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Person Killed After Being Hit By Car In Westchester Person Killed After Being Hit By Car In Westchester
Person Killed After Being Hit By Car In Westchester Authorities are investigating after a 58-year-old was fatally struck by a vehicle at a Northern Westchester intersection.  The incident happened in Yorktown on Wednesday, Oct. 18 just before 7 a.m., when a pedestrian was hit in the area of Old Yorktown Road and Strang Boulevard, Yorktown Police announced.  Shortly after the crash, Yorktown Police officers as well as crews from Empress EMS, the Lake Mohegan Volunteer Ambulance Corp, and the Lake Mohegan Fire Department raced to the scene. Once there, first responders found the pedestrian who was hit, a 58-year-old Yorktown residen…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
35-Year-Old Northern Westchester Man Dies In Crash After Hitting Pole 35-Year-Old Northern Westchester Man Dies In Crash After Hitting Pole
35-Year-Old Northern Westchester Man Dies In Crash After Hitting Pole A 35-year-old man from Northern Westchester was killed after his vehicle struck a pole and overturned in the Hudson Valley. The crash happened in Putnam County on Wednesday, Aug. 30 around 4 p.m. when an SUV traveling east on Route 301 in Carmel in the area of Gipsy Trail Road veered off the roadway, hit a pole, and flipped over, according to Carmel Police Lt. Michael Bodo.  First responders who arrived at the scene soon found the driver, 35-year-old Andrew Pesavento of Cortlandt Manor, unconscious and unresponsive with major internal injuries.  Carmel Police along with…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Man Holds Up, Threatens EMS Crew In Yonkers: Police Investigating Man Holds Up, Threatens EMS Crew In Yonkers: Police Investigating
Man Holds Up, Threatens EMS Crew In Yonkers: Police Investigating Police are investigating after an unknown suspect held up an emergency medical services crew and threatened them in Westchester.  The incident happened in Yonkers in late February or early March and allegedly involved an unknown man threatening an Empress EMS crew, according to Yonkers Police Lieutenant Dean Politopoulos.  No gun was observed during the incident, and nothing was taken from the crew. There were also no injuries associated with the incident, Politopoulos said.  Yonkers Police are still investigating the incident.  This is a developing stor…

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by Ben Crnic
Politics
13 Hospitalized After Apartment Fire Breaks Out In Westchester 13 Hospitalized After Apartment Fire Breaks Out In Westchester
13 Hospitalized After Apartment Fire Breaks Out In Westchester More than a dozen people were hospitalized after an apartment fire broke out overnight in Westchester. The blaze broke out around 2:15 a.m. Saturday, June 5 in New Rochelle in a first-floor apartment fire at 75 Centre Ave. There was heavy smoke upon arrival by firefighters, with several people at windows in front of the building, and on fire escapes, New Rochelle FD Chief Andy Sandor said. Flames were also found coming out of windows in the back left corner apartment in the building, down a narrow alleyway. Firefighters rescued several people down fire escapes,  with all residen…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Details Emerge After Double-Fatal Saw Mill Parkway Crash In Yonkers Details Emerge After Double-Fatal Saw Mill Parkway Crash In Yonkers
Details Emerge After Double-Fatal Saw Mill Parkway Crash In Yonkers Click here for an updated story: IDs Released For Saw Mill Parkway Teen Double-Fatal Crash Victims Westchester County Police are investigating a crash that killed two people on the Saw Mill River Parkway. Earlier Story: Two Killed In Single-Car Westchester Crash County Police received several 911 calls about 12:45 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 25 reporting that a vehicle had gone off the road and rolled over on the southbound Saw Mill near Rumsey Road, in Yonkers, said Kieran O'Leary, spokesman for the department. One person was found outside the car and pronounced dead at the scene.…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman Killed In Three-Car Westchester Crash Woman Killed In Three-Car Westchester Crash
Woman Killed In Three-Car Westchester Crash Police in Northern Westchester are investigating a three-vehicle crash in which a local woman was killed. The crash took place around 6:05 p.m., Monday, Dec. 28 on Route 202 (Crompond Road) in Yorktown, just west of Garden Lane. The driver of one of the vehicles involved in the crash, a 70-year-old woman from Mohegan Lake died at the scene, said Yorktown Police Lt. John Delulio. Another driver was transported to Westchester Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries, while the third driver refused medical attention at the scene, Delulio said. An investigation into the crash is bein…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man, Woman Killed In Two-Vehicle Westchester Crash Man, Woman Killed In Two-Vehicle Westchester Crash
Man, Woman Killed In Two-Vehicle Westchester Crash Click here for an updated story: Off-Duty Officer ID'd As Victim Of Double-Fatal Northern Westchester Crash Police are investigating a double-fatal two-vehicle crash in Northern Westchester. The crash took place around 6 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 25 on Route 6N, said Yorktown Police. When police and fire officials arrived on the scene, they found a 50-year-old Mahopac man, who was the driver of one of the vehicles, dead.  A 56-year-old woman, the driver of the second vehicle, also of Mahopac, was found injured and transported to Westchester Medical Center where she succumbed to her…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Motorist Killed After Striking Guard Rail On Saw Mill Parkway In Yonkers Motorist Killed After Striking Guard Rail On Saw Mill Parkway In Yonkers
Motorist Killed After Striking Guard Rail On Saw Mill Parkway In Yonkers A 25-year-old man was killed during an overnight crash on the Saw Mill River Parkway in Westchester. The Westchester County accident occurred about 2:45 a.m., Monday, June 22, on the southbound Saw Mill just before the Rumsey Road exit, said Kieran O'Leary, spokesman for the Westchester County Police. O'Leary said the driver of a Yamaha motorcycle lost control, veered off the parkway onto the grassy shoulder, struck a guard rail and was thrown from the motorcycle. The driver, a 25-year-old Bronx man whose identity has not yet been released, was taken by Empress EMS ambulance to Jacobi Medi…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
ID Released For Man Critically Injured After Being Hit By Van In Westchester ID Released For Man Critically Injured After Being Hit By Van In Westchester
ID Released For Man Critically Injured After Being Hit By Van In Westchester A man who was critically injured after being struck by a van while attempting to cross I-287 in Harrison has been identified. Diego A. Maidana, 39, of White Plains, was struck around 2:25 p.m., on Friday, Sept. 20, remains in critical but stable condition at Westchester Medical Center, said Trooper Tara McCormick of the New York State Police. The incident took place when Maidana walked across the eastbound lanes of I-287 near mile marker 7.1 and attempted to cross the westbound lanes, McCormick said.  While doing so, Maidana was struck by a 2006 Chevrolet E350 van being operated by Br…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
ID Released For Driver Of BMW Motorcycle Killed In High-Speed Yonkers Crash ID Released For Driver Of BMW Motorcycle Killed In High-Speed Yonkers Crash
ID Released For Driver Of BMW Motorcycle Killed In High-Speed Yonkers Crash Police have released the identity of a motorcyclist killed after being ejected from his motorcycle in a two-vehicle crash in Westchester. Juan A. Rosario-Tiburcio, 36, of Newark, New Jersey, was killed during the crash which occurred around 1:45 a.m. Saturday, June 1 on I-87 southbound in Yonkers, said New York State Police Trooper Tara L. McCormick. A preliminary investigation determined that a 2015 BMW motorcycle driven by Rosario-Tiburcio was traveling southbound on I-87, in the center lane, at a high rate of speed, said McCormick. A 2017 Volkswagon Jetta was also southbound i…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Fire Destroys One School Bus, Damages Others In Westchester Fire Destroys One School Bus, Damages Others In Westchester
Fire Destroys One School Bus, Damages Others In Westchester A bus was destroyed and two others damaged when a two-alarm fire ripped through a bus storage and repair garage in Yorktown Heights. The fire was reported at 5:09 p.m. Wednesday at the Baumann & Sons Bus Corporation at 1701 Front St., according to the Yorktown Heights Volunteer Fire Department. In addition to damaging the buses, the fire also damaged part of the repair area of the garage and the structure sustained heavy damage as a result of the fire, the fire department reported. During the height of the fire, firefighters were able to mitigate any fuel or hazardous fluids leakage w…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Suspect Nabbed In Yonkers Shooting Suspect Nabbed In Yonkers Shooting
Suspect Nabbed In Yonkers Shooting A 25-year-old is in police custody after allegedly shooting a man in the chest inside a Westchester residence following a dispute that escalated into violence. Officers from the Yonkers Police Department responded to Ash Street shortly after 2 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 9, where there was a report of a man who had been shot in the chest. Upon arrival at the scene, the officers found a 20-year-old man from Yonkers, who had a single gunshot wound. Members of the Emergency Service Unit treated the victim, who was then transported by Empress EMS to a nearby hospital for additional treatment. He rema…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Two, Including Security Guard, Stabbed In Fight At Yonkers Movie Theater Two, Including Security Guard, Stabbed In Fight At Yonkers Movie Theater
Two, Including Security Guard, Stabbed In Fight At Yonkers Movie Theater Yonkers Police investigate assaults at Cross County Multiplex Cinemas Two people, including a security guard, were stabbed when a fight broke out overnight at a movie theater in Westchester, according to police. Just past midnight on Saturday, members of the Yonkers Police Department responded to the Cross County Multiplex Cinemas at 2 South Drive on a report of a fight and possible assault. The fight had broken up when police arrived on the scene and officers located one victim, a 40-year-old security guard employee of the theater, with a non-life-threatening stab wound to his leg, Yonker…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
House Fire Breaks Out In Pelham House Fire Breaks Out In Pelham
House Fire Breaks Out In Pelham First responders in Pelham helped save a house after an electrical fire broke out on Tuesday afternoon. Members of the Pelham Fire Department received a report at approximately noon from a Third Avenue homeowner, where there was an electrical fire that broke out in the home. Officials said that firefighters were met by officers with the Pelham Police Department and tenants from the Third Avenue home, who reported that there was smoke and fire in a first-floor bedroom. Fire crews quickly located the source of the fire, opened up the wall and knocked down the flames within five minutes of re…

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by Zak Failla