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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
News
Suspect Nabbed In Connection To Fatal Stabbing Of Hudson Valley Doctor Suspect Nabbed In Connection To Fatal Stabbing Of Hudson Valley Doctor
Suspect Nabbed In Connection To Fatal Stabbing Of Hudson Valley Doctor A New York man who has been on an alleged murder spree has been nabbed for the slashing death of a popular Hudson Valley pediatrician, as well as attacks on several other people.  Dr. Bruce Maurice Henry who had a thriving practice in Rockland County in Nyack was found dead with multiple stab wounds on Friday, Dec. 23,  at Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem, said the New York City Police Department. Henry, age 60, of the Bronx, is the last person killed by Roland Codrington, age 35, of New York, who was captured on Saturday, Dec. 24, in the doctor's Mercedes, NYPD said. Accor…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Car Catches Fire On Busy Road In Westchester County Car Catches Fire On Busy Road In Westchester County
Car Catches Fire On Busy Road In Westchester County A fire department in Westchester County was tasked with putting out a car fire on a busy road.  The blaze started on Sunday, Nov. 13, around 1:30 p.m. in Purchase on Westchester Ave in the area of the Butcher Bridge, where first responders found a late model 4-series Mercedes on fire in the parking lot of 565 Westchester Ave., according to the Purchase Fire Department.  The fire was eventually put out by 2:30 p.m. with the help of two of the department's fire trucks, fire officials said.  The cause of the fire was not reported by the fire department. 

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by Ben Crnic
News
26-Year-Old Dies In Double-Vehicle Crash In Capital Region 26-Year-Old Dies In Double-Vehicle Crash In Capital Region
26-Year-Old Dies In Double-Vehicle Crash In Capital Region A 26-year-old man has died following a two-car crash in the region. State police in Greene County were called at around 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30, with reports of a serious car vs. motorcycle crash in the town of Catskill, near the intersection of Highway 32 and Game Farm Road. Investigators determined that a Mercedes SUV was traveling northbound on State Route 32 when the driver attempted to make a left turn, pulling directly in front of a southbound Harley Davidson motorcycle. The motorcycle operator, Daniel Valk, of Saugerties in Ulster County, struck the vehicle’s passenger side, causin…

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by Michael Mashburn
Obituaries
21-Year-Old Killed In Westchester Crash Remembered As 'Hard Worker From Birth' 21-Year-Old Killed In Westchester Crash Remembered As 'Hard Worker From Birth'
21-Year-Old Killed In Westchester Crash Remembered As 'Hard Worker From Birth' A 21-year-old who was killed in a fiery crash in Westchester County is being remembered as a hard worker who loved his family and friends. Paul Fitzpatrick, of Yonkers, died Sunday morning, July 17, following the wreck on the Sprain Brook Parkway in Greenburgh, according to New York State Police. Earlier report: 21-Year-Old Killed In Fiery Greenburgh Crash Investigators said Fitzpatrick was heading northbound in a 2017 Jeep Wrangler when he veered from his lane and sideswiped a 2017 Toyota Sienna. The impact caused his vehicle to roll several times before it struck a tree and caught fire…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
ID Released For Person Killed In Multi-Vehicle Crash On Icy Westchester Roadway ID Released For Person Killed In Multi-Vehicle Crash On Icy Westchester Roadway
ID Released For Person Killed In Multi-Vehicle Crash On Icy Westchester Roadway Police have released the identity of a man killed during a fatal crash that occurred amid icy conditions in Westchester County on an entrance ramp to the Bronx River Parkway. The motorist, now identified as Philip Magli, age 52, of New York City, was killed around 6:30 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 5, when his Mercedes sedan exited the eastbound Cross County Parkway onto a ramp that connects to the northbound Bronx River Parkway in Mount Vernon, said Kieran O'Leary, spokesman for the Westchester County Police. Related Story: New Info: One Killed In Multi-Vehicle Crash On Icy Westchester…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
New Info: One Killed In Multi-Vehicle Crash On Icy Westchester Roadway New Info: One Killed In Multi-Vehicle Crash On Icy Westchester Roadway
New Info: One Killed In Multi-Vehicle Crash On Icy Westchester Roadway Police in Westchester County are investigating a fatal accident that occurred during an ice storm on an entrance ramp to the Bronx River Parkway The crash took place shortly after 6:30 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 5, when the driver of a Mercedes sedan exited the eastbound Cross County Parkway onto a ramp that connects to the northbound Bronx River Parkway in Mount Vernon, said Kieran O'Leary, spokesman for the Westchester County Police. According to O'Leary, a multi-vehicle accident had occurred on the ramp due to icy conditions and vehicles were at a standstill. The driver of the Mercedes broug…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
CNN Producer Charged With Enticing Minors Into Sexual Activity, Feds Say CNN Producer Charged With Enticing Minors Into Sexual Activity, Feds Say
CNN Producer Charged With Enticing Minors Into Sexual Activity, Feds Say A Connecticut man who was a producer at CNN headquarters in New York City has been charged with sexually abusing underage girls. The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced on Friday, Dec. 10 that Fairfield County resident John Griffin, 44, of Stamford, was arrested by the FBI after a federal grand jury in Vermont charged Griffin with three counts of using a facility of interstate commerce to attempt to entice minors to engage in unlawful sexual activity.  According to the indictment: From April to July of 2020, Griffin utilized the messaging applic…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Man Crashes SUV After Taking Two Police Agencies On Pursuit In Northern Westchester Man Crashes SUV After Taking Two Police Agencies On Pursuit In Northern Westchester
Man Crashes SUV After Taking Two Police Agencies On Pursuit In Northern Westchester A man was injured following a pursuit with Westchester County Police and New York State Police after crashing the SUV and fleeing from officers. The incident started around 9:15 a.m., Monday, Feb. 22, when Westchester County Police received a Real-Time Crime Center alert about a vehicle traveling with improper license plates on the northbound Taconic State Parkway in Mount Pleasant, said Kieran O'Leary, spokesman for the Westchester County Police. The vehicle was described as a black Dodge Durango but the plates were supposed to be on a Mercedes. As a result of the hotline broadcast, …

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by Kathy Reakes