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High-Speed Chase Ends In Flat Tire For Suspect In Westchester, Police Say High-Speed Chase Ends In Flat Tire For Suspect In Westchester, Police Say
High-Speed Chase Ends In Flat Tire For Suspect In Westchester, Police Say A man who led police on a high-speed chase on several busy parkways in Westchester was caught after his vehicle suffered a flat tire, authorities said.  The incident happened on Tuesday, April 18 around 9 a.m., when a Westchester County Police officer saw a black Mercedes driving at a high speed on the northbound Bronx River Parkway near the Cross County Parkway interchange.  According to police, the officer tried pulling the Mercedes over but it did not stop. It then continued traveling at high speed onto the Sprain Brook Parkway and exited onto Central Park Avenue in Yonker…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Police Investigating Smash-Grab Incident At Westchester Jewelry Store Police Investigating Smash-Grab Incident At Westchester Jewelry Store
Police Investigating Smash-Grab Incident At Westchester Jewelry Store Police in Westchester County are searching for a group of smash-and-grab thieves who allegedly targeted a jewelry store. The incident took in Yonkers on Wednesday, Sept. 7 at a jewelry store on Central Avenue. According to Yonkers Police, the group may be connected to a similar incident in a jurisdiction north of Yonkers.  A Westchester County Police unit spotted two suspect vehicles in the area of Central Park Avenue and Mile Square Road and attempted to stop the vehicle, which fled, with one crashing on Staunton St., Yonkers Police said. Three suspects bailed out of the car on Stau…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
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
Lifestyle
Winning $50K Powerball Ticket Sold In Westchester Winning $50K Powerball Ticket Sold In Westchester
Winning $50K Powerball Ticket Sold In Westchester One lucky New York Lottery player in the Hudson Valley may be in possession of a valuable winning Powerball ticket. The New York Lottery announced that one of two third-place Powerball tickets for the Wednesday, Jan. 26 drawing was sold in Westchester, at the Tanglewood Deli on Central Park Avenue in Yonkers The winning numbers were 04-11-38-49-69 with a Powerball number of 16. To win a third prize, the ticket buyer had to correctly pick four numbers plus the Powerball. The Powerball jackpot will now rise to $104 million for the next drawing on Saturday, Jan. 29. New York Lottery was a…

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by Zak Failla