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Man, Woman Charged For Midnight Burglary In Northern Westchester Man, Woman Charged For Midnight Burglary In Northern Westchester
Man, Woman Charged For Midnight Burglary In Northern Westchester A man and woman from the area were charged with burglary after allegedly being caught inside an occupied Northern Westchester home to remove items inside. The incident took place in Yorktown around midnight on Thursday, April 21. The duo were caught when Yorktown Police responded to a 911 call about a man and woman attempting to enter a garage attached to an occupied residence, said Sgt. S. Sansone, of the Yorktown Police. Upon arrival, they found the two, identified as Putnam County residents Brandy Flood, age 45, and Jason Haviland, age 42, both of Carmel, standing by the front door…

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by Kathy Reakes
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COVID-19: Northern Westchester Man Charged With Possessing Forged Vaccine Card COVID-19: Northern Westchester Man Charged With Possessing Forged Vaccine Card
Covid-19: Northern Westchester Man Charged With Possessing Forged Vaccine Card A Northern Westchester man has been charged for allegedly giving a fake COVID-19 vaccination card to his employers. Andre Davis, age 53, of Peekskill, was arrested on Tuesday, August 15, for the incident which took place in February in Yorktown. According to the Yorktown Police, officers received a report from a residential group home located within the Town of Yorktown that an employee, later identified Davis, allegedly submitted a forged COVID-19 vaccination card to their human resources department.   An officer responded to the facility and initiated an investigation which fou…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Killed By Falling Tree In Northern Westchester Man Killed By Falling Tree In Northern Westchester
Man Killed By Falling Tree In Northern Westchester A man has died after a tree fell on him while he was working in Northern Westchester. The unidentified 61-year-old was killed around 9 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 14, on Farm Walk Road in Yorktown, police said. When officers and EMS arrived on the scene, they found the man in the backyard of the resident, unconscious not breathing after the tree fell on top of him, according to the Yorktown Police. Yorktown Police and a Yorktown firefighter began CPR until medics arrived,  police said. The man was transported to Hudson Valley Hospital where he died from his injuries, they added. Detectives …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Accused Of Punching Person Holding Infant In Northern Westchester Man Accused Of Punching Person Holding Infant In Northern Westchester
Man Accused Of Punching Person Holding Infant In Northern Westchester A Northern Westchester man has been charged with allegedly punching a man in the face while the victim was holding an infant. Jason J. Galea, age 32, of Ossining, was arrested following the incident which took place around 9:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 29 in Yorktown. Officers were sent to a report of an assault in progress at a Yorktown residence, said the Yorktown Police. An investigation found Galea injured a man by punching him in the face with a closed fist while he was holding the infant in his arms. Galea turned himself in to police on Monday and was charged with assault and endange…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman Caught With Heroin Tampers With Evidence After Northern Westchester Crash, Police Say Woman Caught With Heroin Tampers With Evidence After Northern Westchester Crash, Police Say
Woman Caught With Heroin Tampers With Evidence After Northern Westchester Crash, Police Say Police report the arrest of a Northern Westchester resident, for tampering with evidence after allegedly being caught with heroin following a vehicle crash. Brooke Tschudy, age 28, of Yorktown, was charged on Tuesday, Sept. 21 after officers were dispatched to Oakside Road.  An investigation by Yorktown Police found that Tschudy was driving while her privilege to do so was suspended for failing to answer a summons and for possession of heroin, police said. The investigation also found that she allegedly tampered with physical evidence during the incident. Tschudy was charged with: …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Drunk Woman With Child In Car Crashes Into Utility Pole In Northern Westchester, Police Say Drunk Woman With Child In Car Crashes Into Utility Pole In Northern Westchester, Police Say
Drunk Woman With Child In Car Crashes Into Utility Pole In Northern Westchester, Police Say A local woman has been arrested for alleged drunk driving with her 12-year-old child in the back seat in Northern Westchester. The Putnam County resident Jennifer MacDonald, age 43, of Mahopac, was nabbed by Yorktown Police when officers were called to a single-vehicle crash on Saturday, Aug. 28, on East Main Street in Jefferson Valley. When officers arrived on the scene, they discovered MacDonald's car slammed into a utility pole, police said. After an investigation, police determined MacDonald was intoxicated and had her 12-year-old child in the rear seat. MacDonald, a repeat offender w…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Facing Charges After Dogs Attack Pet Goats In Northern Westchester, Police Say Man Facing Charges After Dogs Attack Pet Goats In Northern Westchester, Police Say
Man Facing Charges After Dogs Attack Pet Goats In Northern Westchester, Police Say A dog owner is facing charges after his two Husky dogs allegedly attacked two pet goats in Northern Westchester. Luis Tuquinahul, age 41, of Yorktown, received a summons on Friday, June 11, for having dogs at large after the incident that took place in May at a Yorktown home, said the Yorktown Police. During the incident, police say Tuquinahul's two Huskies were at large on the victim's property and had injured two pet goats and a fence. Police were able to identify Tuquinahul as the owner and Yorktown Police met with him to serve him with the summons for damaging the fence and the attack …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police Searching For Home Burglary Suspect Aboard Red Van In Northern Westchester Police Searching For Home Burglary Suspect Aboard Red Van In Northern Westchester
Police Searching For Home Burglary Suspect Aboard Red Van In Northern Westchester Police are searching for a man who allegedly entered a house and then fled in a red van with another suspect driving in Northern Westchester. Members of the Yorktown Police, with the assistance of the Westchester County Police, the state police, and state DEEP officers, are investigating the unlawful entry of the unoccupied home in the area of Croton Lake Road and Hayes Drive in Yorktown Heights, on Tuesday, June 15. Officers, with the assistance of K-9 units, and an aviation unit, were searching the area for a person of interest, described as being a white male, 5-foot-9 to 6-feet tall, we…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Erratic DWI Driver Busted After 'Impeding Other Drivers' In Northern Westchester, Police Say Erratic DWI Driver Busted After 'Impeding Other Drivers' In Northern Westchester, Police Say
Erratic DWI Driver Busted After 'Impeding Other Drivers' In Northern Westchester, Police Say A Northern Westchester man was arrested for alleged drunk driving after police received several calls of an erratic driver. Marco Chacha, age 38, of Croton-on-Hudson, was arrested on Sunday, June 6, after Yorktown Police received a report of an erratic driver on Commerce Street heading westbound on Route 202. Chacha allegedly failed to maintain its lane multiple times and was being driven in a manner that was "impeding other vehicles," Yorktown Police said.  When police stopped Chacha he was found to be intoxicated and arrested, police said. A blood alcohol test taken following his a…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Northern Westchester Man Accused Of Stealing Wallet, Using Credit Card, Police Say Northern Westchester Man Accused Of Stealing Wallet, Using Credit Card, Police Say
Northern Westchester Man Accused Of Stealing Wallet, Using Credit Card, Police Say A Northern Westchester man has been arrested for allegedly stealing a wallet that was left in a shopping cart and then using a credit card inside. Mauizio Minichino, age 64, of Yorktown, was arrested on Monday, May 17 after turning himself in to Yorktown Police for the incident which took place in March, said the Yorktown Police. According to police, in March the department received a report of a stolen wallet that had been left in a shopping cart at Lowe's in Yorktown.  The victim told officers that a purchase had been made at another location with a credit card that was inside the w…

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Woman Accused Of Making Terror Threats Against High School In Northern Westchester, Police Say Woman Accused Of Making Terror Threats Against High School In Northern Westchester, Police Say
Woman Accused Of Making Terror Threats Against High School In Northern Westchester, Police Say A woman has been arrested for allegedly making terroristic threats against an area school. Northern Westchester resident Diane Harris-Hines, age 54, of Peekskill, was arrested by Yorktown Police on Friday, April 23, after allegedly making a threatening phone call to the main office of Lakeland High School in Shrub Oak, said the Yorktown Police. During the call, it's alleged the unidentified caller -- later identified as Harris-Hines -- made threats that she was on her way to the school to cause physical harm to the school administrators over what she alleged was an unresolved complaint, pol…

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ID Released For 24-Year-Old Killed In Northern Westchester Crash ID Released For 24-Year-Old Killed In Northern Westchester Crash
ID Released For 24-Year-Old Killed In Northern Westchester Crash A 24-year-old motorcyclist has died following a crash on Route 202 in Northern Westchester. Austin Canady, of South Salem, was killed around 7:39 a.m., Tuesday, April 6, following a crash on Route 202 in the area of Yorkhill Road, said Yorktown Police Lt. John Delulio. According to Delulio, Canady was driving a 2019 Harley Davidson westbound on Route 202 when he collided with a 34-year-old Yorktown Heights driver who was exiting Yorkhill Road in a 2019 Honda Pilot. Canady was transported by ambulance to the Westchester County Medical Center, where he died from his injuries, police said. T…

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