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Man Caught With Heroin, Cocaine After Passing Out At Diner In Northern Westchester: Police
A 35-year-old Hudson Valley man faces drug charges after passing out on the stairs of a diner in Northern Westchester while in possession of heroin and crack cocaine, police said. The arrest stemmed from an incident on Friday, July 7 around 6:30 p.m., when Yorktown Police responded to the Route 202 Diner at 3825 Crompond Rd. to help a man who had passed out on the stairs. According to police, officers found out that the man, identified as 35-year-old Putnam County resident Eric Keith Miller of Lake Peekskill, was allegedly in possession of a quantity of crack cocaine and heroin.…
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Woman Driving Drunk Charged After Crashing In Northern Westchester, Police Say
A 27-year-old Hudson Valley woman faces drunk driving charges after crashing on a Northern Westchester road, police said. The arrest stemmed from an incident on Friday, June 23 just after 7 p.m., when Yorktown Police responded to a single-car crash on Barger Street and found that a vehicle had driven off the road, the department said. Once they arrived at the scene of the crash, officers identified the driver as Putnam County resident Kristen Comilloni of Putnam Valley, age 27, and determined that she had allegedly been driving while intoxicated by alcohol. Comilloni was …
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New Update: Pilot Injured After Small Aircraft Crashes Near School In Northern Westchester
This story has been updated. A pilot was injured after a single-manned aircraft crashed on the grounds of a school in Northern Westchester. The incident happened just after 12 p.m. on Thursday, June 29, when Yorktown Police were notified by a resident that a small plane had crashed on the property of the Shrub Oak International School in Mohegan Lake at 3151 Stony Street. According to the department, officers arrived at the scene within minutes and confirmed that a single-engine Cessna plane had crashed on the school property, which resulted in the building being placed on locko…
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Man Breaks Into Northern Westchester Apartment While Victim Sleeps, Police Say
A man faces charges after allegedly breaking into a victim's apartment while they were sleeping in Northern Westchester, police said. The incident happened on Sunday, May 14 around 3:15 a.m., when police in Yorktown received a report of a man entering a victim's apartment without permission while they were sleeping, according to Yorktown Police. Officers then responded to the scene and met with the victim before beginning an investigation into the incident. After a search of the area, the suspect, identified as 32-year-old Errol Fernandes of Yorktown, was found and identified. …
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Road Rage: Man Pulls Gun On Victim, Caught In Northern Westchester, Police Say
A man faces menacing charges after allegedly pulling a gun on a victim in a road rage incident in the Hudson Valley, police said. The incident happened in Putnam County on Wednesday, May 10 around 1 p.m. when police were alerted to a road rage incident involving a man brandishing a handgun on Route 6N in Carmel, according to Carmel Police Lt. Michael Bodo. After Carmel officers responded to the area, they alerted Yorktown Police that the suspect's vehicle was heading into Northern Westchester. Yorktown Police then caught the vehicle in the area of Route 6 and Mill St…
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24-Year-Old Drunk Driver Crashes Into Pole In Northern Westchester, Police Say
A drunk driver was caught and sent to the hospital after crashing into a telephone pole in Northern Westchester, police said. The incident happened on Wednesday, May 10 just after 3 p.m., when a Yorktown officer was patrolling in the area of Broad Street and Saw Mill River Road (Route 35) and saw a vehicle that had veered off the road and into a telephone pole, according to Yorktown Police. The officer then conducted an investigation and determined that the driver, 24-year-old Timothy Rishel of Yorktown Heights, had been driving while intoxicated with an open container inside th…
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Drunk Wrong-Way Driver Almost Hits Cop Cruiser In Northern Westchester, Police Say
A Hudson Valley man faces drunk driving charges after allegedly driving the wrong way on a main road in Northern Westchester and almost hitting a police cruiser, authorities said. The incident happened on Sunday, May 7 just before 9 p.m., when a Yorktown Police officer was driving west on Route 202 in a marked cruiser while responding to a call for service when he saw a vehicle allegedly driving toward him going east in the westbound lane, according to Yorktown PD. The officer was luckily able to avoid colliding with the vehicle and then promptly pulled it over. After an …
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Drunk Driver Crashes, Runs Away From Scene In Northern Westchester, Police Say
A 23-year-old man faces charges after allegedly crashing his car in Northern Westchester while drunk and running away from the scene of the crash, police said. The incident happened on Monday, April 24 around 9:30 p.m., when Yorktown Police received a report that a vehicle had crashed on Lexington Avenue and that the driver was fleeing on foot, according to the department. Officers then arrived at the scene and found the driver a short distance away on Storage Road. An investigation conducted at the scene determined that the driver, identified as 23-year-old Geovany Aldan…
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Man Stabbed, Cut Victim With Sword After Verbal Dispute In Northern Westchester: Police
A man faces numerous charges after allegedly injuring a victim with a sword following a verbal dispute in Northern Westchester, police said. The incident happened on Saturday, April 22, when police received a call from a local hospital around 2 p.m. reporting a patient who had cuts from a sword that they had received in a domestic dispute at a Yorktown residence, according to Yorktown Police. Officers then went to the hospital to speak with the victim and started an investigation into the incident. Through this investigation, it was discovered that the suspect, identified…
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Motorist Punches Side-View Mirror While Passing Car In Northern Westchester: Police
A motorist was arrested after allegedly punching a vehicle's side-view mirror while passing it in Northern Westchester, causing over $1,500 in damage, police said. The incident happened on Monday, April 10, when the victim told Yorktown Police officers that a man had damaged his vehicle while passing it on a motorcycle, according to the department. After an investigation, it was determined that the victim had been driving north on Strang Boulevard when a man operating a motorcycle began passing the vehicle. As the motorcyclist passed the car, he allegedly punched the side…
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Cops Catch Man Illegally Passing Stopped School Bus In Northern Westchester, Police Say
A man with a suspended license faces charges after allegedly passing a school bus while it was displaying its stop sign in Northern Westchester, police said. The incident happened on Tuesday, April 18 around 2:30 p.m., when police in Yorktown noticed a vehicle pass a school bus that was displaying a stop sign and flashing red lights on Route 202, according to Yorktown Police. Officers then pulled the vehicle over and discovered that the driver, 25-year-old New York City resident Jerlin Veras, had a suspended license and was driving an unregistered motor vehicle, police said.&nbs…
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Stolen Vehicle Caught On Taconic State Parkway In Northern Westchester, Police Say
A man with a suspended license faces charges after he was allegedly caught driving a stolen vehicle on the Taconic State Parkway in Northern Westchester, police said. The incident happened on Tuesday, March 28, when police in Yorktown were alerted that an alleged stolen vehicle was traveling northbound on the Taconic State Parkway, according to Yorktown Police. An officer then soon located the vehicle and pulled it over, eventually confirming that it had been stolen from Queens. The driver, identified as 56-year-old Emanuel Marks of New York City, was found to allegedly h…
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