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Officer Put On Restricted Duty After Investigation Into Use Of Force In Westchester: Police Officer Put On Restricted Duty After Investigation Into Use Of Force In Westchester: Police
Officer Put On Restricted Duty After Investigation Into Use Of Force In Westchester: Police A police officer in Westchester was put on restricted duty following an investigation into his use of force while apprehending a suspect who led authorities on a pursuit.  In an announcement on Friday, March 29, the Yonkers Police Department revealed that one of their officers was placed on restricted duty in connection with their conduct during an incident on Thursday, March 14. According to the department, just after 9:45 p.m. on the day of the incident, a victim went up to Yonkers officers in the area of McLean and Van Cortlandt Park Avenues and told them his vehicle had just b…

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by Ben Crnic
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School Bus Hits 2 Teens, 78-Year-Old Driver Leaves Scene In Westchester: Police School Bus Hits 2 Teens, 78-Year-Old Driver Leaves Scene In Westchester: Police
School Bus Hits 2 Teens, 78-Year-Old Driver Leaves Scene In Westchester: Police A school bus driven by a 78-year-old man hit two 16-year-olds before then leaving the scene in Westchester County, police said.  The incident happened on Tuesday morning, Jan. 31 in Yonkers when the two teens were crossing the street while the bus turned left from Warburton Avenue onto Lamartine Avenue, Yonkers Police Public Information Officer Dean Politopoulos said.  The two teens suffered minor injuries and were treated at a hospital. They were later released.  The driver of the bus initially told police that he was unaware that he had hit anyone. However, after…

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by Ben Crnic
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Shots Fired Near School In Westchester Shots Fired Near School In Westchester
Shots Fired Near School In Westchester Police are investigating an incident in which shots were fired near a school in Westchester. It happened around 7:40 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14 in Yonkers in the area of Lamartine Avenue at Warburton Avenue.  Upon arrival, officers located a crime scene with ballistic evidence, Yonkers Police said, noting that at the same time, a suspect vehicle was stopped a short distance away.  A local school was placed on precautionary lockdown for the duration of the outside police activity. Police did not disclose the name of the school. A preliminary investigation has yielded that …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Westchester Man Sentenced For Trying To Kill Same Person Twice In A Week Westchester Man Sentenced For Trying To Kill Same Person Twice In A Week
Westchester Man Sentenced For Trying To Kill Same Person Twice In A Week A Westchester man has been sentenced after admitting to attempting to kill the same man on a pair of occasions in less than a week. Earlier this year, Yonkers resident James McNair has pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted murder following two shooting incidents in the city involving the same man earlier this year.  On Monday, Oct. 15, McNair was sentenced to 10 years in state prison for each attempted murder charge, which he will serve concurrently. On Jan. 14, in front of a deli on Warburton Avenue, the then 23-year-old aimed a loaded gun at his intended victim and took three shots a…

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by Zak Failla
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Westchester Man Admits To Attempting To Kill The Same Person Twice In A Week Westchester Man Admits To Attempting To Kill The Same Person Twice In A Week
Westchester Man Admits To Attempting To Kill The Same Person Twice In A Week A Westchester man is expected to spend a decade behind bars after admitting to attempting to kill the same man on a pair of occasions in less than a week. Yonkers resident James McNair has pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted murder following two shooting incidents in the city involving the same man earlier this year. On Jan. 14, in front of a deli on Warburton Avenue, the 23-year-old aimed a loaded gun at his intended victim and took three shots at a close range, though no one was struck by the bullets. Less than a week later, on Jan. 20, McNair again opened fire on the same man in a…

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by Zak Failla