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Man Charged With Stealing More Than $50K In Cash, Checks From Vehicle In Northern Westchester
Police have charged a New York City man who was apprehended upstate with stealing more than $50,000 from a vehicle parked at a Northern Westchester County business.
On Saturday, Oct. 15, at around 3:30 p.m., police were called to a business in Yorktown on Saw Mill River Road to investigate a report from a victim that $42,000 in cash and $10,000 in payroll checks had been stolen from their parked vehicle, according to Yorktown Police.
Police eventually identified a suspect and a vehicle associated with the theft, and on Oct. 28 around 6 p.m., police in the Albany area pulled over…
'Now I Can Do Things I Enjoy': NY Man Wins $3M Lottery Prize
A man claimed a $3 million prize from a New York Lottery scratch-off ticket.
Michael Bhajan, a resident of the Jamaica neighborhood of Queens, won the prize from the lottery's Electric 10X scratch-off game, NY Lottery announced on Monday, Sept. 12.
He chose to receive his prize as a single, lump-sum payment of $1,573,457 after required withholdings, NY Lottery said.
“Now I can do things I enjoy,” he told NY Lottery after claiming his prize.
The winning ticket was purchased at AMR Deli & Grocery, which is located at 17505 Jamaica Ave. in Jamaica, the lottery reported.
IDs, New Info Released After 13 Hospitalized In Passenger Van Crash On NY Thruway
New details and identifications of those involved have been released after 13 people were hospitalized when a large passenger van crashed on the New York State Thruway.
It happened around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 24 south of Albany, on the southbound side of I-87 near Exit 21B in the town of Athens in Greene County.
The preliminary investigation determined that the 14-passenger van lost control, struck a guide rail, and rolled over, state police said.
State Police said Thursday afternoon, Aug. 25 that a group from the Church of God of Prophecy, out of South Ozone Park, Queens, was tr…