CRIME & SAFETY
Firefighters from two counties battled a house fire in North Salem
NORTH SALEM – Firefighters from Putnam and northern Westchester battled a house fire in North Salem Wednesday. The blaze was located in a home on Hawley Road. Croton Falls Fire Department personnel arrived and found the rear of the one-story home on fire. Chief Jeffrey Daday sounded a general...
OP-ED: Good behavior no longer matters at Bedford Hills Correctional
Sign up for our acclaimed free weekday newsletter Editorially Black. Get the top Racial Equity stories of the day from America’s most influential oldest continuously published Black newspaper, serving the nation’s largest Black and brown community. Sign up to stay connected. As the cell doors opened at about...
Driver Identified After Fatal Crash in Bedford
BEDFORD, N.Y. - The New York State Police have finally made a positive identification of the driver killed in a crash on I-684 earlier this month. The process was complicated by the operator using what authorities described as a “false alias.”CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER On Sunday, April 14, at approximately 3:15 p.m., troopers from the Somers barracks were called to the northbound side of I-648 in Bedford, where a 2006 Honda CRV had veered into the median at a high rate of speed before striking a tree and killing the sole occupant of the vehicle. The initial investigation identified the driver as Jose Perez Rosa, but the driver’s license was later found to be fraudulent. Further investigation revealed that the deceased was Mario B. Goris, 53, of Bronx, NY. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Man Scams Victim Out Of $28K In Bedford: Police
The arrest stemmed from an incident on Thursday, April 18, when a victim told Bedford Police that he had been swindled out of tens of thousands of dollars, the department announced on Wednesday, April 24. According to Bedford Police, the victim had received a pop-up security alert appearing to be...
Man Nabbed For DUI In Wilton: Police
The arrest resulted from an incident on Friday, April 19 just before 8 p.m., when a vehicle was seen driving erratically on Route 7 in Wilton, according to Wilton Police. Officers then pulled the car over and began talking with the driver, Stratford resident Piotr Fiedor, who soon failed a field sobriety test, police said.
Lewisboro Business Owners Alarmed by Rash of Burglaries
LEWISBORO, N.Y. - The 15 years between 2009 and 2024 were a bit of a “safe honeymoon” period for Jay and Michael, the father-and-son team that own and operate Salem Liquor on Route 35 in Cross River. That came to an end in the wee hours of the morning on April 5, when their spirits shop was burglarized – along with two other Town of Lewisboro businesses and a deli across the state line in Ridgefield, Conn. “We got a call from our alarm company saying our alarm had gone off, and to call the police,” noted Jay,...
Funeral for Brewster officer today
PEARL RIVER – Police officers from throughout the region will be converging on the Wyman-Fisher Funeral Home in Pearl River today for the funeral of fallen Brewster Police Officer Richard Gurniak who passed away last Saturday while on duty. The 57-year-old Gurniak joined the Brewster Police Department two years...
Shelton Stabbing Suspect On Run
Police in Fairfield County are on the hunt for a man who allegedly assaulted and stabbed a woman during a fight. Update: Man Wanted For Shelton Stabbing, Assault Nabbed By PoliceThe incident occurred in Shelton at a Walnut Tree Hill Road home around 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday, April 23.According to…
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