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Cause Of Death Under Investigation For Northern Westchester Man After Cops Shot During Standoff Cause Of Death Under Investigation For Northern Westchester Man After Cops Shot During Standoff
Cause Of Death Under Investigation For Northern Westchester Man After Cops Shot During Standoff A man is dead and two officers were hospitalized after being shot during a 12-hour standoff in Northern Westchester. At about 12:20 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14, the New York State Police responded to a residence in the Town of Cortlandt on Quaker Bridge Road in the village of Croton-on-Hudson for a report of a barricaded subject armed with a gun. Troopers, in conjunction with the Westchester County Police Department, established a safe perimeter around the residence and crisis negotiators attempted for nearly 12 hours to convince Christopher Pesavento, age 50, to peacefully surrender, said stat…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Body Pulled From Hudson River Off Westchester Body Pulled From Hudson River Off Westchester
Body Pulled From Hudson River Off Westchester The remains of a man were recovered from the Hudson River after a boater reported observing a body floating in the river. The body was discovered around 2:50 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 2,  after county police were notified that the boater had seen the body off the coast of Irvington, said Westchester County Police Spokesman Kieran O'Leary. The Westchester County Police Marine Unit responded, located the body and brought his remains aboard a Marine Unit patrol boat. The cause of death and the identity of the man are under investigation by detectives from the General Investigations Unit.&nbs…

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by Kathy Reakes
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ID Released For Driver Of BMW Motorcycle Killed In High-Speed Westchester Crash ID Released For Driver Of BMW Motorcycle Killed In High-Speed Westchester Crash
ID Released For Driver Of BMW Motorcycle Killed In High-Speed Westchester Crash Police have released the identity of a motorcyclist killed after being ejected from his motorcycle in a two-vehicle crash in Westchester. Juan A. Rosario-Tiburcio, 36, of Newark, New Jersey, was killed during the crash which occurred around 1:45 a.m. Saturday, June 1 on I-87 southbound in Yonkers, said New York State Police Trooper Tara L. McCormick. A preliminary investigation determined that a 2015 BMW motorcycle driven by Rosario-Tiburcio was traveling southbound on I-87, in the center lane, at a high rate of speed, said McCormick. A 2017 Volkswagon Jetta was also southbound i…

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by Kathy Reakes
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IDs Released For Two Victims Of Fatal Boating Accident At Reservoir In Westchester IDs Released For Two Victims Of Fatal Boating Accident At Reservoir In Westchester
IDs Released For Two Victims Of Fatal Boating Accident At Reservoir In Westchester The identities have been released of the two men found dead after a New Year's Eve boating accident in a reservoir in Northern Westchester, New York State Police said. State Police have also confirmed that there are no additional fatalities involved in the incident at the Muscoot Reservoir in the hamlet of Goldens Bridge in the town of Lewisboro. Preliminary investigation indicates the two male victims were on the water fishing New Year's Eve evening when their boat capsized for unknown reasons, state police said. The incident is believed to have occurred sometime after 5 p.m.  T…

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by Joe Lombardi
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ID Released For Westchester Man Killed In Four-Vehicle Crash On Sprain ID Released For Westchester Man Killed In Four-Vehicle Crash On Sprain
ID Released For Westchester Man Killed In Four-Vehicle Crash On Sprain A 62-year-old Westchester man was killed in a four-vehicle crash on the Sprain Brook Parkway in Greenburgh. Denis E. Mays of Mount Vernon was killed around 4 p.m. Wednesday after fleeing the scene of a crash, said Trooper AJ Hicks, spokesman for the New York State Police.  According to Hicks, Mays was driving a 2016 Infiniti and was involved in a property damage motor vehicle crash on State Route 100C and then fled the scene southbound on the Sprain Brook Parkway.  Approximately a half-mile south of the initial collision, Mays struck a 2015 Toyota while attempting to move from the right la…

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by Kathy Reakes
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ID Released For Man Killed In Northern Westchester Crash ID Released For Man Killed In Northern Westchester Crash
ID Released For Man Killed In Northern Westchester Crash A 63-year-old Westchester man killed during a single-vehicle crash on Route 116 has been identified.  William S. Jackson of Mount Vernon was killed around 5:25 a.m. Tuesday in the town of Somers after losing control of his vehicle, said Trooper AJ Hicks, spokesman for the New York State Police. An initial investigation suggests Jackson was driving a 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee westbound on State Route 116 when he lost control, causing the vehicle to leave the roadway via the north shoulder, struck a concrete wall, and then overturned, Hicks said.  Jackson was extricated from the vehicle by So…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Killed In Single-Vehicle Northern Westchester Crash Identified Man Killed In Single-Vehicle Northern Westchester Crash Identified
Man Killed In Single-Vehicle Northern Westchester Crash Identified This story has been updated. A 63-year-old Westchester man killed during a single-vehicle crash on Route 116 has been identified.  William S. Jackson, of Mount Vernon, was killed around 5:25 a.m. Tuesday in the town of Somers after losing control of his vehicle, said Trooper AJ Hicks, spokesman for the New York State Police. An initial investigation suggests Jackson was driving a 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee westbound on State Route 116 when he lost control, causing the vehicle to leave the roadway via the north shoulder, struck a concrete wall, and then overturned, Hicks said.  Jackson was e…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Beloved Pizza Parlor Owner Victim Of Fatal I-684 Three-Vehicle Crash Beloved Pizza Parlor Owner Victim Of Fatal I-684 Three-Vehicle Crash
Beloved Pizza Parlor Owner Victim Of Fatal I-684 Three-Vehicle Crash The beloved co-owner of Johnny's Pizzeria in Mount Vernon died in a car crash in Northern Westchester on Saturday, according to New York State Police. Maria Piscopo, 69, of Brewster, died around 1 a.m. during the fatal three-vehicle crash on I-684 in North Castle, said Trooper AJ Hicks. An initial investigation suggests that Joseph Piscopo Jr., 47, who was driving a 2001 GMC Denali, with Maria Piscopo in the passenger seat, was traveling northbound when he and rear-ended a 2001 Dodge Dakota, Hicks said. While attempting to pull off onto the shoulder of the highway, Piscopo’s Denali was the…

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by Kathy Reakes