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Suspects Still On Run After Five Shot In Westchester County, Police Say Suspects Still On Run After Five Shot In Westchester County, Police Say
Suspects Still On Run After Five Shot In Westchester County, Police Say Police are intensifying their investigations into two shootings that injured five people in one night in Westchester County. The incidents began in Yonkers around 9:15 p.m. on Saturday, July 16. That's when officers responded to the area of Pitkin Park on Locust Hill Avenue on a report of shots fired, said Sgt. Frank DiDomizio, of the Yonkers Police Department. Upon arrival, officers located two victims of gunshot wounds. The victims were quickly transported to an area hospital. The first victim is an 18-year-old woman who was shot in her right elbow. Her condition is s…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Five Shot In Separate Incidents In Westchester Five Shot In Separate Incidents In Westchester
Five Shot In Separate Incidents In Westchester Five people were injured in two separate shootings on the same night in Westchester County. Both shootings happened on Saturday, July 16, in Yonkers, according to the Yonkers Police Department. Police said officers responded to a report of shots fired in the area of Pitkin Park on Locust Hill Avenue at about 9:15 p.m. A man and a woman, both aged 18, were found suffering from gunshot wounds and were hospitalized, authorities reported.  Police said the woman was listed in stable condition and the man was listed in critical but stable condition. Then shortly before 11 p.m., police res…

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by Nicole Valinote
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15 Displaced As Fire Breaks Out At Three-Story, Multi-Family House In Westchester 15 Displaced As Fire Breaks Out At Three-Story, Multi-Family House In Westchester
15 Displaced As Fire Breaks Out At Three-Story, Multi-Family House In Westchester Fifteen residents have been displaced after a two-alarm fire sparked in a multi-family home on Christmas night. Firefighters were dispatched to a three-story Locust Hill Avenue home shortly before 11 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 25, when a fire broke out in the walls and ceilings of all three floors, Yonkers Deputy Chief Daniel Flynn said. Crews were on scene within two minutes, Flynn noted. The fire was knocked down and under control by 11:27 p.m. According to Flynn, four firefighters suffered minor injuries battling the blaze. The building suffered “significant damage.” The cause of the fire is …

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by Zak Failla
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Three Suspects On Loose After Man Attacked In Westchester Three Suspects On Loose After Man Attacked In Westchester
Three Suspects On Loose After Man Attacked In Westchester A 39-year-old was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries late Thursday after being attacked by three men in Westchester. Police are investigating the assault that occurred around 8:45 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18 in the area of Locust Hill Avenue at Overlook Terrace, said Yonkers Police Det. Sgt. Dean Politopoulos. The victim told police that he was accosted by three individuals and struck in the back of the head; the three suspects fled the scene, and a passerby called for assistance, Politopoulos said. "The victim suffered non-life threatening injuries and was transported to …

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by Kathy Reakes