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New Update: Tractor-Trailer Rollover Causes Delays For Miles On I-287 In Westchester, Injures 1 New Update: Tractor-Trailer Rollover Causes Delays For Miles On I-287 In Westchester, Injures 1
New Update: Tractor-Trailer Rollover Causes Delays For Miles On I-287 In Westchester, Injures 1 This story has been updated. Traffic on a busy highway in Westchester was backed up for hours as crews worked to clean up the site of a tractor-trailer rollover that sent one person to the hospital. The rollover happened on Wednesday morning, Nov. 29 around 6 a.m. on I-287 near mile marker 4.2 between Exit 8 in White Plains and Exit 7 in North White Plains, New York State Police said. According to authorities, a Freightliner tractor-trailer driven by a 63-year-old Florida man was traveling east on the highway when it was involved in a sideswipe collision with a Volkswagon sedan d…

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by Ben Crnic
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Catalytic Converters, Saw Found In Stolen Car Spotted In Mount Vernon, Police Say Catalytic Converters, Saw Found In Stolen Car Spotted In Mount Vernon, Police Say
Catalytic Converters, Saw Found In Stolen Car Spotted In Mount Vernon, Police Say Two men face felony charges after allegedly being caught driving a stolen car in Westchester that contained a pair of stolen catalytic converters, police said.  The catalytic converters were found on Tuesday, April 4, around 4:45 a.m., when police began searching for a stolen 2022 Volkswagen Jetta with New Jersey plates in Mount Vernon on North MacQuesten Parkway.  Soon after, the Jetta was found on Mount Vernon Avenue, and an officer began following it while waiting for backup.  Eventually, several officers were able to box the car in on Bronx River Road in Yonkers, according to the West…

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by Ben Crnic
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Man Charged After Handgun Found During Hudson Valley Traffic Stop, Troopers Say Man Charged After Handgun Found During Hudson Valley Traffic Stop, Troopers Say
Man Charged After Handgun Found During Hudson Valley Traffic Stop, Troopers Say A 24-year-old man with an expired license was found in illegal possession of a handgun during a Hudson Valley traffic stop, police reported.  Fairfield County resident Bryon Bloomfield, of Norwalk, was arrested and charged with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon and criminal possession of a firearm on Friday, July 22, according to New York State Police. At about 11:30 a.m., troopers in Putnam County pulled over a 2014 Volkswagen on State Route 22 in Southeast for a vehicle and traffic law violation, police said.  Investigators found that Bloomfield was driving with a s…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Two Teens Face Reckless Driving, Other Charges After Separate Crashes Two Teens Face Reckless Driving, Other Charges After Separate Crashes
Two Teens Face Reckless Driving, Other Charges After Separate Crashes Two teens are facing a host of charges in Fairfield County following the investigation into a pair of crashes that happened minutes apart, authorities announced. At approximately 9 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 5, police in New Canaan responded to a pair of motor vehicle crashes that occurred within minutes of each other, both on Old Stamford Road. Police said that first, a BMW was traveling south on Old Stamford Road before the teen driver lost control, struck two trees, and crashed. Both the driver - who suffered a “significant” leg injury and had to be extricated out of the vehicle - and his pas…

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by Zak Failla
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32-Year-Old Killed In Fiery Crash In Hudson Valley, State Police Say 32-Year-Old Killed In Fiery Crash In Hudson Valley, State Police Say
32-Year-Old Killed In Fiery Crash In Hudson Valley, State Police Say A 32-year-old was killed during a crash while allegedly attempting to pass another vehicle at a high rate of speed in the Hudson Valley, state police said.. Long Island resident Leighton L. Douglas, of Bay Shore in Suffolk County, was killed around 4 p.m., Saturday, May 22, in the Orange County area known as the Hawks Nest in Sparrow Bush, said New York State Police Trooper Steven Nevel. According to Nevel, Douglas was operating a 2019 red Ducati motorcycle westbound on Route 97 at a high rate of speed when he lost control and was thrown from the bike.  An investigation found that Do…

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by Kathy Reakes
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FBI Offers $10K Reward For Info Leading To Arrest In Case Of Missing Hudson Valley Woman FBI Offers $10K Reward For Info Leading To Arrest In Case Of Missing Hudson Valley Woman
FBI Offers $10K Reward For Info Leading To Arrest In Case Of Missing Hudson Valley Woman The FBI and other local agencies are asking for the public’s help for information regarding the whereabouts of a woman who went missing in the Hudson Valley. Shaniece Harris, 34, was last seen on May 29, 2017, and hasn’t been heard from since, according to an alert issued by authorities. Her dark gray 2007 Volkswagen Jetta was located by police abandoned on South Woods Drive in Thompson, in southern Sullivan County near the border of Orange County. The FBI is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to an arrest in the case. Harris is 5-foot-8, weighs about 260 …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Westchester Man Killed In Fiery, Chain-Reaction Crash Westchester Man Killed In Fiery, Chain-Reaction Crash
Westchester Man Killed In Fiery, Chain-Reaction Crash A horrific, fiery, chain-reaction five-vehicle crash Wednesday morning on the Brooklyn Bridge caused the death of a Westchester man. It began when a pickup rear-ended a Volkswagen and another vehicle, causing the Volkswagen to rear-end an SUV which then struck another SUV. Kristopher Hambas, 32, of Scarsdale, the Volkswagen driver, was identified as the victim of the 7 a.m. crash on the Brooklyn-bound side. Six people suffered minor injuries, including two who were hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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by Joe Lombardi