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20-Year-Old Man Steals Vehicle With Child's Wheelchair From Northern Westchester Home: Police 20-Year-Old Man Steals Vehicle With Child's Wheelchair From Northern Westchester Home: Police
20-Year-Old Man Steals Vehicle With Child's Wheelchair From Northern Westchester Home: Police A 20-year-old Pennsylvania man faces criminal charges after stealing a van containing a girl's customized wheelchair from a Northern Westchester driveway, police announced. Letrell Ackerman of Reading, Pennsylvania was taken into custody by Yorktown Police on Thursday, May 16 in connection with the theft of a vehicle with an electric wheelchair inside that occurred in June 2023, the department announced on Friday, May 17.  The arrest was made in connection with an incident on June 15, 2023, when a van was reported stolen from a Yorktown resident's driveway. This vehicle had contained a…

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by Ben Crnic
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Stolen Van With Customized Wheelchair Inside Found In Northern Westchester: Suspects At Large Stolen Van With Customized Wheelchair Inside Found In Northern Westchester: Suspects At Large
Stolen Van With Customized Wheelchair Inside Found In Northern Westchester: Suspects At Large Police are searching for the suspects who stole a minivan containing a customized wheelchair in Northern Westchester before leaving the vehicle behind in a parking lot.  The original theft happened in Yorktown when a group of suspects who were breaking into unlocked vehicles in the middle of the night happened upon the van before stealing it, Yorktown Police said on Tuesday, June 20. The van, which had the key fob left inside, had also contained a customized wheelchair belonging to the victim's family member, who needed it for mobility, the department said.  Luckily, Yorktown Detective Da…

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by Ben Crnic
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Woman Charged With Leaving Scene After Pedestrian Is Hit In Yorktown Woman Charged With Leaving Scene After Pedestrian Is Hit In Yorktown
Woman Charged With Leaving Scene After Pedestrian Is Hit In Yorktown A 28-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly hitting a pedestrian and then leaving the scene of the accident. Caitlin White, of Putnam Valley, was arrested by Yorktown Police around 6 p.m., on Thursday, Dec. 19, after responding to the report of a pedestrian hit, said Yorktown Police. The pedestrian was transported to Westchester Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries. According to police, White allegedly hit the pedestrian on Lexington Avenue and then left the scene before police arrived.  Police said White voluntary returned to the scene as the investigation was taking…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Teen Accused Of Driving 30 MPH Over Speed Limit Through School Zone In Northern Westchester Teen Accused Of Driving 30 MPH Over Speed Limit Through School Zone In Northern Westchester
Teen Accused Of Driving 30 MPH Over Speed Limit Through School Zone In Northern Westchester A teen is facing charges after he allegedly drove 30 mph over the speed limit through a school zone in Northern Westchester, according to police. Offices initiated a traffic stop after observing a vehicle speeding on Lexington Avenue on Monday, April 1 around 12:15 p.m., Yorktown Police said. Further investigation revealed that the driver, identified as 19-year-old Lorenzo McCoy of Peekskill, was operating the vehicle while his driving privileges had been suspended twice for failing to answer summonses, according to police. McCoy was arrested and transported to Yorktown Police Department. …

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by Valerie Musson
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Woman Caught Speeding Through School Zone Had Suspended License, Yorktown Police Say Woman Caught Speeding Through School Zone Had Suspended License, Yorktown Police Say
Woman Caught Speeding Through School Zone Had Suspended License, Yorktown Police Say A woman who was allegedly caught speeding through a school zone had a suspended license at the time of the incident, according to Yorktown Police. Yorktown Police pulled over 29-year-old Emily Zambrano of Peekskill on Lexington Avenue Thursday, Dec. 20 at around 11:10 a.m.  Zambrano, who was identified via a New York State learner’s permit, was allegedly driving in excess of the posted 15 mph school zone speed limit.  A routine NYSPIN check further revealed that the defendant had allegedly driven a motor vehicle while her license was suspended two times for failing to pay driver’…

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by Valerie Musson
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Husband, Wife Both Charged With Driving Drunk With Kids In Car In Yorktown Husband, Wife Both Charged With Driving Drunk With Kids In Car In Yorktown
Husband, Wife Both Charged With Driving Drunk With Kids In Car In Yorktown A husband and wife are facing a series of charges after allegedly both driving drunk with children in the car - including going the wrong way down a stretch of the Taconic State Parkway - in overnight. Investigators from the Yorktown Police Department received multiple reports at approximately 11:20 p.m. of an erratic, potentially intoxicated, driver who had children inside the car on Lexington Avenue as well as Route 202 (Crompond Road) before allegedly driving southbound in the northbound lane of the Taconic State Parkway. A canvas of the area found the alleged vehicle on Crompond Road. P…

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by Zak Failla
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DWI Motorist Nabbed After Crossing Double Yellow In Yorktown DWI Motorist Nabbed After Crossing Double Yellow In Yorktown
DWI Motorist Nabbed After Crossing Double Yellow In Yorktown A 22-year-old woman was busted for drinking and driving after being caught committing multiple vehicle and traffic violations by police in Yorktown. Shortly after 12:45 a.m. on Sunday morning, while on patrol on Lexington Avenue, an officer from the Yorktown Police Department initiated a traffic stop of Mohegan Lake resident Rosemond Herelle after she allegedly crossed the double yellow line, failed to signal a turn and was driving on the shoulder before he could initiate a traffic stop. During the subsequent stop, the officer reported that investigation into Herelle determined that she had…

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by Zak Failla
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Pair Nabbed With Drugs, Illegal Gravity Knife After Yorktown Stop Pair Nabbed With Drugs, Illegal Gravity Knife After Yorktown Stop
Pair Nabbed With Drugs, Illegal Gravity Knife After Yorktown Stop A late night Valentine’s Day traffic stop led to multiple charges for a Hudson Valley man violating an Order of Protection while in possession of drugs and an illegal weapon in Yorktown. Officers from the Yorktown Police Department stopped Carmel resident David Gonzalez, 44, at approximately 10:45 p.m. on Wednesday while on patrol on Lexington Avenue after he allegedly failed to maintain his lane and had a broken brake light. During the subsequent traffic stop, police said that a driver’s license check determined that Gonzalez was in violation of a duly served Order of Protection involving …

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by Zak Failla