Police Searching For Suspect In Armed Robbery Of Westchester Gas Station Police Searching For Suspect In Armed Robbery Of Westchester Gas Station
Police Searching For Suspect In Armed Robbery Of Westchester Gas Station Police are looking for a suspect who they say was involved in an armed robbery of a gas station in Westchester County.  It happened in Port Chester on Thursday, Oct. 13 around 7 p.m. at the BP gas station at 230 Boston Post Road (Route 1), police said. The suspect pointed a handgun at the store employee and demanded money before running away from the scene with an unknown amount of cash toward Olivia Street and possibly entering a dark-colored sedan, authorities said. The man is described as 5-foot-9 and was wearing a blue hoodie and jeans, police said.  Anyone with information …
Reward Offered For Info Leading To Arrest In Hit-Run Crash That Injured Trooper In Westchester Reward Offered For Info Leading To Arrest In Hit-Run Crash That Injured Trooper In Westchester
Reward Offered For Info Leading To Arrest In Hit-Run Crash That Injured Trooper In Westchester Police are offering a $2,500 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the driver who struck and injured a New York State trooper in Westchester County. The crash happened on I-95 southbound in Port Chester at about 8:45 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 8, New York State Police said. Earlier report - State Trooper Injured In Hit-Run Crash In Port Chester A marked State Police car was parked on the shoulder of the highway between Exits 16 and 17, and a trooper was walking back to the car after removing debris from the roadway when an unknown vehicle struck them, authorit…
State Trooper Injured In Hit-Run Westchester Crash State Trooper Injured In Hit-Run Westchester Crash
State Trooper Injured In Hit-Run Westchester Crash Police are investigating after a New York State trooper was injured in a hit-and-run crash overnight. It happened around 8:45 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 8 near the border of Westchester and Fairfield counties in the village of Port Chester. A marked state police car was parked on the shoulder of I-95 on the southbound side in the area of mile marker 14.9 when an unknown vehicle struck the trooper who was walking back to the patrol car after removing debris from the roadway, according to NY State Police.  The trooper was injured and transported to the hospital for treatment, according to pol…
House Fire Breaks Out In Westchester County House Fire Breaks Out In Westchester County
House Fire Breaks Out In Westchester County Authorities are investigating a fire that broke out at a Westchester County home over the weekend. Firefighters responded to a house fire on North Main Street in Port Chester at about 9:50 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 28, the Port Chester Fire Department said. Authorities found heavy fire that had traveled up the entire back of the home and into the back of the first, second, and third floors, officials said. Port Chester firefighters and mutual aid companies stopped the blaze from extending further into the home and to the two structures on each side of the building, according to the announcement…
Oops! Box Of Live Reptiles Mailed To Wrong Address In Westchester Oops! Box Of Live Reptiles Mailed To Wrong Address In Westchester
Oops! Box Of Live Reptiles Mailed To Wrong Address In Westchester Some Westchester residents got quite a shock after mistakenly receiving a box of live reptiles. Police in Port Chester said several lizards and iguanas were accidentally delivered to the wrong address. “If you lost your lizards and iguanas we have them at the PD,” the department wrote in a Facebook post Sunday, Aug. 28.  Posted by Port Chester Police Department on Sunday, August 28, 2022 “Needless to say the addressee was quite startled when they opened the box,” reads the post. Police said after catching all of the animals, they secured them until a local animal sanctuary could pick …
Man Found Dead After Going For Swim Under Bridge In Westchester, Police Say Man Found Dead After Going For Swim Under Bridge In Westchester, Police Say
Man Found Dead After Going For Swim Under Bridge In Westchester, Police Say A 52-year-old man was found dead after going swimming under a bridge in Westchester County. The incident took place in the Byram River under the I-95 bridge in Port Chester around 4:30 p.m., on Tuesday, Aug. 9. According to the Port Chester Police, the department received a 911 reporting the man went underwater and never resurfaced. The caller referred to an area under the I-95 bridge where the man was last seen about 30 minutes prior to calling 911, police said. A search of the shoreline, by land, air, and water failed to locate the man, police added. After a massive search, …
Westchester Native Who Was Longtime Sales Rep Dies At Age 91 Westchester Native Who Was Longtime Sales Rep Dies At Age 91
Westchester Native Who Was Longtime Sales Rep Dies At Age 91 A man who grew up in Westchester County and spent more than 50 years working at an insurance company in Connecticut has died at the age of 91. Fairfield County resident Anthony “Tony” Ragusa, of Wilton, died at Danbury Hospital on Thursday, Aug. 4, following a brief illness, according to his obituary. He was born in Port Chester and graduated from Port Chester High School. Ragusa went on to study at Mercy College and serve in the United States Army from 1954 until 1956 when he was honorably discharged, his obituary said. According to his obituary, he worked at the Metropolitan Life I…
Police Issue Alert For Missing Teen From Northern Westchester Police Issue Alert For Missing Teen From Northern Westchester
Police Issue Alert For Missing Teen From Northern Westchester Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a 15-year-old boy from the region who was reported missing. Northern Westchester resident Kristan “John John” Lee, of Yorktown, was announced missing Sunday, Aug. 7, by Yorktown Police. It’s believed that Lee took an Uber to Port Chester before boarding a train to Norwalk, Connecticut, police said. Police released a photo showing him wearing the same outfit that he was last seen in, according to relatives. Investigators don’t believe the boy is in danger but asked anyone with information to contact Yorktown Police at 914-962-4141. Shar…
Teens Charged With Robbery In Westchester County Carjacking Teens Charged With Robbery In Westchester County Carjacking
Teens Charged With Robbery In Westchester County Carjacking Three teenagers are facing robbery charges in a carjacking that happened in Westchester County. Police responded to a report of a carjacking in the area of 969 Main St. in New Rochelle at about 2:45 a.m. on Saturday, July 9, according to the New Rochelle Police Department. Police said a restaurant owner was closing his business and was approached by two male teens who demanded the keys to his vehicle and displayed a semi-automatic handgun. The victim complied, and the suspects took the vehicle, authorities said. Investigators tracked the vehicle to a neighborhood in the Bronx and located …
Multiple Agencies Respond To Hazmat Situation At Costco In Westchester Multiple Agencies Respond To Hazmat Situation At Costco In Westchester
Multiple Agencies Respond To Hazmat Situation At Costco In Westchester Multiple agencies responded to a "hazmat incident" at a Costco in Westchester County. Firefighters received a report of smoke in the Costco located in Port Chester at 1 Westchester Ave. at about 2:10 p.m. on Monday, June 20, according to the Port Chester Police Department. Authorities determined that the smoke wasn't from a fire, but that there was a large freon leak on the second floor of the building, the fire department reported. The cause of the leak remains under investigation, officials said. Units from Rye Brook, Purchase, the town and village of Mamaroneck, Rye, Valhalla, and Port…
Know Him? Arson Suspect At Large After Lighting Garbage Bins On Fire In Westchester Know Him? Arson Suspect At Large After Lighting Garbage Bins On Fire In Westchester
Know Him? Arson Suspect At Large After Lighting Garbage Bins On Fire In Westchester An alert has been issued by police investigators in Westchester as they seek the public's assistance in identifying and locating a suspect who is wanted for arson. The Port Chester Police Department released a photo of the suspect, who was caught on camera before intentionally lighting a pair of the village’s plastic garbage bins on fire. Police said the alleged incident happened shortly after 4:30 a.m. on Sunday, May 8 on East Broadway in Port Chester. According to investigators, the suspect was seen crossing the street on lower Westchester Avenue before walking west and making a left ont…
Wanted Man Apprehended For Menacing After Manhunt In Hudson Valley Wanted Man Apprehended For Menacing After Manhunt In Hudson Valley
Wanted Man Apprehended For Menacing After Manhunt In Hudson Valley Police in the Hudson Valley have apprehended a man wanted for menacing his girlfriend with a shotgun following a multi-agency manhunt throughout the region. In Rockland County, the Ramapo Police Department enlisted the aid of law enforcement agencies in Westchester on Wednesday, April 20, as they attempted to serve an arrest warrant for a man wanted for a domestic incident reportedly involving a shotgun. According to police, the suspect, John Larywon, age 29, menaced his girlfriend with a shotgun in Rockland on Wednesday before reportedly fleeing to his mother’s home in the BelleFair neighb…