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Officers Save Fleeing Suspect From Burning Car After Chase In Northern Westchester Officers Save Fleeing Suspect From Burning Car After Chase In Northern Westchester
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…

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by Ben Crnic
News
Two Men Admit To $50K Department Store Fraud Scheme In Westchester Two Men Admit To $50K Department Store Fraud Scheme In Westchester
Two Men Admit To $50K Department Store Fraud Scheme In Westchester Two men admitted to their roles in a scheme to several department stores in Westchester out of more than $50,000. Patrick Onogwu and Asanimo Risea, both of the Bronx, pleaded guilty for their part in a more than a year-long scheme that included using fraudulently obtained credit cards to steal from several Westchester County TJX Companies, Inc. stores, including TJ Maxx, Marshalls, and Home Goods. The two had been charged in a 54-count indictment along with Bronx resident Donald. Original story - Three Suspects Indicted For $50K Department Store Fraud Scheme In Westchester Westchester C…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Two-Alarm Fire Destroys Home In Northern Westchester Two-Alarm Fire Destroys Home In Northern Westchester
Two-Alarm Fire Destroys Home In Northern Westchester A two-alarm fire destroyed a Northern Westchester home and sent the homeowner to the hospital for smoke inhalation. The fire at 29 Young St., in Lake Mohegan, broke out around noon on Tuesday, Dec. 15. When firefighters arrived on the scene they found the home engulfed in flames, said Lake Mohegan Fire District Capt. Thomas Eade. The homeowner, the only person at home at the time, made it out of the burning structure, but suffered smoke inhalation, Eade said. The main body of the fire was knocked down within an hour-and-a-half, but crews were on scene for a total of four hours to bat…

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by Kathy Reakes