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High-Speed Chase Ends In Flat Tire For Suspect In Westchester, Police Say
A man who led police on a high-speed chase on several busy parkways in Westchester was caught after his vehicle suffered a flat tire, authorities said. The incident happened on Tuesday, April 18 around 9 a.m., when a Westchester County Police officer saw a black Mercedes driving at a high speed on the northbound Bronx River Parkway near the Cross County Parkway interchange. According to police, the officer tried pulling the Mercedes over but it did not stop. It then continued traveling at high speed onto the Sprain Brook Parkway and exited onto Central Park Avenue in Yonker…
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Over 10 Burglary, Stolen Vehicle Suspects Caught Throughout Westchester In Span Of Week
Nearly a dozen vehicles that were either stolen or associated with other felonies were caught traveling throughout Westchester in the span of a week, police said. The vehicles and their associated suspects were all caught between Monday, Feb. 27, and Sunday, March 5, according to the Westchester County Police Department, which used its Real Time Crime intelligence center to coordinate responses from multiple law enforcement agencies in the county to catch the vehicles. The following incidents occurred during the week: Monday, Feb. 27: Police in Mount Vernon were no…
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Driver Caught After Flipping Stolen Car On Ramp Of Westchester County Parkway: Police
A man driving a car stolen from out of state was caught after accidentally flipping the vehicle on the Cross County Parkway in Westchester County, police said. On Thursday, Jan. 5, police tried to pull over a car reported as stolen on the Cross County Parkway westbound in Yonkers, but the driver did not stop, Westchester County Police said. The vehicle then left the parkway on Yonkers Avenue, where it then rolled over on the ramp, ending the chase. The driver, identified as 22-year-old Davonte Hadley, was then arrested and charged with criminal possession of stolen proper…
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22-Year-Old Man Caught After Police Chase Ends In Crash By Westchester County Highway: Police
After his attempt to avoid police ended in a crash near a Westchester County highway, a man has been charged with fleeing authorities and stealing mail, police said. On Tuesday, Dec. 13, around 1:20 a.m., members of the Pleasantville Police Department reported that a white SUV with a temporary tag from out-of-state had refused to stop after authorities had attempted to pull it over for a traffic violation on Route 117, according to police. Later on, a Westchester County police officer saw the SUV traveling in Yonkers southbound on the Sprain Brook Parkway near Jackson Avenue…
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New Details: Father Killed In Westchester Crash Was Former Superintendent In Hudson Valley
A father who was killed in a crash in Westchester County while driving with his son was a former superintendent in the Hudson Valley. Earlier Report - 51-Year-Old Father From Newburgh Killed In Hudson Valley After His Car Hits Wall: Police Ronel Cook, age 51, of Newburgh, who died in Yonkers on Sunday, Nov. 20, was the superintendent of the Catskill Central School District in Greene County from July 2017 to July 2022, according to a post by the school district. Cook died after his 2015 Nissan Altima veered off the Cross County Parkway and hit a wall at the Seminary Ave…
Police & Fire
Five Arrested, Two Cars Recovered, Handgun Seized In Westchester
Suspects wanted for allegedly stealing two stolen cars out of Northern Westchester and Fairfield County were busted by county investigators with a pair of stolen cars and an illegal handgun, authorities announced. The incident began at approximately 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 20 when the Greenwich Police Department notified the Westchester-Putnam Real Time Crime Center that they were seeking suspects in connection to an investigation into a pair of stolen vehicles. According to police, the suspect vehicles - a Dodge Durango and a Mercedes G Wagon - had last been seen traveling onto the sout…
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Storm Update: Hudson Valley Flooding, Road Closures
Residents throughout the Hudson Valley are being asked to remain at home while clean-up from last night's storms continues. On Thursday, Sept. 2, police said many roadways are closed in Westchester County due to flooding, including: The Sprain Brook Parkway is closed at Central Avenue in Yonkers. The Bronx River Parkway is closed between White Plains and Yonkers. Mamaroneck Avenue is closed due to flooding. The Hutchinson River Parkway is between the Cross County Parkway and the Bronx. The Saw Mill River Parkway is closed between Yonkers and Mount Pleasant. Westchester Avenue between Mead…
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Police Identify Woman Killed In Westchester Crash
Police have identified the woman killed in a single-vehicle crash in Westchester County over the weekend. Sonia Philpotts, age 54, from the Bronx, was the passenger who died in the crash that happened in Yonkers at about 11:50 p.m. on Saturday, July 31, according to Westchester County Police. Police previously reported that a driver was going west on the Cross County Parkway when the vehicle went to get on the southbound Saw Mill River Parkway. The driver lost control of the vehicle while going around a curve to get on the Saw Mill Parkway. There were a total of five people in th…
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119 MPH Driver Indicted On Manslaughter Charges For Westchester Crash That Killed Three
The driver of a vehicle going 119 miles per hour that crashed and killed three people in the Hudson Valley has been indicted on multiple manslaughter charges, the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office announced. Bronx resident Yordany Bautista-Hernandez, age 20, was traveling 119 mph in a 50 mph zone eastbound on the Cross County Parkway in Mount Vernon shortly before 2:30 a.m. on Sept. 25 when his 2019 Toyota Camry struck a guard rail and rolled over between the Exit 9 ramp for the Hutchinson River Parkway and Exit 10 for New Rochelle Road, police said. Hernandez’s passengers, Ga…
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Westchester County PD To Conduct Increased Enforcement Through New Year's Day
Westchester County Police will increase patrols between Christmas Eve and New Year's Day to curb drunk and aggressive driving, according to the department. “Our goal as always is to do everything we can to keep Westchester’s parkways safe for those who will be traveling on them during the holiday season,” Commissioner Thomas A. Gleason said. “There is zero tolerance for drivers who put others at risk by speeding, driving aggressively or driving while impaired.” Additional patrol cars will be dispatched to the Bronx River, Cross County, Saw Mill and Hutchinson River parkways, poli…
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Two Men, Teenage Girl Killed In Rollover Westchester Crash
Three people were killed in an overnight crash in Westchester. It happened on a stretch of the Cross County Parkway. Two men in their early 20s and a 16-year-old girl died when the car they were passengers in rolled over shortly before 2:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 25 in Mount Vernon, police said. Their 21-year-old driver suffered injuries and was transported to Westchester Medical Center for treatment. The car was traveling eastbound on the Cross County Parkway at the time of the crash between the Exit 9 ramp for the Hutchinson River Parkway and Exit 10 for New Rochelle Road. The cau…
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Police Nab 32-Year-Old With Two Kilos Of Cocaine, 22 Pounds Of Pot In Westchester County
A 32-year-old man was nabbed with large quantities of cocaine and marijuana as well as counterfeit prescription pills during a routine traffic stop. The incident began about 5:30 p.m., on Monday, May 11, when a Westchester County Police officer stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation on Central Park Avenue near the Cross County Parkway in Yonkers. The officer detected an odor of marijuana in the vehicle and also observed a shopping bag on the rear seat containing what appeared to be marijuana in vacuum-sealed bags, said Kieran O'Leary, spokesman for the Westchester County Police. T…
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Increased DWI Patrols Under Way In Westchester Through Holidays
The holidays are here, and so too are increased police patrols. The Westchester Department of Public Safety and other police agencies are participating in a ‘STOP-DWI’ enforcement campaign that started earlier this month. This initiative includes roving patrols as well as sobriety checkpoints that will be conducted by the County police in local communities and on parkways. County Police will also join forces with municipal police departments and New York State Police to increase enforcement efforts in certain targeted areas. “In Westchester, we have seen first-hand the devastating consequ…
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71 Tickets Issued In New Westchester Police Traffic Enforcement Detail
New York State Police troopers teamed up with officers from the Yonkers Police Department over the weekend to conduct special enforcement details on area parkways and a major roadway. The law enforcement agencies conducted traffic enforcement details on Central Park Avenue, Sprain Brook Parkway and Cross County Parkway on Saturday “in an effort to combat speeding, aggressive or reckless driving and to enhance the quality of life for residents and other motorists." During the detail, police doled out a total of 71 tickets for vehicle and traffic law violations related to speed. Police s…
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Motorcyclist Seriously Injured In Westchester Crash
A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a one-vehicle accident on the westbound Cross County Parkway at New Rochelle Road that has closed the roadway in Bronxville. The crash occurred 1:30 p.m. Monday when the motorcyclist appears to have lost control and crashed, said Kieran O'Leary, spokesman for the Westchester County Police. The unidentified man was transported to Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx with serious injuries, which appears non-life-threatening at this time, O'Leary said. The left and center lanes of the westbound CCP remain closed as the department investigates the crash. …
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