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Police & Fire
Woman Hides Stolen Merchandise Inside Occupied Stroller At Yorktown Store: Police
A 25-year-old woman was apprehended after allegedly stealing merchandise from a Northern Westchester store by hiding it in a baby stroller occupied by a child, police said. Ashley Spooner of Peekskill was arrested on Thursday, Feb. 29 in connection with a larceny that happened in January at Dick's Sporting Goods in the Jefferson Valley Mall at 650 Lee Boulevard in Yorktown, according to the town's police department, On the day of the incident, Tuesday, Jan. 23 at around 1 p.m., police arrived at Dick's Sporting Goods and began investigating the theft. Authorities soon determined that …
Police & Fire
3 Teens In 2 Stolen Cars Nabbed After Chase Starting On I-684 Injures Officer In Westchester
Three teenagers who led authorities in New York on pursuits in two cars stolen from Connecticut and Rhode Island and injured an officer in the process face a heap of criminal charges, police announced. The incident leading up to the arrests began in Westchester County on Thursday, Feb. 15 around 2:20 p.m., when police learned that two stolen cars were traveling together on southbound Interstate 684. An officer began waiting for the two cars to enter the Hutchinson River Parkway and followed them south once he spotted them, according to Westchester County Police. Once the cars arrived…
Police & Fire
Man Nabbed In Westchester After Stealing Over $11K In Beauty Products From Store: Police
A 22-year-old New York man faces charges after stealing more than $11,000 worth of merchandise from a Connecticut store and leading authorities on pursuits in two states, police announced. Northern Westchester resident Jebocka Perkins of Peekskill was picked up from the Westchester County Correctional Facility in Valhalla and taken to the New Haven County city of Meriden on Wednesday, Feb. 14, where he was charged in connection to an August 2023 larceny, Meriden Police announced. According to Meriden Police, on Sunday, Aug. 27, around 6 p.m., Perkins and three other women entered the …
Police & Fire
Helicopter, Drone Respond To Disturbance At Hudson Valley Residence
Authorities are investigating a disturbance at a Northern Westchester residence that prompted an intense police response utilizing a helicopter, drone, and a K9 unit. The incident that prompted the activity began on Thursday evening, Feb. 1 at a residence in Briarcliff Manor on Tuttle Road, where a disturbance was reported to Briarcliff Manor Police, the department announced on Friday, Feb. 2. Soon after authorities learned of the incident, Westchester County Police extended support by deploying resources such as a helicopter, drone, K9 unit, and the department's special respons…
Police & Fire
Truck Slams Into Overpass On Hudson Valley Parkway: Was Following GPS, Police Say
Multiple lanes of a busy parkway in Northern Westchester had to be temporarily closed after a truck crashed into an overpass, police said. The incident happened on Saturday, Jan. 27 just before 1 p.m., when a box truck crashed into the Bedford Road overpass on the northbound Saw Mill River Parkway near Exit 28 in Pleasantville, according to Westchester County Police Public Information Officer Kieran O'Leary. The collision damaged the truck's cargo area and caused debris to scatter on the parkway, forcing authorities to close the northbound lanes for a cleanup. The lanes were eventually reop…
Police & Fire
Officer Saves Unresponsive Baby At Northern Westchester Home: 'Every Second Counted'
Thanks to quick and skillful action, an officer was able to save the life of a baby who had become unresponsive at a Northern Westchester residence. The incident began at around 1:50 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 18, when a Mount Kisco family reported that their 1-year-old child was non-responsive and not breathing, according to Westchester County Police. Soon after this, police arrived at the residence, the exact location of which was not released, and Officer Stephen Samuel took the baby from her relatives to begin CPR. Additionally, Samuel also turned the baby over and administered several back…
Police & Fire
Fugitive Wanted In Shooting Tracked Down, Arrested In Peekskill: Police
A 26-year-old fugitive wanted in connection with a shooting was tracked down and taken into custody after attempting to hide in Northern Westchester, police said. North Carolina resident Giovanni Wilson of Greenville was arrested in Peekskill on Friday, Jan. 12 after being tracked to a residence in the city, Westchester County Police announced on Wednesday, Jan. 17. Wilson had been wanted in connection with a shooting that happened in Greenville in December. Following this incident, he fled North Carolina and attempted to hunker down in Peekskill. However, an investigation…
Police & Fire
ID Released Of Man Who Jumped From Bear Mountain Bridge
A man whose body was pulled out of the Hudson River at a dock in Northern Westchester weeks after he jumped from the Bear Mountain Bridge has been identified by authorities. Westchester County Police discovered the body of Scarsdale resident Donald Baker, age 49, at the Steam Boat Dock in Verplanck on Hardie Street on Friday, Dec. 29, according to authorities. Earlier Report - Man Jumps From Bear Mountain Bridge Baker was identified as the man who jumped from the Bear Mountain Bridge closest to the Rockland County side on Friday, Nov. 24 around 6:40 a.m., Trooper AJ H…
Police & Fire
Police Department In Hudson Valley Expresses Thanks For Support During 'Darkest Time'
Members of a Hudson Valley police department are thanking the community, fellow police, and fire departments for their support after losing a long-time officer in a crash. "During our darkest time, our community, law enforcement brotherhood, and local fire departments banded together and shined the light to guide our grieving members through the most challenging loss our agency has suffered," said the town of East Fishkill Police Department Acting Chief Lt. Derrick Cuccia in a letter to all. New Update: ID Released For East Fishkill Police Officer Killed In Taconic Parkway Cras…
Police & Fire
Officers Save Fleeing Suspect From Burning Car After Chase In Northern Westchester
Two police officers are being awarded for their quick actions that saved a fleeing suspect who had become trapped in his burning car following a chase on a busy parkway in Northern Westchester. Westchester County Police Officers Niall Nerney and Christopher Duffy are being nominated for a lifesaving award for pulling a fleeing 51-year-old suspect out of his burning car after he crashed on the Saw Mill River Parkway in Chappaqua, the department announced on Monday, Dec. 18. The events leading up to the crash began on Friday, Dec. 1 around 9:30 p.m., when a Chevrolet Malibu d…
Police & Fire
No Criminal Charges Filed In Hudson Valley Crash That Killed 5 Children: Police
The investigation into a tragic crash in Westchester that killed five young people from Connecticut has concluded that the incident was an accident, police announced. The crash, which happened on Sunday, March 19 around 12:20 a.m. on the northbound Hutchinson River Parkway in Scarsdale directly north of the Mamaroneck Road exit, resulted in the death of four boys and one girl from Derby, Connecticut in New Haven County. Earlier Report - Teen Driver In Crash That Killed 5 Connecticut Children In Westchester Didn't Have Permit Or License: Officials According t…
Police & Fire
Stolen Ambulette Drives Wrong Way, Crashes Into Cop Cruisers In Hudson Valley: Police
Two people face charges after driving a stolen ambulette the wrong way on several parkways in Northern Westchester before eventually crashing into police cars, authorities said. The incident began on Wednesday morning, Nov. 22 when a stolen ambulette was found in Ossining on Route 9 near Snowden Avenue, according to Ossining Police. Authorities then tried to pull the vehicle over, but it kept driving and eventually entered the Taconic State Parkway where it began traveling in the wrong direction, police said. Because an Ossining Police sergeant decided that too many people woul…
Police & Fire
Woman Assaulted By Couple After Fight Over Unleashed Dog In Hudson Valley: Police
A couple faces charges after a middle-aged Connecticut woman was assaulted on a Northern Westchester hiking trail following a dispute over an unleashed dog, police said. Around 12:15 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 5, authorities received a call from a woman who said that she had been assaulted at the Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, located in the towns of Lewisboro and Pound Ridge. According to Westchester County Police Public Information Officer Kieran O'Leary, the woman told authorities that she had been walking on a trail in the reservation when an unleashed dog ran up behind her. She t…
Police & Fire
Woman Hospitalized After 50-Foot Fall At Hudson Valley Hiking Trail
Thanks to quick action from first responders, a woman was rescued from a Northern Westchester hiking trail after falling up to 50 feet down an embankment, fire officials said. The incident happened on Saturday, Oct. 28 just before 5:30 p.m., when first responders were sent to help a fall victim at the Croton Gorge Trail in Croton-On-Hudson. According to the Croton-On-Hudson Fire Department, crews quickly found the woman on the wooded hill between Gorge Park and the upper trailway. Because a large portion of the trail had been washed out by heavy rainfall in the last months, a utility …
Police & Fire
Man Dies After Becoming Trapped Under Excavator In Yorktown
This story has been updated. A 59-year-old man was killed after an excavator rolled on top of them on a residential Northern Westchester road, police said. The incident happened on Friday, Oct. 27 around 2:15 p.m., when the Yorktown Heights Volunteer Fire Department responded to an excavator rollover on Baptist Church Road. According to Yorktown Police, a 59-year-old man who had been working with a local tree company had become trapped underneath an excavator he was standing next to. The man was confirmed to have died shortly after authorities arrived. Fire crews th…
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Peekskill School District Receives Bomb Threat: No Threat Found After Search
New Update: Following a search of all Peekskill Central School District buildings by a Westchester County Police K9 Unit, no confirmed threat was found. School dismissals, sports, and other after-school events proceeded as normal, district officials announced. Original report: A school district in Northern Westchester is taking precautionary measures after receiving a bomb threat, officials said. The Peekskill City School District received a bomb threat over email just before 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 20, officials announced. In response, district officials contacted the city's poli…
Police & Fire
Car Hits Tree On Parkway In Northern Westchester: Victim Suffers Seizures During Crash Response
Three people were critically injured when the vehicle they were in slammed into a tree on a parkway in Northern Westchester, police said. The incident happened on Wednesday, Sept. 6 around 10 p.m., when a Toyota Corolla traveling north on the Saw Mill River Parkway in Chappaqua between Route 120 and Reader's Digest Road swerved off the road and into a tree, according to Westchester County Police Public Information Officer Kieran O'Leary. Minutes after the crash, a Westchester County Police sergeant also traveling on the parkway noticed the car and surmised that the wreck had jus…
Police & Fire
22-Year-Old Nabbed For Making 'Ghost Guns' At Cortlandt Home: Police
A 22-year-old man faces numerous felony weapon charges after authorities discovered that he was manufacturing "ghost guns" at his Northern Westchester home, police said. Cortlandt resident Nicholas Zito, age 22, was arrested on Tuesday, Aug. 15 at his home on Langeloth Drive, Westchester County Police announced. According to the department, Zito's arrest was the result of a multi-agency investigation conducted with the help of the New York State Police, FBI Westchester Safe Streets Task Force, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, and the…
Police & Fire
Man Steals Credit Cards In Yorktown, Charges Over $2K To Them At Best Buy: Police
A Westchester man faces identity theft charges after stealing credit cards from a purse and using them to buy over $2,600 of electronics at a Best Buy in the Hudson Valley, police said. The theft was originally reported to Yorktown Police on Saturday, June 10, when a victim told the department that a purse containing multiple credit cards had been stolen from their vehicle. According to the department, one of the victim's credit cards was then used to buy $2,664.04 in electronics at a Best Buy in Rockland County located in the Palisades Mall in West Nyack. An investigatio…
Police & Fire
Inflatable Jump Bag Used To Save Woman From Bridge Over I-287
Thanks to a coordinated effort between first responders and police, as well as an inflatable jump bag, a woman was saved from a bridge over a highway in Westchester. The incident happened on Saturday, July 29 just after 7 a.m., when Westchester County Police, the White Plains Fire Department, and White Plains Police were sent to help a distraught woman who was threatening to jump from the Anderson Hill Road bridge over Interstate 287 in White Plains. The Westchester County Police Crisis Negotiation Team was soon sent to the scene to help negotiate with the woman. …
Police & Fire
Shirtless, Shoeless Man Leads Officers On Lengthy Chase In Northern Westchester, Police Say
A 19-year-old man faces charges after leading officers on an extensive chase through woods, streams, and neighborhoods in Northern Westchester following his theft of a car, police said. The incident began on Friday, July 28 just before 11:30 a.m., when authorities identified a stolen Ford traveling in Lewisboro, according to Westchester County Police. Just after this, a Patrol sergeant found the car on the Saw Mill River Parkway in Bedford and tried pulling it over. However, the driver would not stop and kept driving south before officers were able to catch up with it just …
Police & Fire
New Details: Missing Man Found In Mahopac Woods After Extensive Search
Thanks to an extensive four-day search joined by numerous law enforcement and fire organizations, a missing Hudson Valley man was found in a wooded area and taken to safety. The search began on Thursday, July 27 in Putnam County, when Carmel Police were notified that 66-year-old Roy Clayton was missing from his Myrtle Avenue home in Mahopac. Earlier Report - Missing Carmel Resident Found Alive, Police Say Clayton had last been seen by his family around lunchtime when he left his residence to go on a walk and was reported to have serious medical conditions that require…
Police & Fire
Fatal Hit-Run: 27-Year-Old Suspect Charged In Northern Westchester Crash, Police Say
Authorities were able to use pieces of a side view mirror to catch a 27-year-old suspect who has been charged in a fatal hit-run that left a man dead in Northern Westchester. A 27-year-old Croton-on-Hudson man, whose name was not released for safety reasons, was charged in connection with a fatal crash that happened on Route 9 southbound that left Peekskill resident Rich “Butt” Lent, Jr. dead, Croton Police announced on Thursday, July 27. Earlier Report - Fatal Route 9 Croton Crash: Community Rallies To Raise Funds For Family Of Beloved Dad On the day of the crash, Sat…
News
Truck Slams Into Bridge On Parkway In Northern Westchester, Causes Lane Closures
A truck caused temporary traffic delays in Northern Westchester when it found itself on a parkway not quite meant for it and slammed into a bridge. The incident happened on Wednesday afternoon, July 19, when a 13-foot-tall tractor-trailer traveling on the northbound Saw Mill River Parkway in Pleasantville slammed into an 8-foot 8-inch tall bridge at Bedford Road, according to Westchester County Police. The crash caused the parkway to briefly close before the left lane was reopened, allowing traffic to slowly pass. The crash caused traffic delays on the Saw Mill River Parkway as the …
News
Father, Kids Rescued From Flooded Parkway In Northern Westchester
This story has been updated. Busy parkways in Northern Westchester are being affected by road closures caused by severe storm activity, which also caused a father and his two children to become swept up in floodwaters. Portions of both the Taconic State Parkway and the Sprain Brook Parkway in the town of Mount Pleasant are now closed as a storm system sweeps through, state police announced on Tuesday, July 18 around 1 p.m. The portions of roadway affected are: The northbound and southbound lanes of the Sprain Brook Parkway at Hospital Road. All traffic is now being diverted on Hospi…
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New Update - Deadly Dispute In Northern Westchester: Suspect ID'd, Details Released
A suspect has been identified and new details have been released after a fatal stabbing in Northern Westchester. The incident happened Saturday night, June 24 in Mount Kisco. Both the victim and the victim resided at 305 Lexington Ave. and were known to each other, Westchester County Police said, adding that the incident occurred inside that address. The suspect, Oscar Morales, age 41, was arrested Sunday, June 25 following an investigation by patrol officers and detectives from the WCPD General Investigations Unit assigned to the Mount Kisco precinct. According to witnesses, Morale…
News
Presidential Visit: Traffic Delays Expected In Westchester As Biden Arrives In Area
President Joe Biden's visit to the Northeast is expected to cause traffic delays in Westchester as he arrives. Biden is set to visit a private event in Greenwich, Connecticut on Friday afternoon, June 16, which will cause a variety of road closures and delays in neighboring Westchester, according to police. Earlier Report - President Biden To Visit Greenwich For Private Event, Expect Road Closures Many of the delays will occur on local and major roads around the area of Westchester County Airport, according to Westchester County Police. The Rye Brook Police Department als…
Police & Fire
36-Year-Old Man Found Dead By Friend In Northern Westchester
A police investigation was prompted by the death of a 36-year-old man who was found dead in a wooded area by his friend in Northern Westchester. The incident happened on Friday, June 9, when police responded to a wooded area in Mount Kisco behind 515 Lexington Ave. after receiving a report of an unresponsive man, according to Westchester County Police Public Information Officer Kieran O'Leary. Once arriving, police and first responders found a 36-year-old man who was soon pronounced dead at the scene by a paramedic. The man's friend, who reported the body to police, told authori…
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8-Year-Old In Cardiac Arrest Saved By First Responders In Carmel
An 8-year-old girl who went into cardiac arrest at a gymnastics facility in the Hudson Valley was saved thanks to quick action from police and first responders who knew exactly what to do. The rescue started in Putnam County on Saturday, May 20 just after 4:30 p.m., when Carmel Police, members of the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department, and Ambulunz medic units were sent to a local gymnastics facility on a report of an 8-year-old girl not breathing, according to Lt. Michael Bodo. Once arriving at the scene, officers and first responders found that the girl was in cardiac arrest an…
Police & Fire
2 Hikers Rescued By Helicopter From Marsh At Park In Northern Westchester
Two young hikers had to be rescued by first responders after they became stuck in a marsh at a park in Northern Westchester, sending one to a hospital. The incident happened on Friday, May 26 around 1:20 p.m., when Westchester County Police and first responders were sent to Croton Point Park in Croton-On-Hudson on a report of two hikers who became stuck in a muddy marsh on the south end of the park. According to the Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department, firefighters arrived at the park first and began searching for the missing hikers. However, because tall reeds obscured the pair, …
Traffic
Fallen Telephone Pole, Low Wires Close Busy Road In Northern Westchester
A fallen telephone pole is causing authorities to divert traffic from a busy main road in Northern Westchester. South Bedford Road (Route 172) in Mount Kisco was closed to traffic on Tuesday, May 16 because of low-hanging power lines caused by the fallen pole, Westchester County Police announced around 4 p.m. The pole fell in the area of the Northern Westchester Professional Park located at 103-105 South Bedford Road. Detours have been put into place for commuters. Police added that traffic delays are also occurring on Route 117 both north and south of Northern Westc…
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