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Vehicle Loses Control, Hits Tree On Taconic Parkway In Northern Westchester Vehicle Loses Control, Hits Tree On Taconic Parkway In Northern Westchester
Vehicle Loses Control, Hits Tree On Taconic Parkway In Northern Westchester Emergency crews were sent to the Taconic State Parkway in Northern Westchester after a vehicle lost control and struck a tree, injuring the driver.  The incident happened on Thursday, Aug. 24 around 6:45 p.m., when fire crews responded to the southbound Taconic State Parkway in the area of the Mohansic Avenue ramp for a reported crash.  According to the Yorktown Heights Fire Department, arriving crews found out that a vehicle had spun out and hit a tree after losing control.  The driver was later taken to an area trauma center by the Yorktown Volunteer Ambulance Corps.&…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
First Responders Line Up To View Procession For Fallen Officer From Northern Westchester First Responders Line Up To View Procession For Fallen Officer From Northern Westchester
First Responders Line Up To View Procession For Fallen Officer From Northern Westchester Many first responders lined up to view and honor the procession carrying a fallen Northern Westchester police officer's body back to his hometown.  Earlier Report - Fallen Yorktown Officer Was 37: Funeral Arrangements Announced  On Wednesday, Jan 4, firefighters and other first responders stood on overpasses above the Taconic State Parkway in Yorktown to view the procession for fallen Yorktown officer Kenneth Sgroi, who died on Monday, Jan. 2 at the age of 37 after fighting a sudden illness.  Members of the Yorktown Heights Fire Department, Millwood Fire Depar…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
20-Year-Old Charged After Cache Of Weapons Seized In Northern Westchester 20-Year-Old Charged After Cache Of Weapons Seized In Northern Westchester
20-Year-Old Charged After Cache Of Weapons Seized In Northern Westchester A 20-year-old has been arrested after a cache of weapons was discovered in Northern Westchester, authorities announced. Emeric Tyler of Yorktown has been charged with illegally possessing numerous high-capacity ammunition magazines which were stored in his family’s Yorktown home along with numerous lawfully possessed weapons.  Police were alerted under the New York State Red Flag Law, according to Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. and Yorktown Police Chief Robert Noble. Tyler is facing 33 counts of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a Class …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Officer Escapes Injury After Tree Falls On Cruiser Following 100 MPH Police Chase On Taconic Officer Escapes Injury After Tree Falls On Cruiser Following 100 MPH Police Chase On Taconic
Officer Escapes Injury After Tree Falls On Cruiser Following 100 MPH Police Chase On Taconic A pair of 47-year-old men were apprehended after a high-speed chase involving a van with stolen license plates on the Taconic State Parkway ended when they crashed into trees, according to Westchester County Police. One of the trees struck by the van then toppled on to a Westchester County Police patrol car as the officer pulled up to the scene, shattering the windshield with the officer still behind the wheel, according to police. The tree did not enter the vehicle and the officer was not injured. The two suspects climbed from the van in a further attempt to flee but were taken into custod…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Four Injured In Crash That Causes Hourslong Route 118 Closure Four Injured In Crash That Causes Hourslong Route 118 Closure
Four Injured In Crash That Causes Hourslong Route 118 Closure Four people were injured in a serious two-vehicle crash with extrication in Northern Westchester. Yorktown Heights Fire responded to the scene of the crash on Route 118 around 6:08 a.m., Friday, May 10, with Yorktown Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Empress Emergency Medical Services 34-Medic 1, and the Yorktown Police Department to Saw Mill River Road for a motor vehicle accident, the department said. One had to be extricated by Yorktown firefighters following the crash.Yorktown Heights Volunteer Fire Department Once on scene, they found four patients in need and began the extrication, as we…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Fire Destroys One School Bus, Damages Others In Yorktown Heights Fire Destroys One School Bus, Damages Others In Yorktown Heights
Fire Destroys One School Bus, Damages Others In Yorktown Heights A bus was destroyed and two others damaged when a two-alarm fire ripped through a bus storage and repair garage in Yorktown Heights. The fire was reported at 5:09 p.m. Wednesday at the Baumann & Sons Bus Corporation at 1701 Front St., according to the Yorktown Heights Volunteer Fire Department. In addition to damaging the buses, the fire also damaged part of the repair area of the garage and the structure sustained heavy damage as a result of the fire, the fire department reported. During the height of the fire, firefighters were able to mitigate any fuel or hazardous fluids leakage w…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Mother Critically Injured, Three Children Thrown From Car In Taconic Parkway Crash Mother Critically Injured, Three Children Thrown From Car In Taconic Parkway Crash
Mother Critically Injured, Three Children Thrown From Car In Taconic Parkway Crash A mother is in critical condition following a crash that sent three of her children flying onto the Taconic State Park. The incident took place around 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6 when a 2010 Honda driven by Michael Morrison, 51, of Queens, rolled over on the parkway near Underhill Road in Yorktown, said State Police Spokesman Trooper AJ Hicks. The mother, who was a front-seat passenger, 51-year-old Maria Morrison is in critical condition at Westchester Medical Center, he said. The couple's three children, ages 12, and two 9-year-olds, who were ejected from the vehicle, "miraculously"…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Wake Set For Man Killed In Yorktown House Fire Wake Set For Man Killed In Yorktown House Fire
Wake Set For Man Killed In Yorktown House Fire A 53-year-old man killed in a fire at his Northern Westchester will be remembered during a visitation on Monday, July 9. Frank Fonte was found unconscious around 5 p.m. Sunday by Yorktown Heights firefighters and was pronounced dead a short time later at his home at 1789 Baldwin Road. Yorktown Police could not confirm the identity until they receive forensic verification and await investigation results, but services have been scheduled for Fonte. Fonte, who was the sole occupant in the house at the time of the fire, will be remembered from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. July 9 at Clark Funeral Home, 210…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Killed In Two-Alarm Yorktown House Fire Man Killed In Two-Alarm Yorktown House Fire
Man Killed In Two-Alarm Yorktown House Fire Click here for an updated story: Wake Scheduled For Man Killed In Northern Westchester House Fire  A 53-year-old man was killed after a two-alarm fire broke out Sunday at a home in Northern Westchester. The blaze, on the 1700 block of Baldwin Road just east of the Taconic State Parkway in Yorktown Heights, began just before 5 p.m., with the home quickly fully engulfed in flames. The man was the lone occupant in the house, Yorktown Police said. He was unconscious when firefighters arrived. After he was removed from the home, it was apparent he was deceased, Yorktown Police said. More tha…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Car Bursts Into Flames After Crash On Taconic Parkway Car Bursts Into Flames After Crash On Taconic Parkway
Car Bursts Into Flames After Crash On Taconic Parkway A driver suffered injuries when a car burst into flames after crashing on a stretch of the Taconic State Parkway Thursday night. The southbound crash occurred around 8 p.m. near Route 134 in Yorktown, with the vehicle landing on its side before the fire broke out. While responding, Yorktown Heights Fire Department units were updated that the driver may have been ejected from the vehicle. Upon arrival, it was confirmed that the occupant was out of the car and had not been ejected. Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze and the Yorktown Volunteer Ambulance Corps transported the occupant…

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by Joe Lombardi