Woman Shot, Killed In Yorktown, Suspect Dies From Self-Inflicted Wound After Chase: Police Woman Shot, Killed In Yorktown, Suspect Dies From Self-Inflicted Wound After Chase: Police Woman Shot, Killed In Yorktown, Suspect Dies From Self-Inflicted Wound After Chase: Police
Woman Shot, Killed In Yorktown, Suspect Dies From Self-Inflicted Wound After Chase: Police A woman was found shot and killed outside a residence in the region and her suspect died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound following a police chase, according to authorities. The chain of events in Northern Westchester began just after 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9 in Yorktown. Multiple 911 calls were received reporting shots fired in the hamlet of Jefferson Valley in the area of the Coach N Four Apartments on East Main Street, according to the Yorktown Police Department. Responding officers located Geraldine Krecmer, age 63, lying on the walkway in front of one of the units with a gun…
New Update: ID Released For 29-Year-Old Killed In Chappaqua Crash New Update: ID Released For 29-Year-Old Killed In Chappaqua Crash New Update: ID Released For 29-Year-Old Killed In Chappaqua Crash
New Update: ID Released For 29-Year-Old Killed In Chappaqua Crash Authorities have released the name of a 29-year-old man killed when his vehicle left the roadway in Northern Westchester and crashed into a guardrail.  Earlier Report - New Update: 1 Killed After Car Crashes Into Guardrail On Saw Mill Parkway In Chappaqua Mount Kisco resident James Steven Fox, Jr. died on Sunday, Nov. 3 following a crash on the southbound Saw Mill Parkway in Chappaqua, according to Westchester County Police Public Information Officer Kieran O'Leary.  At around 8:45 a.m. on Sunday, Fox's car had been traveling south on the parkway south of…
Driver Nabbed For DWI While En Route To Pick Up Drunk Friend In Mount Kisco Driver Nabbed For DWI While En Route To Pick Up Drunk Friend In Mount Kisco Driver Nabbed For DWI While En Route To Pick Up Drunk Friend In Mount Kisco
Driver Nabbed For DWI While En Route To Pick Up Drunk Friend In Mount Kisco A patron of a local bar in Northern Westchester called the wrong friend to come pick him up, police said.  The head-scratching incident began at around 2:45 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21, when a Westchester County Police officer stopped a car driving erratically in Mount Kisco on Lieto Drive.  Upon talking with the driver, the officer noticed a strong odor of alcohol coming from his breath and saw an open beer can in the center console.  As the traffic stop went on, the officer learned the ironic truth: the man had driven from Ossining to Mount Kisco to pick up a friend who had…
Concerned Citizen Helps Catch Duo Accused Of Robbing FedEx Driver In Port Chester Concerned Citizen Helps Catch Duo Accused Of Robbing FedEx Driver In Port Chester Concerned Citizen Helps Catch Duo Accused Of Robbing FedEx Driver In Port Chester
Concerned Citizen Helps Catch Duo Accused Of Robbing FedEx Driver In Port Chester Two suspects were apprehended after stealing packages from a FedEx driver in Westchester and threatening a concerned citizen who tried to catch them, police said.  The incident began on Monday afternoon, Sept. 9, when a citizen in Port Chester saw two suspects steal from a FedEx driver making deliveries, according to the Port Chester Police Department. The citizen followed the suspect's vehicle and tried boxing them in to stop them from leaving. However, the suspects took out a handgun and threatened them, police said. At this point, the citizen gave officers a description of the vehi…
Allegedly Drunk Wrong-Way Driver Charged In Fatal Hutchinson River Parkway Crash In Rye Brook Allegedly Drunk Wrong-Way Driver Charged In Fatal Hutchinson River Parkway Crash In Rye Brook Allegedly Drunk Wrong-Way Driver Charged In Fatal Hutchinson River Parkway Crash In Rye Brook
Allegedly Drunk Wrong-Way Driver Charged In Fatal Hutchinson River Parkway Crash In Rye Brook An allegedly drunk driver from Connecticut has been charged in a fatal wrong-way crash in Westchester. The crash happened just after 5 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 8 on the Hutchinson River Parkway in Rye Brook, about a half mile south of King Street, according to Westchester County Police. Original report - 1 Killed In Wrong-Way Crash On Hutchinson River Parkway In Rye Brook Several 911 calls reported that a vehicle traveling southbound in the northbound lanes of travel had collided with another car.  Arriving officers found that one of the vehicles, a Toyota Camry, was fully engulfed…
5-Year-Old Dies After Incident At Rye Playland Pool 5-Year-Old Dies After Incident At Rye Playland Pool 5-Year-Old Dies After Incident At Rye Playland Pool
5-Year-Old Dies After Incident At Rye Playland Pool A young boy has died following an incident at a pool at a busy Westchester amusement park.  The 5-year-old child's death, which followed an incident on Thursday, Aug. 1, was detailed in a statement by a Rye Playland spokesperson on Sunday, Aug. 11.  On the day of the incident, around 2:20 p.m., a possible drowning was reported at Playland Park, according to Westchester County Police Public Information Officer Kieran O'Leary.  Earlier Report - 5-Year-Old Goes Into Cardiac Arrest While In Pool At Rye Playland Arriving police and park rangers found tha…
10 Escape After Boat Capsizes On Hudson River Off Island In Cortlandt 10 Escape After Boat Capsizes On Hudson River Off Island In Cortlandt 10 Escape After Boat Capsizes On Hudson River Off Island In Cortlandt
10 Escape After Boat Capsizes On Hudson River Off Island In Cortlandt Thanks to their wise decision to wear life jackets, ten people emerged unscathed after their vessel overturned on the Hudson River off the coast of Northern Westchester.  The incident happened on Tuesday, July 30 around 3:30 p.m., when a boat overturned on the Hudson River off Oscawana Island in Cortlandt, sending several people into the water, Westchester County Police said on Thursday, Aug. 1.  Arriving officers from the department's Marine Unit found that a total of ten people had jumped from the vessel as it began to capsize. Luckily though, they had been wearing lif…
Teenage Trio Hospitalized After Rollover Crash On Cross County Parkway Exit Ramp In Yonkers Teenage Trio Hospitalized After Rollover Crash On Cross County Parkway Exit Ramp In Yonkers Teenage Trio Hospitalized After Rollover Crash On Cross County Parkway Exit Ramp In Yonkers
Teenage Trio Hospitalized After Rollover Crash On Cross County Parkway Exit Ramp In Yonkers Three teenagers from Long Island were hospitalized after a rollover crash on a busy parkway exit ramp in Westchester that caused a several-hour-long closure, police said. The crash happened on Monday, June 3 around 7:40 p.m., when a vehicle rolled over adjacent to the exit ramp leading from the westbound Cross County Parkway to Yonkers Avenue in Yonkers, according to Westchester County Police Public Information Officer Kieran O'Leary.  The car had been occupied by an 18-year-old driver and two passengers aged 17 and 19. All three occupants are from Long Island, O'Leary said.&…
Chilean Ring Used NJ Digs To Stash Loot From Home Burglaries In NY, MD, Elsewhere: Feds Chilean Ring Used NJ Digs To Stash Loot From Home Burglaries In NY, MD, Elsewhere: Feds Chilean Ring Used NJ Digs To Stash Loot From Home Burglaries In NY, MD, Elsewhere: Feds
Chilean Ring Used NJ Digs To Stash Loot From Home Burglaries In NY, MD, Elsewhere: Feds Six Chilean nationals who burglarized homes in multiple states were recorded on video stashing a huge safe and other items stolen in the break-ins in a Jersey City apartment building, authorities said. The crew took pearl necklaces, diamond earrings, a distinctive high school “state champions” ring, and other jewelry during the burglary of a Westchester County, NY, residence in late March, an FBI complaint says. The same burglars struck again in Baltimore County, MD, in mid-April, taking luxury timepieces, distinctive cufflinks, and a safe that contained a collection of rare coins, the comp…
Saw Mill River Parkway Pursuit, Crash: Suspect Nabbed In Westchester With False ID, Police Say Saw Mill River Parkway Pursuit, Crash: Suspect Nabbed In Westchester With False ID, Police Say Saw Mill River Parkway Pursuit, Crash: Suspect Nabbed In Westchester With False ID, Police Say
Saw Mill River Parkway Pursuit, Crash: Suspect Nabbed In Westchester With False ID, Police Say A 40-year-old man faces a long list of charges after leading authorities on a chase with two young children inside his car and crashing on a busy parkway in Westchester, police said. The incident leading to the arrest began on Saturday, May 11 just before 11 p.m., when an officer tried stopping a white Mercedes-Benz SUV on the southbound Saw Mill River Parkway just south of Route 119 in Elmsford after seeing it commit traffic violations, according to Westchester County Police Public Information Officer Kieran O'Leary. The Mercedes did not stop and instead continued to drive south.…
Update: Support Pours In For Family Of Fallen Westchester Officer After Tragic Accident Update: Support Pours In For Family Of Fallen Westchester Officer After Tragic Accident Update: Support Pours In For Family Of Fallen Westchester Officer After Tragic Accident
Update: Support Pours In For Family Of Fallen Westchester Officer After Tragic Accident A community has come together to raise tens of thousands of dollars to support the family of a fallen Westchester County Police officer who died in an accident at his home.  Westchester County Police Officer Alfred R. Mosiello, Jr. died on Thursday, May 2 after sustaining injuries in a tractor accident at his Putnam County home, according to the department, which did not detail his age. Earlier Report - Westchester County PD Officer Alfred R. Mosiello, Jr. Dies Since his sudden death, hundreds of friends, fellow officers, and other community members have taken action to ensu…
Police Conduct Rescue Training At Closed, Empty Mall In Westchester Police Conduct Rescue Training At Closed, Empty Mall In Westchester Police Conduct Rescue Training At Closed, Empty Mall In Westchester
Police Conduct Rescue Training At Closed, Empty Mall In Westchester Although an empty mall in Westchester no longer serves shoppers, it did prove to be a perfect place for a police training exercise. The training was held by Westchester County Police at the shuttered Galleria Mall in White Plains. where the Emergency Service Unit honed their high-angle rope rescue skills, the department said on Saturday, April 27. Earlier Report - Former Galleria Mall To Be Converted To Mixed-Use Residential, Retail Space In White Plains During the exercise, officers simulated a rescue of a person who had fallen down an elevator shaft and a person who had fallen two s…