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Cause Of Death Under Investigation For Hudson Valley Man After Cops Shot During Standoff Cause Of Death Under Investigation For Hudson Valley Man After Cops Shot During Standoff
Cause Of Death Under Investigation For Hudson Valley Man After Cops Shot During Standoff A man is dead and two officers were hospitalized after being shot during a 12-hour standoff in Northern Westchester. At about 12:20 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14, the New York State Police responded to a residence in the Town of Cortlandt on Quaker Bridge Road in the village of Croton-on-Hudson for a report of a barricaded subject armed with a gun. Troopers, in conjunction with the Westchester County Police Department, established a safe perimeter around the residence and crisis negotiators attempted for nearly 12 hours to convince Christopher Pesavento, age 50, to peacefully surrender, said stat…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Body Pulled From Hudson River Body Pulled From Hudson River
Body Pulled From Hudson River The remains of a man were recovered from the Hudson River after a boater reported observing a body floating in the river. The body was discovered around 2:50 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 2,  after county police were notified that the boater had seen the body off the coast of Irvington, said Westchester County Police Spokesman Kieran O'Leary. The Westchester County Police Marine Unit responded, located the body and brought his remains aboard a Marine Unit patrol boat. The cause of death and the identity of the man are under investigation by detectives from the General Investigations Unit.&nbs…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
IDs Released For Victims Of Fatal Boating Accident At Area Reservoir IDs Released For Victims Of Fatal Boating Accident At Area Reservoir
IDs Released For Victims Of Fatal Boating Accident At Area Reservoir The identities have been released of the two men found dead after a New Year's Eve boating accident in a reservoir in Northern Westchester, New York State Police said. State Police have also confirmed that there are no additional fatalities involved in the incident at the Muscoot Reservoir in the hamlet of Goldens Bridge in the town of Lewisboro. Preliminary investigation indicates the two male victims were on the water fishing New Year's Eve evening when their boat capsized for unknown reasons, state police said. The incident is believed to have occurred sometime after 5 p.m.  T…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash Identified Man Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash Identified
Man Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash Identified A 63-year-old Westchester man killed during a single-vehicle crash on Route 116 has been identified.  William S. Jackson of Mount Vernon was killed around 5:25 a.m. Tuesday in the town of Somers after losing control of his vehicle, said Trooper AJ Hicks, spokesman for the New York State Police. An initial investigation suggests Jackson was driving a 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee westbound on State Route 116 when he lost control, causing the vehicle to leave the roadway via the north shoulder, struck a concrete wall, and then overturned, Hicks said.  Jackson was extricated from the vehicle by So…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash Identified Man Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash Identified
Man Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash Identified This story has been updated. A 63-year-old Westchester man killed during a single-vehicle crash on Route 116 has been identified.  William S. Jackson, of Mount Vernon, was killed around 5:25 a.m. Tuesday in the town of Somers after losing control of his vehicle, said Trooper AJ Hicks, spokesman for the New York State Police. An initial investigation suggests Jackson was driving a 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee westbound on State Route 116 when he lost control, causing the vehicle to leave the roadway via the north shoulder, struck a concrete wall, and then overturned, Hicks said.  Jackson was e…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Beloved Pizzeria Owner From Brewster Killed In I-684 Three-Vehicle Crash Beloved Pizzeria Owner From Brewster Killed In I-684 Three-Vehicle Crash
Beloved Pizzeria Owner From Brewster Killed In I-684 Three-Vehicle Crash The beloved co-owner of Johnny's Pizzeria in Mount Vernon died in a car crash in Northern Westchester on Saturday, according to New York State Police. Maria Piscopo, 69, of Brewster, died around 1 a.m. during the fatal three-vehicle crash on I-684 in North Castle, said Trooper AJ Hicks. An initial investigation suggests that Joseph Piscopo Jr., 47, who was driving a 2001 GMC Denali, with Maria Piscopo in the passenger seat, was traveling northbound when he and rear-ended a 2001 Dodge Dakota, Hicks said. While attempting to pull off onto the shoulder of the highway, Piscopo’s Denali was the…

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by Kathy Reakes