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Sledding Injuries On Rise, Hospital In Northern Westchester Warns: Here Are Tips To Stay Safe
Although winter snowstorms may bring the excitement of sledding for children, a hospital in Northern Westchester is warning families to be careful, as injuries resulting from the activity are all too common. According to the Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital in Valhalla, sledding down neighborhood hills has sent a whopping 200,000 people to the emergency room over the last 10 years, 70 percent of which were children. During a typical winter, the hospital cares for dozens of these children after sledding accidents, officials said. Many of the injuries include bruises, cu…
Police & Fire
Burglary Suspect Caught With Stolen Items After Chase In Northern Westchester: Police
A 28-year-old man faces burglary charges after he was caught with items stolen from a Northern Westchester home following a short chase, police said. The man, identified as Columbian national Carlos Andres Buitrago-Pinzon, was arrested following a burglary in Valhalla on Saturday, Nov. 11, Mount Pleasant Police Chief Paul Oliva announced. On the day of the incident, around 7:30 p.m., Mount Pleasant Police were notified of a burglary on Broadway in Valhalla by a neighbor who had spotted suspicious activity. Responding officers soon found a man matching the neighbor's descrip…
Police & Fire
Duo Causes Serious Crash, Then Flees From Parkway In Westchester, Police Say
New, updated report: Man Caught After Fleeing Serious Crash On Bronx River Parkway In Yonkers, Police Say Authorities are searching for two people who fled the scene of a crash on a parkway in Westchester that left two men seriously injured, police said. The incident happened on Friday, April 14 around 7 a.m. when an Acura MDX traveling northbound on the Bronx River Parkway in Yonkers sideswiped one car and then slammed into the rear of a Ram 1500 pickup truck just north of the Oak Street exit, according to Westchester County Police. This caused the truck to leav…
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'Big-Hearted, Intelligent, Genuine': School District Remembers Westchester Teen Killed In Crash
A Westchester teen who died after a two-vehicle crash over the weekend is being remembered by his former school district as being a star soccer player and having a big heart. Jason Brand, age 19, of Mount Pleasant, was killed on Sunday, July 10 when a 2021 Honda Pilot driven by a 26-year-old White Plains man, was northbound on the Taconic State Parkway in the town of Mount Pleasant and attempted to make a left-hand turn onto Cleveland Street, state police said. Brand was southbound on the parkway driving a 2005 Yamaha motorcycle and was unable to avoid the Honda Pilot, police said.&nbs…
Police & Fire
Staff Member Strikes Student At Westchester School, Police Say
Police were dispatched to a Westchester school campus following a report of a student who was allegedly hit by a staff member. Officers from the North Castle Police Department responded to the Valhalla campus of the Jennie Clarkson Campus in the Greenburgh-North Castle Union Free School District in North White Plains on Tuesday, May 8, following a report from a clinical director who stated that a resident reported that she had been struck by a staff member two days earlier. According to police who responded to the scene, officers spoke with the administration, who “wanted the department to …
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