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Man Charged After Allegedly Driving Stolen Vehicle On Taconic Parkway Man Charged After Allegedly Driving Stolen Vehicle On Taconic Parkway
Man Charged After Allegedly Driving Stolen Vehicle On Taconic Parkway A 24-year-old man was arrested for allegedly using a vehicle that was reported stolen. Andrew Wilson, of Poughkeepsie, was arrested around 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 21, after the Yorktown Town Police received a Real-Time Notification, that an alleged stolen vehicle was traveling northbound on the Taconic State Parkway, the Yorktown Police said. Yorktown officers located the vehicle on Route 202 in the area of the parkway and conducted a traffic stop. During the stop, officers discovered Wilson behind the wheel. An investigation found that he was driving the vehicle without the owner's pe…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Serial Automobile Larceny Suspect Busted In Westchester Serial Automobile Larceny Suspect Busted In Westchester
Serial Automobile Larceny Suspect Busted In Westchester A man who allegedly has broken into multiple vehicles in Westchester was taken into police custody following an investigation that featured the use of social media and doorbell cameras throughout the city. In recent weeks, the Mount Vernon Police Department has noted an uptick in reports of thefts from vehicles, prompting an investigation, Mayor Andre Wallace said. In several videos shared from Ring devices, it appeared that the same person was suspected of checking car doors and entering parked vehicles.  As a result of this feedback, additional officers were deployed to strategic loc…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Teens Caught: Stolen Westchester Car Slams Police Vehicle In Chase Teens Caught: Stolen Westchester Car Slams Police Vehicle In Chase
Teens Caught: Stolen Westchester Car Slams Police Vehicle In Chase A car stolen out of Westchester that was packed with seven teenage members of a New Haven-based vehicle theft ring rammed a police cruiser in a pre-dawn chase that began in Morris County and ended with another crash at the Willowbrook Mall in Wayne, authorities said. The seven juveniles captured moments after the crash are part of a crew responsible for dozens of vehicle burglaries and thefts in Morris, Essex, Putnam and Westchester counties (both NY), they said. Hanover Police Sgts. Paul Gundersdorf and Sgt Anthony Vitanza reported spotting the speeding vehicle exiting onto northbound Rout…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Range Rover Stolen From Driveway In Westchester, Police Say Range Rover Stolen From Driveway In Westchester, Police Say
Range Rover Stolen From Driveway In Westchester, Police Say Police are investigating a Range Rover that was stolen outside a home in Westchester. Investigators from the Scarsdale Police Department received a report from a Sherbrooke Road resident on Wednesday, June 12, stating that a 2017 Range Rover Supercharger was stolen out of the driveway between 11:30 p.m. and 7 a.m. the following morning. The vehicle had been parked in front of a side door of the residence. According to police, “all members of the family denied knowledge of the vehicle’s location and believe the vehicle was stolen.” Detectives drove to the home to take photos and found no si…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
New Arrest Made In Westchester Car Theft Spree New Arrest Made In Westchester Car Theft Spree
New Arrest Made In Westchester Car Theft Spree A sixth teenager living in a residential treatment center in Westchester has been arrested for his role in stealing cars in Dobbs Ferry. Police in Dobbs Ferry received a report at approximately 7:45 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 12 of two cars that had been stolen from a Hatch Terrace residence. With an assist from Chevrolet On-Star and BMW customer service, detectives were quickly able to locate both vehicles. Related story: Five Teens Nabbed In Thefts Of Cars In Westchester The initial police investigation led to the arrest of five teenagers and the recovery of the BMW. They were taken into polic…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Specially Equipped $60K Handicapped Accessible Van Stolen From Area Home, Report Says Specially Equipped $60K Handicapped Accessible Van Stolen From Area Home, Report Says
Specially Equipped $60K Handicapped Accessible Van Stolen From Area Home, Report Says A Putnam County man with cerebral palsy is hoping to be reunited with his specially equipped, handicapped accessible van after it was stolen from his driveway in Brewster, according to ABC7. The van was stolen from their driveway in Brewster on Thursday, according to the report, throwing their daily routine into disarray, causing distress to both Ryan Gotto and his single mother, Christy. "It's a real hopeless feeling," Gotto’s mother, a social worker, told ABC. "It's overwhelming because we rely on our community. We are out and about. And it's scary to think ff Ryan had to g…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Police In Westchester Investigate Car Stolen From Parking Garage Police In Westchester Investigate Car Stolen From Parking Garage
Police In Westchester Investigate Car Stolen From Parking Garage Police are attempting to track down an unidentified suspect who allegedly stole a vehicle out of a Scarsdale parking garage. A woman reported to police on Thursday, July 26 that her car had been stolen from a Popham Road parking garage two days earlier. She said that she had left it at approximately 9 p.m. on July 24, and found it was gone at 10 p.m. the following day when she returned. Police said that the woman had left the keys inside the car for Propark workers, in case they needed to move it to another space in the garage. After checking with Propark workers, who hadn’t moved the car, …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Police Use GPS Tracking To Catch Stolen Car Suspect In Northern Westchester Police Use GPS Tracking To Catch Stolen Car Suspect In Northern Westchester
Police Use GPS Tracking To Catch Stolen Car Suspect In Northern Westchester The owner of an allegedly stolen car in Westchester used GPS tracking to assist police in locating the vehicle and their suspect. Investigators from the Yorktown Police Department received a hotline message from the Peekskill Police Department shortly after 3:30 p.m. on Thursday afternoon, regarding a vehicle that had been stolen and was traveling eastbound on Crompond Road (Route 202) in Yorktown. Several police units were dispatched to Crompond Road in an attempt to locate the vehicle, while the owner tracked it with GPS and provided officers with updates of the location of the stolen car…

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by Zak Failla