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Young Woman Assaulted Near HS Football Field In Westchester: Suspect At Large Young Woman Assaulted Near HS Football Field In Westchester: Suspect At Large
Young Woman Assaulted Near HS Football Field In Westchester: Suspect At Large Authorities are currently looking for a suspect who followed and assaulted an 18-year-old woman near a high school football field in Westchester.  The incident happened on Saturday, June 3 around 1:40 a.m. near the Rye High School football field on Boston Post Road (Route 1), according to the City of Rye Police Department.  According to police, the victim, an 18-year-old woman, was followed by an unknown man and assaulted. The victim reported no major injuries from the assault and said that no weapon was shown or used in the incident.  The suspect is described as a white man…

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by Ben Crnic
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Seen Him? Westchester Man Steals From Gas Station, Police Say Seen Him? Westchester Man Steals From Gas Station, Police Say
Seen Him? Westchester Man Steals From Gas Station, Police Say Police in the Hudson Valley are asking for help in finding a Westchester man who they say stole from a gas station along with a woman.  The theft happened in Putnam County on Saturday, May 20 around 4 a.m., when two suspects allegedly stole beer and water from a BP gas station in Brewster located at 876 Route 22, according to Brewster Police.  The department is now searching for Balil Bashir, of Yonkers, who is estimated to be around 23 years old. Police described him as being a Pakistani man with black hair and brown eyes who weighs around 200 pounds.  The department also a…

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by Ben Crnic
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Suspects Escape After Chase On Parkway In Westchester: Developing Suspects Escape After Chase On Parkway In Westchester: Developing
Suspects Escape After Chase On Parkway In Westchester: Developing A police pursuit on a parkway in Westchester ended with suspects escaping capture after fleeing their vehicle, authorities said.  The incident happened on Saturday, June 3 on the Saw Mill River Parkway when a Westchester County Police pursuit eventually ended in Hastings-on-Hudson at Ravensdale Road, according to the Hastings-on-Hudson Police Department.  There, authorities said the suspects left their vehicle and fled into the village, adding that the pursuit attracted the presence of helicopters, K9 officers, and SWAT teams.  After several hours, the suspects were confirme…

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by Ben Crnic
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Seen Her? Alert Issued For Missing 18-Year-Old In Westchester Seen Her? Alert Issued For Missing 18-Year-Old In Westchester
Seen Her? Alert Issued For Missing 18-Year-Old In Westchester Police are asking for the public's help in finding a missing 18-year-old woman in Westchester who may be in need of medical attention.  Ayanna Jennings, age 18, went missing from Yonkers on Saturday, June 3, according to Yonkers Police.  Jennings was last seen in the area of 463 Hawthorne Ave. She is described as a Black woman who is 5 feet 7 inches tall and 230 pounds. No information about her clothing was available.  Anyone who has information regarding Jennings' whereabouts is asked to call Yonkers Police at 914-377-7900.  Share this story by clicking the Face…

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by Ben Crnic
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Truck, Trailer Drive Into House In Northern Westchester Truck, Trailer Drive Into House In Northern Westchester
Truck, Trailer Drive Into House In Northern Westchester A residence in Northern Westchester was damaged after a truck and trailer crashed into it, piercing a hole in the home's garage.  The incident happened on Thursday, June 1 just after 11 a.m., when firefighters responded to a residence in Somers on Mahopac Avenue where a truck that was towing a trailer had crashed through a wall, according to the Somers Volunteer Fire Department.  Luckily, once the department arrived at the home, they confirmed that there were no injuries as a result of the incident.  After remaining on scene for an hour, the home was turned over to the Somer…

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by Ben Crnic
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Man Breaks Into Northern Westchester Apartment While Victim Sleeps, Police Say Man Breaks Into Northern Westchester Apartment While Victim Sleeps, Police Say
Man Breaks Into Northern Westchester Apartment While Victim Sleeps, Police Say A man faces charges after allegedly breaking into a victim's apartment while they were sleeping in Northern Westchester, police said. The incident happened on Sunday, May 14 around 3:15 a.m., when police in Yorktown received a report of a man entering a victim's apartment without permission while they were sleeping, according to Yorktown Police.  Officers then responded to the scene and met with the victim before beginning an investigation into the incident. After a search of the area, the suspect, identified as 32-year-old Errol Fernandes of Yorktown, was found and identified.  …

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by Ben Crnic
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Fatal Wrong-Way Crash: Victim ID'd After Vehicles Collide Head-On In Hudson Valley Fatal Wrong-Way Crash: Victim ID'd After Vehicles Collide Head-On In Hudson Valley
Fatal Wrong-Way Crash: Victim ID'd After Vehicles Collide Head-On In Hudson Valley One person was killed in a wrong-way, midday crash in the Hudson Valley. It happened around 11:45 a.m. Friday, June 2 in Orange County on I-84 westbound near mile post marker 11 in the town of Wawayanda. New York State Police say that an investigation revealed Sullivan County resident Tom Lloyd, age 81, of the village of Bloomingburg, was operating a gray 2013 Honda eastbound on the westbound side, in the wrong direction.  Orange County resident Ethel Kowalczik, age 48, from the village of Unionville, was operating a 2012 Dodge on the westbound side when she was struck head-on by Llo…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Impersonating Federal Agent Caught With Stolen Gun In Westchester, Police Say Man Impersonating Federal Agent Caught With Stolen Gun In Westchester, Police Say
Man Impersonating Federal Agent Caught With Stolen Gun In Westchester, Police Say A Westchester man's lies finally caught up with him after authorities found him allegedly impersonating a federal law enforcement agent while possessing a stolen gun, police said.  The arrest stemmed from an open investigation by New Rochelle Police into a man who was allegedly in possession of a handgun and had made comments that he was a federal law enforcement officer, according to New Rochelle Captain J. Collins Coyne.  On Thursday, June 1, around 1:15 p.m., officers found the suspect, identified as 48-year-old New Rochelle resident Manrique Perez, driving and pulled…

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by Ben Crnic
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Life Insurance Scam: Police Warn Of Fake Letters From Law Firms In Hudson Valley Life Insurance Scam: Police Warn Of Fake Letters From Law Firms In Hudson Valley
Life Insurance Scam: Police Warn Of Fake Letters From Law Firms In Hudson Valley Authorities in the Hudson Valley are warning of scammers who have been sending letters to residents asking them to claim false life insurance policies.  The warning, issued by the Putnam County Sheriff's Office on Friday, May 26, was prompted after a resident received a letter from a scammer claiming to be from a Canadian law firm.  According to the Sheriff's Office, the letter came from Edward Milton, a partner at Milton, Helmut & Partners LLP in Ontario, Canada, and claimed that there was an unclaimed life insurance policy worth £11,550,300 held by their deceased client…

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by Ben Crnic
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Nails, Splintered Wood Fall From Car, Cause Road Closure In Northern Westchester Nails, Splintered Wood Fall From Car, Cause Road Closure In Northern Westchester
Nails, Splintered Wood Fall From Car, Cause Road Closure In Northern Westchester A busy main road in Northern Westchester had to be closed to traffic after nails and splintered wood fell from a vehicle onto the roadway.  The incident happened on Route 9 southbound at Croton Point Avenue in Croton-on-Hudson on Thursday, June 1 just after midnight, when authorities arrived at the scene in order to clean up the spilled materials.  According to the Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department, a combination of leaf blowers and brooms was needed to get the hazardous materials off the road before it could be reopened.  After a little more than a half hour, the road was ab…

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by Ben Crnic
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Barbershop Blaze: E-Bike Cited As Cause Of Fire That Destroyed Hudson Valley Business Barbershop Blaze: E-Bike Cited As Cause Of Fire That Destroyed Hudson Valley Business
Barbershop Blaze: E-Bike Cited As Cause Of Fire That Destroyed Hudson Valley Business An E-bike started a fire that destroyed a Hudson Valley barbershop. The fire took place in Rockland County at the Veloz Barbershop on Thursday, June 1,  in Spring Valley, said the Ramapo Police. The fire started from an E-bike that was located at the front of the barbershop by the entrance, said Chris Kear, Rockland County Fire Coordinator. "An employee said that she heard loud popping noises turned around and saw the bike on fire and then got everybody out the back door," Kear said. There were no injuries. The incident is currently under investigation by the Ramapo Police Investiga…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman Stabs Man In Chest During Knife Fight At Plaza In Westchester: Officials Woman Stabs Man In Chest During Knife Fight At Plaza In Westchester: Officials
Woman Stabs Man In Chest During Knife Fight At Plaza In Westchester: Officials A 33-year-old woman faces numerous charges after allegedly stabbing a man near a public plaza in Westchester.  The incident happened on Thursday, June 1 around 7:45 p.m., when Mount Vernon Police were sent to the area of Petrillo Plaza on East Prospect Avenue after receiving a report of a fight involving a knife, according to the city's Director of Communications Timothy Allen.  After arriving at the scene, officers found a 39-year-old man profusely bleeding from stab wounds to his chest and began rendering medical aid to him. The victim was then transported to Jacobi Medical…

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by Ben Crnic
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Woman Airlifted To Westchester Medical Center After Crash Between Car, Tractor-Trailer Woman Airlifted To Westchester Medical Center After Crash Between Car, Tractor-Trailer
Woman Airlifted To Westchester Medical Center After Crash Between Car, Tractor-Trailer A Hudson Valley woman was seriously injured following a crash with a tractor-trailer. The crash took place in Orange County around 11:15 a.m., Thursday, June 1 in the town of Newburgh. According to Lt, Peter Talarico, of the town of Newburgh Police, officers on the scene found an accident involving a 2008 Infinity and a 2002 tractor-trailer.  Preliminary investigations show the tractor-trailer,  driven by a 42-year-old Sullivan County man from Wurtsboro, was traveling southbound on Route 300. The 2008 Infinity, driven by a 62-year-old New Windsor woman, was traveli…

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by Kathy Reakes