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Man Drove Drunk With Two Kids In Vehicle On Busy Northern Westchester Roadway, Police Say Man Drove Drunk With Two Kids In Vehicle On Busy Northern Westchester Roadway, Police Say
Man Drove Drunk With Two Kids In Vehicle On Busy Northern Westchester Roadway, Police Say A man from the region has been arrested for alleged aggravated DWI after his two children got out of the vehicle on a busy roadway because they were afraid of crashing, police say. The incident took place in Northern Westchester County in Yorktown on Saturday, July 23 on Route 6. Fairfield County resident Christopher Mangan, age 47, of Stamford, was arrested and charged after police received a welfare check request after she received a call from them, said the Yorktown Police. The children, a 14-year-old girl, and an 11-year-old boy called their mother saying they were scared because their…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Trio Nabbed After Robbery Of Pharmacy In Northern Westchester Trio Nabbed After Robbery Of Pharmacy In Northern Westchester
Trio Nabbed After Robbery Of Pharmacy In Northern Westchester Three suspects who ransacked a pharmacy during a robbery in Northern Westchester are in custody after a manhunt, authorities announced. The incident happened on Thursday, June 30 at around 4:20 p.m. at the Yorktown Pharmacy on Commerce Street. When police identified the trio’s car and attempted to pull them over, the suspects fled on Underhill Avenue and eventually collided with another vehicle at the intersection of Underhill Avenue and Route 118, Yorktown Police said. The passengers in the car hit by the suspects were transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, said p…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Offensive Images, Words Spray Painted On Public Property In Northern Westchester Offensive Images, Words Spray Painted On Public Property In Northern Westchester
Offensive Images, Words Spray Painted On Public Property In Northern Westchester Police in Northern Westchester are searching for the person responsible for spray-painting racist graffiti. The graffiti was discovered in Yorktown where the Taconic Parkway passes over the Croton Reservoir northbound on Saturday, May 21. The graffiti, which was signed with the initials JJC, was done in blue spray paint and said "Jackson C. Hates N....S" as well as an anti-semitic statement, said Chief Robert Noble, of the Yorktown Police. "While these hateful and hurtful statements were reported on Saturday, May 21, our investigation thus far has led us to believe that the crime was commi…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Accused Of Threatening To Kill Person At Park In Northern Westchester, Police Say Man Accused Of Threatening To Kill Person At Park In Northern Westchester, Police Say
Man Accused Of Threatening To Kill Person At Park In Northern Westchester, Police Say A Northern Westchester man has been arrested for allegedly threatening to kill a person at an area park. The incident took place in Yorktown around 1:30 p.m., on Friday, April 29 at DeVito Memorial Park. Sidney M. Russ, age 50, of Yorktown Heights, was arrested after officers responded to 345 Kear St. for a report of an aggravated harassment complaint, said the Yorktown Police. Following an investigation at the scene, it is alleged that Russ placed the victim in fear by threatening to kill them, police said. Officers on patrol located Russ at the DeVito Memorial Park, where the victim ide…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man, Woman Charged For Midnight Burglary In Northern Westchester Man, Woman Charged For Midnight Burglary In Northern Westchester
Man, Woman Charged For Midnight Burglary In Northern Westchester A man and woman from the area were charged with burglary after allegedly being caught inside an occupied Northern Westchester home to remove items inside. The incident took place in Yorktown around midnight on Thursday, April 21. The duo were caught when Yorktown Police responded to a 911 call about a man and woman attempting to enter a garage attached to an occupied residence, said Sgt. S. Sansone, of the Yorktown Police. Upon arrival, they found the two, identified as Putnam County residents Brandy Flood, age 45, and Jason Haviland, age 42, both of Carmel, standing by the front door…

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by Kathy Reakes
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COVID-19: Northern Westchester Man Charged With Possessing Forged Vaccine Card COVID-19: Northern Westchester Man Charged With Possessing Forged Vaccine Card
Covid-19: Northern Westchester Man Charged With Possessing Forged Vaccine Card A Northern Westchester man has been charged for allegedly giving a fake COVID-19 vaccination card to his employers. Andre Davis, age 53, of Peekskill, was arrested on Tuesday, August 15, for the incident which took place in February in Yorktown. According to the Yorktown Police, officers received a report from a residential group home located within the Town of Yorktown that an employee, later identified Davis, allegedly submitted a forged COVID-19 vaccination card to their human resources department.   An officer responded to the facility and initiated an investigation which fou…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Killed By Falling Tree In Northern Westchester Man Killed By Falling Tree In Northern Westchester
Man Killed By Falling Tree In Northern Westchester A man has died after a tree fell on him while he was working in Northern Westchester. The unidentified 61-year-old was killed around 9 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 14, on Farm Walk Road in Yorktown, police said. When officers and EMS arrived on the scene, they found the man in the backyard of the resident, unconscious not breathing after the tree fell on top of him, according to the Yorktown Police. Yorktown Police and a Yorktown firefighter began CPR until medics arrived,  police said. The man was transported to Hudson Valley Hospital where he died from his injuries, they added. Detectives …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Accused Of Punching Person Holding Infant In Northern Westchester Man Accused Of Punching Person Holding Infant In Northern Westchester
Man Accused Of Punching Person Holding Infant In Northern Westchester A Northern Westchester man has been charged with allegedly punching a man in the face while the victim was holding an infant. Jason J. Galea, age 32, of Ossining, was arrested following the incident which took place around 9:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 29 in Yorktown. Officers were sent to a report of an assault in progress at a Yorktown residence, said the Yorktown Police. An investigation found Galea injured a man by punching him in the face with a closed fist while he was holding the infant in his arms. Galea turned himself in to police on Monday and was charged with assault and endange…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman Caught With Heroin Tampers With Evidence After Northern Westchester Crash, Police Say Woman Caught With Heroin Tampers With Evidence After Northern Westchester Crash, Police Say
Woman Caught With Heroin Tampers With Evidence After Northern Westchester Crash, Police Say Police report the arrest of a Northern Westchester resident, for tampering with evidence after allegedly being caught with heroin following a vehicle crash. Brooke Tschudy, age 28, of Yorktown, was charged on Tuesday, Sept. 21 after officers were dispatched to Oakside Road.  An investigation by Yorktown Police found that Tschudy was driving while her privilege to do so was suspended for failing to answer a summons and for possession of heroin, police said. The investigation also found that she allegedly tampered with physical evidence during the incident. Tschudy was charged with: …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Drunk Woman With Child In Car Crashes Into Utility Pole In Northern Westchester, Police Say Drunk Woman With Child In Car Crashes Into Utility Pole In Northern Westchester, Police Say
Drunk Woman With Child In Car Crashes Into Utility Pole In Northern Westchester, Police Say A local woman has been arrested for alleged drunk driving with her 12-year-old child in the back seat in Northern Westchester. The Putnam County resident Jennifer MacDonald, age 43, of Mahopac, was nabbed by Yorktown Police when officers were called to a single-vehicle crash on Saturday, Aug. 28, on East Main Street in Jefferson Valley. When officers arrived on the scene, they discovered MacDonald's car slammed into a utility pole, police said. After an investigation, police determined MacDonald was intoxicated and had her 12-year-old child in the rear seat. MacDonald, a repeat offender w…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Northern Westchester Woman Nabbed For Punching Another Person In Face, Police Say Northern Westchester Woman Nabbed For Punching Another Person In Face, Police Say
Northern Westchester Woman Nabbed For Punching Another Person In Face, Police Say A Northern Westchester woman was arrested for allegedly punching another person in the face during a fight. Bennetta Vieira, age 68, of Yorktown, was arrested on Wednesday, June 30 by Yorktown Police after officers responded to a reported domestic incident. When officers arrived on the scene they found that Vieira and another person were involved in a verbal fight that became physical when she hit the other person in the face, causing pain and injury, Yorktown Police said. Vieira was arrested and charged with assault and released on her own recognizance.  The victim was provided with…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Facing Charges After Dogs Attack Pet Goats In Northern Westchester, Police Say Man Facing Charges After Dogs Attack Pet Goats In Northern Westchester, Police Say
Man Facing Charges After Dogs Attack Pet Goats In Northern Westchester, Police Say A dog owner is facing charges after his two Husky dogs allegedly attacked two pet goats in Northern Westchester. Luis Tuquinahul, age 41, of Yorktown, received a summons on Friday, June 11, for having dogs at large after the incident that took place in May at a Yorktown home, said the Yorktown Police. During the incident, police say Tuquinahul's two Huskies were at large on the victim's property and had injured two pet goats and a fence. Police were able to identify Tuquinahul as the owner and Yorktown Police met with him to serve him with the summons for damaging the fence and the attack …

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by Kathy Reakes