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Man Accused Of Crashing At Northern Westchester Gas Station While On Drugs Man Accused Of Crashing At Northern Westchester Gas Station While On Drugs
Man Accused Of Crashing At Northern Westchester Gas Station While On Drugs A 27-year-old man faces felony charges after crashing at a Northern Westchester gas station while allegedly under the influence of drugs, police said. Yorktown resident Ronald Ferraro was arrested on Friday, Aug. 2 in connection with an incident at the Shell gas station at 930 East Main St. in Yorktown, the town's police department announced on Tuesday, Aug. 6.  According to the department, around 6:30 p.m. on the day of his arrest, Ferraro was involved in a single-car crash in the gas station's parking lot.  Arriving officers soon discovered that Ferraro's license had been …

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by Ben Crnic
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2-Car Crash Hospitalizes 1, Closes Part Of Busy Hudson Valley Road 2-Car Crash Hospitalizes 1, Closes Part Of Busy Hudson Valley Road
2-Car Crash Hospitalizes 1, Closes Part Of Busy Hudson Valley Road A two-vehicle crash in the Hudson Valley sent one person to the hospital and caused a brief closure on a busy roadway. The incident happened in Putnam County on Wednesday, April 17 just before 10 a.m., when two cars collided on Route 6N in Mahopac near Parker Drive, according to the Mahopac Falls Volunteer Fire Department.  Arriving first responders soon closed Route 6N at the nearest intersections and tended to the drivers' injuries. One driver was taken to Hudson Valley Hospital while the other refused medical attention. 

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by Ben Crnic
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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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Drunk Driver Arrested, Hospitalized After Crash In Northern Westchester: Police Drunk Driver Arrested, Hospitalized After Crash In Northern Westchester: Police
Drunk Driver Arrested, Hospitalized After Crash In Northern Westchester: Police A 55-year-old Hudson Valley man found himself going to the hospital with drunk driving charges after he was injured in a crash in Northern Westchester, police said. The arrest resulted from an incident on Monday, Aug. 28 around 6:20 p.m., when Yorktown Police responded to a two-car crash on Saw Mill River Road in the area of Birdsall Drive, according to the department.  Arriving officers conducted an investigation into the collision and determined that the driver of one of the cars involved, 55-year-old Putnam County resident Christopher Conlan of Mahopac, had failed to yield the right…

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by Ben Crnic
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Man Illegally Dumps Grill In Woods, Then Resists Arrest In Northern Westchester: Police Man Illegally Dumps Grill In Woods, Then Resists Arrest In Northern Westchester: Police
Man Illegally Dumps Grill In Woods, Then Resists Arrest In Northern Westchester: Police A 62-year-old man faces a variety of charges after physically resisting arrest following his illegal dumping of a barbeque grill in Northern Westchester, police said.  The arrest stemmed from an incident on Saturday, July 29 around 4:45 p.m., when Yorktown Police were notified of a man illegally dumping a grill in the woods near Mountain Brook Road.  According to the department, a responding officer found a van with a license plate matching the one reported by the caller and met with the driver, later identified as 62-year-old Mark Russo of Yorktown. They also saw that Russo had d…

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by Ben Crnic
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Drunk Man Caught Driving With 3 Wheels, Then Hospitalized In Northern Westchester: Police Drunk Man Caught Driving With 3 Wheels, Then Hospitalized In Northern Westchester: Police
Drunk Man Caught Driving With 3 Wheels, Then Hospitalized In Northern Westchester: Police A drunk driver had to be hospitalized after authorities found him traveling on three wheels and with a covered rear license plate in Northern Westchester, police said.  The incident happened on Wednesday, May 31 just after 1:10 a.m., when police responded to the intersection of Hallocks Mill Road and Crompond Road (Route 202) in Yorktown after they received a report of a vehicle driving on three wheels, according to Yorktown Police.  Soon enough, officers found the vehicle traveling west on Crompond Road and pulled the car over.  Police then identified the driver as 24-year-…

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by Ben Crnic
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5-Car Crash Sends 2 Drivers To Hospital In Northern Westchester, Police Say 5-Car Crash Sends 2 Drivers To Hospital In Northern Westchester, Police Say
5-Car Crash Sends 2 Drivers To Hospital In Northern Westchester, Police Say A five-vehicle crash that involved a head-on collision sent two people to the hospital in Northern Westchester, police said.  The incident happened on Wednesday, April 26 around 6:45 p.m., when Peekskill Police responded to a motor vehicle crash on the 600 block of South Street that involved five vehicles, according to Peekskill PD Lieutenant Adam Renwick.  An investigation into the crash determined that it began when two vehicles collided head-on and then hit three other parked vehicles, Renwick said.  The drivers of the two cars that collided head-on were taken to Hud…

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by Ben Crnic
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Northern Westchester Town Employee Hit, Killed By Vehicle, Police Say Northern Westchester Town Employee Hit, Killed By Vehicle, Police Say
Northern Westchester Town Employee Hit, Killed By Vehicle, Police Say Updated story: ID Released For Town Employee Hit, Killed By Vehicle In Northern Westchester, Police Say A town employee in Northern Westchester was hit and killed by a vehicle while working. The incident took place in Yorktown around 11 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 14 in the area of 477 London Road. According to Lt. Kenneth Sgroi, of the Yorktown Police, the 28-year-old Yorktown employee was working in the area where he was struck by the vehicle. The employee was transported to Hudson Valley Hospital where he died from his injuries, Sgroi said. The identity of the victim is being with…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Dies After Being Struck By Vehicle In Northern Westchester Man Dies After Being Struck By Vehicle In Northern Westchester
Man Dies After Being Struck By Vehicle In Northern Westchester Police are investigating a fatal motor vehicle crash in Northern Westchester. It happened at approximately 11:15 p.m. Tuesday, July 5, on Crompond Road and Lafayette Avenue in the town of Cortlandt. When police arrrived, Peekskill Emergency Medical Services was already on scene rendering aid to the pedestrian who was struck by a vehicle and transported to Hudson Valley Hospital, state police said.  The man later identified as Edwin G. Merchan Tenemea, age 34, of Peekskill, was pronounced dead at the hospital. An initial investigation determined a 2004 Honda Accord was …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Killed By Falling Tree In Northern Westchester Man Killed By Falling Tree In Northern Westchester
Man Killed By Falling Tree In Northern Westchester A man has died after a tree fell on him while he was working in Northern Westchester. The unidentified 61-year-old was killed around 9 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 14, on Farm Walk Road in Yorktown, police said. When officers and EMS arrived on the scene, they found the man in the backyard of the resident, unconscious not breathing after the tree fell on top of him, according to the Yorktown Police. Yorktown Police and a Yorktown firefighter began CPR until medics arrived,  police said. The man was transported to Hudson Valley Hospital where he died from his injuries, they added. Detectives …

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by Kathy Reakes
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27-Year-Old Killed In Two-Vehicle Northern Westchester Crash 27-Year-Old Killed In Two-Vehicle Northern Westchester Crash
27-Year-Old Killed In Two-Vehicle Northern Westchester Crash A 27-year-old was killed in a two-vehicle crash overnight in Northern Westchester. It happened around 7:45 p.m. Thursday, May 13 in Cortlandt. According to a preliminary investigation by New York State Police, a 2020 Buick Encore, operated by Joyce M. Pellegrino, age 72, of Peekskill, was traveling eastbound on Route 6 and made a left-hand turn into the path of a westbound motorcycle.   The 2006 Honda motorcycle, operated by Christopher R. Eastman, of Cortlandt, was subsequently struck and ejected, according to state police. Troopers arriving on the scene began life-saving techn…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Northern Westchester Man Nabbed For DWI/Drugs Following Crash Into Tree, Police Say Northern Westchester Man Nabbed For DWI/Drugs Following Crash Into Tree, Police Say
Northern Westchester Man Nabbed For DWI/Drugs Following Crash Into Tree, Police Say A Northern Westchester man was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence of drugs following a traffic crash in which he hit a vehicle and a tree. William Hankins, age 41, of Ossining, was arrested on Tuesday, March 16, after Yorktown Police responded to a two-vehicle crash. The incident took place around 7:36 p.m. when the Yorktown officer responded to a call of a two-vehicle crash. Upon arrival, he identified Hankins as the driver of the vehicle that allegedly crossed into oncoming traffic, striking a vehicle, then exited the roadway and struck a tree, police said. After an inves…

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by Kathy Reakes
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One Hospitalized After Car Crashes Into Tree In Area One Hospitalized After Car Crashes Into Tree In Area
One Hospitalized After Car Crashes Into Tree In Area One person was hospitalized over after losing control and crashing into a tree off the road of an intersection in Putnam County, officials said. First responders were dispatched to the intersection of Archer and Wayacross roads shortly after 1 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 30, Mahopac Falls Fire Department Public Information Officer Jack Casey said. Upon arrival, first responders proceeded to close the roadway, and the occupants of the vehicle, which had slid off the roadway at the intersection, were evaluated, with one transported to Hudson Valley Hospital for further treatment of non-life-threa…

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by Zak Failla
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Northern Westchester Woman Dies After Jump From Bear Mountain Bridge Northern Westchester Woman Dies After Jump From Bear Mountain Bridge
Northern Westchester Woman Dies After Jump From Bear Mountain Bridge A 57-year-old area woman died after parking her vehicle on the side of the roadway, walking up Bear Mountain Bridge, and jumping from the top. New York State Police received a call around 7 p.m., Monday, May 18, from a witness who said a person had jumped from the bridge, which is located between Bear Mountain State Park in Orange County, less than a half-mile north of the Rockland County line, and Cortlandt in Northern Westchester, and less than a half-mile south of the Putnam County line. Trooper AJ Hicks said troopers immediately responded to the scene with the Verplanck Fire Department…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Resident At Nursing Home In Northern Westchester Tests Positive For COVID-19 Resident At Nursing Home In Northern Westchester Tests Positive For COVID-19
Resident At Nursing Home In Northern Westchester Tests Positive For Covid-19 The novel strain of the coronavirus (COVID-19) has now spread to a nursing home in Northern Westchester. A 90-year-old woman living at the Bethel Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Cortlandt tested positive this week for COVID-19.  She’s currently quarantined at Hudson Valley Hospital, though it is unclear what her condition is. “In order to keep our vulnerable residents safe, we are restricting visitation to all our buildings until further notice,” Beth Goldstein, the CEO of Bethel Homes said. “Only employees and medical personnel will be allowed in the buildings. We suggest that y…

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by Zak Failla
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One Stabbed, Four Others Injured In Large Fight Among Teens In Northern Westchester One Stabbed, Four Others Injured In Large Fight Among Teens In Northern Westchester
One Stabbed, Four Others Injured In Large Fight Among Teens In Northern Westchester One person was stabbed and four others injured after a fight involving a large group of teens broke out in Northern Westchester, state police said. At approximately 9 p.m., on Saturday, Feb. 8, troopers were dispatched to the Hudson Valley Hospital for a report of multiple teenagers suffering from wounds consistent with a large fight. The fight happened on Cardinal Road in the town of Cortlandt, police say. One 16-year-old suffered stab wounds considered non-life-threatening. The four additional known victims were also treated for non-life-threatening injuries. State Police are sa…

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by Joe Lombardi
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ID Released For Man, 30, Killed In Two-Vehicle Northern Westchester Crash ID Released For Man, 30, Killed In Two-Vehicle Northern Westchester Crash
ID Released For Man, 30, Killed In Two-Vehicle Northern Westchester Crash The identities have been released of the motorist killed and the other driver involved in a two-vehicle crash in Northern Westchester. It happened at about 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 27 on Kings Ferry Road in the hamlet of Montrose in the town of Cortlandt. An initial investigation by state police revealed a 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee operated by Nadia Caterino, 32, of Cortlandt was traveling westbound on Kings Ferry Road, and attempted to make a left-hand turn onto Hunt Road.  Caterino failed to observe an eastbound 2016 Kawasaki motorcycle, operated by Matthew Hickey, 30, of Cor…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Mount Kisco Woman, 23, Charged With DWI After Crash In Yorktown Mount Kisco Woman, 23, Charged With DWI After Crash In Yorktown
Mount Kisco Woman, 23, Charged With DWI After Crash In Yorktown A Mount Kisco woman faces DWI charges after allegedly slamming her vehicle into a tree while driving drunk. Madelin I. Bu Munoz, 23, was arrested on Wednesday, Feb. 20 around 10:20 p.m. after Yorktown Police received a call from a resident of Hanover Street reporting a vehicle crash, said the Yorktown Police. When officers arrived on the scene and conducted an investigation, they found that Bu Munoz was driving a 2018 Hyundai southbound on Hanover Street when she drove off the roadway and struck a tree, police said. A further investigation found that she was allegedly driving whi…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Northern Westchester Woman Charged With Committing Sex Act On A Child Northern Westchester Woman Charged With Committing Sex Act On A Child
Northern Westchester Woman Charged With Committing Sex Act On A Child A 55-year-old Northern Westchester woman is behind bars after state police say she committed a sexual act on a child. Troopers responded to Hudson Valley Hospital for a report of a criminal sex act on Friday, July 20. Investigators determined Patricia A. Dolan of Cortlandt committed the act on a victim under the age of 13, according to state police. On Saturday, July 21, State Police from the Cortlandt barracks arrested Dolan. She was charged with Criminal Sex Act in the first degree, a Class B felony. Dolan was arraigned before the town of Cortlandt Court, and remanded to the Westchester …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Bicyclist Hospitalized After Getting Hit By Car On Route 6N Bicyclist Hospitalized After Getting Hit By Car On Route 6N
Bicyclist Hospitalized After Getting Hit By Car On Route 6N A bicyclist was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after being struck by a car on Route 6N, near Carmel. The incident occurred Thursday afternoon near the county sand pile after a person driving a vehicle struck the bicyclist, said officials. Mahopac Falls Volunteer Fire, EMS, and Fire Police were dispatched, along with Carmel Police. The driver of the vehicle was "shaken up" but not injured. The bicyclist was transported to Hudson Valley Hospital with minor injuries. 

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by Kathy Reakes