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2 Hospitalized After Fast-Moving Apartment Fire Breaks Out In Westchester: Developing 2 Hospitalized After Fast-Moving Apartment Fire Breaks Out In Westchester: Developing
2 Hospitalized After Fast-Moving Apartment Fire Breaks Out In Westchester: Developing Authorities are warning commuters to stay away from an area in Westchester County because of an active apartment fire.  The fast-moving blaze erupted on Thursday evening, Jan. 19 in Yonkers at an apartment building on Mulberry Street, according to an announcement by Yonkers Police from around 5:20 p.m. Because of the fire, police are advising drivers to stay away from Ashburton Avenue between Yonkers Avenue and North Broadway to avoid heavy traffic. Two people have been taken to a local hospital but their condition is not yet known.  This is a developing story. Check b…

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by Ben Crnic
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Police Cruiser Hits Woman In Westchester County Police Cruiser Hits Woman In Westchester County
Police Cruiser Hits Woman In Westchester County A police cruiser accidentally hit a woman in Westchester County, police said.  On Wednesday evening, Nov. 30, police in Yonkers were on their way to back up other officers calling for help when one of their police cars struck the woman at the intersection of Ashburton Avenue and Palisade Avenue, according to Yonkers Police Department Detective Lt. Dean Politopoulos.  The woman, who was not identified, was taken to a hospital with minor injuries, Politopoulos said.  She is believed to be in her thirties, according to Politopoulos.  This is a developi…

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by Ben Crnic
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Teen Arraigned For Shooting Death Of Westchester Resident Teen Arraigned For Shooting Death Of Westchester Resident
Teen Arraigned For Shooting Death Of Westchester Resident A months-long investigation into a fatal shooting in Westchester last fall led to the arrest of a teenage suspect who was arrested and charged, authorities announced. First responders were dispatched to the Triangle Deli on Ashburton Avenue in Yonkers at approximately 9:35 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020, where there was a report of a man who had been shot inside the store. Upon arrival, officers from the Yonkers Police Department found city resident Javon Merrill, age 27, inside the store with a gunshot wound to his chest. Merrill was treated at the scene and transported to an area hospital…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Sentenced For Shooting, Killing Private Carting Worker From Northern Westchester Man Sentenced For Shooting, Killing Private Carting Worker From Northern Westchester
Man Sentenced For Shooting, Killing Private Carting Worker From Northern Westchester A 33-year old man has been sentenced to time behind bars after admitting to murdering a truck driver from Northern Westchester last year. Yonkers resident Heriberto Morales has been sentenced to 19 years in prison after pleading guilty to murdering Timothy Conkling, a driver for a private carting company who was stepping out of his truck when he was shot in March 2018. In April, Morales pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon, both felonies. At his sentencing on Friday, June 14, Conklin’s wife and two daughters made statements about the impact the murder…

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by Zak Failla
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Westchester Woman Killed After Losing Control Of Car Identified Westchester Woman Killed After Losing Control Of Car Identified
Westchester Woman Killed After Losing Control Of Car Identified A 24-year-old woman killed in a single-vehicle crash in Westchester has been identified. Eemajee Jones, of Yonkers, was killed following a crash Friday, April 26, after losing control of her vehicle and hitting a concrete barrier on Trinity Plaza,  near the intersection of Walnut Street and Ashburton Avenue, police said. "The incident is still under investigation, preliminary it appears to be a tragic motor vehicle accident," said Yonkers Police Detective Sgt. Dean Politopoulos. Police do not have many details, such as what time the crash occurred. This is a developing story. Check b…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Charged With Shooting, Killing Worker From Northern Westchester Man Charged With Shooting, Killing Worker From Northern Westchester
Man Charged With Shooting, Killing Worker From Northern Westchester An area man has been charged in the March murder of a trash-carting driver. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced on Friday that 32-year-old Heriberto Morales of Yonkers has been charged by a grand jury in a seven-count indictment that was released this week. He stands charged of murdering a Northern Westchester man who was working for a private carting company at the time of his death. Timothy Conkling, a Montrose resident, was shot at approximately 10:50 a.m. on March 1 near Ashburton Avenue in Yonkers, police said.  After receiving the report of a shooting…

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by Zak Failla