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Trio In Stolen Maserati Lead Police On High-Speed Chase In Westchester: 2 At Large, Police Say Trio In Stolen Maserati Lead Police On High-Speed Chase In Westchester: 2 At Large, Police Say
Trio In Stolen Maserati Lead Police On High-Speed Chase In Westchester: 2 At Large, Police Say A high-speed chase involving a stolen luxury car in Northern Westchester ended with one arrest of a Fairfield County man and an ongoing search for two suspects, police announced.  The incident began around 10:40 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 11, when troopers tried to stop a 2018 Maserati reported stolen from Connecticut that was speeding on Interstate 684 North in Bedford, New York State Police said on Tuesday, Jan. 14.  The Maserati refused to stop and exited the highway at Exit 6A, heading onto Route 22 in North Salem. Due to the reckless operation of the car, troopers discontinu…

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by Ben Crnic
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22-Year-Old Driver Hits Patrol Cars, Officer's Arm During Chase Through Yonkers: Police 22-Year-Old Driver Hits Patrol Cars, Officer's Arm During Chase Through Yonkers: Police
22-Year-Old Driver Hits Patrol Cars, Officer's Arm During Chase Through Yonkers: Police A 22-year-old man faces a long list of charges after leading officers on a long pursuit throughout multiple municipalities in Westchester, striking patrol cars and other vehicles in the process, police said. The chase began on Tuesday, Sept. 17 at around 9:30 a.m., when a Nissan Altima was seen speeding on the northbound Bronx River Parkway at Oak Street in Mount Vernon, the Westchester County Police Department said on Wednesday, Sept. 18. The officer who noticed the Altima caught up to the speeding car further north in Yonkers and tried pulling it over. However, the vehicle kept speeding a…

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by Ben Crnic
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Shoplifting Suspects Injure Officer During Traffic Stop, Lead Police On Chase In Westchester Shoplifting Suspects Injure Officer During Traffic Stop, Lead Police On Chase In Westchester
Shoplifting Suspects Injure Officer During Traffic Stop, Lead Police On Chase In Westchester Authorities are searching for suspects involved in several shoplifting incidents who injured an officer during a traffic stop and then led police on a chase throughout Westchester.  The events leading up to the chase began on Thursday, Jan. 18 around 2 p.m., when Yonkers Police units pulled over a black Dodge SUV believed to have been involved in several shoplifting incidents at retail stores on Central Park Avenue (Route 100) in Yonkers, according to Yonkers Police Detective Sergeant Frank DiDomizio.  As police spoke to the suspects with the car door open, the driver suddenly acc…

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by Ben Crnic
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Duo Apprehended After Stealing $10K In Pharmaceuticals At Costco In Westchester: Police Duo Apprehended After Stealing $10K In Pharmaceuticals At Costco In Westchester: Police
Duo Apprehended After Stealing $10K In Pharmaceuticals At Costco In Westchester: Police Two people face charges after stealing $10,000 in pharmaceuticals from a Westchester Costco store, including a woman who led authorities on multiple pursuits in several municipalities, police said.  The incident began on Thursday night, Oct. 26, when Port Chester Police were alerted that a stolen vehicle had entered the village. This vehicle was soon found in the parking lot of the Costco Wholesale store at 1 Westchester Ave., police said.  According to the department, while officers were investigating the location of the car's occupants, a woman came out of Costco's side exit wit…

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by Ben Crnic
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Fugitive From Westchester Caught By K9 Unit, Drones After Pursuit Fugitive From Westchester Caught By K9 Unit, Drones After Pursuit
Fugitive From Westchester Caught By K9 Unit, Drones After Pursuit A fugitive wanted in Westchester is now in custody after leaving the scene of a car crash and leading authorities on a chase through a wooded area in the Hudson Valley, police said. The incident leading to the man's arrest happened on Saturday, Aug. 5 just before 5:30 p.m., when Dutchess County sheriff's deputies responded to a reported car crash and order of protection violation in LaGrange in the area of Noxon Road and Budd Lane.  According to the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office, the suspect, who was determined to be a wanted fugitive from Westchester, had fled into a wooded ar…

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by Ben Crnic
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Teen, Juvenile Girl Caught After Leading Cops On Chase In Stolen Car In Westchester: Police Teen, Juvenile Girl Caught After Leading Cops On Chase In Stolen Car In Westchester: Police
Teen, Juvenile Girl Caught After Leading Cops On Chase In Stolen Car In Westchester: Police Both a 19-year-old man and a juvenile girl were arrested after allegedly leading authorities on a lengthy chase throughout numerous busy parkways in Westchester in a stolen vehicle, police said.  The incident began on Wednesday, April 19 around 3:30 a.m., when police were alerted of a stolen Honda Civic with Florida plates, according to Westchester County Police Public Information Officer Kieran O'Leary.  Soon, County Police located the vehicle on the Sprain Brook Parkway near the Route 100 exit in Yonkers and tried to pull it over. However, it did not stop and a pursuit began, wi…

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by Ben Crnic
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Duo Lead Police On Multi-State Chase In Stolen Vehicle, Leave Car In Hastings-On-Hudson: Police Duo Lead Police On Multi-State Chase In Stolen Vehicle, Leave Car In Hastings-On-Hudson: Police
Duo Lead Police On Multi-State Chase In Stolen Vehicle, Leave Car In Hastings-On-Hudson: Police Two men face charges after stealing a vehicle and leading authorities on a multi-state chase that started in Fairfield County and finally ended in Westchester, police said.  The incident started on Wednesday, March 22 around 6 p.m., when police in Stamford tried stopping a 2019 Range Rover that was stolen from Florham Park, New Jersey, according to Westchester County Police Spokesman Kieran O'Leary.  The vehicle then fled from authorities on Interstate 95 and crossed the border into Westchester, where Stamford Police ended their chase.  From there, the stolen …

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by Ben Crnic
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Ex-Lovers Attack Each Other Using Cars, Engine Oil, Fists In Hudson Valley, Police Say Ex-Lovers Attack Each Other Using Cars, Engine Oil, Fists In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Ex-Lovers Attack Each Other Using Cars, Engine Oil, Fists In Hudson Valley, Police Say Two ex-lovers are facing charges after attacking each other in a Hudson Valley incident that kept escalating in violence as it went on, police said.  The incident happened on Thursday, Jan. 26, around 11:50 p.m., when officers in Putnam County responded to a parking lot of a closed business in Philipstown on Route 9, according to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office.  After arriving at the scene, sheriff's deputies began investigating the incident and determined that it had started when 23-year-old Beacon resident Jaznia McCrae began to track her ex-boyfriend, 23-year-old …

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by Ben Crnic
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3 Suspects Lead Cops On Chase In Westchester After Stealing Vehicle, 1 Still On Loose: Police 3 Suspects Lead Cops On Chase In Westchester After Stealing Vehicle, 1 Still On Loose: Police
3 Suspects Lead Cops On Chase In Westchester After Stealing Vehicle, 1 Still On Loose: Police Three suspects charged with stealing a vehicle failed to avoid capture after leading police on a lengthy chase in Westchester County, authorities said.  The chase happened on Thursday, Dec. 29 around 1:30 p.m., when police in New Rochelle were told that a stolen vehicle had entered the city after leading both Greenwich and Westchester County Police on a chase on the Hutchinson River Parkway, according to New Rochelle Police. Eventually, officers found the car abandoned on the corner of North Avenue and Bon Air Avenue. After searching the area, they then saw four men walking a short dis…

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by Ben Crnic
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Woman, Age 27, Faces Multiple Charges After Fleeing Attempted Stop In Westchester, Police Say Woman, Age 27, Faces Multiple Charges After Fleeing Attempted Stop In Westchester, Police Say
Woman, Age 27, Faces Multiple Charges After Fleeing Attempted Stop In Westchester, Police Say A Connecticut woman is in trouble for leading authorities on a chase after they attempted to pull her over in Westchester County, police said.  On Monday, Nov. 28, around 8:45 a.m., police attempted to pull over a vehicle on Interstate 95 southbound in Rye for a traffic violation. After the vehicle failed to stop, a chase began, according to New York State Police.  The vehicle then eventually left I-95 at exit 18B in White Plains and briefly pulled over on the right shoulder before again driving off, police said. Police then stopped the pursuit when the vehicle entered the villag…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Duo Nabbed After Investigation At Bank Ends In Crash Between BMW, School Bus In Hudson Valley Duo Nabbed After Investigation At Bank Ends In Crash Between BMW, School Bus In Hudson Valley
Duo Nabbed After Investigation At Bank Ends In Crash Between BMW, School Bus In Hudson Valley Two men were apprehended and are facing charges after a grand larceny investigation at a bank in the Hudson Valley ended in a crash. At about 4:25 p.m., Friday, Aug. 12, the Village of Fishkill Police pursued a vehicle northbound on Route 9 in connection to the investigation at Key Bank.  The fleeing vehicle, a 2017 BMW 330i, struck a small school bus on Route 9 in the town of Wappinger and came to rest in a ditch, state police said.   ll occupants of the BMW and the bus were treated at local area hospitals for minor injuries and released, police said. The operator of the …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Suspect Nabbed In Gunpoint Robbery At Apartment Complex In Hudson Valley, Police Say Suspect Nabbed In Gunpoint Robbery At Apartment Complex In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Suspect Nabbed In Gunpoint Robbery At Apartment Complex In Hudson Valley, Police Say A suspect is behind bars after allegedly robbing a man at gunpoint at a Hudson Valley apartment complex. In Dutchess County, police in the Town of Poughkeepsie were called to the Manchester Gardens Apartments on Rhobella Drive at around 7 p.m. Friday, July 15, with reports of an armed robbery. The victim told police a man had brandished a handgun and demanded property. Officers eventually spotted a man matching the suspect’s description in the passenger seat of a vehicle that was leaving the apartment complex. The occupants of the car ignored officers’ commands and fled the area, police …

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Duo Busted With Stolen Gun, Vehicle In Westchester, Police Say Duo Busted With Stolen Gun, Vehicle In Westchester, Police Say
Duo Busted With Stolen Gun, Vehicle In Westchester, Police Say Two suspects are facing charges in Westchester after being busted with a stolen gun in an allegedly stolen vehicle, police said. In New Rochelle, the Westchester County Police Real Time Crime Center alerted police in the city shortly before 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday, June 1 to a reportedly stolen car that was entering their jurisdiction from I-95. New Rochelle Police Capt. J. Collins Coyne said that detectives were able to locate the suspect vehicle, which was getting off at exit 15 on I-95 and entering the city. When the detectives attempted to stop the vehicle on the exit ramp, the two susp…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Four Nabbed For Stealing Catalytic Converters In Westchester, Police Say Four Nabbed For Stealing Catalytic Converters In Westchester, Police Say
Four Nabbed For Stealing Catalytic Converters In Westchester, Police Say Four men were arrested after they were caught in the act of stealing a catalytic converter in Westchester County. The men were arrested on Tuesday, March 22, in Yonkers in the area of Delano Avenue. Plainclothes units were surveilling the area of Delano Avenue at Agawam when they spotted the catalytic converter theft in progress, according to Yonkers Police. As officers approached, the suspect vehicle took off and officers followed, police said.  The suspects attempted to evade officers on the New York State Thruway, however, a blown tire forced them back onto Central Park Avenu…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Two Suspects Tracked Down In Westchester Park After Stealing Car, Police Say Two Suspects Tracked Down In Westchester Park After Stealing Car, Police Say
Two Suspects Tracked Down In Westchester Park After Stealing Car, Police Say Two suspects in their 30s were tracked down by police after being busted in an allegedly stolen car, authorities said. The Westchester County Real Time Crime Center broadcast an alert at approximately 12:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 8, where there was a report that a car had been stolen and entered Glen Island Park in New Rochelle. A County Police spokesperson said that an officer was able to locate the suspect vehicle - a 2019 Honda - but the driver initially refused to pull over. The officer was able to eventually get the driver to come to a stop, at which point two men fled the vehicle o…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Westchester/Fairfield County Stolen Car Chase Leads To Three Arrests Westchester/Fairfield County Stolen Car Chase Leads To Three Arrests
Westchester/Fairfield County Stolen Car Chase Leads To Three Arrests Police arrested three people after taking officers on a chase in a stolen vehicle along the Hutchinson River Parkway in Westchester to the Fairfield County border before crashing. The incident took place around 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 22, when Harrison Harrison Police officers were altered by a license plate reader that a vehicle stolen in the Bronx was traveling along area roads, said the Harrison Police Department. A Harrison sergeant spotted the vehicle at a gas station near North Street on the Hutch, the department said. When the sergeant attempted to stop the vehicle, the driver fl…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Vehicle Strikes Car Parked Near School During Westchester Police Chase Vehicle Strikes Car Parked Near School During Westchester Police Chase
Vehicle Strikes Car Parked Near School During Westchester Police Chase Click here for an updated story: Police K9 Unit Helps Locate Suspect Involved In Car, Foot Chase In Westchester A driver in a possibly stolen car took police on a chase that ended in a crash near a school in Westchester. Westchester County Police officers attempted to pull over the driver of a possibly stolen Dodge Charger on the Hutchinson River Parkway in Harrison at approximately 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 21. Police reportedly lost sight of the Charger around the area of St. Vincent’s Hospital before it struck a car near the Harrison Avenue Elementary School. A County Police spokespe…

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by Zak Failla
News
Westchester Man Sentenced For Chase Involving Crash Into Police Car Westchester Man Sentenced For Chase Involving Crash Into Police Car
Westchester Man Sentenced For Chase Involving Crash Into Police Car A man who took police on a high-speed chase in a stolen car before ramming into a police cruiser in Westchester has been sentenced to time in prison. George Smith, 29, of Mount Vernon, has been sentenced after pleading guilty in May to two counts of second-degree assault, unauthorized use of a vehicle and criminal possession of stolen property dating back to an incident on Sunday, Nov. 18 last year. Smith was sentenced to a term of between three and six years on each count of the assault, two to four years each for the other charges. Westchester County Police alerted the Mount Vernon Polic…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Road-Rage Chase Between BMW, Cadillac Ends In Crash, Police Say Road-Rage Chase Between BMW, Cadillac Ends In Crash, Police Say
Road-Rage Chase Between BMW, Cadillac Ends In Crash, Police Say A road-rage car chase led to a crash into a utility pole when the two cars collided in Westchester. The crash took place around 8:10 p.m., Wednesday, April 3, on Nepperhan Avenue in Yonkers, said Yonkers Police Det. Sgt. Dean Politopoulos. According to Politopoulos, the drivers of a BMW and a Cadillac were engaged in a dispute that escalated into a car chase, with the BMW allegedly pursuing the Cadillac on Nepperhan Avenue. The chase ended when the vehicles made contact, sending the BMW into the utility pole and the Cadillac spinning out. The BMW's driver, Jovanie Castillo,…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Suspects On Run After Multi-Vehicle Crash Injures State Trooper Suspects On Run After Multi-Vehicle Crash Injures State Trooper
Suspects On Run After Multi-Vehicle Crash Injures State Trooper A New York State trooper was transported to Westchester Medical Center following a wild chase on I-87 that ended with the trooper's vehicle being rear-ended by an unmarked NYPD officer taking part in the chase. The event began around 11:20 p.m. Wednesday, March 13, when the unidentified trooper attempted to pull over a suspect vehicle on I-87 in Woodbury in Orange County, said Trooper Tara L. McCormick, spokeswoman for the state police. The vehicle stopped, but when the trooper walked up to the vehicle it sped off at a high rate of speed. The trooper pursued the vehicle with the he…

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by Kathy Reakes