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3 Teens Steal Car, Rob Dealership, Then Lead Police On Multi-State Chase From Westchester 3 Teens Steal Car, Rob Dealership, Then Lead Police On Multi-State Chase From Westchester
3 Teens Steal Car, Rob Dealership, Then Lead Police On Multi-State Chase From Westchester Three teens from Connecticut are facing felony charges after allegedly stealing a car and burglarizing multiple businesses in Westchester and Fairfield Counties before leading police on a chase across state lines.  The teens' alleged burglary spree began in Litchfield County on Monday, Feb. 13, when they stole a white 2022 Dodge Durango in New Milford, according to Yonkers Police.  Two days later, in the early morning of Wednesday, Feb. 15, the teens allegedly stole from a Fairfield County liquor store in Stamford before driving to Westchester County and breaking into the Cen…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Westchester Man Drove Drunk New Year's Eve On NYC Bridge, Police Say Westchester Man Drove Drunk New Year's Eve On NYC Bridge, Police Say
Westchester Man Drove Drunk New Year's Eve On NYC Bridge, Police Say A man from Westchester County is charged with driving drunk on a bridge in New York City on New Year's Eve, police said.  On Saturday, Dec. 31, around 12:40 a.m., police pulled over a 2020 Dodge Durango that had violated traffic laws in the area of the Henry Hudson Parkway Bridge in the Bronx, state police announced on Tuesday, Jan. 3.  The driver, identified as Mount Vernon resident George Greenaway, age 47, was then arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated.  Greenaway was then taken to Manhattan Central Booking, police said. 

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
22-Year-Old Killed In Fiery Greenburgh Crash 22-Year-Old Killed In Fiery Greenburgh Crash
22-Year-Old Killed In Fiery Greenburgh Crash One person was killed during a fiery single-vehicle crash in Westchester County. It took place in the town of Greenburgh around 12:30 a.m., Sunday, Aug. 21 on the Sprain Brook Parkway. Troopers were dispatched to the area of mile marker 7.6 southbound on the Sprain Brook Parkway for a vehicle off the roadway engulfed in flames, said New York State Police Trooper AJ Hicks. Yonkers and Fairview fire departments extinguished the flames and extricated the operator and sole occupant, Hicks said. Greenburgh paramedics attempted life-saving measures but pronounced Gavion P. Singleton, age 22, of…

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by Kathy Reakes
Business
270,000 SUVs Recalled Due To Rollaway Risk 270,000 SUVs Recalled Due To Rollaway Risk
270,000 SUVs Recalled Due To Rollaway Risk Chrysler is recalling more than 270,000 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango vehicles because of a malfunction that could cause the cars to rollaway.   The manufacturer said the models antilock-brake system (ABS) module "may illuminate the brake lights, and allow the vehicle to start and shift out of Park without the brake pedal being applied."  These modules were installed in the vehicles built between June 10, 2018 to April 30, 2019, according to the recall filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).  The recall accounts for 211,934 Gr…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Man Crashes SUV After Taking Two Police Agencies On Westchester Pursuit Man Crashes SUV After Taking Two Police Agencies On Westchester Pursuit
Man Crashes SUV After Taking Two Police Agencies On Westchester Pursuit A man was injured following a pursuit with Westchester County Police and New York State Police after crashing the SUV and fleeing from officers. The incident started around 9:15 a.m., Monday, Feb. 22, when Westchester County Police received a Real-Time Crime Center alert about a vehicle traveling with improper license plates on the northbound Taconic State Parkway in Mount Pleasant, said Kieran O'Leary, spokesman for the Westchester County Police. The vehicle was described as a black Dodge Durango but the plates were supposed to be on a Mercedes. As a result of the hotline broadcast, …

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Driver In Wrong Way Westchester Crash Charged With Assault Driver In Wrong Way Westchester Crash Charged With Assault
Driver In Wrong Way Westchester Crash Charged With Assault The 35-year-old man who injured a family of six after slamming his SUV into their car driving the wrong way on the Bronx River Parkway last week has been arraigned as he continues to recover from his own injuries sustained in the crash. Manhattan resident Diego Caceres was charged with assault at his bedside arraignment at Westchester Medical Center on Tuesday morning. He was later remanded to the Westchester County Jail in lieu of $100,000 bail. Caceres is also facing felony charges that include vehicular assault and first-degree reckless endangerment. He was also charged with driving whil…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
ID Released For Wrong-Way Driver In Westchester Crash That Injured Family ID Released For Wrong-Way Driver In Westchester Crash That Injured Family
ID Released For Wrong-Way Driver In Westchester Crash That Injured Family A 35-year-old man has been identified as the wrong way driver who slammed into an SUV on the Bronx River Parkway in Westchester early Friday, injuring a family of six, according to the Westchester County Police. Diego Caceres of Manhattan was the driver of the Nissan Murano that was traveling south on the parkway around 3:13 a.m. Friday, when he plowed head-on into a Dodge Durango that contained a family of six who had just flown in from Florida, according to police. The crash, which occurred just south of the Dewitt Avenue overpass, injured all seven people involved with injuries ranging f…

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by Kathy Reakes