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'Erratic' Drunk Driver Hits 16 Parked Vehicles In New Rochelle, Police Say 'Erratic' Drunk Driver Hits 16 Parked Vehicles In New Rochelle, Police Say
'Erratic' Drunk Driver Hits 16 Parked Vehicles In New Rochelle, Police Say A man faces drunk driving charges after striking 16 parked vehicles in Westchester, police announced.  New Rochelle resident James Tozzo, age 71, was arrested on Saturday, Dec. 16 in connection with the collisions, New Rochelle Police Captain J. Collins Coyne announced on Monday, Dec. 18.  According to Coyne, just after 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, authorities responded to the area of Mayflower Avenue and Pelhamdale Avenue in New Rochelle after receiving a report of an "erratic driver" who had hit several parked vehicles.  Responding officers then found that a total…

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by Ben Crnic
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Man Caught With 2 'Ghost Guns' After Menacing Victim In Westchester, Police Say Man Caught With 2 'Ghost Guns' After Menacing Victim In Westchester, Police Say
Man Caught With 2 'Ghost Guns' After Menacing Victim In Westchester, Police Say A man faces numerous weapons charges after authorities confiscated several firearms from his Westchester home, including two "ghost guns," following his arrest for an alleged menacing incident, police said. The incident happened on Tuesday, May 9 just after 7:30 p.m., when police responded to a residence in New Rochelle on Keogh Lane on a reported menacing incident involving a handgun, according to New Rochelle PD Captain J. Collins Coyne.  An investigation into the incident found that a menacing did happen between two people who knew each other.  Following this, the suspect, ide…

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by Ben Crnic
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$100K ID Theft Scheme: Trio Nabbed In Act At Auto Dealership In New Rochelle, Police Say $100K ID Theft Scheme: Trio Nabbed In Act At Auto Dealership In New Rochelle, Police Say
$100K ID Theft Scheme: Trio Nabbed In Act At Auto Dealership In New Rochelle, Police Say Three suspects were apprehended in the act of allegedly trying to pull off a $100,000 identity theft scheme at an auto dealership in Westchester County, according to authorities. At around 4:30 p.m. Thursday, March 30, detectives were alerted by staff at New Rochelle Toyota that a possible fraudulent purchase of a vehicle was in progress at the dealership. Responding detectives found the trio at the scene, two of whom were unlawfully using names and social security numbers of real persons from Pennsylvania and Iowa to fraudulently obtain a car loan for over $100,000, acc…

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by Joe Lombardi
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More Than A Dozen Hospitalized After Chemical Spill In New Rochelle More Than A Dozen Hospitalized After Chemical Spill In New Rochelle
More Than A Dozen Hospitalized After Chemical Spill In New Rochelle At least 13 people were transported to area hospitals after a chemical spill at a YMCA in Westchester County The spill took place around 7:14 a.m., Monday, Sept. 20 at the New Rochelle YMCA located at 50 Weyman Ave., police said. New Rochelle police and firefighters responded to the YMCA on a report of a chemical exposure causing respiratory distress to multiple patrons, said Captain J. Collins Coyne, of the New Rochelle Police. The cause of the exposure is under investigation by New Rochelle Police detectives and at this time, appears to be that an accidental mixture of che…

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by Kathy Reakes