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22-Year-Old Shot Near Transit Center In Westchester: Suspect At Large 22-Year-Old Shot Near Transit Center In Westchester: Suspect At Large
22-Year-Old Shot Near Transit Center In Westchester: Suspect At Large Authorities are searching for a suspect involved in a shooting near a Westchester transit center that left a 22-year-old man hospitalized. The shooting happened on Monday, Nov. 18 just before 1 p.m., when two people were seen exchanging gunfire in the area of 311 North Ave. in New Rochelle near the city's transit center parking garage, New Rochelle Police Captain J. Collins Coyne said on Tuesday, Nov. 19.  Arriving officers soon found a victim with gunshot wounds in the area of Huguenot Street and North Avenue and began giving medical aid to him. The victim, a 22-year-old New Rochelle …

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
37-Year-Old Man Dies After Stabbing In Westchester: Suspect At Large 37-Year-Old Man Dies After Stabbing In Westchester: Suspect At Large
37-Year-Old Man Dies After Stabbing In Westchester: Suspect At Large Authorities are investigating a stabbing that left a 37-year-old man dead in Westchester.  The incident happened on Thursday, Aug. 1 around 10:20 p.m., when the victim was taken to the Mount Vernon Hospital Emergency Room after being stabbed numerous times at the intersection of Union Avenue and East 3rd Street in Mount Vernon, according to city officials.  Despite best efforts, the victim died at the hospital. His identity is being withheld pending notification of his family.  A crime scene has since been established at the site of the stabbing, which is under investigation…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Town Employee On Leave After Taking Photos Of Dead Westchester Woman In Suitcase Town Employee On Leave After Taking Photos Of Dead Westchester Woman In Suitcase
Town Employee On Leave After Taking Photos Of Dead Westchester Woman In Suitcase Just hours after the identity of the Westchester woman found bound and stuffed in a suitcase was released, Town of Greenwich officials are confirming that an employee is on paid administrative leave for taking photos of the murder victim and the crime scene and sharing them. Valerie Reyes, 24, of New Rochelle, was found by town highway employees around 8:23 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5, on the east shoulder of Glenville Road, justs north of Stillman Lane.  “The victim was a daughter, a sister and a cousin of a family suffering a tremendous loss at this time," Greenwich First Selectma…

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by Kathy Reakes
Obituaries
Shock, Sadness In Westchester After Missing Woman ID'd As Murder Victim Shock, Sadness In Westchester After Missing Woman ID'd As Murder Victim
Shock, Sadness In Westchester After Missing Woman ID'd As Murder Victim Westchester is in mourning after police identified a homicide victim in Greenwich as Valerie Reyes, who had been missing in New Rochelle for more than a week. The 24-year-old’s body was found on the east shoulder of Glenville Road, just north of Stillman Lane. She was found at the scene inside a suitcase with her hands and feet bound. She was reported missing to the New Rochelle Police Department on Jan. 30 and had last been seen the day before. Related story: Town Of Greenwich Employee On Leave After Taking Photos Of Dead Woman The community has expressed shock and sad…

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by Zak Failla
News
New Details Released After Man Found Dead Along Shoulder Of Road In Westchester New Details Released After Man Found Dead Along Shoulder Of Road In Westchester
New Details Released After Man Found Dead Along Shoulder Of Road In Westchester Click here for an updated story: ID Released Of Man Found Dead Along Shoulder Of Busy Westchester Road A police investigation has revealed that a man found dead alongside the shoulder of a road in Westchester was shot on Monday morning. At approximately 8:20 a.m., members of the Yonkers Police Department responded to the vicinity of eastbound Tuckahoe Road by the New York State Thruway overpass on a report of a body discovered at that location. A passerby had discovered the body and immediately called the police. Upon arrival, responding patrol units observed a male, who appeared to be i…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Westchester Man Found Dead On Old Croton Aqueduct Westchester Man Found Dead On Old Croton Aqueduct
Westchester Man Found Dead On Old Croton Aqueduct Detectives are investigating the late-night discovery of the body of a 40-year-old man near the Old Croton Aqueduct in Westchester. At approximately 7:45 p.m. on Sunday night, members of the Yonkers Police department and paramedics were dispatched to the aqueduct approaching Lamartine Avenue, where there was a report of a “man down," Sgt. Dean Politopoulos said, Upon arrival at the scene, police officials said that first responders found a man -- later identified as Dobbs Ferry resident Timothy Wesner --  “in a lifeless state,” and he was pronounced dead at the scene. The area was cord…

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by Zak Failla