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Woman Who Jumped In Hudson River In Westchester Rescued By Police, Firefighers Woman Who Jumped In Hudson River In Westchester Rescued By Police, Firefighers
Woman Who Jumped In Hudson River In Westchester Rescued By Police, Firefighers A woman who jumped into the Hudson River in Westchester was rescued by police officers and firefighters. The incident took place around 10:18 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 13, when the Tarrytown Police Department received an emergency call from a resident reporting that an unidentified woman had just jumped into the Hudson River in the area of the River Walk. Tarrytown Police, Tarrytown Ambulance, and Tarrytown Fire Department units were immediately dispatched to the area. Upon arrival at the scene, officers located the unidentified female who was approximately 20 feet off the …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Police: Duo Nabbed Following Chase After Teen Tried Using Counterfeit Cash At Westchester Store Police: Duo Nabbed Following Chase After Teen Tried Using Counterfeit Cash At Westchester Store
Police: Duo Nabbed Following Chase After Teen Tried Using Counterfeit Cash At Westchester Store A 24-year-old driver and 19-year-old passenger were apprehended following a police chase after the teen allegedly attempted to use counterfeit currency at a store in Westchester. On Friday, Feb. 28, the Tarrytown Police Department received a call from a local business reporting that an unknown man had just attempted to pay for merchandise at the store with a counterfeit $50 bill.  The caller described the suspect as a black male, approximately 16 years of age, with braided shoulder-length hair, wearing a black jacket and black pants.  Tarrytown Police patrol units&…

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by Joe Lombardi
Schools
Sleepy Hollow Schools Locked Down After Threat Found On White Board Sleepy Hollow Schools Locked Down After Threat Found On White Board
Sleepy Hollow Schools Locked Down After Threat Found On White Board Schools in Westchester were temporarily put on lockdown after a “disturbing message” was found posted on a whiteboard in a district building, officials said. The Sleepy Hollow Middle and High School were put on lockdown on Friday, Jan. 10 after a threat was found written on a whiteboard, the district said. During a lockdown, all school doors are locked and students are confined to classrooms. No entry or exit from any school is allowed until the lockdown is lifted. While the threat was investigated, John Paulding, Morse School, Washington Irving School and District Office were placed on l…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Man Arrested In Connection With String Of Westchester Burglaries Man Arrested In Connection With String Of Westchester Burglaries
Man Arrested In Connection With String Of Westchester Burglaries A man wanted in connection with a series of at least five residential burglaries in Westchester has been arrested. German Martinez, 41, of Yonkers, was arrested around 11:41 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 8, by the Tarrytown Police Department with assistance from the Greenburgh Drug and Alcohol Task Force, in Yonkers, said Tarrytown Police Lt. Greg Budnar. According to Budnar, Martinez was developed as a suspect of the five residential burglaries that took place in Tarrytown between Dec. 26 and Dec. 31. He is also a suspect in more than 12 additional burglaries in Greenwich, Sleepy Hollow, Dobbs Ferr…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
ID Released For Woman Visiting Westchester Killed In Single-Car Crash ID Released For Woman Visiting Westchester Killed In Single-Car Crash
ID Released For Woman Visiting Westchester Killed In Single-Car Crash A woman who was killed in a single-vehicle crash during a visit from India to attend a Westchester wedding has been identified. Police said that Bina Chopra, age unknown, was killed during the crash around 10 p.m. Saturday on South Broadway near Benedict Avenue in Tarrytown, said Tarrytown Police Lt. Greg Budnar. The crash occurred when the vehicle, that contained the driver and four passengers, was traveling south on Route 9 when it veered off the roadway onto the property of the Washington Irving School before coming to a stop in the backyard of a home at 5 Park Ave., police said. All fo…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Woman Visiting Westchester To Attend Wedding Killed In Single-Car Crash Woman Visiting Westchester To Attend Wedding Killed In Single-Car Crash
Woman Visiting Westchester To Attend Wedding Killed In Single-Car Crash A passenger in a vehicle involved in a single-vehicle crash late Saturday night was pronounced dead at Westchester Medical Center. The other three occupants of the vehicle were also transported to the same hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Several 911 calls were placed reporting a serious accident with a vehicle flipped over in the backyard of a home on Park Avenue in Tarrytown at approximately 10:08 p.m., police said. The vehicle in question had been traveling southbound on Route 9 (Broadway) when it left the roadway onto the property of the Washington Irving School and eventua…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
'Suspicious' Westchester Driver ID'd As Student Who Lives In Community 'Suspicious' Westchester Driver ID'd As Student Who Lives In Community
'Suspicious' Westchester Driver ID'd As Student Who Lives In Community This story has been updated. Police have found the car and driver wanted in association with a suspicious incident involving a 10-year-old boy on his way to school in Westchester. The incident took place around 8:10 a.m. Tuesday when the boy, who attends Main Street School in Irvington, was standing near the corner of Meadow Street and Millbrook Avenue off Route 119 in Tarrytown waiting for his school bus. The suspicious man drove up in a light-colored, late-model Honda Civic four-door sedan, with a New York yellow color “Empire” style plate, traveling north on Meadow Street and spoke to t…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
'Suspicious' Westchester Driver ID'd As Student Who Lives In Community 'Suspicious' Westchester Driver ID'd As Student Who Lives In Community
'Suspicious' Westchester Driver ID'd As Student Who Lives In Community This story has been updated. Tarrytown Police have found the car and driver wanted in association with a suspicious incident involving a 10-year-old boy on his way to school. The incident took place around 8:10 a.m. Tuesday when the boy, who attends Main Street School in Irvington, was standing near the corner of Meadow Street and Millbrook Avenue off Route 119 in Tarrytown waiting for his school bus. The suspicious man drove up in a light-colored, late-model Honda Civic four-door sedan, with a New York yellow color “Empire” style plate, traveling north on Meadow Street and spoke to the ch…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Fatal Shooting Victim In Westchester Manhunt ID'd Fatal Shooting Victim In Westchester Manhunt ID'd
Fatal Shooting Victim In Westchester Manhunt ID'd The woman shot and killed Tuesday setting off a huge manhunt that caused a lockout at six school districts in Westchester has been identified. The woman, Jessica Wiltse of Tarrytown, was found alive with multiple gunshot wounds around 7 a.m. Tuesday at the Sleepy Gardens apartment complex on Route 119. She died at Westchester Medical Center, police said.  Cynell Brown, 28, who is in the hospital, is expected to be arraigned on murder charges Wednesday after he was captured Tuesday at the Port Authority Bus Terminal by Port Authority police, according to Tarrytown Police Chief John Barbelet.…

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by Kathy Reakes