Say A 30-year-old man is behind bars after a stop on I-684 led to the discovery of both cocaine and marijuana, state police from the Brewster barracks. Troopers conducted a traffic stop of a 2014 Ford Escape on I-684 in Southeast on Tuesday, Feb. 6 at 1:45 a.m. for a violation of the vehicle and traffic law. While interviewing the operator, a strong odor of marijuana was detected, state police said. Further investigation found approximately 30.2 grams of marijuana and 3.7 grams of cocaine. Jay Sanchez of Danbury was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fourth degree…

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by Joe Lombardi