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Passing Car Takes Door Off Police Cruiser In Westchester: Video Passing Car Takes Door Off Police Cruiser In Westchester: Video
Passing Car Takes Door Off Police Cruiser In Westchester: Video State police are urging motorists to move over for emergency vehicles after a door was taken off one trooper's cruiser by a car that failed to do so in Westchester.  The incident happened on Sunday, April 2 around 11:30 a.m., when Trooper Robert Schaeffer was exiting his cruiser after pulling over on Interstate 95 in New Rochelle, according to state police.  Although his cruiser's emergency lights were activated, a passing car still failed to obey the state's "Move Over" law and took the door off the cruiser as Schaeffer opened it. He was then taken to the hospital with minor injuries.  A…

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by Ben Crnic
News
State Police Using Both Marked, Concealed Vehicles During Super Bowl STOP-DWI Detail State Police Using Both Marked, Concealed Vehicles During Super Bowl STOP-DWI Detail
State Police Using Both Marked, Concealed Vehicles During Super Bowl Stop-dwi Detail With the opening kickoff of Super Bowl LVII just minutes away, New York State Police say that troopers are out cracking down on impaired and reckless driving.  The special STOP-DWI enforcement campaign, funded by the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee, will include increased patrols and sobriety checkpoints to deter, identify, and arrest impaired drivers, as well as underage drinker enforcement.  The enforcement initiative runs through Monday, Feb.13. "While STOP-DWI efforts across New York have led to significant reductions in the number of drinking and driving fatali…

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by Daily Voice
Business
COVID-19: Northern Westchester Car Wash Offers Free Service To Healthcare Workers, Responders COVID-19: Northern Westchester Car Wash Offers Free Service To Healthcare Workers, Responders
Covid-19: Northern Westchester Car Wash Offers Free Service To Healthcare Workers, Responders As support for front-line health workers and first responders during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, is coming in all forms, an area business is doing its part by offering free car washes. Bedford Hills’ Russell Speeders Car Wash, at 527 Bedford Road/Route 117, has been able to reopen under a state directive after closing in late March. The reopening comes with the requirement that service is currently limited to exterior car washing only, and disallows any personal contact with the car wash staff, nor the use of self-serve vacuums, mat washers, etc. until the enti…

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by Kathy Reakes