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Update: Teen Driver In Crash That Killed Westchester Sergeant Won't Be Tried In Criminal Court Update: Teen Driver In Crash That Killed Westchester Sergeant Won't Be Tried In Criminal Court
Update: Teen Driver In Crash That Killed Westchester Sergeant Won't Be Tried In Criminal Court A 16-year-old who is charged in connection to a crash that killed a beloved police sergeant in Westchester will be charged in Family Court rather than criminal court, authorities announced. The development in the case, which centered around the December 2022 crash that killed Yonkers Police Department Det. Sgt. Frank Gualdino, was announced by the Yonkers Police Department on Thursday, Nov. 30. A 16-year-old Yonkers boy had been criminally charged with one count of criminally negligent homicide in connection to the crash in late October. However, the boy's case will now be transferred …

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by Ben Crnic
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16-Year-Old Charged In Crash That Killed Beloved Sergeant In Westchester: 'Painful, Difficult' 16-Year-Old Charged In Crash That Killed Beloved Sergeant In Westchester: 'Painful, Difficult'
16-Year-Old Charged In Crash That Killed Beloved Sergeant In Westchester: 'Painful, Difficult' A 16-year-old has been criminally charged with a felony in connection to a Westchester crash that killed a beloved longtime police sergeant and Putnam County resident.  After a nearly 11-month investigation into a December 2022 crash that killed Yonkers Police Department Det. Sgt. Frank Gualdino, a 16-year-old Yonkers boy accused of causing the incident has been charged, Yonkers Police announced on Monday, Oct. 30.  On the day of the crash, Thursday, Dec. 1 around 3:30 p.m., Yonkers officers responded to the Sprain Brook Parkway overpass on Tuckahoe Road to a reported cr…

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by Ben Crnic
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Stolen Vehicle With Gun, Narcotics Driven By Teens Caught In Northern Westchester: Police Stolen Vehicle With Gun, Narcotics Driven By Teens Caught In Northern Westchester: Police
Stolen Vehicle With Gun, Narcotics Driven By Teens Caught In Northern Westchester: Police Three teenagers from the Hudson Valley face charges after they were allegedly caught with a loaded gun and narcotics packaged for sale in Northern Westchester just minutes after the stolen vehicle they were traveling in had been reported, police said.  The incident started on Wednesday, March 5 around 8:05 p.m., when Yonkers Police reported that a 2009 Acura MDX had been stolen from Tuckahoe Road. Shortly after this, Westchester County Police detectives determined that the car was traveling north on the Taconic State Parkway in Mount Pleasant.  Soon after, a Westchester …

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by Ben Crnic
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Tappan Zee Bridge Illuminated In Blue, Yellow To Honor Late Westchester Sergeant Tappan Zee Bridge Illuminated In Blue, Yellow To Honor Late Westchester Sergeant
Tappan Zee Bridge Illuminated In Blue, Yellow To Honor Late Westchester Sergeant The Tappan Zee Bridge was lit up in blue and yellow in honor of a Westchester County police sergeant who died in a crash last week. Yonkers Police Department Sgt. Frank Gualdino, a resident of Mahopac in Putnam County, died in a multi-vehicle crash on Thursday, Dec. 1, at the age of 53. Police reported that Gualdino's police cruiser was struck by another vehicle on Tuckahoe Road in Yonkers. The City of Yonkers announced on Tuesday, Dec. 6, that the bridge was lit up that night to honor Gualdino. "The New York State Thruway Authority is lighting up Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge…

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by Nicole Valinote
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2 People Injured In Westchester County Road Rage Incident, Police Ask Public For Information 2 People Injured In Westchester County Road Rage Incident, Police Ask Public For Information
2 People Injured In Westchester County Road Rage Incident, Police Ask Public For Information Police asked the public for information after two people were injured in a road rage incident in Westchester County. The incident happened on I-87 south in Yonkers near Exit 6 (Tuckahoe Road) at about 8:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 5, New York State Police reported. Police said two males, whose ages were not identified, were injured in an assault and are currently listed in stable condition. Authorities asked witnesses to call Investigator Michael Bota at 914-742-6400 with any information about the case.

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by Nicole Valinote
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New Details Released After Westchester Crash That Killed Sergeant, 53, Due To Retire In Months New Details Released After Westchester Crash That Killed Sergeant, 53, Due To Retire In Months
New Details Released After Westchester Crash That Killed Sergeant, 53, Due To Retire In Months New details have been released after a longtime police officer and Hudson Valley resident was killed in a multi-vehicle Westchester crash. Yonkers Police Department Sgt. Frank Gualdino, a resident of Putnam County who lived in Mahopac, age 53, was due to retire in nine months. He leaves behind a wife and two children, ages 14 and 20. A visitation will be held Tuesday, Dec. 6, from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Whalen & Ball Funeral Home, in Yonkers. A funeral is scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 7 from 11 a.m. to noon at Sacred Heart Church on Shonnard Place in Yonkers. The crash happened around 3:3…

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by Joe Lombardi
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ID Released For Police Sergeant Killed In Multi-Vehicle Westchester Crash Involving Teen Driver ID Released For Police Sergeant Killed In Multi-Vehicle Westchester Crash Involving Teen Driver
ID Released For Police Sergeant Killed In Multi-Vehicle Westchester Crash Involving Teen Driver Click here for a new, updated story: New Details Released After Westchester Crash That Killed Sergeant, 53, Due To Retire In Months Police have released the name of a longtime police sergeant killed in a car crash in Westchester County when a 16-year-old with a learner's permit driving a new BMW lost control of the car and slammed into the police vehicle. Yonkers Sgt. Frank Gualdino, age 53, was killed around 3:30 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 1, in Yonkers on Tuckahoe Road at the Sprain Brook Parkway overpass. Earlier report: Police Officer Killed In Multi-Vehicle Yonkers Crash Yon…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police Officer Killed In Multi-Vehicle Westchester Crash Police Officer Killed In Multi-Vehicle Westchester Crash
Police Officer Killed In Multi-Vehicle Westchester Crash Updated story: ID Released For Police Sergeant Killed In Multi-Vehicle Westchester Crash Involving Teen Driver A police officer was killed in a multi-vehicle crash in Westchester County. It happened around 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1 in Yonkers on Tuckahoe Road at the Sprain Brook Parkway overpass. The sergeant, who was on-duty in an unmarked police vehicle, was traveling westbound on Tuckahoe Road when a BMW sedan traveling eastbound "apparently lost control and crossed into the opposite lanes, striking the sergeant's vehicle, and a Westchester County Bee-Line bus," Yonkers Police sai…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Four Nabbed For Stealing Catalytic Converters In Westchester, Police Say Four Nabbed For Stealing Catalytic Converters In Westchester, Police Say
Four Nabbed For Stealing Catalytic Converters In Westchester, Police Say Four men were arrested after they were caught in the act of stealing a catalytic converter in Westchester County. The men were arrested on Tuesday, March 22, in Yonkers in the area of Delano Avenue. Plainclothes units were surveilling the area of Delano Avenue at Agawam when they spotted the catalytic converter theft in progress, according to Yonkers Police. As officers approached, the suspect vehicle took off and officers followed, police said.  The suspects attempted to evade officers on the New York State Thruway, however, a blown tire forced them back onto Central Park Avenu…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police Ask Public For Info About Hit-Run Crash In Westchester County Police Ask Public For Info About Hit-Run Crash In Westchester County
Police Ask Public For Info About Hit-Run Crash In Westchester County Police are asking the public for information about a hit-and-run crash that happened in Westchester County. The crash happened at about 2:15 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 7, at the intersection of Tuckahoe Road and the southbound entrance ramp to I-87 in Yonkers, according to New York State Police. The State Police are looking for the public’s help regarding a hit and run accident that occurred at this intersection,... Posted by New York State Police on Monday, November 8, 2021 Police said a tan or gray sedan struck a bicyclist and left the scene.  Authorities did not provide information on wh…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Five Westchester Residents Charged With DWI In State Police Stops Five Westchester Residents Charged With DWI In State Police Stops
Five Westchester Residents Charged With DWI In State Police Stops Eighteen motorists in the Hudson Valley were among 25 arrested by New York State Police troopers. Local residents charged were:  Westchester County On Friday, Sept. 6, State Police from Hawthorne arrested Miriam Regan, 53, of Mount Pleasant, for DWI. She was traveling on the Sprain Brook Parkway in Mount Pleasant, when she was involved in a motor vehicle crash. Investigation revealed she was under the influence of alcohol, and was subsequently arrested. On Saturday, Sept. 7, State Police from Hawthorne arrested Joseph A. Ramos, 35, of Yonkers, for Aggravated DWI. He was traveling …

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by Zak Failla
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Man Found Dead Along Shoulder Of Road In Westchester Man Found Dead Along Shoulder Of Road In Westchester
Man Found Dead Along Shoulder Of Road In Westchester Click here for an updated story: New Details Released After Man Found Dead Along Shoulder Of Road In Westchester Police are investigating the death of a man after his body was found alongside the shoulder of a road in Westchester on Monday morning. The Yonkers Police Department received a report of a dead body shortly before 8:15 a.m., Sgt. Jared Singer said. Responding officers at the scene found the man’s body on Tuckahoe Road near the eastbound shoulder near the I-87 overpass. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The cause of death is currently unknown. Detectives and members of the C…

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by Zak Failla