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ICE Looks For Person With Criminal Warrant In Hudson Valley Village ICE Looks For Person With Criminal Warrant In Hudson Valley Village
ICE Looks For Person With Criminal Warrant In Hudson Valley Village Federal immigration agents conducted an operation in Pleasantville on Thursday, Jan. 30, as part of efforts to locate an individual with a criminal warrant, officials announced.   According to a statement from the Village of Pleasantville, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) notified the Pleasantville Police Department that agents would be operating in the village to apprehend a specific person.  However, local authorities clarified that Pleasantville police were not involved in the warrant service.  Agents were seen operating in the area of Wheeler Avenue in t…

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by Ben Crnic
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22-Year-Old Man Caught After Police Chase Ends In Crash By Westchester County Highway: Police 22-Year-Old Man Caught After Police Chase Ends In Crash By Westchester County Highway: Police
22-Year-Old Man Caught After Police Chase Ends In Crash By Westchester County Highway: Police After his attempt to avoid police ended in a crash near a Westchester County highway, a man has been charged with fleeing authorities and stealing mail, police said. On Tuesday, Dec. 13, around 1:20 a.m., members of the Pleasantville Police Department reported that a white SUV with a temporary tag from out-of-state had refused to stop after authorities had attempted to pull it over for a traffic violation on Route 117, according to police.  Later on, a Westchester County police officer saw the SUV traveling in Yonkers southbound on the Sprain Brook Parkway near Jackson Avenue…

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by Ben Crnic
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Northern Westchester Store Worker Accused Of Giving Child Pot, Alcohol, Police Say Northern Westchester Store Worker Accused Of Giving Child Pot, Alcohol, Police Say
Northern Westchester Store Worker Accused Of Giving Child Pot, Alcohol, Police Say Following a months-long investigation, a Hudson Valley man has been arrested for allegedly supplying a young girl with drugs, nicotine, and alcohol in order to foster a sexual relationship with her, authorities announced. Northern Westchester County resident Mohamed T. Elganzory, age 21, of Pleasantville, was arrested on Thursday, Feb. 3 by Pleasantville police investigators. According to the Pleasantville Police Department, the investigation was triggered after an underage girl reported to the department that over the past few months she had become friendly with Elganzory, and during that …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Four Found Dead In Northern Westchester Home Four Found Dead In Northern Westchester Home
Four Found Dead In Northern Westchester Home Four people were found dead in a home in Northern Westchester on Thursday afternoon, Dec. 5. Police were called to perform a welfare check at 1:50 p.m. by the Pleasantville Union Free School District when two of those found dead, students in the district, did not show up for school. The other two found dead were adults, Pleasantville Police Chief Erik Grutzner said early Thursday evening. "The causes of death have not been determined," Grutzner said. The home is located at 57 Romer Avenue in Pleasantville, near Pleasantville High School and Middle School. "We are currently handling t…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Congresswoman Lowey Hosts Forum On Gun Violence After Florida Shootings Congresswoman Lowey Hosts Forum On Gun Violence After Florida Shootings
Congresswoman Lowey Hosts Forum On Gun Violence After Florida Shootings U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey, who represents Rockland and Westchester counties, hosted a roundtable forum on gun violence and prevention with students and local city and law enforcement officials. Joining Congresswoman Lowey, D-Harrison, at the roundtable were Frank Williams, executive director of the City of White Plains Youth Bureau; Det. Gilberto Lopez, School Resource Officer for the White Plains Police Department; Det. Morgan Cole-Hatchard from the Pleasantville Police Department; New Castle’s Community Resource Officer Michelle Mazzocchi; and more than a dozen high school students. Lowey invi…

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by Jon Craig