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Yonkers Officer Hit By Car In Chase For Trio Wanted For NYC Carjacking Yonkers Officer Hit By Car In Chase For Trio Wanted For NYC Carjacking
Yonkers Officer Hit By Car In Chase For Trio Wanted For NYC Carjacking A police officer in Westchester County was struck by a car during a chase for three suspects wanted for carjacking in New York City.  On Sunday, Dec. 4, around 3:15 p.m., police in Yonkers responded to the area of Point Street and Ravine Avenue, where an occupied vehicle wanted in connection with the carjacking was seen, according to Yonkers Police.  Once arriving there, three suspects attempted to drive away from the scene but after this resulted in an accident, the trio then ran away on foot to try and escape. The suspects were then caught after a short pursuit, police said.&nb…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Cops Sickened After Exposure To Drug Or Chemical During Arrest In Yonkers Cops Sickened After Exposure To Drug Or Chemical During Arrest In Yonkers
Cops Sickened After Exposure To Drug Or Chemical During Arrest In Yonkers Several police officers are recovering after being exposed to an unidentified drug or chemical while making an arrest over the weekend in Westchester. The incident took place during the evening on Friday, May 7, in Yonkers. That's when the Yonkers PD officers responded to a call of an agitated man on Ravine Avenue with a loaded, defaced handgun who was arguing with himself and threatening to shoot everyone on sight. After searching the man, several officers began to feel sick, to the point of semi-consciousness, said Yonkers Police Commissioner John J. Mueller. One officer fell and struck …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Seen Her? Alert Issued For Yonkers Woman Wanted On Weapons Charge Seen Her? Alert Issued For Yonkers Woman Wanted On Weapons Charge
Seen Her? Alert Issued For Yonkers Woman Wanted On Weapons Charge Investigators from the Yonkers Police Department’s Warrant Squad are attempting to track down a woman wanted on a weapons charge. Shekinah Ricketts, 22, is wanted by police in Westchester on charges that include third-degree criminal possession of a weapon. Ricketts was released and subsequently failed to appear in court to respond to the charges and a warrant was issued for her arrest. Police described Ricketts as a 5-foot-4 African American woman weighing approximately 150 pounds with a medium build, brown eyes and black hair. She was last known to frequent Ravine Avenue. Anyone who reco…

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by Zak Failla
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Violent Yonkers Gang Member Admits To Attempted Murders, Conspiracy Violent Yonkers Gang Member Admits To Attempted Murders, Conspiracy
Violent Yonkers Gang Member Admits To Attempted Murders, Conspiracy A member of a prominent gang in Westchester has admitted to his roles in several attempted murders and violent incidents in an effort to assert his control in a Yonkers neighborhood. Samuel “Benji” Mapp, an alleged member of the Blood Stones Army, has pleaded guilty to three counts of attempted murder and one count of conspiracy to commit murder, all felonies, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., announced on Friday. Mapp was charged as part of a larger gang sweep in the Nodine Hill section of Yonkers in the beginning of May, which led to the arrests of several member…

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by Zak Failla