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Four Busted In Westchester For Ramming Police Car, Injuring Officers In Stolen Car, Police Say Four Busted In Westchester For Ramming Police Car, Injuring Officers In Stolen Car, Police Say
Four Busted In Westchester For Ramming Police Car, Injuring Officers In Stolen Car, Police Say Two officers were injured after wanted suspects in an allegedly stolen SUV rammed a police vehicle in an attempt to flee on I-95 in Westchester in a stolen vehicle, officials announced. In New Rochelle, police Capt. J. Collins Coyne said that detectives spotted a Toyota Highlander with no license plates driving at approximately 2:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 2 in a neighborhood on the southwest side of the city. According to Coyne, when detectives attempted to stop the driver, he proceeded to flee onto I-95, though they were able to follow the suspects undetected until exiting the roadway in M…

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by Zak Failla
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Suspect Nabbed After Stolen Police SUV Pursuit On New York State Thruway Suspect Nabbed After Stolen Police SUV Pursuit On New York State Thruway
Suspect Nabbed After Stolen Police SUV Pursuit On New York State Thruway A Capital District man is accused of stealing a police car and then leading officers on a chase down the New York State Thruway. The Schenectady Police Department reported that one of its marked patrol SUVs was taken from Ellis Hospital at around 6:30 p.m. Monday, May 30, by someone they had taken to the facility for evaluation, New York State Police said. A short time later, the cop car was seen getting onto the New York State Thruway at Carmen Road heading eastbound before continuing south past Albany, police said. A helicopter from the New York State Police Aviation Unit followed as the…

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by Michael Mashburn
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25-Year-Old Killed After Vehicle Crashes Down Embankment In Capital District 25-Year-Old Killed After Vehicle Crashes Down Embankment In Capital District
25-Year-Old Killed After Vehicle Crashes Down Embankment In Capital District A man is dead after losing control of his motorcycle while fleeing from troopers in the Capital District, New York State Police said. Troopers attempted to stop the man for speeding on I-88 in Schoharie at around 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, May 3, but he took off, police said. The trooper deactivated their emergency lights and eventually lost sight of the driver. A short time later, the trooper witnessed the motorcyclist heading eastbound on I-88 before the driver lost control and drove down an embankment, police said. NYSP said the trooper did not have their emergency lights activated nor were th…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Two Men Charged After Fleeing Northern Westchester Dealership In Stolen Car, Police Say Two Men Charged After Fleeing Northern Westchester Dealership In Stolen Car, Police Say
Two Men Charged After Fleeing Northern Westchester Dealership In Stolen Car, Police Say Two men have been charged after allegedly fleeing a Westchester County car dealership in a stolen car. The incident began in Northern Westchester in Mount Kisco around 12:40 a.m., Monday, April 25 at the Lexus dealership. The men were nabbed when Westchester County Police Officer Dave Sanchez spotted a suspicious vehicle at the dealership located on Kisco Avenue. He attempted a traffic stop as the vehicle left the dealership but the driver refused to stop. Near West Main Street and Maple Avenue, the driver lost control and struck a guide rail. Three men jumped out of the vehicle and fled, …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Gun-Wielding Man Attempts To Flee From Police In Westchester Barbershop Gun-Wielding Man Attempts To Flee From Police In Westchester Barbershop
Gun-Wielding Man Attempts To Flee From Police In Westchester Barbershop A Fairfield County man with a previous arrest on his record is facing new charges after attempting to flee from police with a loaded handgun before being apprehended in a barbershop bathroom in Westchester, officials announced. A report was made from a Mount Vernon barbershop on the 100 block of 4th Avenue at approximately 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 9, where there was a report of a man with a handgun inside. Police said that upon arrival, officers located their suspect - later identified as Bridgeport resident Ricardo Hanchard, age 33 - who matched the description provided. When Hanchard w…

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by Zak Failla
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Four Arrested With Drug, Illegal Gun, Stolen BMW In Westchester, County Police Say Four Arrested With Drug, Illegal Gun, Stolen BMW In Westchester, County Police Say
Four Arrested With Drug, Illegal Gun, Stolen BMW In Westchester, County Police Say Four suspects are facing charges in Westchester after being busted in a stolen BMW with an illegal handgun and narcotics, county police announced. Westchester County Police spokesperson Kieran O’Leary said that the incident began at approximately 11:10 a.m. on Thursday, March 31, when the Real Time Crime Center broadcast an alert that a stolen BMW was traveling on the northbound Hutchinson River Parkway. An officer located the vehicle as it exited the parkway at Weaver Street in New Rochelle and attempted a traffic stop, O’Leary said. Instead, the driver - later identified as Newark, New …

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by Zak Failla
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23-Year-Old Nabbed After Fleeing From Officers In Northern Westchester, Police Say 23-Year-Old Nabbed After Fleeing From Officers In Northern Westchester, Police Say
23-Year-Old Nabbed After Fleeing From Officers In Northern Westchester, Police Say A 23-year-old took officers on a high-speed chase in Northern Westchester as he attempted to avoid a traffic stop, police said. Shortly before 9 a.m. on Tuesday, March 15 in Yorktown, an officer on patrol spotted a driver speeding on Underhill Avenue and failing to stop at the stop sign at the intersection of Route 129, turning without signaling. According to police, the officer attempted to initiate a traffic stop by activating his emergency lights, but the driver failed to comply and continued to speed away west on Route 129, allegedly driving in a reckless manner while repeatedly violati…

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by Zak Failla
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Officer Dragged By Car While Trying To Arrest Shoplifting Suspect In Area, Police Say Officer Dragged By Car While Trying To Arrest Shoplifting Suspect In Area, Police Say
Officer Dragged By Car While Trying To Arrest Shoplifting Suspect In Area, Police Say A police officer was seriously injured after being dragged by a fleeing shoplifting suspect in the Hudson Valley. The incident took place in Dutchess County around 1:45 p.m. on Tuesday, March 15 in the Town of Poughkeepsie, at the Home Depot store located on North Road. The loss prevention employee gave a physical description of the suspect, later identified as John Vanleuven Jr., age 29, and followed him on foot to the area of North Road and West Cedar Street, said the Town of Poughkeepsie Police. A Town of Poughkeepsie police officer was arriving in the area at that time and spotted…

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by Kathy Reakes
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21-Year-Old Busted On Weapons Charges After Attempting To Evade Cops In Westchester, Police Say 21-Year-Old Busted On Weapons Charges After Attempting To Evade Cops In Westchester, Police Say
21-Year-Old Busted On Weapons Charges After Attempting To Evade Cops In Westchester, Police Say A 21-year-old man who was able to temporarily evade police to avoid a traffic stop is facing a host of charges after being busted with an illegal gun in Westchester, police said. In New Rochelle, police detectives stopped a driver on Beechwood Avenue at approximately 10 p.m. on Wednesday, March 2 for a vehicle and traffic violation. According to New Rochelle Police Capt. J. Collins Coyne, the driver, city resident Shawn Gilchrest, fled from the detectives during the traffic stop, leading to a short chase that was quickly abandoned. Coyne said that the following day, on Thursday, March 3, W…

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by Zak Failla
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Suspects Wanted By FBI Apprehended After Chase, Crash In Westchester Suspects Wanted By FBI Apprehended After Chase, Crash In Westchester
Suspects Wanted By FBI Apprehended After Chase, Crash In Westchester Four suspects wanted by the FBI are in custody after taking police in Westchester on a brief chase and crashing under a Metro-North overpass, authorities announced. The Westchester County Police Real Time Crime Center alerted the New Rochelle Police Department that a vehicle driven by suspects wanted by the FBI was driving through the city in the area of North Avenue and Huguenot Street. New Rochelle Police Capt. J. Collins Coyne said that the call to the department came at approximately 3:10 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 16. Coyne said that officers were able to locate the vehicle and attempted…

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by Zak Failla
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Four In Stolen Car Nabbed After Fleeing From Cops In Northern Westchester Four In Stolen Car Nabbed After Fleeing From Cops In Northern Westchester
Four In Stolen Car Nabbed After Fleeing From Cops In Northern Westchester Three men and a juvenile were arrested in Westchester County after allegedly fleeing from police in a stolen vehicle. The incident began about 6 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 8, when the Real-Time Crime Center reported that a stolen car was traveling on Route 35 in Lewisboro. According to Kieran O'Leary, spokesman for the Westchester County Police, a special ops officer in an unmarked car located the vehicle in Bedford and followed it on to the Saw Mill River Parkway.  Once marked patrol vehicles and the aviation unit arrived, a traffic stop was attempted at Roaring Brook Road in New Castle, O'…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Local Business Owner Helps Police Apprehend Wanted Fugitive Local Business Owner Helps Police Apprehend Wanted Fugitive
Local Business Owner Helps Police Apprehend Wanted Fugitive An area business owner helped police capture a fugitive from justice wanted for a robbery. Christopher Rega, age 39, undomiciled, was arrested in Ulster County on Tuesday, Feb. 1, after Saugerties Police responded to the Wenton Motel located at 3127 Route 9W in the Town of Saugerties for a reported disturbance on Monday, Jan. 31.  According to Chief Joseph Sinagra, of the Saugerties Police, when being interviewed by detectives, Rega failed to cooperate with the investigating officer and then fled on foot.  The officer began to chase Rega as he proceeded south on Ro…

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by Kathy Reakes