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New Update: Accused Killer Of 15-Year-Old Westchester Boy In US Illegally, ICE Says New Update: Accused Killer Of 15-Year-Old Westchester Boy In US Illegally, ICE Says
New Update: Accused Killer Of 15-Year-Old Westchester Boy In US Illegally, ICE Says A 40-year-old man who allegedly shot his girlfriend and her two children in Northern Westchester and then led authorities on a 12-hour manhunt is in the United States illegally and has had past encounters with Border Patrol, officials said. Fernando Andres Jimenez Meza, who allegedly shot and killed 15-year-old Michael Raimondi and injured his mother and brother during an incident in the Baldwin Place section of Somers on Monday, Oct. 28, is an unlawfully present citizen of Chile, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) spokesperson said on Friday, Nov. 1. He entere…

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by Ben Crnic
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Community Rallies To Support Family Of 15-Year-Old Killed In Westchester Shooting Community Rallies To Support Family Of 15-Year-Old Killed In Westchester Shooting
Community Rallies To Support Family Of 15-Year-Old Killed In Westchester Shooting Although the family rocked by a Northern Westchester shooting that left a 15-year-old boy dead faces a long, arduous road of healing and recovery, they will not go it alone thanks to the generosity of their community.  The shooting happened at around 11:35 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 28, when Fernando Jimenez, age 40, shot his girlfriend and her two children with an illegally possessed handgun in the Baldwin Place section of Somers during a domestic dispute, according to New York State Police. Earlier Report - Name Released Of 15-Year-Old Killed In Somers Shooting That Led To …

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by Ben Crnic
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Name Released Of Boy Killed In Northern Westchester Shooting That Led To Manhunt, Arrest Name Released Of Boy Killed In Northern Westchester Shooting That Led To Manhunt, Arrest
Name Released Of Boy Killed In Northern Westchester Shooting That Led To Manhunt, Arrest This story has been updated. The name has been released of a teenage boy who was killed in a fatal shooting in Northern Westchester that led to a 12-hour manhunt and the arrest of a suspect. Fernando Jimenez, age 40, shot his girlfriend and her two children with an illegally possessed handgun in the Baldwin Place section of Somers during a domestic dispute at about 11:35 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 28, according to New York State Police. One of the children, a 10th-grade student at Somers High School now identified as Michael Raimondi, age 15, was killed.  The boy's brother, a 13-year-…

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by Joe Lombardi
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New Update: Suspect Apprehended After Fatal Shooting In Westchester New Update: Suspect Apprehended After Fatal Shooting In Westchester
New Update: Suspect Apprehended After Fatal Shooting In Westchester A suspect has been apprehended following a massive manhunt after a fatal overnight shooting in Northern Westchester County that has led to school closures in neighboring Putnam County. New Update: 10th-Grader ID'd As Victim In Fatal Northern Westchester Shooting That Led To Manhunt, Arrest The shooting happened in the Baldwin Place section of the town of Somers at approximately 11:35 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 28, according to New York State Police. One person was killed. Two other victims are receiving care at hospitals in the area. The suspect, Fernando Jimenez, 40, had last been seen in th…

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by Joe Lombardi
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DWI Arrests: Deputy Injured After Being Hit By Drunk Driver In Hudson Valley, Sheriff Says DWI Arrests: Deputy Injured After Being Hit By Drunk Driver In Hudson Valley, Sheriff Says
DWI Arrests: Deputy Injured After Being Hit By Drunk Driver In Hudson Valley, Sheriff Says Several people face charges after driving drunk in the Hudson Valley, including a woman who struck a sheriff deputy's vehicle, authorities said.  The arrests happened in Putnam County between Friday, April 5, and Sunday, April 7, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Monday, April 8.  The first incident occurred on Friday, April 5 around 10:45 p.m., when a sheriff's deputy's vehicle was struck by another car that crossed into his lane while traveling north on Peekskill Hollow Road in Putnam Valley. The deputy suffered injuries to his eye and hand and was taken to Hudson …

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by Ben Crnic
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Feral Cat Tests Positive For Rabies In Hudson Valley: Here's Where It Was Found Feral Cat Tests Positive For Rabies In Hudson Valley: Here's Where It Was Found
Feral Cat Tests Positive For Rabies In Hudson Valley: Here's Where It Was Found A feral cat found in the Hudson Valley has tested positive for rabies, health officials announced. The cat was discovered in the Putnam County town of Putnam Valley in the area of Peekskill Hollow Road and Tinker Hill Road on Saturday, Feb. 3, the county's health department announced on Friday, Feb. 9. After it was found, the unowned cat was safely taken to a veterinarian, where it began showing neurological signs of rabies.  After the cat was tested for the disease, a lab confirmed the positive result on Thursday, Feb. 8. It is the second incidence of rabies in Putnam Valley so …

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by Ben Crnic
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4 Nabbed For DWI In Hudson Valley: Wrong-Way Driving, Mailbox Damage Among Offenses, Police Say 4 Nabbed For DWI In Hudson Valley: Wrong-Way Driving, Mailbox Damage Among Offenses, Police Say
4 Nabbed For DWI In Hudson Valley: Wrong-Way Driving, Mailbox Damage Among Offenses, Police Say Four people, including Westchester and Fairfield County residents, face various charges after they were caught driving while intoxicated in the Hudson Valley, police said. The arrests all happened in Putnam County over both Saturday, Aug. 19, and Sunday, Aug. 20, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Tuesday, Aug. 22.  The following people were arrested, according to sheriff's deputies:  Fairfield County resident Michael F. Bautista-Zumba, age 23, of Danbury, was arrested on Saturday around 2:10 a.m. after authorities saw him allegedly travel from his lane in an unsafe…

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by Ben Crnic
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Deputy Suffered Severed Artery During Stabbing Incident In Putnam, Sheriff Says Deputy Suffered Severed Artery During Stabbing Incident In Putnam, Sheriff Says
Deputy Suffered Severed Artery During Stabbing Incident In Putnam, Sheriff Says The Putnam County sheriff's deputy who was stabbed while investigating a disturbance in the Town of Putnam Valley is out of surgery.  The deputy, whose name was not released, suffered a severed artery which, though repaired during the surgery, may require additional surgeries, Putnam County Sheriff Robert L. Langley, Jr. said. The confrontation happened around 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 20 in Putnam Valley on Peekskill Hollow Road. Upon investigation of a disturbance at the residence, a male subject confronted deputies with a knife, stabbing the one deputy, Langley said. The suspect was t…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Deputy Stabbed During Incident In Putnam, Sheriff Says Deputy Stabbed During Incident In Putnam, Sheriff Says
Deputy Stabbed During Incident In Putnam, Sheriff Says Update: The Putnam County sheriff's deputy who was stabbed while investigating a disturbance in the Town of Putnam Valley is out of surgery.  The deputy, whose name was not released, suffered a severed artery which, though repaired during the surgery, may require additional surgeries, Putnam County Sheriff Robert L. Langley, Jr. said. The confrontation happened around 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 20 in Putnam Valley on Peekskill Hollow Road. Upon investigation of a disturbance at the residence, a male subject confronted deputies with a knife, stabbing the one deputy, Langley said. The susp…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Taconic Parkway Stretch Reopens After Crash With Injuries Taconic Parkway Stretch Reopens After Crash With Injuries
Taconic Parkway Stretch Reopens After Crash With Injuries This story has been updated. A stretch of the Taconic State Parkway has reopened after a serious crash with injuries. The crash was reported shortly before 8 a.m. Friday, Jan. 10, on the southbound side just north of Peekskill Hollow Road in Putnam Valley. The lanes reopened at around 8:25 a.m., state police said.

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by Daily Voice
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Westchester Man Caught With 5 Pounds Of Pot After Car Runs Out Of Gas Westchester Man Caught With 5 Pounds Of Pot After Car Runs Out Of Gas
Westchester Man Caught With 5 Pounds Of Pot After Car Runs Out Of Gas A Westchester County man is facing felony drug charges after running out of gas in Putnam County and being busted with more than five pounds of marijuana and concentrated cannabis. A Putnam County Sheriff’s Deputy on patrol shortly before 12:30 a.m. on Sunday, May 20 in Putnam Valley attempted to offer an assist to Yorktown Heights resident Thomas Disieno, 36, when he spotted him stopped on Peekskill Hollow Road on the side of the road with his hazard lights on. The Sheriff’s Deputy said that Disieno stated he was out of gas, though there was a strong odor of marijuana coming from the vehic…

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by Zak Failla
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Taconic Parkway Reopens After Rollover Crash Involving School Bus Taconic Parkway Reopens After Rollover Crash Involving School Bus
Taconic Parkway Reopens After Rollover Crash Involving School Bus Update All lanes on the Taconic State Parkway have reopened after a crash earlier Wednesday morning involving a school bus. Original report All southbound lanes and one northbound lane of the Taconic State Parkway are closed due to a school bus crash, according to the New York State Police. The rollover took place around 8:18 a.m. Wednesday north of Bryant Pond Road in Putnam Valley, said Trooper AJ Hicks, a spokesman for the state police. The mini-bus, from the Tarrytown Union Free School District, had only the driver onboard, who was slightly injured, Hicks said.  No other vehicles we…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Bear, Cub Found Dead On Area Parkway Bear, Cub Found Dead On Area Parkway
Bear, Cub Found Dead On Area Parkway An adult bear and her cub that were apparently struck by a vehicle on the Taconic Parkway in Putnam Valley will be removed from the roadway by the Department of Transportation.The pair, first noticed by Daily Voice reader John Askildsen of Millbrook, has been on the southbound side of the highway, immediately south of the entrance at Peekskill Hollow Road, since Monday.  "When I first noticed them down an embankment I thought maybe it was a piece of carpet or something," he said. "But then I realized it was a bear and her cub." Officials with the state Department of Cons…

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by Kathy Reakes