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Latest Update: Police Seek Help In Solving Shooting Of Off-Duty NYPD Officer In Westchester Latest Update: Police Seek Help In Solving Shooting Of Off-Duty NYPD Officer In Westchester
Latest Update: Police Seek Help In Solving Shooting Of Off-Duty Nypd Officer In Westchester Authorities are still working to solve the shooting of an off-duty officer that happened near a parkway in Westchester and are asking for help from the public in doing so.  New, updated report - Update: Suspect Nabbed In Shooting Of Off-Duty NYPD Officer In Yonkers, Police Say The incident happened on Tuesday, Nov. 14 just before 11:30 a.m., when an off-duty member of the New York City Police Department was shot in the arm while sitting in a vehicle in Yonkers in the area of the Saw Mill River Parkway and Tompkins Avenue, according to Yonkers Police. Earlier Report -&n…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Firefighters Face Exploding Fireworks While Battling Blaze At Westchester Home Firefighters Face Exploding Fireworks While Battling Blaze At Westchester Home
Firefighters Face Exploding Fireworks While Battling Blaze At Westchester Home A firefighter was hospitalized following a blaze at a Northern Westchester home that caused fireworks inside the residence to explode, complicating the response.   The fire happened at a residence in southern Cortlandt on Croton Lake Road on Wednesday, July 5 just after 3:30 p.m., according to the Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department.  Once crews arrived at the home, they quickly began putting out the flames, which were centered in the residence's garage underneath the living area. Firefighters were also able to rescue the homeowner's cats that had been trapped in the building.&n…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Person Seriously Injured After Car Crashes Into Stone Wall In Westchester County Person Seriously Injured After Car Crashes Into Stone Wall In Westchester County
Person Seriously Injured After Car Crashes Into Stone Wall In Westchester County One person suffered serious injuries after a car hit a stone wall in Northern Westchester.  The crash happened on Monday, January 2 around 4 p.m., when firefighters in Somers responded to an accident on Butlerville Road and found the vehicle heavily damaged after hitting the wall.  Two people were injured in the crash after being ejected from the car. One of the occupants suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries, firefighters said. Both were taken to a hospital in the area. 

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Three Suspects Nabbed In Connection To Drive-By Westchester Shooting That Injured Four Three Suspects Nabbed In Connection To Drive-By Westchester Shooting That Injured Four
Three Suspects Nabbed In Connection To Drive-By Westchester Shooting That Injured Four Three suspects have been apprehended after four people were injured, one critically, in a drive-by shooting in Westchester. On Thursday, June 10, at approximately 4:15 p.m., officers responded to the area of Elm Street at Oak Street in Yonkers on a report of a shooting incident with multiple victims.  Upon arrival, officers located three gunshot victims, the most serious of which having been struck in the chest, Yonkers Police said. First Responders rendered medical aid to the victims and they were transported to local area hospitals.  Two additional gunshot victims had self-tra…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Connecticut Woman Arrested Three Times In 24 Hours Connecticut Woman Arrested Three Times In 24 Hours
Connecticut Woman Arrested Three Times In 24 Hours A Connecticut woman was arrested three times in 24 hours following a domestic dispute with her boyfriend in which she threatened him with a kitchen knife. Windham County resident Heather Poplasky, age 32, was arrested the first time around 6:30 p.m., Saturday, April 10, when she stepped towards a victim with a large kitchen knife at home in Central Village in Plainview, said Plainview Police Deputy Chief William D. Wolfburg. Poplasky, of Plainfield, then threatened to cut herself to make it appear the victim had injured her, Wolfburg said. She was arrested and charged with d…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Serious Crash Shuts Down Busy Westchester Roadway Serious Crash Shuts Down Busy Westchester Roadway
Serious Crash Shuts Down Busy Westchester Roadway Click here for a new, updated story: ID Released For 24-Year-Old Killed In Northern Westchester Crash A busy Northern Westchester roadway is shut down in both directions due to a serious two-vehicle crash involving a motorcycle. The crash, which took place around 7:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 6, has closed Route 202 in both directions between Granite Spring Road Road and Baldwin Road in Yorktown Heights, said Yorktown Police Lt. John Delulio. The crash involved a car and a motorcycle, Delulio said. Motorists are asked to avoid the area and use alternate routes. The motorcyclist has …

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by Kathy Reakes
News
COVID-19: Worst May Not Be Until End Of April, Cuomo Says, As State Total Hits 83,712 Cases COVID-19: Worst May Not Be Until End Of April, Cuomo Says, As State Total Hits 83,712 Cases
Covid-19: Worst May Not Be Until End Of April, Cuomo Says, As State Total Hits 83,712 Cases The worst of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in New York may not be until the end of April as the death toll continues to rise, Gov. Andrew Cuomo warned. There have now been 7,917 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in New York overnight, bringing the statewide total to 83,712. There were also 391 new deaths, as the total climbs to 1,941 since the outbreak began. Of the 83,712 confirmed COVID-19 cases, 12,226 people are currently hospitalized, including 3,022 patients in the ICU. Since the beginning of the outbreak, 6,142 people have been treated in New York hospitals and later releas…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Stabbed In Arm During Domestic Dispute In Westchester, Police Say Man Stabbed In Arm During Domestic Dispute In Westchester, Police Say
Man Stabbed In Arm During Domestic Dispute In Westchester, Police Say One person was injured during a domestic dispute in which he was stabbed in the arm, police said. The incident took place around 5:50 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 24 at 157 S. 12th Ave., during the dispute, said the Mount Vernon police. The man was taken to a local hospital for non-life threatening injuries with a laceration to his forearm, said Maria Donovan, spokeswoman for the department. Detectives are investigating circumstances of the incident.

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
One Extricated After Car Overturns At Corner Of Routes 9A, 119 One Extricated After Car Overturns At Corner Of Routes 9A, 119
One Extricated After Car Overturns At Corner Of Routes 9A, 119 This story has been updated. Traffic was backed up following a two-vehicle crash at the corner of Route 9A and Route 119 in Elmsford. The incident took place around 9:15 a.m. Thursday when one vehicle hit another, sending it flying on its roof. One driver was able to get out of the car, but the woman in the flipped vehicle was cut out of her seatbelt by a Good Samaritan and pulled away. She was transported to the hospital for treatment, said the woman's husband.  The cause of the crash is under investigation. 

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Woman Rescued After Falling Into Hole Used To Hold Tank In Westchester Woman Rescued After Falling Into Hole Used To Hold Tank In Westchester
Woman Rescued After Falling Into Hole Used To Hold Tank In Westchester A Northern Westchester woman who fell into a hole in the ground was rescued by first responders after a health aide discovered she was missing. The incident took place around 9:25 a.m. Wednesday on Ketchum Avenue in Buchanan when the woman went outside to check the 5-foot hole that used to hold an old tank in her yard, said Buchanan Police Chief Brian Tubbs. "She went out to check the area due to all of the rain on Tuesday," Tubbs said. The woman ended up falling into the hole and being trapped until the home health aide found her and called for help.  It took numerous first res…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Two Cops Exposed To Chemical Agent Responding To Suicide In Westchester Two Cops Exposed To Chemical Agent Responding To Suicide In Westchester
Two Cops Exposed To Chemical Agent Responding To Suicide In Westchester Two police officers were transported to the hospital after being exposed to an unknown chemical agent used in a suicide. The incident took place around 3:22 p.m. Wednesday, July 18 when the department was called to a residence on Sunset Drive in Croton-on-Hudson for a death investigation.  When officers arrived on the scene they were exposed to an "unknown" type of chemical agent that a person had used to commit suicide, said Croton-on-Hudson PD Lt. John Nikitopoulos. After Croton police officers arrived on the scene, HazMat was called to clear the residence and the Department of…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Police Investigate Westchester Shooting Police Investigate Westchester Shooting
Police Investigate Westchester Shooting Police are investigating a shooting that took place over the weekend in Mount Vernon. On Sunday night, a man suffered a gunshot wound - reportedly to his head - near the intersection of Ninth Avenue and Fifth Street in Mount Vernon. He was transported to a local hospital for treatment on injuries that were not clear as of Monday morning. According to a News12 report, on Sunday, investigators were evaluating an Audi with Massachusetts license plates, which was “surrounded by latex gloves and some blood on the ground.” Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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by Zak Failla