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Intersection Next To Elementary School In Westchester Reopens After Crash Intersection Next To Elementary School In Westchester Reopens After Crash
Intersection Next To Elementary School In Westchester Reopens After Crash This story has been updated. A busy intersection next to a Westchester elementary school has reopened after a crash.  The intersection of Harrison Avenue (Route 127) and Union Avenue next to the Harrison Avenue Elementary School is now open after it was briefly closed following a crash on Friday afternoon, June 21, Harrison Police announced.  The crash resulted in downed power lines at the intersection, the department added.  The closure caused delays during school pick-up. 

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Duo With Irish Ties Nabbed For Entering Westchester Home, Soliciting Roofing Work: Police Duo With Irish Ties Nabbed For Entering Westchester Home, Soliciting Roofing Work: Police
Duo With Irish Ties Nabbed For Entering Westchester Home, Soliciting Roofing Work: Police Two men face criminal charges after entering a Westchester home without consent while trying to illegally solicit roofing work without a permit, police said.  Patrick Quinn, age 20, and Thomas Stokes, age 26, who both have ties to Ireland, were both arrested on Tuesday, Jan. 23 in connection with an incident that happened in Harrison earlier that same day, according to Harrison Police. On the day of the incident, a Harrison resident called the department and told officers that an unknown man had entered her home without her consent and was trying to solicit roofing work.  Po…

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by Ben Crnic
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Alert Issued For Missing White Plains Man Last Seen At Gym In Westchester Alert Issued For Missing White Plains Man Last Seen At Gym In Westchester
Alert Issued For Missing White Plains Man Last Seen At Gym In Westchester Authorities are asking residents to be on the lookout for a missing man who was last seen at a gym in Westchester.  White Plains resident Fernando Manon, age 69, was last seen on Thursday, Jan. 18 around 5:45 p.m. in Harrison at the Lifetime Fitness located at 1 Westchester Park Dr., Harrison Police announced.  Manon, who suffers from dementia, was on foot and was seen headed in the direction of westbound Westchester Avenue. He has no access to a vehicle or cell phone.  Anyone with any information as to his whereabouts is asked to call Harrison Police at …

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by Ben Crnic
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Man Nabbed After Stealing Clothes, Other Items From College Dorms In Purchase: Police Man Nabbed After Stealing Clothes, Other Items From College Dorms In Purchase: Police
Man Nabbed After Stealing Clothes, Other Items From College Dorms In Purchase: Police A 24-year-old man faces burglary charges after stealing items from college dormitories in Westchester, police said. Bronx resident Matthew Williams was arrested on Saturday, Dec. 2 for committing burglaries at Manhattanville College in the hamlet of Purchase on Saturday, Nov. 4, according to Harrison Police. On the day of the break-ins, the department was contacted by Manhattanville College security staff, which told police that several students had reported items stolen from their rooms.  An investigation conducted by the department then revealed that Williams, a …

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by Ben Crnic
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Westchester School Resource Officer Falsely Depicted In Viral Online Video, Police Say Westchester School Resource Officer Falsely Depicted In Viral Online Video, Police Say
Westchester School Resource Officer Falsely Depicted In Viral Online Video, Police Say A police department in Westchester is taking action in response to a viral online video that they say falsely depicts a popular school resource officer, authorities said.  According to Harrison Police, an online video falsely depicting Officer Robert Budde has gone viral, the department announced on Tuesday night, Dec. 12.  The department said that the video shows an interaction involving an officer from another jurisdiction and depicts Budde in a Harrison Police Department uniform even though the incident did not take place in the town and has no "legitimate association…

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by Ben Crnic
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Man Smashes Deli Door, Steals Cash, Lottery Tickets In Westchester: Police Man Smashes Deli Door, Steals Cash, Lottery Tickets In Westchester: Police
Man Smashes Deli Door, Steals Cash, Lottery Tickets In Westchester: Police A Fairfield County man faces charges after breaking the door of a deli in Westchester and stealing cash and lottery tickets, police announced. New, updated report - Man Nabbed For Deli Burglary In Mamaroneck: Smashed Front Door Window, Police Say Greenwich resident Cesar Salazar-Duque, age 36, was arrested by Harrison Police on Tuesday, Nov. 21 in connection with a commercial burglary that happened on Wednesday, Nov. 15, the department said.  According to police, during the burglary, Salazar-Duque allegedly smashed the front glass door of a local deli and food market an…

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by Ben Crnic
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Duo Nabbed After Scamming Couple Out Of $9K In Harrison: Police Duo Nabbed After Scamming Couple Out Of $9K In Harrison: Police
Duo Nabbed After Scamming Couple Out Of $9K In Harrison: Police Two men face grand larceny charges after scamming a Westchester couple out of $9,000 by posing as their family member, police said. The arrests stemmed from an incident on Friday, Sept. 15, when an elderly couple living in Harrison received a phone call from someone claiming to be their grandson who claimed they needed money to make bail after being arrested for a DUI offense, Harrison Police announced.  The couple then traveled to a bank and took out $9,000 in cash in order to help their "grandson," not realizing that they were being scammed. Two men, identified as Bronx residents De…

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by Ben Crnic
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Fleeing Truck Thief Caught In Neighborhood With Help Of K9 Officer In Purchase: Police Fleeing Truck Thief Caught In Neighborhood With Help Of K9 Officer In Purchase: Police
Fleeing Truck Thief Caught In Neighborhood With Help Of K9 Officer In Purchase: Police After leading authorities on a chase that ended in a crash, a pickup truck thief wearing a bright yellow jumpsuit was caught in a Westchester neighborhood with the help of a K9 officer's nose, police said.  The incident began on Thursday, Sept. 14 around 6:15 p.m., when authorities were notified that a stolen Ford F350 pickup truck was traveling on the Hutchinson River Parkway in Harrison.  According to Westchester County Police, an officer soon found the truck and tried pulling it over near the interchange with Interstate 287. However, the vehicle kept going and sped away.&n…

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by Ben Crnic
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4 Nabbed In BMW Stolen From Impound Yard While Driving In Westchester: Police 4 Nabbed In BMW Stolen From Impound Yard While Driving In Westchester: Police
4 Nabbed In BMW Stolen From Impound Yard While Driving In Westchester: Police Four people face a variety of charges after they were caught on a Westchester roadway in a stolen BMW that had been taken from an impound yard, police said.  The arrests resulted from an incident on Tuesday, Aug. 29 around 10:30 p.m., when Harrison Police were alerted of a stolen BMW X5 that was driving north on the Hutchinson River Parkway, the department announced on Saturday, Sept. 2.  Officers also learned that the vehicle had been associated with a crime involving a firearm and that it had been allegedly stolen from a New York City Police Department impound yard, police said.…

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by Ben Crnic
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Officer Awarded For Catching Suspect With Illegal Weapon In Harrison Officer Awarded For Catching Suspect With Illegal Weapon In Harrison
Officer Awarded For Catching Suspect With Illegal Weapon In Harrison An officer in Westchester is being recognized after apprehending a suspect who had been in possession of an illegal firearm.  Officer Frank Corvino of Harrison Police was named Officer of the Month for July for arresting a suspect on weapon possession charges during a traffic stop on Tuesday, June 13.  According to Harrison Police, on the day of the incident, around 11 a.m., Corvino had been on patrol duty when he saw a vehicle on Union Avenue commit a traffic violation.  After pulling the vehicle over, Corvino discovered a loaded 9mm handgun inside the c…

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by Ben Crnic
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Duo Steals Checks From Mailboxes In Westchester, Police Say Duo Steals Checks From Mailboxes In Westchester, Police Say
Duo Steals Checks From Mailboxes In Westchester, Police Say Two men face charges after allegedly stealing checks and other mail from mailboxes in Westchester, police said.  On Wednesday, March 1, police in Harrison pulled over a vehicle that had been the subject of a three-day investigation looking into mail thefts in the town, according to Harrison Police.  Inside the vehicle, police found several pieces of mail including stolen checks that had been "fished' out of mailboxes. Officers also found tools that are often used to steal mail out of blue US Post Office mailboxes found on sidewalks.  The two men inside the car were identifie…

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by Ben Crnic
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Hit-Run Crash: Suspect Nabbed In Harrison After State Police Cruiser Struck On I-684 Hit-Run Crash: Suspect Nabbed In Harrison After State Police Cruiser Struck On I-684
Hit-Run Crash: Suspect Nabbed In Harrison After State Police Cruiser Struck On I-684 A New York State Police vehicle was damaged by a hit-and-run driver while the trooper was stopped on I-684 helping another motorist in Northern Westchester. The incident took place in Bedford around 6 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 26. Trooper AJ Hicks said the crash occurred while the trooper was stopped in the southbound lane of I-684 assisting another driver when a gold Lexus SUV struck the passenger side of the police cruiser. The driver, identified as Thomas Haber, age 81, of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, then fled the area, Hicks said. The trooper was not injured in the crash, he added. Haber w…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Suspects In Stolen Vehicle Escape Officers After Dangerous Westchester County Chase, Police Say Suspects In Stolen Vehicle Escape Officers After Dangerous Westchester County Chase, Police Say
Suspects In Stolen Vehicle Escape Officers After Dangerous Westchester County Chase, Police Say Two masked men driving a stolen BMW from Long Island were able to escape justice after a lengthy chase in Westchester County, police said.  On Monday, Dec. 5, around 10:30 a.m., police in Harrison became aware of a stolen 2021 BMW X5 that was entering the town on Union Avenue in the area of West Street. The vehicle had been stolen from a home in Nassau County on Saturday, Dec. 3, when the suspects had stolen the keys from a victim's home, according to Harrison Police.  Following this, police were attempting to track down the vehicle when a resident of West Street reported that two…

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by Ben Crnic
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26-Year-Old Nabbed Stealing Property From House In Westchester, Police Say 26-Year-Old Nabbed Stealing Property From House In Westchester, Police Say
26-Year-Old Nabbed Stealing Property From House In Westchester, Police Say A 26-year-old man has been charged with stealing property from a Westchester County house under construction. Edison Guerrero, of Brooklyn, was arrested on Monday, June 20 in Harrison. The Harrison Police responded to a residence in Purchase on a report of an unknown man seen on the property of a house that was under construction, said Sgt. Carmine Gentile, of the Harrison Police. The suspect, later identified as Guerrero, was chased by one of the workers into a wooded area nearby, Gentile said. Harrison Police officers searched the area and located Guerrero in po…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Storm Ida: Longtime Professors Identified As Those Killed In Westchester Flash Flooding Storm Ida: Longtime Professors Identified As Those Killed In Westchester Flash Flooding
Storm Ida: Longtime Professors Identified As Those Killed In Westchester Flash Flooding Two longtime computer science professors in New York were among those killed in Westchester County during Storm Ida as it whipped across the region producing severe flash flooding and high winds. President Dr. Seamus Carey of Iona College in New Rochelle issued a statement that Professors Ken and Fran Bailie, of Rye Brook, did not make it home after teaching their classes at the college on Thursday, Sept. 2. A body, found on a guide rail, pinned against a utility pole at Lincoln Avenue and Brookside Way in Purchase, was later identified as that of Ken Bailie, according to Westchester County…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Storm Ida: One Person Found Dead In Westchester, Second Missing, Police Say Storm Ida: One Person Found Dead In Westchester, Second Missing, Police Say
Storm Ida: One Person Found Dead In Westchester, Second Missing, Police Say After an intense search for a Westchester couple, police have confirmed they have found one person dead and are still searching for the second. The incident began around 1:45 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 2, when Harrison Police received a report of a missing elderly Rye Brook couple, setting off an intensive search of the area. Earlier Report: Storm Ida: One Death Confirmed In Westchester Due To Flash Flooding The search led to an unoccupied vehicle on a guide rail, pinned against a utility pole at Lincoln Avenue and Brookside Way in Purchase, said Chief John Vasta of the …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Alleged Car Thief Apprehended On 18th Birthday In Westchester County Alleged Car Thief Apprehended On 18th Birthday In Westchester County
Alleged Car Thief Apprehended On 18th Birthday In Westchester County A Fairfield County teen spent his 18th birthday with police in Westchester County, but it wasn't exactly a celebration. The individual, whose identity was not released, was arrested after Harrison Police received a call around 3:37 a.m., Monday, March 1, from a resident reporting that three men were trying to open the doors of several vehicles on Pearl Street. When an officer responded he spotted a Subaru Outback driving away, said Harrison Police Chief John T. Vasta.  The vehicle turned down Edward Street to elude the officer and crashed into a fence.  The occupant of…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Dump Truck Slams Into Westchester Avenue Overpass Dump Truck Slams Into Westchester Avenue Overpass
Dump Truck Slams Into Westchester Avenue Overpass A roadway was closed for several hours after a dump truck slammed into an overpass in Harrison. The incident took place around 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 6 at 565 Westchester Ave., said the Harrison Police. The roadway had to be closed in both directions until state engineers could come and inspect the damage, police said. The roadway reopened around 10 p.m.

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by Kathy Reakes