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Man Shot Near Medical Center In Westchester, Suspect At Large: Police Man Shot Near Medical Center In Westchester, Suspect At Large: Police
Man Shot Near Medical Center In Westchester, Suspect At Large: Police Authorities are searching for a suspect who shot a man near a medical center in Westchester, leaving him hospitalized. The incident happened on Thursday, June 15 just before 2:30 p.m. in Yonkers in the area of St. John's Medical Center at 2 Park Ave., where a man suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to his arm, according to Yonkers Police Detective Lieutenant Dean Politopoulos.  The victim was taken to a local hospital, where he is expected to recover.  Police are currently at the scene investigating the incident and have not yet made any arrests.  Politopoulos sai…

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by Ben Crnic
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Overnight Shooting: Police Investigating Incident At Apartment Complex In Hudson Valley Overnight Shooting: Police Investigating Incident At Apartment Complex In Hudson Valley
Overnight Shooting: Police Investigating Incident At Apartment Complex In Hudson Valley New update: 2 Now Confirmed Shot At Apartment Complex In Spring Valley An overnight shooting incident is under investigation in the Hudson Valley. It happened around 8 p.m. Sunday, May 28 in Rockland County at an apartment complex in Spring Valley at Ewing and Slinn Avenues. Authorities have confirmed one person was seriously injured. Several gunshots were reported by witnesses in the area. Police quickly responded to the scene, and the investigation is ongoing. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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by Joe Lombardi
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Update: Man Charged With Lighting Fireworks, Causing School Lockdown In Hudson Valley Update: Man Charged With Lighting Fireworks, Causing School Lockdown In Hudson Valley
Update: Man Charged With Lighting Fireworks, Causing School Lockdown In Hudson Valley A Hudson Valley man faces numerous charges after allegedly lighting off fireworks that were mistaken for gunshots near an elementary school, causing a lockdown and emergency response, police said.  Putnam County resident Alexander Welsh of Cold Spring, age 28, was arrested on Monday, May 15 after allegedly lighting off fireworks near Haldane Elementary School in Cold Spring, causing it to go into lockdown, according to Captain Michael Grossi of the Putnam County Sheriff's Office.  Earlier Report - Fireworks Mistaken For Gunshots Cause School In Putnam County To Lock Dow…

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by Ben Crnic
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New Update: ID Released Of Woman Found Dead By River In Westchester New Update: ID Released Of Woman Found Dead By River In Westchester
New Update: ID Released Of Woman Found Dead By River In Westchester The identity of a woman who was found dead by the banks of a river in Westchester has been released by authorities.  A woman identified as 28-year-old Nicosha Gayle of the Bronx was found on the banks of the Bronx River in Yonkers on Monday morning, May 1 a little after 10 a.m., according to Westchester County Police Public Information Officer Kieran O'Leary. Earlier Report - Body Found Near Bronx River In Yonkers: Developing The location where Gayle was found is around a half-mile north of the New York City line.  Gayle had not been in any possession of ID when …

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by Ben Crnic
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New Details Released After Arrest Made In 2003 Murder Case Of 20-Year-Old Hudson Valley Woman New Details Released After Arrest Made In 2003 Murder Case Of 20-Year-Old Hudson Valley Woman
New Details Released After Arrest Made In 2003 Murder Case Of 20-Year-Old Hudson Valley Woman With the family of Megan McDonald looking on, New York State Police laid out their case for arresting an ex-boyfriend for her brutal beating murder in 2003. On Thursday, April 20, after 20 years, state police arrested Orange County resident Edward V. Holley, age 42, of Wawayanda, and charged him with second-degree murder of the 20-year-old woman who disappeared after a night of attending a party and looking to purchase marijuana, a criminal complaint shows. McDonald's body was found in Orange County on Saturday, March 15, 2003, in a field off Bowser Road in the town of Wallkill, s…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police Investigating Possible Luring Incident Involving Young Student In Westchester Police Investigating Possible Luring Incident Involving Young Student In Westchester
Police Investigating Possible Luring Incident Involving Young Student In Westchester Authorities are investigating after a man allegedly lured a young student into his yard in Northern Westchester and inappropriately touched the child, police said.  The incident happened on Monday afternoon, April 17, when police in Ossining were called to a location on Dale Avenue where the student had been approached by an adult male, according to a joint statement released by Ossining Police Chief Kevin Sylvester and Ossining Union Free School District Superintendent Raymond Sanchez.  According to the statement, the man lured the student into his yard and possib…

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by Ben Crnic
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Suspect On Loose After 20-Year-Old Shot Near Health Center In Westchester Suspect On Loose After 20-Year-Old Shot Near Health Center In Westchester
Suspect On Loose After 20-Year-Old Shot Near Health Center In Westchester Authorities are searching for a suspect who shot a 20-year-old in Westchester, causing him to be hospitalized, police said.  The incident happened on Thursday, March 23 around 6:15 p.m., when police in Mount Vernon responded to the area of 107 West 4th St. for a reported shooting, where the Mount Vernon Neighborhood Health Center is located.  Once arriving at the scene, officers found 20-year-old Mount Vernon resident Jaheim Vassel with a gunshot wound to his leg. Vassel was then taken to Jacobi Medical Center and will likely make a full recovery, according to …

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by Ben Crnic
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Bomb Threat Made At Court In Westchester, Prompts Evacuation Bomb Threat Made At Court In Westchester, Prompts Evacuation
Bomb Threat Made At Court In Westchester, Prompts Evacuation A court in Northern Westchester was evacuated and searched following a bomb threat, police said.  On Monday, Feb. 27, around 10:20 a.m., police were sent to Peekskill City Court after a report of a possible bomb threat that had been placed, according to Peekskill Police.  Both Peekskill and New York State Court officers then evacuated the building, and K9 units with the Peekskill and Westchester County police departments commenced a sweep of the facility and surrounding area.  Ultimately, nothing was found, and the area was deemed safe at 11:30 a.m. Court personnel was then …

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by Ben Crnic
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Person Injured In Westchester Shots-Fired Incident With A Bullet Landing Half-Mile Away: Police Person Injured In Westchester Shots-Fired Incident With A Bullet Landing Half-Mile Away: Police
Person Injured In Westchester Shots-Fired Incident With A Bullet Landing Half-Mile Away: Police A person was injured in a shots-fired incident in which one of the bullets landed about a half-mile away in Westchester, according to police. The incident happened just before 9:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24 in New Rochelle. The New Rochelle Police Department said it received multiple calls of shots fired in the area of 371 Main St.  Upon arrival, New Rochelle PD officers located one shooting victim who sustained non-life-threatening injuries. An apparent errant shot from this incident hit a 13th-floor window at 360 Huguenot Street, which is approximately half a mile away and in the direct…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Injured Man Found In Park Dies In Westchester, Police Investigating Injured Man Found In Park Dies In Westchester, Police Investigating
Injured Man Found In Park Dies In Westchester, Police Investigating A young man was discovered with critical injuries in a public park in Westchester before later dying of his wounds, prompting a police investigation.  The incident happened in Yonkers on Tuesday, Feb. 21, when a man in his late 20s or early 30s was found alone in Grant Park with life-threatening injuries around 8:10 a.m., according to Detective Lt. Dean Politopoulos.  First responders then gave the man medical aid before he was taken to a nearby hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.  An investigation into the unnamed man's death is now ongoing. Police do not bel…

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by Ben Crnic
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IDs Released For 4 Killed In Head-On Crash On Long Island's North Fork IDs Released For 4 Killed In Head-On Crash On Long Island's North Fork
IDs Released For 4 Killed In Head-On Crash On Long Island's North Fork The identities have been released of the four people who were killed in a head-on crash on Long Island's North Fork. It happened at 11:33 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17 on Route 25 in the hamlet of East Marion in the town of Southold. According to the Southold Town Police Department, the victims are: Long Island resident Heath Miller, age 47, of Greenport in Suffolk County Connecticut resident William Price, age 55, of Wilton in Fairfield County New York City resident Peter R. Smith, age 80, of Brooklyn New York City resident Patricia A. O'Neill, age 66, of Brooklyn The two Brooklyn resid…

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by Joe Lombardi
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ID Released For 19-Year-Old Stabbing Victim In Westchester ID Released For 19-Year-Old Stabbing Victim In Westchester
ID Released For 19-Year-Old Stabbing Victim In Westchester The name of a 19-year-old man who was fatally stabbed in Westchester County has been released.  Earlier Report - 19-Year-Old Fatally Stabbed In Mount Vernon, Suspect On Loose The man is identified as Mount Vernon resident Sergey Tonkovid, who was found lying on the ground in Mount Vernon in the area of North Columbus Avenue (Route 22) and East Lincoln Avenue on Saturday, Feb. 11 around 4 p.m., according to the city's Communications Director Tim Allen. Tonkovid had suffered a single stab wound to his chest and later succumbed to his injury at Mount Vernon Hospital. …

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by Ben Crnic