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Hit-Run Suspect Flees Officers, Crashes Into Another Car In Westchester Hit-Run Suspect Flees Officers, Crashes Into Another Car In Westchester
Hit-Run Suspect Flees Officers, Crashes Into Another Car In Westchester A hit-run suspect made matters worse for himself when he tried fleeing officers in Westchester and ended up crashing into another car, leading to the discovery of a loaded gun inside his vehicle, police said.  The incident happened on Thursday, May 18 just after 1:30 p.m. in Mount Vernon, when detectives tried pulling over a vehicle wanted in connection with an earlier hit-and-run incident, according to Mount Vernon Director of Communications Timothy Allen.  However, the driver of the vehicle, 26-year-old Bronx resident Demarco Royal-King, instead drove away from police in an…

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Stabbing Victim Found Near Daycare Center In Westchester, Officials Say Stabbing Victim Found Near Daycare Center In Westchester, Officials Say
Stabbing Victim Found Near Daycare Center In Westchester, Officials Say A man with a criminal history dating back to the 1980s faces more charges after allegedly stabbing a man in the chest in Westchester, officials said.  The incident happened on Tuesday, May 9 around 11:45 a.m., when police responded to the area of 161 South 2nd Ave. on a report of a man stabbed in the chest, according to Mount Vernon Director of Communications Timothy Allen.  Once they arrived at the address, which is down the street from Mt. Vernon Daycare Center at 151 South 2nd Ave., officers found 37-year-old Karoy Chandler with a stab wound to the upper right side of his chest…

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Arrest Made After Teenager Shot Dead In Westchester: ID Of Victim Released Arrest Made After Teenager Shot Dead In Westchester: ID Of Victim Released
Arrest Made After Teenager Shot Dead In Westchester: ID Of Victim Released Police have arrested a suspect in connection with a shooting in broad daylight that left a teenager dead in Westchester.  Earlier Report - Teen Killed In Broad Daylight Was Ninth-Grade Student In Mount Vernon The shooting, which happened in Mount Vernon on Thursday, March 9 around 10:35 a.m., occurred in the courtyard of the Levister Towers complex at 215 South 9th Avenue and left 14-year-old Zyaire Fernandez dead, according to Mount Vernon Police.  Days later, on Tuesday, March 14, around 1 a.m., authorities found the suspect in the shooting, 21-year-old Tyrese Coghiel…

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