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Community Helps Find Missing Teen With Autism In Westchester, Police Commend Efforts (UPDATE) Community Helps Find Missing Teen With Autism In Westchester, Police Commend Efforts (UPDATE)
Community Helps Find Missing Teen With Autism In Westchester, Police Commend Efforts (Update) Authorities are commending the extensive efforts of community members for their role in safely locating 18-year-old Archer Hands, who was reported missing on Thursday, Jan. 16. Archer, a teen with autism, was last seen at around 1 p.m. on Wolfs Lane in Pelham and was found safe later that evening. In a statement released on Friday, Jan. 17, the Pelham Police Department highlighted the extensive efforts that led to the positive outcome, describing a coordinated search involving neighboring police departments, including Pelham Manor, New Rochelle, MTA, NYPD, and Westchester County Police. …

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Car Stolen From Quiet Residential Westchester Road Car Stolen From Quiet Residential Westchester Road
Car Stolen From Quiet Residential Westchester Road Police are investigating an early morning vehicle theft that took place on a quiet residential street in Westchester.  The theft happened on Thursday morning, Sept. 19 on the 100 block of Corlies Avenue in the Village of Pelham, according to the village's police department.  Although the department did not release further details about the thefts, including if any suspects have been apprehended, police did say that patrols would be on "heightened awareness."  The incident does not appear connected to other attempted thefts in neighboring villages, the department said, adding…

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by Ben Crnic
Schools
School District In Westchester Defends Ban On Staff Wearing Blue, Black Lives Matter Symbols School District In Westchester Defends Ban On Staff Wearing Blue, Black Lives Matter Symbols
School District In Westchester Defends Ban On Staff Wearing Blue, Black Lives Matter Symbols A Westchester school district is standing behind a new policy that bars staff members from wearing symbols that represent political speech. The Pelham Board of Education held a meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 18 to address rising tensions that have arisen from Schools Superintendent Cheryl Champ’s decision to ban staff members from wearing anything that pertains to either the Black Lives Matter or Blue Lives Matter movements while on the job. Champ implemented the new policy after some staff members wore masks and other clothes that featured the Thin Blue Line Flag, typically a sign of tribute t…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Found Asleep Behind Wheel At Westchester McDonald's Caught With Stolen Gun After DWI Crash Man Found Asleep Behind Wheel At Westchester McDonald's Caught With Stolen Gun After DWI Crash
Man Found Asleep Behind Wheel At Westchester McDonald's Caught With Stolen Gun After DWI Crash A 21-year-old man who was found asleep at the wheel at a Westchester McDonald’s is facing a host of charges after allegedly drinking, driving, fighting with police, crashing, and being busted with a stolen handgun. Officers from the New Rochelle Police Department responded to McDonald’s on Main Street shortly after 4:15 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 13, where there was a complaint of a man asleep at the drive-thru. Upon arrival, officers found a black Mercedes occupied by Bronx resident Louis Florimon, who was asleep behind the wheel, Police Capt. Cosmo Costa said. The officers attempted to wake Flo…

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by Zak Failla
News
Video: Suspect Attempted To Break Into Cars Parked In Westchester Driveway Video: Suspect Attempted To Break Into Cars Parked In Westchester Driveway
Video: Suspect Attempted To Break Into Cars Parked In Westchester Driveway Police in Pelham are warning area residents to be on the lookout after a suspicious suspect was caught on camera attempting to enter cars parked in a driveway. Investigators released video of the suspect, who was caught on camera overnight on Monday, Sept. 16. In the video, the man in shorts and a backward hat carrying a bag can be seen checking the door handles of two cars before a security light came on and chased him away. According to police, the owner of the vehicles remembered to lock the doors of the two cars, and nothing was stolen during the incident. “This is a very preventable c…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Suspect Busted Breaking Into Cars Overnight In Westchester, Police Say Suspect Busted Breaking Into Cars Overnight In Westchester, Police Say
Suspect Busted Breaking Into Cars Overnight In Westchester, Police Say Police are warning area residents of a new rash of cars that were broken into after a suspect was apprehended overnight in Westchester. The Village of Pelham Police Department issued an alert on Tuesday, July 23, warning that over the past few nights, there has been an increase in larcenies from parked and unlocked vehicles in the area of Fourth Avenue, Second Avenue, Manning Circle, and Nyack Avenue. Police said that shortly after 2 a.m. on Tuesday, July 23, an eagle-eyed officer on midnight patrol spotted a suspicious suspect entering a vehicle on Corlies Avenue. The suspect was subsequen…

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by Zak Failla
News
Missing Westchester HS Freshman Found Missing Westchester HS Freshman Found
Missing Westchester HS Freshman Found Update: The 15-year-old high school student who went missing late Monday afternoon, Dec. 10 has been found and is safe. "Missing child Patrick Bowe was located safely and reunited with his family," Pelham Police announced late in the morning on Tuesday, Dec. 11. No further information was released. Original report: A freshman at Fordham Preparatory School has gone missing and police are asking the public's help in locating him. Freshman Patrick Bowe went missing from his home on Monday, Dec. 10, said Lt. Danny Green of the Pelham Police Department. He was last seen by his parents a…

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by Daily Voice
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Three Charged With Mail Theft In Westchester Three Charged With Mail Theft In Westchester
Three Charged With Mail Theft In Westchester The complaints from Westchester residents who have not been receiving their mail helped lead to the arrests of three men who allegedly have been stealing from mailboxes for several months, investigators from the United States Postal Inspection Service said. The USPIS and members of the Pelham Police Department announced the arrests of Bronx residents Jonathan Jimenez, Luis Gonzalez-Morell and Martin Reyes-Maria on Tuesday, following a monthslong investigation into stolen mail. Officials said that over the past several months, the USPIS, Pelham Police Department and Westchester County Distri…

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by Zak Failla
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Motorist Strikes Guardrail Near Hutch Causing Roadway Closure Motorist Strikes Guardrail Near Hutch Causing Roadway Closure
Motorist Strikes Guardrail Near Hutch Causing Roadway Closure A motorist nearly flipped a car after striking a guardrail, leading to a temporary closure of a busy roadway in Pelham. Members of the Pelham Fire Department and Police Department were dispatched near the intersection of Pelhamdale Avenue and the northbound lanes of the Hutchinson River Parkway at approximately 6:30 a.m. on Sunday morning, following reports of a motor vehicle crash that left at least one with injuries. Upon arrival at the scene, first responders reported that they found a mid-sized Honda on top of the guardrail near the entrance to the parkway, leaking fluids into the roadw…

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by Zak Failla