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Hit-Run: Teen Flees Scene After Injuring Victim In Westchester, Police Say Hit-Run: Teen Flees Scene After Injuring Victim In Westchester, Police Say
Hit-Run: Teen Flees Scene After Injuring Victim In Westchester, Police Say A 19-year-old man has been charged after allegedly hitting and injuring a victim with a vehicle and fleeing the scene in Westchester, police announced. Peekskill resident Joe William Coronel, age 19, was arrested on Thursday, Feb. 13 in connection with a hit-and-run that left a pedestrian injured on Tuesday, Feb. 13, just after 8 p.m. on Kear Street, the Yorktown Police Department announced on Tuesday, Feb. 18. According to police, multiple 911 calls reported that a pedestrian had been struck by a vehicle, which then allegedly fled the scene without stopping. Officers, along with Yorktown M…

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by Ben Crnic
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Fender Bender Leads To DWI Charge For 71-Year-Old In Westchester: Police Fender Bender Leads To DWI Charge For 71-Year-Old In Westchester: Police
Fender Bender Leads To DWI Charge For 71-Year-Old In Westchester: Police A 71-year-old Putnam County man is facing charges for allegedly driving while intoxicated in Northern Westchester following a crash, police announced. Gary Shames, of Mahopac, was arrested following an investigation into a possible motor vehicle crash in Yorktown on Friday, Jan. 31, around 6:20 p.m., the Yorktown Police Department said on Monday, Feb. 3. Authorities responded to the area of Route 6 and Windsor Road for the reported crash. Upon arrival, officers identified Shames as the driver of the involved vehicle and determined he had been operating the car while intoxicated, police said…

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by Ben Crnic
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Driver Nabbed In Stolen Vehicle After Chase In Yonkers: Police Driver Nabbed In Stolen Vehicle After Chase In Yonkers: Police
Driver Nabbed In Stolen Vehicle After Chase In Yonkers: Police The driver of a stolen car was taken into custody after leading officers on a pursuit throughout a city in Westchester, police said. The events leading up to the arrest began on Thursday, Sept. 5 around 3:20 a.m., when officers tried pulling over a vehicle on Palisade Avenue in Yonkers that had been reported stolen from New York City and had committed several traffic infractions, according to Yonkers Police Sgt. Robert Spink.  However, the car did not stop and instead led officers on a short chase in the city before police caught up with it and detained those inside, Spink said, adding…

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by Ben Crnic
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Drunk Man Nabbed After Driving Into Oncoming Traffic In Westchester: Police Drunk Man Nabbed After Driving Into Oncoming Traffic In Westchester: Police
Drunk Man Nabbed After Driving Into Oncoming Traffic In Westchester: Police A 26-year-old drunk driver faces charges following a Northern Westchester crash, police announced. Ossining resident Jorge Guaman was arrested on Saturday, March 2 following a crash in Yorktown on Route 100 in the area of Route 134 that happened just before 6:30 a.m., Yorktown Police announced on Wednesday, March 6. According to police, responding officers began investigating the collision and determined that Guaman had been driving while intoxicated with no license before crossing over the double yellow line into oncoming traffic.  Guaman was then arrested and taken to Westchest…

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by Ben Crnic
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Man Illegally Dumps Grill In Woods, Then Resists Arrest In Westchester: Police Man Illegally Dumps Grill In Woods, Then Resists Arrest In Westchester: Police
Man Illegally Dumps Grill In Woods, Then Resists Arrest In Westchester: Police A 62-year-old man faces a variety of charges after physically resisting arrest following his illegal dumping of a barbeque grill in Northern Westchester, police said.  The arrest stemmed from an incident on Saturday, July 29 around 4:45 p.m., when Yorktown Police were notified of a man illegally dumping a grill in the woods near Mountain Brook Road.  According to the department, a responding officer found a van with a license plate matching the one reported by the caller and met with the driver, later identified as 62-year-old Mark Russo of Yorktown. They also saw that Russo had d…

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by Ben Crnic
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Man Steals Over $1K Of Products From Store, Flees On Parkway In Westchester: Police Man Steals Over $1K Of Products From Store, Flees On Parkway In Westchester: Police
Man Steals Over $1K Of Products From Store, Flees On Parkway In Westchester: Police A man with a suspended license was nabbed on grand larceny charges after stealing more than $1,000 worth of products from a Northern Westchester store and fleeing on a busy parkway, police said. The arrest was the result of an incident on Sunday, July 16 just before 11 a.m., when Yorktown Police responded to the Dick's Sporting Goods in the Jefferson Valley Mall at 650 Lee Blvd., where a larceny had been reported to be in progress.  According to the department, the suspect then left the store in a Dodge Dakota and headed for the Taconic State Parkway. There, an officer located the vehi…

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by Ben Crnic
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Two Nabbed For Drag Racing On Central Avenue In Greenburgh, Police Say Two Nabbed For Drag Racing On Central Avenue In Greenburgh, Police Say
Two Nabbed For Drag Racing On Central Avenue In Greenburgh, Police Say Two street racers were nabbed by police after their vehicles became disabled from a crash as they fled from police in Westchester. The incident took place on Monday, March 15, when the Greenburgh Police Department officers the two vehicles were initially spotted drag racing on North Central Park Avenue headed southbound, said Lt. Kobie Powell.  After an unsuccessful attempt to safely catch up with the vehicles, the initial pursuit was terminated, Powell said. Shortly after, both vehicles and their drivers were located after both vehicles became inoperable…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Traffic Stop Leads To Theft Charges For Duo In Westchester Traffic Stop Leads To Theft Charges For Duo In Westchester
Traffic Stop Leads To Theft Charges For Duo In Westchester Two area men were arrested for possession of stolen property after being stopped by police in Northern Westchester for several traffic infractions. The men, Todd Johnson, 40, of Poughkeepsie, and Jason Miller, 35, of Brewster, were arrested around 5:57 p.m., on Saturday, Nov. 7, after being stopped by Yorktown Police for changing lanes unsafely after the officer recognized the vehicle as one allegedly involved in a larceny at Lowe's, said the Yorktown Police. When the officer approached the vehicle, he saw two new chain saws still in the boxes with the anti-theft device attached in the back…

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by Kathy Reakes