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Long Island Man Nabbed For Identity Theft, Drug Possession At Bank, Police Say
A Hudson Valley and Long Island man were both arrested on identity theft charges after being caught with a victim's personal information and a forged driver's license at a Northern Westchester bank, police said.
Both Dutchess County resident Duane Pelt of Fishkill, age 59, and Suffolk County resident Kevin Weiss of East Hampton, age 23, were arrested on Wednesday, Nov 29 in connection with an alleged identity theft incident in Yorktown, Yorktown Police announced.
According to the department, around 1 p.m. on Wednesday, officers responded to the Chase Bank in Yorktown at 720 Lee Blvd. and be…
This NY Small Town Ranks As Safest In Nation, New Report Says
A new report dubs a small Westchester locale the safest in the nation, with a town in a neighboring county making the top 10.
MoneyGeek’s annual report ranking the safety of small towns and cities across the nation has officially named Yorktown, New York in the number one spot, according to new data released in May 2023.
In an effort to answer the question, “Are small towns really safer than big cities?”, MoneyGeek analyzed crime statistics – including both violent crimes, such as murder, and property crimes, such as burglary.
Additionally, MoneyGeek quantifies the cost of crime and ran…
Queens Man Charged With Stealing More Than $50K In Cash, Checks From Vehicle
Police have charged a New York City man who was apprehended upstate with stealing more than $50,000 from a vehicle parked at a Northern Westchester County business.
On Saturday, Oct. 15, at around 3:30 p.m., police were called to a business in Yorktown on Saw Mill River Road to investigate a report from a victim that $42,000 in cash and $10,000 in payroll checks had been stolen from their parked vehicle, according to Yorktown Police.
Police eventually identified a suspect and a vehicle associated with the theft, and on Oct. 28 around 6 p.m., police in the Albany area pulled over…
Queens Man Killed After Collision Between BMW, Motorcycle
A 32-year-old man was killed in a collision between a BMW and a 2009 Yamaha motorcycle, according to state police.
The crash took place around 2:10 p.m., Saturday, April 10 in Northern Westchester on the Taconic State Parkway in the town of Yorktown, said New York State Police Trooper AJ Hicks.
When troopers arrived on the scene, close to mile marker 15.5 southbound on the parkway, they found Yorktown Emergency Medical Services personnel were already performing life-saving measures on the operator of the motorcycle, Hicks said.
The driver, identified as Julio T. Diaz, age 32, of Queens, wa…
