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Northern Westchester CVS Incident Involving Woman Leads To Chase, 3 Arrests Northern Westchester CVS Incident Involving Woman Leads To Chase, 3 Arrests
Northern Westchester CVS Incident Involving Woman Leads To Chase, 3 Arrests Three Connecticut men were apprehended after an incident involving a woman in a CVS parking lot in New York led to a police chase and separate crashes. The chain of events began around 4:30 p.m. Friday, May 17 in Northern Westchester County. The North Castle Police Department received a call from a person reporting a concerning incident that had just occurred in the CVS parking lot at 450 Main St. in Armonk, according to Lt. Thomas McCormack. The caller reported that an unfamiliar vehicle pulled up next to her while sitting in her car in the parking lot.  The man then exited his…
19-Year-Old Wearing Wig, Makeup Robs Greenwich Tiffany Store At Gunpoint 19-Year-Old Wearing Wig, Makeup Robs Greenwich Tiffany Store At Gunpoint
19-Year-Old Wearing Wig, Makeup Robs Greenwich Tiffany Store At Gunpoint An armed teenage man wearing a wig and makeup robbed a high-end jewelry store in Fairfield County of $175,000 in merchandise before being caught by police. The robbery took place in Greenwich at Tiffany & Co. around 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 28. According to Greenwich Police, the man, identified as Edgardo Bautista-Gallardo, age 19, of San Fransico, California, entered the store at 140 Greenwich Ave. and requested to see jewelry from store associates.  Buatista-Gallardo was wearing a wig and makeup. After the jewelry was shown, Bautista-Gallardo displayed a gun and told the empl…
Fatal Crash: Speeding Car Strikes Rock, Lands In River In Westchester, Police Say Fatal Crash: Speeding Car Strikes Rock, Lands In River In Westchester, Police Say
Fatal Crash: Speeding Car Strikes Rock, Lands In River In Westchester, Police Say A 31-year-old was killed after their speeding car struck a large rock and landed in a river near the Westchester and Fairfield County border, police said.  The incident happened on Thursday, Aug. 3 around 1:40 a.m., when authorities were notified that a vehicle had driven into a river near Purdy Avenue in Port Chester, according to the village's police department. Arriving officers soon found a 36-year-old man sitting on rocks near the location of the car. Police later discovered that this man had been a passenger in the vehicle.  With the help of the New Rochelle, Greenwich, and…
President Biden To Visit Greenwich For Private Event, Expect Road Closures President Biden To Visit Greenwich For Private Event, Expect Road Closures
President Biden To Visit Greenwich For Private Event, Expect Road Closures Drivers are being advised to expect road closures and a heightened police presence during a visit to Greenwich by President Joe Biden. The President will be in Greenwich for a private event on Friday, June 16, said Greenwich Police Deputy Chief Mark Zuccerella. Specific details on the President's movements through Town have not been released, Zuccerella said. Earlier report: New Update: Here's Where President Biden Is Heading During Hartford Visit "The Greenwich Police Department recognizes that sudden and unexpected road closures can cause inconvenience and delay travel," Zuccerella…
Missing 17-Year-Old From Greenwich Found Missing 17-Year-Old From Greenwich Found
Missing 17-Year-Old From Greenwich Found Update: A 17-year-old boy who went missing in Fairfield County has been located. Greenwich Police issued an alert for David Chidu, who was last seen in the area of Mallard Drive on Thursday, March 2. Late Friday, March 3, the Greenwich PD reported that he has been" reunited with his family and the Silver Alert has been canceled." The Greenwich PD said it "would like to thank all the individuals who assisted in trying to locate David." Original report: Police in Fairfield County are seeking the public's assistance in locating a missing 17-year-old. Greenwich Police have issued a Si…
Car With Missing Tire Leads Cops On Chase Through Parks In Westchester, Injures Officers Car With Missing Tire Leads Cops On Chase Through Parks In Westchester, Injures Officers
Car With Missing Tire Leads Cops On Chase Through Parks In Westchester, Injures Officers A man faces numerous charges after leading police on a chase throughout Fairfield County and Westchester in a stolen vehicle with a missing tire, resulting in officers sustaining injuries and severe damage to parks.  The chase began during the early morning of Friday, Feb. 24 around 3:20 a.m., when police in Port Chester were alerted by the Greenwich PD that a vehicle that had been stolen ten minutes prior in Mamaroneck was heading toward the village's border on Putnam Avenue.  Port Chester PD units then swiftly headed toward the area to apprehend the suspect and found that the ve…
Greenwich Man Charged With Child Porn Offenses, Including Possessing Images With Infants Greenwich Man Charged With Child Porn Offenses, Including Possessing Images With Infants
Greenwich Man Charged With Child Porn Offenses, Including Possessing Images With Infants A Fairfield County man is facing charges after investigators found that his laptop contained about 1,000 images depicting the sexual abuse of children, including infants.  Christopher Bates Jr., age 36, of Greenwich, was arrested on a federal complaint charging him with child pornography offenses on Tuesday, Dec. 13, according to Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States attorney for the District of Connecticut. Investigators found that an IP address at Bates' home was being used to access the dark web to view images that depicted the sexual abuse of children, Roberts Avery reported. …
Fairfield County Man Nabbed In Online Sex Chat Sting With Minor, Police Say Fairfield County Man Nabbed In Online Sex Chat Sting With Minor, Police Say
Fairfield County Man Nabbed In Online Sex Chat Sting With Minor, Police Say A Fairfield County man has been charged with allegedly attempting to have sex with a 14-year-old girl in an online sex chat sting run by the police. David Boyd Rewcastle, age 59, of Darien, was arrested on Friday, Sept. 23, by Greenwich Police. According to Greenwich Police, for over a week, the Greenwich Police Department's Special Victims Section conducted an undercover operation where a detective pretended to be a 14-year-old girl from Greenwich and was eventually befriended by Rewcastle. Over the course of the investigation Rewcastle began to steer the conversation as they became more …
Man Found Dead After Going For Swim Under Bridge In Westchester, Police Say Man Found Dead After Going For Swim Under Bridge In Westchester, Police Say
Man Found Dead After Going For Swim Under Bridge In Westchester, Police Say A 52-year-old man was found dead after going swimming under a bridge in Westchester County. The incident took place in the Byram River under the I-95 bridge in Port Chester around 4:30 p.m., on Tuesday, Aug. 9. According to the Port Chester Police, the department received a 911 reporting the man went underwater and never resurfaced. The caller referred to an area under the I-95 bridge where the man was last seen about 30 minutes prior to calling 911, police said. A search of the shoreline, by land, air, and water failed to locate the man, police added. After a massive search, …
Five Arrested, Two Cars Recovered, Handgun Seized In Westchester Five Arrested, Two Cars Recovered, Handgun Seized In Westchester
Five Arrested, Two Cars Recovered, Handgun Seized In Westchester Suspects wanted for allegedly stealing two stolen cars out of Northern Westchester and Fairfield County were busted by county investigators with a pair of stolen cars and an illegal handgun, authorities announced. The incident began at approximately 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 20 when the Greenwich Police Department notified the Westchester-Putnam Real Time Crime Center that they were seeking suspects in connection to an investigation into a pair of stolen vehicles. According to police, the suspect vehicles - a Dodge Durango and a Mercedes G Wagon - had last been seen traveling onto the sout…
Second Man Dies After Four Boaters Pulled From Waters Off Fairfield County Coast Second Man Dies After Four Boaters Pulled From Waters Off Fairfield County Coast
Second Man Dies After Four Boaters Pulled From Waters Off Fairfield County Coast A second man has died after four boaters were pulled from the cold waters of the Long Island Sound on Easter morning. "We are saddened to report one additional fatality from this morning’s water rescue on the Long Island Sound," the Stamford Fire Department announced Sunday afternoon, April 17. Two others remain in critical, but stable condition. First-responders in Fairfield County received notification of a small boat in distress off of Shippan Point in Stamford at about 10:20 a.m. Sunday. A total of 22 Stamford firefighters responded as part of a marine rescue response, which included…
Man Arranged To Have Sex With 13-Year-Old From Region, Police Say Man Arranged To Have Sex With 13-Year-Old From Region, Police Say
Man Arranged To Have Sex With 13-Year-Old From Region, Police Say A man has been apprehended after arriving in Connecticut believing he was going to be having sex with a child, police announced. Detectives in Fairfield County from the Greenwich Police Department’s Special Victims Section had been engaged for several weeks in an internet undercover sexual predator investigation. The suspect believed one of the detectives was a 13-year old girl and began extensive conversations which included him sending explicit text messages indicating specific sex acts he wanted to engage with what he believed was a juvenile child, said police.&n…
Woman Injured When Dragged From Her Vehicle By Carjackers In Fairfield County, Police Say Woman Injured When Dragged From Her Vehicle By Carjackers In Fairfield County, Police Say
Woman Injured When Dragged From Her Vehicle By Carjackers In Fairfield County, Police Say A Fairfield County woman who fell asleep in her vehicle was injured when she awoke to find two men dragging her out of the car. The incident took place around 3:15 a.m., Tuesday, June 1, when the Greenwich woman was sleeping in her vehicle in the area of East Putnam Avenue and Milbank Avenue, said Greenwich PD Captain Mark E. Zuccerella. The woman woke to the sight of two men removing her from the vehicle, according to Zuccerella. "The victim yelled at the subjects to stop," he said. But they kept dragging her from the vehicle and stole her car, Zuccerella said Greenwich Police Officers …
Probe Into Greenwich Crash That Killed Son Of Billionaire Investor Ray Dalio Ongoing Probe Into Greenwich Crash That Killed Son Of Billionaire Investor Ray Dalio Ongoing
Probe Into Greenwich Crash That Killed Son Of Billionaire Investor Ray Dalio Ongoing The investigation of the collision that killed the son of Billionaire hedge fund investor Ray Dalio at the Thruway Shopping Center is still underway.  According to Greenwich Police, numerous witnesses have been identified and the investigators are still in the process of completing some interviews.  The crash, that killed Devon R. Dalio, 42, of New York City, occurred around 3:50 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 17, at the Riverside Commons Shopping Center located at 1233 East Putnam Ave., in Greenwich when a 2016 Audi, drove over the parking strip, mounted the curb, crashed through…
Man Injured While Trying To Hang Trump Sign On I-95 Overpass, Police Say Man Injured While Trying To Hang Trump Sign On I-95 Overpass, Police Say
Man Injured While Trying To Hang Trump Sign On I-95 Overpass, Police Say A man attempting to hang a “Trump 2020” banner on an I-95 overpass in Fairfield County suffered minor injuries after being involved in an altercation with another attempting to remove it, police said. Officers from the Greenwich Police Department received a report on Friday, Oct. 9 from a third-party who reported that a man had suffered a minor injury following a brush up after hanging up a sign supporting President Donald Trump on the Riverside Avenue bridge over I-95. Police said that the victim was not forthcoming about the details involving the altercation, noting that the incident ha…
Westchester Native Who Was Police Officer, Owner Of Popular Restaurant Dies Westchester Native Who Was Police Officer, Owner Of Popular Restaurant Dies
Westchester Native Who Was Police Officer, Owner Of Popular Restaurant Dies A Westchester County native and retired police officer in Greenwich who spent 23 years with the department and then opened a popular Fairfield County restaurant has died. Greenwich Police Chief James Heavey reported that Joseph Gavin died on Monday, June 29. He was 75 years old.  Gavin, who was born in Port Chester, joined the department in July 1970 and served in the Patrol Division. He was then assigned to the Accident Car before being appointed a youth officer in the Detective Division in 1987. During his career he was the recipient of the 1975 John A. Clarke Award for apprehending a b…
Teacher From Westchester Faces Child Porn, Sex Assault Charges In Fairfield County Teacher From Westchester Faces Child Porn, Sex Assault Charges In Fairfield County
Teacher From Westchester Faces Child Porn, Sex Assault Charges In Fairfield County A Westchester man who worked as a school teacher has been charged with possession of child pornography and sexual assault following an extensive investigation in Fairfield County. John Mueser, 69, of Tuckahoe, was arrested on Wednesday, April 1, by members of the Westchester County Safe Streets Task Force for the charges of possession of child pornography, risk of injury to a minor, sexual assault and voyeurism, said the Greenwich Police Department. Greenwich Police began an extensive investigation in Oct. 2019, which involved digital evidence and thousands of digital photographs. …
Westchester Man Among Three Charged In Violent Robbery Of CT Jeweler Westchester Man Among Three Charged In Violent Robbery Of CT Jeweler
Westchester Man Among Three Charged In Violent Robbery Of CT Jeweler A Westchester man was among three charged for their roles in a violent robbery of a Fairfield County jewelry store that led to the death of the store owner. White Plains resident Thomas Liberatore, Brooklyn residents Robert Rallo and Paul “Tony Pro” Prosano have been arrested and charged with federal robbery offenses following an incident last month at Marco Jewelers in Stamford. U.S. Attorney John Durham said that shortly after 2:45 p.m. on Saturday, March 28, officers from the Stamford Police Department were dispatched to the Sixth Street jewelry store, where there was a report of a robbe…
Westchester Man Nabbed For Greenwich Attack, Police Say Westchester Man Nabbed For Greenwich Attack, Police Say
Westchester Man Nabbed For Greenwich Attack, Police Say A Westchester County man wanted in Fairfield County for allegedly attacking another person was arrested after being picked up by another police agency. Modesto Armenteros, 36, of Port Chester, was arrested on Monday, Nov. 4, by Greenwich Police after he was held by the New Haven Police Department for an event that took place on Saturday, Nov. 2, said Lt. John Slusarz. A warrant was issued for Armenteros after police responded to a Greenwich home on the report of a fight in progress.  When police arrived, Armenteros had fled, but the victim told officers they had been attacked, and tha…
Westchester Man Wanted For Sex Assault Of Minor Taken Into Custody Westchester Man Wanted For Sex Assault Of Minor Taken Into Custody
Westchester Man Wanted For Sex Assault Of Minor Taken Into Custody A Westchester man wanted for sexual assault of a minor has been taken into custody in Greenwich, police say. Greenwich Police say 61-year-old Julio Molineros of Port Chester was picked up by bail enforcement agents and turned over to the department after the court issued a re-arrest warrant on Monday, July 15. Police say Molineros was investigated for the sexual assault of a minor child in late 2016. The results developed probable cause to obtain an arrest warrant of fourth-degree sexual assault and risk of injury to a minor, according to police. After obtaining the warrant, police say the…
Westchester Woman, 37, Drove Drunk With Jeep's Headlights Off, Greenwich Police Say Westchester Woman, 37, Drove Drunk With Jeep's Headlights Off, Greenwich Police Say
Westchester Woman, 37, Drove Drunk With Jeep's Headlights Off, Greenwich Police Say A 37-year-old woman from Westchester drove drunk with her headlights on, according to the Greenwich Police Department. Nelly Ackerson, of Rye Brook was arrested Friday, June 21 minutes after midnight following a motor vehicle stop, said police. She reportedly driving east in a 2019 Jeep Compass on West Putnam Avenue without the headlights on so police stopped her, according to the report. That is when officers allegedly saw she had red, glassy eyes, and smelled like alcohol when she spoke, Greenwich Police said. Police reportedly conducted standardized field sobriety tests then arrested A…
Man Extradited From Westchester To Fairfield County On Burglary Charge Man Extradited From Westchester To Fairfield County On Burglary Charge
Man Extradited From Westchester To Fairfield County On Burglary Charge A man wanted for burglary charges was extradited from Westchester to Fairfield County, police say. Officers with the Greenwich Police Department Warrants and Extraditions Unit responded to the Westchester County Correctional Facility (10 Woods Road in Valhalla) to extradite Michael Taylor, 35, of the Bronx, to the state of Connecticut on Tuesday, June 11. Greenwich Police say they held an active warrant stemming from a burglary in Glenville on August 21, 2018. A subsequent investigation identified Taylor as a suspect, prompting police to obtain a warrant for his arrest. Taylor was transpor…
Westchester Man Extradited To Greenwich On Narcotics Possession Charge Westchester Man Extradited To Greenwich On Narcotics Possession Charge
Westchester Man Extradited To Greenwich On Narcotics Possession Charge A man from Westchester has been extradited to Greenwich on narcotics possession charges, according to police. Greenwich Police Department investigators say they responded to Downstate Correctional Facility (121 Red Schoolhouse Road in Fishkill, New York) on Tuesday, April 29 in order to take 29-year-old Vincent Chambless of Port Chester, New York into custody. Greenwich Police say they stopped Chambless for a motor vehicle violation on Dec. 17, 2018. He allegedly fled the scene on foot but was later found and arrested. Officers then allegedly obtained a search warrant for Chambless’s vehic…
Six Alleged Drug Dealers Nabbed In Early Morning Raids At Several Westchester Locations Six Alleged Drug Dealers Nabbed In Early Morning Raids At Several Westchester Locations
Six Alleged Drug Dealers Nabbed In Early Morning Raids At Several Westchester Locations A spike in fatal overdoses in the region led to a yearlong investigation that led to charges against a half-dozen alleged drug dealers as authorities work to curtail drug trafficking in the area. The yearlong investigation into drug dealers operating in Port Chester, Connecticut and the Bronx led to the arrests of five new suspects (with another arrested last week), Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., announced. The latest sweep comes on the heels of a bust that led to the arrests of a dozen people selling heroin and other drugs in and around Mount Vernon who were cha…
Westchester Man Accused Of Stealing $10K From Greenwich Retailer Westchester Man Accused Of Stealing $10K From Greenwich Retailer
Westchester Man Accused Of Stealing $10K From Greenwich Retailer A Westchester man is facing charges after police say he stole more than $10,000 from a retailer in Greenwich. Greenwich Police say 40-year-old Joshua Spillman of Mount Vernon stole more than $10,000 in merchandise from a Greenwich Avenue retailer on Tuesday, Jan. 15. The Greenwich Police Department obtained a warrant and responded to Westchester County Correctional Facility (10 Woods Road in Valhalla) Wednesday, April 10 to extradite Spillman to Connecticut. The warrant includes the following charges: Conspiracy to commit/first-degree larceny First-degree larceny Organized retail theft …
Missing Endangered Woman, 23, Located After Search Starts In Northern Westchester Missing Endangered Woman, 23, Located After Search Starts In Northern Westchester
Missing Endangered Woman, 23, Located After Search Starts In Northern Westchester Police agencies in Westchester teamed together to help locate a missing endangered woman in Greenwich. North Castle Police Sgt. Regen Hufnagle was called to Finch’s Country Market in Banksville shortly before 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 2, to assist Mount Pleasant Police Department in locating the missing woman. Police said that the 23-year-old woman, who was described as “endangered,” was believed to be with a 25-year-old man in Banksville. The two were reportedly driving in a gray 2006 Audi A4. The investigation led to Hufnagle locating the Audi in front of a local store in Greenwich, a…
Westchester Man, 25, Wanted In Domestic Violence Incident Surrenders To Greenwich Police Westchester Man, 25, Wanted In Domestic Violence Incident Surrenders To Greenwich Police
Westchester Man, 25, Wanted In Domestic Violence Incident Surrenders To Greenwich Police A 25-year-old man from Westchester has surrendered to Greenwich Police as a result of his alleged involvement in a domestic violence incident. Antonio Villa of Port Chester responded to Greenwich Police Department to surrender himself on an active warrant on Tuesday, April 2. The warrant stems from a domestic violence incident that occurred on the east end of Greenwich on Wednesday, March 20 around 7 a.m. Villa was charged with second-degree threatening and is being held at GPD in lieu of $100,000 bond. He is scheduled to appear at Stamford Superior Court on Wednesday, April 3.
Northern Westchester Woman Violates Protective Order In Front Of Child, Police Say Northern Westchester Woman Violates Protective Order In Front Of Child, Police Say
Northern Westchester Woman Violates Protective Order In Front Of Child, Police Say A woman from Northern Westchester is facing charges after she allegedly violated her protective order in front of a child, police say. Greenwich Police responded to a residence in the Back County section of Greenwich on the report of a person displaying disorderly conduct on Wednesday, Feb. 20. Police say 44-year-old Carmen Santos of Bedford violated the conditions of a protective order in the presence of a minor child. Police obtained an arrest warrant, and Santos turned herself in to Greenwich Police Headquarters on Sunday, March 3 around 7 a.m. Santos faces the following charges: Risk…
Former Boyfriend Admits He Put Murder Victim Valerie Reyes In Suitcase, Authorities Say Former Boyfriend Admits He Put Murder Victim Valerie Reyes In Suitcase, Authorities Say
Former Boyfriend Admits He Put Murder Victim Valerie Reyes In Suitcase, Authorities Say A former boyfriend arrested on Tuesday for the murder of 24-year-old Valerie Reyes of Westchester admitted during an interview with law enforcement that he bound the woman and stuffed her inside a suitcase before dumping it in Greenwich. Javier Da Silva, of Queens, admitted during an interview with an FBI agent that he did bound and put Reyes, a New Rochelle resident, in a suitcase and leave it in a wooded area, said a criminal complaint filed in White Plains Superior Court on Tuesday, Feb. 12. The complaint, which lays out the quick work of law enforcement, said Da Silva, also told Ne…
ID Released For Westchester Woman Found Dead Bound In Suitcase In Greenwich ID Released For Westchester Woman Found Dead Bound In Suitcase In Greenwich
ID Released For Westchester Woman Found Dead Bound In Suitcase In Greenwich Click here for an updated story: Shock, Sadness After Missing Westchester Woman ID'd As Greenwich Murder Victim The woman found dead bound and stuffed in a suitcase along a roadway in Greenwich has been identified as being from Westchester. Valerie Reyes, 24, of New Rochelle, who was last seen around 9 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 29, has been identified as the woman, according to Greenwich Police Capt. Robert Berry. She had been reported missing to the New Rochelle Police Department as reported here on Wednesday, Jan. 30 by Daily Voice. Reyes' body was found on the east shoulder of Glenville Roa…
Intoxicated Westchester Man Charged After Punching Hole Through Bedroom Door, Police Say Intoxicated Westchester Man Charged After Punching Hole Through Bedroom Door, Police Say
Intoxicated Westchester Man Charged After Punching Hole Through Bedroom Door, Police Say A man from Westchester is facing charges after he punched a hole through a bedroom door while intoxicated, Greenwich Police say. Police responded to a street in Byram after hearing reports of an intoxicated man hitting a bedroom door repeatedly while the reporting party was inside. When police arrived, they discovered that Port Chester resident Jose Aguirre, 47, had punched a hole through the door. Police arrested Aguirre and charged him with disorderly conduct. Aguirre was unable to post his $1,000 bond and is being held at Greenwich Police Department. He is scheduled to appear in court o…