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20-Year-Old Killed In Crash At Westchester Intersection 20-Year-Old Killed In Crash At Westchester Intersection
20-Year-Old Killed In Crash At Westchester Intersection Police are investigating a fatal two-vehicle crash at a Westchester intersection. It happened around 6:30 p.m. Sunday, July 17 in New Rochelle at the intersection of Main Street and Echo Avenue, and involved a vehicle and a motorcycle. The motorcyclist, Kristopher Johnson, age 20, of New Rochelle, was subsequently transported to the Jacobi Medical Center in critical condition, Captain J. Collins Coyne of the New Rochelle Police Department said.  Johnson succumbed to his injuries at 1:32 a.m. on Monday, July 18.  Johnson’s family was at the hospital at the time of his passi…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Police Searching For Two Suspects In Westchester Shooting Police Searching For Two Suspects In Westchester Shooting
Police Searching For Two Suspects In Westchester Shooting Police are investigating a shooting in Westchester and searching for two men who may be responsible. The incident took place around 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 28, in the area of Echo Avenue and Main Street in New Rochelle, when police responded to a call for shots fired. When officers arrived on the scene they spotted a man fleeing the area on foot and were able to catch him. He was identified as Nasiem K. Lopez, 22, of White Plains, New Rochelle PD Captain Cosmo Costa said. During a search of Lopez, he found with a Smith and Wesson handgun and was charged with criminal possession of a weapon …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man, 49, Hospitalized After Being Stabbed While Walking In Westchester Man, 49, Hospitalized After Being Stabbed While Walking In Westchester
Man, 49, Hospitalized After Being Stabbed While Walking In Westchester Police investigators in Westchester are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a pair of suspects who repeatedly stabbed a man, sending him to the hospital, investigators said. The New Rochelle Police Department received a call from the New Rochelle Montefiore Hospital Emergency Room at approximately 7:15 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 30, when a man was admitted with multiple stab wounds. Upon arrival at the hospital, New Rochelle Police Capt. Cosmo Costa said that they located the 49-year-old stabbing victim, who had a laceration on his right arm, scapula, shoulder area, and armpit, which is b…

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by Zak Failla
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Woman Charged With Attempted Murder After Victim Found With Knife Lodged In Back In Westchester Woman Charged With Attempted Murder After Victim Found With Knife Lodged In Back In Westchester
Woman Charged With Attempted Murder After Victim Found With Knife Lodged In Back In Westchester A woman is in police custody after allegedly stabbing a man in the back in Westchester, police said. Officers from the New Rochelle Police Department were dispatched to the intersection of Main Street and Echo Avenue shortly after 8:45 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 3, where there was a report of a stabbing. A New Rochelle Police Department spokesperson said that upon arrival, officers found a 38-year-old Hispanic man who was conscious and on the sidewalk in “extreme pain.” Police said that the man had been stabbed in the back and sustained serious injuries. The knife was found lodged in his back…

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by Zak Failla
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Northern Westchester Man Charged With Vehicular Assault, DWI After Crash Injures Woman Northern Westchester Man Charged With Vehicular Assault, DWI After Crash Injures Woman
Northern Westchester Man Charged With Vehicular Assault, DWI After Crash Injures Woman The driver of a silver sedan driving drunk has been charged with vehicular assault after crashing into a taxi cab in Westchester on Thanksgiving morning, seriously injuring a woman, according to a News 12 report. The crash occurred at the intersection of Echo Avenue and Main Street in a New Rochelle. The injured woman was ejected from the taxi and suffered a series of fractures,  but is expected to survive, according to lohud.com. The taxi driver suffered from minor injuries and was also hospitalized. The man charged has been identified as Joseph Vessechia of Yorktown Height…

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by Valerie Musson