Police are investigating a reported luring attempt in which a young man offered an elementary aged student candy to get into his vehicle in Westchester.The incident reportedly took place after early dismissal, in area of Orchard and Rectory streets, said the Port Chester School District.The Thomas A. Edison School is located in that area.Reportedly, a Hispanic man driving a black ...

Drivers and police banded together to save a beagle named Lupe when he was found wandering on I-84 in Danbury.The incident took place on Friday, April 19, during rush hour when drivers saw Lupe on the highway, Connecticut State Police said."The dog was hit by a vehicle, but did not have any serious injuries," said Trooper Christopher Costella of Troop A, Southbury. Motorists, ...

A 20-year-old man is being at the Westchester County Jail after taking police on a chase by car and foot, said the New York State Police.The incident began around 5:15 a.m., Tuesday, April 23,  when Simeon A. Sanders, of Middletown, refused to stop when troopers attempted to conduct a traffic stop of a 2015 Mercedes-Benz ML350 on East Main Street in the town of Cortlandt after ...

Court officials report that Bedford Town Justice Erik Jacobsen has been administratively suspended following an arrest for DWI and resisting arrest after police say they had to use a stun gun when he refused to comply with their efforts to arrest him.Jacobsen, 54, of Bedford Hills, was arrested a little after midnight on Monday, April 22, after the Westchester County Police ...

A 431-pound bear was euthanized after entering a home in Connecticut, confronting the homeowner and then ransacking the kitchen and dining room.The incident took place early Saturday morning, April 20 when a Simsbury homeowner walked into his kitchen and was met by the huge bear who was looking for food, said Lee Sawyer, spokesman for Department of Energy and Environmental ...

Nearly a dozen people, including children, were found unconscious inside a Westchester apartment complex after being exposed to carbon monoxide.Police and fire officials received the call for a possible CO exposure around 8:30 a.m., Friday, April 19, at 27 Coyle Place in Yonkers, said Yonkers Police Lt. Jared Singer."Members of the Yonkers Police Department, Yonkers Fire Department, and ...

This story has been updated.Multiple people, including children, were found unconscious inside a Westchester apartment complex after being exposed to carbon monoxide.Police and fire officials received the call for a possible CO exposure around 8:30 a.m., Friday, April 19, at 27 Coyle Place in Yonkers, said Yonkers Police Lt. Jared Singer."Members of the Yonkers Police Department, ...

Three people were arrested following an altercation at a Northern Westchester tavern that left one man injured.The incident began about 11:10 p.m., Wednesday, April 17, when a dispute broke out among several people who knew each other inside O’Connor’s Public House at 222 East Main St. in Mount Kisco, said Kieran O'Leary, spokesman for the Westchester County Police.During the ...

The Westchester County Health Department has learned that a Monroe College student at the New Rochelle campus was diagnosed with active Tuberculosis, the department said.The student, who is not from Westchester and is being treated, is not on campus, and is expected to make a full recovery, the health department said.The department, working closely with Monroe College, has ...

State police nabbed an area man for alleged drunk driving after he crashed his vehicle in the front yard of a Putnam home.The incident took place around 8:30 a.m., Sunday, April 14 on Tammany Hall Road in Patterson after he reportedly lost control of his vehicle and crashed his 2012 Mercedes, said Trooper AJ Hicks.When police arrived on the scene of the crash, they arrested Miguel ...