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Duo Caught With Gun, Cocaine, Pills In Car's Hidden Compartment In Westchester: Police Duo Caught With Gun, Cocaine, Pills In Car's Hidden Compartment In Westchester: Police
Duo Caught With Gun, Cocaine, Pills In Car's Hidden Compartment In Westchester: Police Two people face a long list of charges after they were caught with a stolen gun, cocaine, ecstasy, and other drugs inside a hidden compartment in their vehicle in Westchester, police said. The arrests stemmed from an incident on Wednesday, May 1 just before 10 p.m., when a vehicle was stopped by police in New Rochelle after failing to use a signal while turning from Lincoln Avenue to Memorial Highway, according to New Rochelle Police Captain J. Collins Coyne. During the traffic stop, detectives saw what appeared to be heroin inside a Ziploc bag in the car's center console cupholder. A narco…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Man Nabbed At Westchester Bar After Nearly Running Over Officer, Evading Arrest: Police Man Nabbed At Westchester Bar After Nearly Running Over Officer, Evading Arrest: Police
Man Nabbed At Westchester Bar After Nearly Running Over Officer, Evading Arrest: Police A 28-year-old man faces criminal charges in two Westchester municipalities after fleeing from police multiple times and nearly running an officer over in the process, authorities announced. The events leading to the man’s arrest began during the early morning of Thursday, Feb. 1, when detectives in New Rochelle tried pulling over a suspicious vehicle. According to New Rochelle Police Captain J. Collins Coyne, this car instead drove away at a fast speed, avoiding officers. Police still continued an investigation into the vehicle, though. Later in the day around 10 a.m., the same car was s…

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by Ben Crnic
Traffic
3-Year Bridge Replacement Over I-95 To Snag Traffic In Westchester 3-Year Bridge Replacement Over I-95 To Snag Traffic In Westchester
3-Year Bridge Replacement Over I-95 To Snag Traffic In Westchester A three-year project to replace a bridge over I-95 in Westchester County will cause various delays and closures until it is completed.  The project, which will cost $31.8 million, will replace the 65-year-old North Avenue Bridge in New Rochelle that travels over I-95, according to the New York Thruway Authority.  The bridge is currently estimated to be used by an average of 20,000 drivers per day and connects North Avenue, Garden Street, and Burling Lane. The ultimate goal of the replacement is to increase the bridge's vertical clearance to 16' 6" from the current height of 14" 3', as wel…

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by Ben Crnic
News
$10K Reward Offered For Info Leading To Arrest After Five Shot, One Killed In Westchester $10K Reward Offered For Info Leading To Arrest After Five Shot, One Killed In Westchester
$10K Reward Offered For Info Leading To Arrest After Five Shot, One Killed In Westchester A $10,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest of a shooting suspect who killed one man and wounded four others in Westchester. The Westchester County District Attorney’s Office and FBI each offered $5,000 for information that leads investigators to the suspects who fired several shots into a yard in the area of Horton Avenue and Brook Street in New Rochelle shortly before midnight on Saturday, May 1. A 29-year-old man from Brooklyn was pronounced dead at the scene, a second was hospitalized and underwent surgeries, while the others suffered non-life-threatening …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Recognize It? Video Released Of Westchester Homicide Suspect's Vehicle Recognize It? Video Released Of Westchester Homicide Suspect's Vehicle
Recognize It? Video Released Of Westchester Homicide Suspect's Vehicle Recognize this vehicle? Police investigators in Westchester have released a new video of a suspect’s vehicle following a fatal shooting in New Rochelle over the weekend. Earlier story - ID Released For Man Shot, Killed At Outdoor Gathering In Westchester Shortly before midnight on Saturday, May 1, officers from the New Rochelle Police Department received reports of shots fired in the area of Horton Avenue and Brook Street. Upon arrival, New Rochelle Police Capt. Cosmo Costa said that officers found five men who were shot, including MD Anderson Kerny Jr., age 29, of Brooklyn, who was…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Westchester Man, 21, Killed In Motorcycle Crash Westchester Man, 21, Killed In Motorcycle Crash
Westchester Man, 21, Killed In Motorcycle Crash A 21-year-old Westchester man died from injuries suffered in a motorcycle crash on Sunday. Jordan Chin of New Rochelle was killed around 1:54 p.m. Sunday following the crash on Memorial Highway near the North Avenue overpass, according to Capt. Cosmo Costa with the New Rochelle Police Department. Chin, who had been driving a 2002 Yamaha, was found by New Rochelle police off the road near the base of a street light pole, Costa said. Officers and first responders rendered medical aid and transported Chin to New Rochelle Montefiore Hospital, he said. "It appeared he fractured both his s…

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by Kathy Reakes