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Woman Shot, Killed In Region, Suspect Dies From Self-Inflicted Wound After Chase: Police Woman Shot, Killed In Region, Suspect Dies From Self-Inflicted Wound After Chase: Police
Woman Shot, Killed In Region, Suspect Dies From Self-Inflicted Wound After Chase: Police A woman was found shot and killed outside a residence in the region and her suspect died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound following a police chase, according to authorities. The chain of events in Northern Westchester began just after 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9 in Yorktown. Multiple 911 calls were received reporting shots fired in the hamlet of Jefferson Valley in the area of the Coach N Four Apartments on East Main Street, according to the Yorktown Police Department. Responding officers located Geraldine Krecmer, age 63, lying on the walkway in front of one of the units with a gun…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Allegedly Drunk Wrong-Way Driver Charged In Fatal Crash In Region Allegedly Drunk Wrong-Way Driver Charged In Fatal Crash In Region
Allegedly Drunk Wrong-Way Driver Charged In Fatal Crash In Region An allegedly drunk driver from Connecticut has been charged in a fatal wrong-way crash in Westchester. The crash happened just after 5 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 8 on the Hutchinson River Parkway in Rye Brook, about a half mile south of King Street, according to Westchester County Police. Original report - 1 Killed In Wrong-Way Crash On Hutchinson River Parkway In Rye Brook Several 911 calls reported that a vehicle traveling southbound in the northbound lanes of travel had collided with another car.  Arriving officers found that one of the vehicles, a Toyota Camry, was fully engulfed…

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by Joe Lombardi
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5-Year-Old Dies After Incident At Amusement Park Pool In Westchester 5-Year-Old Dies After Incident At Amusement Park Pool In Westchester
5-Year-Old Dies After Incident At Amusement Park Pool In Westchester A young boy has died following an incident at a pool at a busy Westchester amusement park.  The 5-year-old child's death, which followed an incident on Thursday, Aug. 1, was detailed in a statement by a Rye Playland spokesperson on Sunday, Aug. 11.  On the day of the incident, around 2:20 p.m., a possible drowning was reported at Playland Park, according to Westchester County Police Public Information Officer Kieran O'Leary.  Earlier Report - 5-Year-Old Goes Into Cardiac Arrest While In Pool At Rye Playland Arriving police and park rangers found tha…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
10 Escape After Boat Capsizes On Hudson River Off Northern Westchester Coast 10 Escape After Boat Capsizes On Hudson River Off Northern Westchester Coast
10 Escape After Boat Capsizes On Hudson River Off Northern Westchester Coast Thanks to their wise decision to wear life jackets, ten people emerged unscathed after their vessel overturned on the Hudson River off the coast of Northern Westchester.  The incident happened on Tuesday, July 30 around 3:30 p.m., when a boat overturned on the Hudson River off Oscawana Island in Cortlandt, sending several people into the water, Westchester County Police said on Thursday, Aug. 1.  Arriving officers from the department's Marine Unit found that a total of ten people had jumped from the vessel as it began to capsize. Luckily though, they had been wearing lif…

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by Ben Crnic