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Tappan-Blauvelt, NY
Police & Fire
Blauvelt Woman Charged With DWI, Possessing Pot After Erratic Driving Stop
A local woman is facing a pair of misdemeanor charges after being busted by Orangetown Police driving with an alleged blood-alcohol content more than double the legal limit in the middle of the afternoon. An officer from the Orangetown Police Department initiated a traffic stop shortly after 2:15 p.m. on Monday afternoon, when he spotted a vehicle that matched the description of a car that had been reported as driving erratically in Blauvelt. During the subsequent stop, the officer determined that Blauvelt resident Donna Metakis, 55, was allegedly operating the vehicle while in an intoxicat…
Armonk, NY
Police & Fire
Wanted Westchester Man Busted For DWI With Infant, Child In Car, Police Say
A wanted Westchester man driving with a blood alcohol content nearly double the legal limit with a 6-year-old and 9-month old child asleep in the car without safety belts is facing a series of charges after being busted in Scarsdale during an early morning speeding stop. While on patrol shortly before 4 a.m. on Monday morning, a Scarsdale police officer stopped White Plains resident Javier Galeno Morales, 31, for speeding on Post Road after he drove through a red light at the intersection of Olmsted Road. During the stop, the officer reported that Morales stated he had several beers in Whit…
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Teen Drunk Driver Involved In Area Crash Had Child In Car, Police Say
A teenager was busted by state police for allegedly drinking and driving with a minor in the back of the vehicle following a crash in Dutchess County. New York State Police troopers were dispatched to Halls Corner Road in Dover at approximately 9:30 p.m. on Saturday night, where there was a reported crash. The subsequent investigation into the crash determined that 17-year-old Dover resident Jorge Guzman had been operating the vehicle under the influence of alcohol with a child under the age of 16 in the car. Troopers arrested Guzman, who was charged with a felony count of aggravated drivin…
Mahopac, NY
Police & Fire
DWI Motorist Uses Fake Names, Busted With Pot During Route 6 Putnam Stop
A 34-year-old woman driving with a blood alcohol content more than double the legal limit attempted to deceive state police troopers during a traffic stop in Putnam County, using several names before being arrested on DWI and drug charges, a New York State Police spokesperson said. Police said that shortly before 2:45 a.m. on Sunday morning, troopers stopped Danbury resident Tiela Taft on Route 6 in Southeast after she was spotted making a vehicle and traffic law violation. During the subsequent stop, troopers said that there was the strong odor of alcohol on Taft’s breath, and the smell of…
Monsey, NY
News
Alert Issued For Wanted Rockland Suspect Who Failed To Appear In Court
Police in Ramapo are seeking the public’s assistance as they search for a man who is wanted by the court after being busted driving with a blood alcohol content more than double the legal limit and failing to appear in court to answer the charge. The Ramapo Police Department issued an alert regarding 52-year-old Omurbek Salaidinov, who is wanted on charges that include driving while intoxicated and aggravated driving while intoxicated for an incident that took place in Monsey last November. Anyone with information pertaining to Salaidinov’s whereabouts have been asked to contact investigato…
Yorktown, NY
Police & Fire
Yorktown PD: Woman Charged With DWI After Attempting To Leave Crash Scene
A woman driving with a blood alcohol content triple the legal limit in Yorktown is facing charges after attempting to leave the scene of a crash when she failed to slow down at a stop sign, police said. Officers from the Yorktown Police Department were dispatched Commerce Street shortly before 8:45 p.m. on Wednesday night, where there was a report of a motor vehicle crash, where a driver attempted to flee the scene. A police investigation into the crash determined that Yorktown Heights resident Lisa Fitzpatrick, 55, was driving while intoxicated when she was involved in the crash, and she …
Somers, NY
Police & Fire
Man Faces DWI, Other Charges After Crashing Stolen Vehicle On Route 100
A motorist from Peekskill driving a stolen car from Ossining with a blood alcohol content nearly triple the legal limit was busted by Yorktown police after rolling over the vehicle on Route 100. The Yorktown Police Department received reports of the crash on Route 100 shortly after 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 7, leading to a joint investigation between their department and the Ossining Police Department, who were investigating reports of the stolen vehicle. Police said that the investigation determined that the driver, Hector Aranda-Sanchez, 24, was driving a car that had been stolen in Ossin…
Yorktown, NY
Police & Fire
Croton Man Drove Drunk, Left Scene Of Crash, Yorktown Police Say
A 38-year-old Northern Westchester man was charged with two DWIs after Yorktown Police say he fled the scene of a car crash on Crow Hill Road near the Mount Kisco border on Monday afternoon. Victor Melchor of Croton was charged with driving while intoxicated and aggravated driving while intoxicated with blood-alcohol content of .18 percent or more, both misdemeanors and leaving the scene of a property damage accident, a traffic infraction. Police were able to locate Melchor on Route 129 and found him to be intoxicated and driving without a license. He was arrested at the scene and transport…
Armonk, NY
Police & Fire
Off-Duty Cop From Westchester Gets Prison Time For Crash That Killed Friend
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. - An off-duty New Rochelle police officer who was drinking before he crashed his vehicle last year, killing his best friend, has been sentenced for his role in the fatal incident. Harry Kyreakedes, 28, has been sentenced to a term between two and a half and seven and a half years in state prison after pleading guilty in October to a felony charge of first-degree vehicular manslaughter and aggravated driving while intoxicated. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. said that at approximately midnight on Jan. 2, Kyreakedes was out drinking with fri…
Yorktown, NY
Police & Fire
Man Charged With Felony DWI After Crash Near Roma Building
A 57-year-old Ossining man was charged with felony DWI following a car accident on Saw Mill River Road in Yorktown Tuesday. Chrstopher Walsh was charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated with a blood alcohol content of .18 percent or more, a felony, driving while intoxicated, a felony and following too closely. Walsh was charged with felony DWI due to a prior conviction in 2014. On Tuesday afternoon, police received a report of an erratic driver. After being unable to locate the vehicle, they received a report of a car accident on Saw Mill River Road and eventually located Walsh at…
