Rye, NY
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Lanes Reopen After Dislodged Container Blocks Parkway In Westchester Lanes Reopen After Dislodged Container Blocks Parkway In Westchester Lanes Reopen After Dislodged Container Blocks Parkway In Westchester
Lanes Reopen After Dislodged Container Blocks Parkway In Westchester This story has been updated. All lanes of a busy parkway in Westchester have reopened after a dislodged container temporarily blocked it off.  The incident happened on the northbound Hutchinson River Parkway in Rye Brook, where the container blocked the left lane near Exit 27 (King Street), Westchester County Police announced on Tuesday, April 16, adding that the lane was open again as of 4 p.m.  No information on how the container became dislodged was released. 

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by Ben Crnic
Chappaqua, NY
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Suspect's Empty Car Found In New Castle After High-Speed Pursuit Suspect's Empty Car Found In New Castle After High-Speed Pursuit Suspect's Empty Car Found In New Castle After High-Speed Pursuit
Suspect's Empty Car Found In New Castle After High-Speed Pursuit Authorities are investigating after finding an empty car in Northern Westchester that had been involved in a high-speed pursuit on a busy highway, police said. The chase began on Interstate 684 in Westchester near mile marker 15 on Tuesday, March 26 just before 1 a.m., when the suspect vehicle fled after police tried stopping it for speeding, according to Trooper AJ Hicks from the New York State Police. Troopers eventually ended the pursuit because of the high speeds at which the suspect vehicle was traveling.  This same vehicle was later found unoccupied in New Castle by Westchester …

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by Ben Crnic
White Plains, NY
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Man Caught In Possession Of 4 Ghost Guns After Search In White Plains: Police Man Caught In Possession Of 4 Ghost Guns After Search In White Plains: Police Man Caught In Possession Of 4 Ghost Guns After Search In White Plains: Police
Man Caught In Possession Of 4 Ghost Guns After Search In White Plains: Police A 38-year-old Westchester man faces weapons charges after authorities seized several ghost guns and a 3D printer used to manufacture them that had been in his possession, police announced.   White Plains resident Robert Hennes III of Martine Avenue was arrested following a search conducted by Westchester County Police on Friday, March 15, the department announced on Monday, March 18.  According to authorities, the search warrant was executed in White Plains following an investigation conducted by the department's Narcotics Unit.  During the search, authorities seized fo…

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by Ben Crnic
Yonkers, NY
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Woman Dies In Fiery Crash On Bronx River Parkway In Yonkers Woman Dies In Fiery Crash On Bronx River Parkway In Yonkers Woman Dies In Fiery Crash On Bronx River Parkway In Yonkers
Woman Dies In Fiery Crash On Bronx River Parkway In Yonkers A woman was killed when her car went up in flames after crashing into a tree on a busy parkway in Westchester.  The incident happened on Sunday, March 17 just before 4:30 a.m., when a Ford SUV driving south on the Bronx River Parkway in Yonkers went off the road near Exit 11W and hit a tree, bursting into flames soon after, according to Westchester County Police Public Information Officer Kieran O'Leary. First responders and police soon arrived at the scene and pronounced the driver, a Brooklyn woman in her 30s, dead at the scene.  Police are now working to confirm the woman…

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by Ben Crnic
White Plains, NY
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New Update: ID Released Of Man Hit, Killed On Bronx River Parkway In White Plains New Update: ID Released Of Man Hit, Killed On Bronx River Parkway In White Plains New Update: ID Released Of Man Hit, Killed On Bronx River Parkway In White Plains
New Update: ID Released Of Man Hit, Killed On Bronx River Parkway In White Plains Police have released the identity of a 58-year-old man who was fatally struck while walking on a parkway in Westchester. Patrocinio Coronado-Miranda, who was homeless at the time of his death, was killed following an incident on Thursday, March 7 just after 7:45 p.m., when he was struck by a vehicle while walking in one of the southbound lanes of the Bronx River Parkway in White Plains just south of Main Street, according to Westchester County Police Public Information Officer Kieran O'Leary. Earlier Report - Man Hit, Killed While Walking On Bronx River Parkway In White Plains Corona…

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by Ben Crnic
Yorktown, NY
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Woman Hides Stolen Merchandise Inside Occupied Stroller At Yorktown Store: Police Woman Hides Stolen Merchandise Inside Occupied Stroller At Yorktown Store: Police Woman Hides Stolen Merchandise Inside Occupied Stroller At Yorktown Store: Police
Woman Hides Stolen Merchandise Inside Occupied Stroller At Yorktown Store: Police A 25-year-old woman was apprehended after allegedly stealing merchandise from a Northern Westchester store by hiding it in a baby stroller occupied by a child, police said. Ashley Spooner of Peekskill was arrested on Thursday, Feb. 29 in connection with a larceny that happened in January at Dick's Sporting Goods in the Jefferson Valley Mall at 650 Lee Boulevard in Yorktown, according to the town's police department,  On the day of the incident, Tuesday, Jan. 23 at around 1 p.m., police arrived at Dick's Sporting Goods and began investigating the theft. Authorities soon determined that …

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by Ben Crnic
Eastchester, NY
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3 Teens In 2 Stolen Cars Nabbed After Chase Injures Officer In Eastchester 3 Teens In 2 Stolen Cars Nabbed After Chase Injures Officer In Eastchester 3 Teens In 2 Stolen Cars Nabbed After Chase Injures Officer In Eastchester
3 Teens In 2 Stolen Cars Nabbed After Chase Injures Officer In Eastchester Three teenagers who led authorities in New York on pursuits in two cars stolen from Connecticut and Rhode Island and injured an officer in the process face a heap of criminal charges, police announced. The incident leading up to the arrests began in Westchester County on Thursday, Feb. 15 around 2:20 p.m., when police learned that two stolen cars were traveling together on southbound Interstate 684. An officer began waiting for the two cars to enter the Hutchinson River Parkway and followed them south once he spotted them, according to Westchester County Police.  Once the cars arrived…

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by Ben Crnic
New Haven, CT
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Man Nabbed In Westchester After Stealing Over $11K In Beauty Products From Store: Police Man Nabbed In Westchester After Stealing Over $11K In Beauty Products From Store: Police Man Nabbed In Westchester After Stealing Over $11K In Beauty Products From Store: Police
Man Nabbed In Westchester After Stealing Over $11K In Beauty Products From Store: Police A 22-year-old New York man faces charges after stealing more than $11,000 worth of merchandise from a Connecticut store and leading authorities on pursuits in two states, police announced. Northern Westchester resident Jebocka Perkins of Peekskill was picked up from the Westchester County Correctional Facility in Valhalla and taken to the New Haven County city of Meriden on Wednesday, Feb. 14, where he was charged in connection to an August 2023 larceny, Meriden Police announced.  According to Meriden Police, on Sunday, Aug. 27, around 6 p.m., Perkins and three other women entered the …

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by Ben Crnic
Mt. Kisco, NY
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Duo In Stolen Car Nabbed In Mount Kisco After Pursuit Across Northern Westchester: Police Duo In Stolen Car Nabbed In Mount Kisco After Pursuit Across Northern Westchester: Police Duo In Stolen Car Nabbed In Mount Kisco After Pursuit Across Northern Westchester: Police
Duo In Stolen Car Nabbed In Mount Kisco After Pursuit Across Northern Westchester: Police A Western Massachusetts duo caught in a vehicle stolen from Connecticut were both apprehended following an extensive pursuit in New York, police announced. The events leading up to the arrests began on Tuesday, Feb. 6 around 1:40 a.m., when a patrol officer on the Saw Mill River Parkway in the Westchester County village of Dobbs Ferry saw a stolen Nissan Rogue pass him in the area of Ashford Avenue, according to the department's Public Information Officer Kieran O'Leary.  When the officer pulled out behind the Nissan, which had been stolen from the Hartford County town of Enfield, the …

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by Ben Crnic
Briarcliff, NY
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Helicopter, Drone Respond To Disturbance At Briarcliff Manor Residence Helicopter, Drone Respond To Disturbance At Briarcliff Manor Residence Helicopter, Drone Respond To Disturbance At Briarcliff Manor Residence
Helicopter, Drone Respond To Disturbance At Briarcliff Manor Residence Authorities are investigating a disturbance at a Northern Westchester residence that prompted an intense police response utilizing a helicopter, drone, and a K9 unit.  The incident that prompted the activity began on Thursday evening, Feb. 1 at a residence in Briarcliff Manor on Tuttle Road, where a disturbance was reported to Briarcliff Manor Police, the department announced on Friday, Feb. 2.  Soon after authorities learned of the incident, Westchester County Police extended support by deploying resources such as a helicopter, drone, K9 unit, and the department's special respons…

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by Ben Crnic
Eastchester, NY
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Fugitive Wanted For Narcotics Trafficking Caught With Gun At Eastchester Gas Station Fugitive Wanted For Narcotics Trafficking Caught With Gun At Eastchester Gas Station Fugitive Wanted For Narcotics Trafficking Caught With Gun At Eastchester Gas Station
Fugitive Wanted For Narcotics Trafficking Caught With Gun At Eastchester Gas Station A fugitive wanted on federal narcotics trafficking charges and his two passengers were taken into custody following a traffic stop at a gas station in Westchester, police announced.  The arrests stemmed from an incident on Monday, Jan. 29 that began around 10:15 a.m., when authorities saw a 2023 Hyundai Sonata with tinted windows and an expired North Carolina registration traveling east on the Cross County Parkway, Westchester County Police said on Thursday, Feb. 1.  Officers then followed the Hyundai to New Rochelle Road in Eastchester and pulled it over as it entered a…

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by Ben Crnic
Pleasantville, NY
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Truck Slams Into Overpass On Saw Mill Parkway In Pleasantville: Was Following GPS, Police Say Truck Slams Into Overpass On Saw Mill Parkway In Pleasantville: Was Following GPS, Police Say Truck Slams Into Overpass On Saw Mill Parkway In Pleasantville: Was Following GPS, Police Say
Truck Slams Into Overpass On Saw Mill Parkway In Pleasantville: Was Following GPS, Police Say Multiple lanes of a busy parkway in Northern Westchester had to be temporarily closed after a truck crashed into an overpass, police said. The incident happened on Saturday, Jan. 27 just before 1 p.m., when a box truck crashed into the Bedford Road overpass on the northbound Saw Mill River Parkway near Exit 28 in Pleasantville, according to Westchester County Police Public Information Officer Kieran O'Leary. The collision damaged the truck's cargo area and caused debris to scatter on the parkway, forcing authorities to close the northbound lanes for a cleanup. The lanes were eventually reop…

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