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Paving Work To Impact Parking, Cause Noise Along Busy Route In This Westchester Village Paving Work To Impact Parking, Cause Noise Along Busy Route In This Westchester Village
Paving Work To Impact Parking, Cause Noise Along Busy Route In This Westchester Village A paving project is set to soon affect a stretch of a busy route in a Westchester County village, officials warned. The construction project is set to affect Broadway (Route 9) in the village of Dobbs Ferry after Memorial Day, officials announced on Tuesday, May 7.  According to village officials, the work will be part of a larger effort commenced by the New York State Department of Transportation to repair catch basins, install American Disability Act-compliant ramps, and repave Route 9 between Executive Boulevard in Yonkers and Gracemere Road in Tarrytown.  Crews are now focuse…

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by Ben Crnic
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Teenage Trio Leads Police On Chase In Stolen Car In Westchester Teenage Trio Leads Police On Chase In Stolen Car In Westchester
Teenage Trio Leads Police On Chase In Stolen Car In Westchester Three teenagers, including a 15-year-old with an outstanding violent felony warrant, face charges after leading police on a pursuit in a stolen vehicle in Westchester. The incident leading to the arrests began on Friday, March 15 around 3:45 p.m., when a stolen blue Hyundai with a New York registration entered Hastings-on-Hudson on Broadway at the intersection of Dudley Street, the Hastings-on-Hudson Police Department announced on Monday, March 18.  Officers searched the area and tried pulling the car over. However, it did not stop and continued south on Broadway to Executive Boul…

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by Ben Crnic
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Fatal Hit-Run In Westchester: Victim ID'd, Unlicensed 24-Year-Old Suspect Nabbed Fatal Hit-Run In Westchester: Victim ID'd, Unlicensed 24-Year-Old Suspect Nabbed
Fatal Hit-Run In Westchester: Victim ID'd, Unlicensed 24-Year-Old Suspect Nabbed An unlicensed suspect has been apprehended and a victim identified after a fatal hit-and-run crash in Westchester County. It happened just before 9:40 a.m. Friday, June 23 in Yonkers. Upon arrival, first responders located an unresponsive victim down in the street with blunt force trauma to his body; he was transported to a local area hospital where he succumbed to his injuries, the Yonkers Police Department said.  The vehicle that allegedly struck him fled the area prior to police arrival.  Officers cordoned off the scene and initiated accident and criminal investigations.…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Hit-Run Leaves Man Dead In Westchester: Suspect Still At Large, Police Say Hit-Run Leaves Man Dead In Westchester: Suspect Still At Large, Police Say
Hit-Run Leaves Man Dead In Westchester: Suspect Still At Large, Police Say New update - Fatal Hit-Run In Westchester: Victim ID'd, Unlicensed 24-Year-Old Suspect Nabbed Police are searching for the driver involved in a hit-run incident that left a man dead in Westchester. The incident happened on Friday, June 23 just after 9:30 a.m., when a 78-year-old man was struck by a vehicle in Yonkers while crossing Executive Boulevard west of Nepperhan Avenue near the Consumer Report building, according to Yonkers Police Detective Lieutenant Dean Politopoulos.  The driver of the vehicle then fled from the scene, Politopoulos said.  The victim died as a resu…

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by Ben Crnic
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Over 10 Burglary, Stolen Vehicle Suspects Caught Throughout Westchester In Span Of Week Over 10 Burglary, Stolen Vehicle Suspects Caught Throughout Westchester In Span Of Week
Over 10 Burglary, Stolen Vehicle Suspects Caught Throughout Westchester In Span Of Week Nearly a dozen vehicles that were either stolen or associated with other felonies were caught traveling throughout Westchester in the span of a week, police said.  The vehicles and their associated suspects were all caught between Monday, Feb. 27, and Sunday, March 5, according to the Westchester County Police Department, which used its Real Time Crime intelligence center to coordinate responses from multiple law enforcement agencies in the county to catch the vehicles.  The following incidents occurred during the week:  Monday, Feb. 27: Police in Mount Vernon were no…

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by Ben Crnic
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Driver Who Struck Con Ed Worker, Car Caught After Attempting To Flee On Foot, Police Say Driver Who Struck Con Ed Worker, Car Caught After Attempting To Flee On Foot, Police Say
Driver Who Struck Con Ed Worker, Car Caught After Attempting To Flee On Foot, Police Say A drunk driver took police on a high-speed chase after striking a Con Edison employee at a work site in Westchester before coming to a crashing halt when he struck a car and unsuccessfully attempted to flee on foot. A Yonkers police officer was conducting traffic control for Con Ed at approximately 1:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 26, when a van sped toward the construction site without slowing down. The driver - later identified as Mount Vernon resident Albert Popolla - then struck the Con Ed worker and took off, ignoring the officer attempting to stop him. The officer followed Popolla’s white va…

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by Zak Failla