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Residential Burglary In Westchester Prompts Warning From Police To Secure Homes, Property Residential Burglary In Westchester Prompts Warning From Police To Secure Homes, Property
Residential Burglary In Westchester Prompts Warning From Police To Secure Homes, Property Following a residential burglary on a quiet Westchester street, police are warning residents to be wary of suspects believed to be targeting unoccupied homes. The burglary was detailed in an announcement on Monday, Oct. 28 by the City of Rye Police Department, which revealed it happened at a home on Colby Avenue sometime over the weekend of Saturday, Oct. 26.  Although police did not release more details about the burglary, they advised residents in the area to lock their homes and secure their property in the event that the suspects strike again. "The perpetrators may be targeting un…

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by Ben Crnic
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Package Possibly Stolen From This Hudson Valley Neighborhood, Police Warn Package Possibly Stolen From This Hudson Valley Neighborhood, Police Warn
Package Possibly Stolen From This Hudson Valley Neighborhood, Police Warn Authorities are seeking information regarding a possible package theft in a Hudson Valley neighborhood.  The incident reportedly happened in the Putnam County hamlet of Mahopac, where a package was believed to have been taken from the neighborhood surrounding South Lake Boulevard and Clark Place, the Carmel Police Department said on Tuesday, Sept. 10.  The theft was reported in a social media post that the department is now investigating, police added.  Those in the area are advised to watch out for any suspicious activity, which can be reported to police by calling 845…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
2 Vehicles Stolen From Driveways In Westchester 2 Vehicles Stolen From Driveways In Westchester
2 Vehicles Stolen From Driveways In Westchester Authorities are warning residents to take precautions following the thefts of two vehicles from driveways in Northern Westchester. The two cars were stolen from North Castle driveways over the weekend of Saturday, April 27, North Castle Police announced on Monday, April 29.  Police did not reveal exactly where the vehicles were stolen from or if any suspects had been apprehended. However, they did give residents a list of safeguards they could take to avoid being victimized:  Do not leave your vehicle's key fob inside the car and be sure to lock it; Close and lock all windows an…

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by Ben Crnic
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'Threat Environment' Prompts Proactive Measures In Place In Hudson Valley, Sheriff Says 'Threat Environment' Prompts Proactive Measures In Place In Hudson Valley, Sheriff Says
'Threat Environment' Prompts Proactive Measures In Place In Hudson Valley, Sheriff Says As tensions in the Middle East rise following Iran's attack against Israel, authorities in the Hudson Valley are taking precautionary measures to look out for suspicious activity and to keep residents safe. As a result of "heightened threat environments," the Putnam County Sheriff's Office will enact "proactive measures" to keep the county safe, including extra visibility at several pre-determined locations, authorities said.  These measures follow an aerial attack conducted by Iran against Israel on Saturday, April 13, which the country said was made in response to an Israeli strike a…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Suspicious Vehicle Prompts Police Response In White Plains Suspicious Vehicle Prompts Police Response In White Plains
Suspicious Vehicle Prompts Police Response In White Plains Police have released more information about an investigation in a Westchester neighborhood that was captured in a video posted online.  In an announcement on Wednesday, April 10, the White Plains Police Department said they were aware of a video posted on the Nextdoor platform by a resident of the Rosedale section of the city who filmed officers checking on car doors in the area.  The department explained that the investigation had been prompted by reports of a suspicious vehicle possibly stealing from cars.  However, the investigation ultimately determined that this "suspic…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Duo Wearing Ski Masks Seen Trying To Enter Cars In Westchester: Police Duo Wearing Ski Masks Seen Trying To Enter Cars In Westchester: Police
Duo Wearing Ski Masks Seen Trying To Enter Cars In Westchester: Police Authorities are warning residents to be on the lookout for suspicious activity after two suspects were seen trying to enter cars in Westchester.  The warning followed an incident on Sunday, March 3 at around 9:45 a.m., when the City of Rye Police Department received several calls from residents reporting a black Jeep occupied with two suspects wearing ski masks who were trying to open car doors. Although officers searched for the suspects, they fled the area after being spotted by residents, the department said.  Luckily, almost all of the vehicles the duo tried to enter had been…

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by Ben Crnic
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String Of Vehicle Arsons: Early Morning Incidents Under Investigation In Westchester String Of Vehicle Arsons: Early Morning Incidents Under Investigation In Westchester
String Of Vehicle Arsons: Early Morning Incidents Under Investigation In Westchester Authorities have begun an investigation after multiple suspicious vehicle fires erupted in the same area in a village in Westchester.  The investigation stemmed from two vehicle fires on Sunday morning, June 11 around 4 a.m. that occurred in Port Chester in the area of Spring Street, according to Port Chester Police.  The fires have since been deemed "very concerning" by the department, which is currently in the early stages of "aggressively" investigating them, they announced on Sunday.  Any residents in the area who may have seen any suspicious activity or have any videos …

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by Ben Crnic
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Police Probe Reports Of People Following Mother, Child Inside Target At Mall In Hudson Valley Police Probe Reports Of People Following Mother, Child Inside Target At Mall In Hudson Valley
Police Probe Reports Of People Following Mother, Child Inside Target At Mall In Hudson Valley After reports on social media of men following a woman and a child in a Hudson Valley Target store, police found the suspects and investigated the crime. The incident took place in the Town of Poughkeepsie around 11 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 6. The Town of Poughkeepsie Police said on Facebook that it investigated a report of several subjects following a woman and her child throughout the Target store at the Poughkeepsie Galleria Mall.  The suspects were located and interviewed, police said. "At this time there is no information to substantiate that a crime was committed," the department s…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Woman Says Man Tried To Lure Her Into Van At Business Park In Westchester Woman Says Man Tried To Lure Her Into Van At Business Park In Westchester
Woman Says Man Tried To Lure Her Into Van At Business Park In Westchester A suspicious man sought to lure a woman into the back of his van in the parking area of a Northern Westchester business park, police said. Shortly after 3 p.m. on Monday, March 21, a woman walked into North Castle Police Headquarters to advise that she had just been approached by a man trolling in a van. Police said the woman reported that she was walking in the parking lot of a Business Park Drive building in Armonk at approximately 2:15 p.m. on Monday afternoon when she was approached by a man between the age of 45 and 50 who was operating a “newer model, brown-colored van.” It is alle…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
25-Year-Old Nabbed For Westchester Vehicle Larcenies 25-Year-Old Nabbed For Westchester Vehicle Larcenies
25-Year-Old Nabbed For Westchester Vehicle Larcenies A 25-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly attempting to break into numerous vehicles and taking police on a foot pursuit when they attempted to stop him. Michael S. O'Connor, of Carmel, was arrested on Tuesday, Dec. 15, by state police after they received a call about a suspicious person on Ridge Road, in Northern Westchester, said Trooper AJ Hicks. Responding Troopers found and attempted to interview a male subject in the area. The subject, later identified as, O’Connor, fled on foot from the approaching troopers, Hicks said. After a short pursuit, O’Connor was located in a nearb…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Video: Burglars Caught On Camera Breaking Into Home In Area Video: Burglars Caught On Camera Breaking Into Home In Area
Video: Burglars Caught On Camera Breaking Into Home In Area Two masked men were caught on camera brazenly breaking into a home in Ramapo. On Tuesday, Dec. 17, investigators from the Ramapo Police Department responded to a reported burglary on Coe Farm Road in Montebello. Police said that the two suspects forced their way into the home through the front door and ransacked the residence. No arrests have been made, and no other information about the suspects has been released. Video of the burglars breaking into the Ramapo home can be seen here. Investigators said that local residents should be on “high alert” for suspicious activity in their neighbo…

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by Zak Failla
News
Video: Suspect Attempted To Break Into Cars Parked In Westchester Driveway Video: Suspect Attempted To Break Into Cars Parked In Westchester Driveway
Video: Suspect Attempted To Break Into Cars Parked In Westchester Driveway Police in Pelham are warning area residents to be on the lookout after a suspicious suspect was caught on camera attempting to enter cars parked in a driveway. Investigators released video of the suspect, who was caught on camera overnight on Monday, Sept. 16. In the video, the man in shorts and a backward hat carrying a bag can be seen checking the door handles of two cars before a security light came on and chased him away. According to police, the owner of the vehicles remembered to lock the doors of the two cars, and nothing was stolen during the incident. “This is a very preventable c…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Suspect On Loose After Pair Of Home Burglaries In Westchester Suspect On Loose After Pair Of Home Burglaries In Westchester
Suspect On Loose After Pair Of Home Burglaries In Westchester A suspect is still on the loose after police say he was involved in two burglaries in Northern Westchester. Police say they investigated reports of burglaries in New Castle on Annandale Drive and Crossways on Monday, Sept. 23 around 2 p.m. During the first incident, New Castle Police say the suspect entered through an open window after removing the screen. The suspect allegedly gained entry into the second home through an unsecured basement sliding door. Police say they also received two reports of a suspicious person on Orchard Ridge Road and Taylor Road stating that an unknown suspect kn…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Police Investigate Suspicious Man Lurking In Westchester Backyard Police Investigate Suspicious Man Lurking In Westchester Backyard
Police Investigate Suspicious Man Lurking In Westchester Backyard A local resident received a scare when she spotted a man lurking in her backyard before he hopped a fence into a neighbor’s yard, police said. The resident of Meadowbrook Lane in Mount Kisco alerted Westchester County Police investigators on Tuesday, Jan. 8, that the previous night, she observed a man in her backyard at approximately 11:30 p.m. Police said that the resident reported that the suspicious man proceeded to climb over her fence into her neighbor’s property when a dog began barking at him. Investigators said that the man was near a shed on her property, but the homeowner stated t…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Video: Police Seek Porch Pirates Caught On Camera In Westchester Video: Police Seek Porch Pirates Caught On Camera In Westchester
Video: Police Seek Porch Pirates Caught On Camera In Westchester Do you know them? Black Friday and Cyber Monday have come and gone, but police in Ossining are warning area residents to be wary on “Thieving Thursday” after porch pirates were caught red-handed on camera. The Ossining Police Department released home surveillance footage of a porch pirate, who targeted a home on Tavano Road this week. In the video, a deliveryman leaves two packages in front of the home, only to have a truck later roll up, a passenger dart out, stealing the packages before fleeing. “It all happened within a matter of minutes,” investigators noted. “The truck pulls up, the d…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Patrols Increased After Luring Attempt Involving Student In Westchester Patrols Increased After Luring Attempt Involving Student In Westchester
Patrols Increased After Luring Attempt Involving Student In Westchester Click here for an updated story: Luring Incident In Northern Westchester A Misunderstanding, Police Say There are extra police patrols on Monday after school officials say a man tried to lure a student into his car in Northern Westchester. The incident occurred on Friday, Nov. 2 at around 3 p.m. when the driver of a dark-colored SUV tried to lure a Fox Lane Middle School student into his car at the corner of Parkview Place and Lafayette Street in Mount Kisco. "It is heartening that our student did exactly the right thing in this suspicious and scary circumstance by runni…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Suspicious Man Questions Girl Home Alone In Westchester, Police Say Suspicious Man Questions Girl Home Alone In Westchester, Police Say
Suspicious Man Questions Girl Home Alone In Westchester, Police Say A suspicious man approached a girl in Northern Westchester while her parents weren’t home, asking if she “needed her lawn debugged,” police said. The North Castle Police Department received a report shortly after 7 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 10 of the solicitor, who asked the girl if anyone was home. The girl said that there wasn’t, “but her parents would be back soon.” The man said he could wait for them to come back, or return in the morning, prompting the girl to ask him to leave repeatedly. The man eventually took off in an unknown direction down Byram Ridge Road in Armonk. He was described…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Police Seek Suspect Caught Peeking In Parked Cars At Scarsdale Music School Police Seek Suspect Caught Peeking In Parked Cars At Scarsdale Music School
Police Seek Suspect Caught Peeking In Parked Cars At Scarsdale Music School Police are investigating a suspicious suspect who was spotted peeking into several cars at a Westchester music school. The building maintenance manager at the school reported to police shortly before 6:45 p.m.on Tuesday, July 10 that he saw a suspect, described as a 5-foot-1 Hispanic man with black hair and a medium build, peering into a pair of parked cars in the parking lot of the Hoff-Barthelson Music School in Scarsdale. The suspect was reportedly wearing a light colored shirt, khaki pants and work boots when he was approached by the maintenance manager. When approached, police say that…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Numerous Thefts From Unlocked Cars Reported In Port Chester Numerous Thefts From Unlocked Cars Reported In Port Chester
Numerous Thefts From Unlocked Cars Reported In Port Chester Police in Port Chester are reminding the public to lock up their doors at night following a rash of reported larcenies inside of unlocked vehicles in the area. The Port Chester Police Department issued an alert to local residents recently after there were numerous vehicles that were entered and rummaged by opportunistic schemers in the Upper Street and High School area. Investigators said that most of the vehicles are believed to have been unlocked at the time of the thefts. “Please lock your car doors,” police said, noting that any valuables or key fobs should be removed from the vehicle …

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by Zak Failla