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Same-Day Robberies At Residence, Store In Westchester Under Investigation Same-Day Robberies At Residence, Store In Westchester Under Investigation
Same-Day Robberies At Residence, Store In Westchester Under Investigation Authorities in a Westchester County city are searching for suspects involved in two robberies that happened on the same evening at a residence and storefront.  The incidents both happened in New Rochelle on Saturday evening, Oct. 5, the city's police department announced on Monday, Oct. 7.  The first of the robberies happened around 9:30 p.m., when an Edgewood Park resident was assaulted and robbed while working on his car in his Lockwood Avenue driveway.  According to police, the suspect, an unknown man wearing a black hoodie, approached the victim from behind, hit him, and…

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by Ben Crnic
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New Update: Woman Fatally Struck By Truck While Crossing Busy Road In Westchester New Update: Woman Fatally Struck By Truck While Crossing Busy Road In Westchester
New Update: Woman Fatally Struck By Truck While Crossing Busy Road In Westchester Authorities are investigating a crash that left a woman dead on a busy Westchester road.  The collision happened on Wednesday, Sept. 25 just before 4:15 p.m., when a woman was fatally struck by a utility box truck while crossing North Avenue at the intersection with Lockwood Avenue, according to New Rochelle Police.  The woman, who police have not yet identified, was taken to Montefiore Emergency Room and pronounced dead.  North Avenue was temporarily closed to traffic between Lincoln Avenue and Garden Street on Wednesday evening as the department investigated the crash…

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by Ben Crnic
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Man Accused Of Robbing Victim With Machete, Running From Officers In Westchester Man Accused Of Robbing Victim With Machete, Running From Officers In Westchester
Man Accused Of Robbing Victim With Machete, Running From Officers In Westchester A 51-year-old man faces charges after robbing a victim with a machete in Westchester before leading police on a short chase, authorities said.  The events leading to the man's arrest began on Wednesday, July 3, when 51-year-old Tyrone McGhee of New Rochelle allegedly robbed a victim at 111 Lockwood Ave., according to New Rochelle Police Captain J. Collins Coyne.  McGhee allegedly used a machete to threaten the victim during the robbery, Coyne said.  Two weeks later, on Wednesday, July 17, McGhee was seen by officers while walking on Lockwood Avenue. When …

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by Ben Crnic
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Narcotics, Drug Scales Found In Westchester Home After Complaints From Residents: Police Narcotics, Drug Scales Found In Westchester Home After Complaints From Residents: Police
Narcotics, Drug Scales Found In Westchester Home After Complaints From Residents: Police Four people were apprehended following a search at a Westchester home that ended in authorities seizing crack cocaine, heroin, and more, police said.  The search leading to the arrests happened on Wednesday, Oct. 4 around 8:40 p.m., when New Rochelle detectives executed a warrant at an apartment on Lockwood Avenue, according to New Rochelle Police Captain J. Collins Coyne. The search was the culmination of a narcotics investigation that began when the department received several complaints of drug-related activity occurring at the residence at various times throughout the day and night…

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by Ben Crnic
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Police Issue Alert For Man Who Snuck Out Of Assisted Living Facility In Westchester Police Issue Alert For Man Who Snuck Out Of Assisted Living Facility In Westchester
Police Issue Alert For Man Who Snuck Out Of Assisted Living Facility In Westchester Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a man who they say snuck out of an assisted living facility in Westchester County. William “Bill” Allen, age 66, was last seen at his New Rochelle home, located on Lockwood Avenue, at around 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 4, when he “absconded” from the facility, police said. Originally from the Yorktown area, Allen suffers from schizophrenia and alcohol abuse, according to police. He is described as a white man standing 5-feet-11-inches tall, weighing 160 pounds, with blue eyes and long gray hair. He also has multiple scabs on his hands and…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Three Minors In Westchester Busted Attempting To Flee Officers In Stolen Car, Police Say Three Minors In Westchester Busted Attempting To Flee Officers In Stolen Car, Police Say
Three Minors In Westchester Busted Attempting To Flee Officers In Stolen Car, Police Say A group of minors is facing charges after being busted in a stolen vehicle before attempting to flee from responding officers in Westchester, police said. The New Rochelle Police Department received a report of a suspicious vehicle shortly before 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 28 that was in the area of Harmon Avenue near the intersection of Green Place. New Rochelle Police Capt. J. Collins Coyne said that responding officers were able to locate the vehicle in question, with four people inside, and fake license plates on the car. When police officers approached, the driver proceeded to speed aw…

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by Zak Failla
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Wanted Man Arrested With Illegal, Loaded Glock In Westchester Wanted Man Arrested With Illegal, Loaded Glock In Westchester
Wanted Man Arrested With Illegal, Loaded Glock In Westchester A wanted man is in police custody after being busted with an illegal, loaded weapon in Westchester, authorities announced. The New Rochelle Police Department received a tip at approximately 7:47 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 25 that a man with an active arrest warrant in Yonkers had gotten into a vehicle at the intersection of North Avenue and Lockwood Avenue. Officers tracked down the suspect vehicle on North Avenue, and during the stop, it was determined that the driver, Jamaal Solaam Anderson, age 39, of Eutawville, South Carolina, had a warrant out of Yonkers for harassment. Further investig…

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by Zak Failla
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Truck Slams Into Pole, Knocking Out Power In Westchester Truck Slams Into Pole, Knocking Out Power In Westchester
Truck Slams Into Pole, Knocking Out Power In Westchester Some New Rochelle residents were temporarily left without power when a truck struck a utility pole in Westchester. A truck driver struck a utility pole in New Rochelle near 94 Lockwood Avenue at approximately 11:50 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 21, police said. After striking the pole, power lines were taken down, causing a temporary power outage in the immediate area, which is near Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital. Crews went quickly to work to restore power in the area, though police said the hospital wasn't impacted. As of 1:15 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 21, just one Con Edison customer was st…

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by Zak Failla