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Route 118, Yorktown, NY

Police & Fire
Purses, Laptops Stolen From Vehicles At Trail Parking Lot In Hudson Valley Purses, Laptops Stolen From Vehicles At Trail Parking Lot In Hudson Valley
Purses, Laptops Stolen From Vehicles At Trail Parking Lot In Hudson Valley Authorities in Northern Westchester are investigating several car break-ins that happened at a trailway parking lot.  The incidents happened on Wednesday, Feb. 7 between 4 and 4:30 p.m. in Yorktown at the North County Trailway parking lot on Route 118, according to Yorktown Police. According to the department, the suspects involved forced their way into three locked vehicles and stole several items, including purses and laptops.  The thefts are now under investigation, police said. The department also warned residents to remove valuables from their unoccupied vehicles to av…

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by Ben Crnic
Traffic
Part Of Busy Hudson Valley Roadway To Close For Nearly A Month Part Of Busy Hudson Valley Roadway To Close For Nearly A Month
Part Of Busy Hudson Valley Roadway To Close For Nearly A Month A section of a busy roadway in Northern Westchester will soon close for four weeks.  The section of Route 118 in Yorktown between Birdsall Drive and Hanover Street will close starting on Monday, Oct. 17, at 12 a.m. and continue to Monday, Nov. 14, Department of Transportation officials said.  The closure is to allow for a culvert replacement if weather permits, officials said.  As a detour, commuters should use Route 202, Saw Mill River Road and State Route 35, and State Route 200.  Officials are warning commuters to drive slowly near the work zone…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Trio Nabbed After Robbery Of Pharmacy In Hudson Valley Trio Nabbed After Robbery Of Pharmacy In Hudson Valley
Trio Nabbed After Robbery Of Pharmacy In Hudson Valley Three suspects who ransacked a pharmacy during a robbery in Northern Westchester are in custody after a manhunt, authorities announced. The incident happened on Thursday, June 30 at around 4:20 p.m. at the Yorktown Pharmacy on Commerce Street. When police identified the trio’s car and attempted to pull them over, the suspects fled on Underhill Avenue and eventually collided with another vehicle at the intersection of Underhill Avenue and Route 118, Yorktown Police said. The passengers in the car hit by the suspects were transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, said p…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Driver Strikes, Seriously Injures Bicyclist In Hudson Valley, Police Say Driver Strikes, Seriously Injures Bicyclist In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Driver Strikes, Seriously Injures Bicyclist In Hudson Valley, Police Say One person was seriously injured after being hit by a car in Northern Westchester. It happened around 2:10 p.m. Tuesday, May 17 in Yorktown on Route 118 in the area of the North County Trail. An initial investigation revealed that a bicycle being ridden by a 66-year-old Mamaroneck resident was struck by a vehicle being driven by a 71-year-old Rhinebeck resident, said Lt. John Deiulio, of Yorktown Police. The bicyclist was transported to the Westchester County Medical Center by Yorktown Volunteer Ambulance Corp and Empress Paramedics with serious injuries, Deiulio said. The acci…

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by Kathy Reakes