CRIME & SAFETY
Authorities: Man and woman arrested in Westchester for attempted homicide and assault
Police say they were arresting another suspect for drug possession when they discovered Dion Johnson and Yolanda Lower engaging in drug trafficking activities and concealing two ghost guns.
Latest Update: Man Killed In I-684 Crash In Northern Westchester Had False ID, Police Say
Authorities have released the identity of a man killed in a one-car crash on I-684.New York City resident Mario Goris, age 53, of the Bronx, was killed in a crash that happened on Sunday, April 14, around 3:15 p.m. on the northbound side near Exit 4 in Bedford, according to New York State Police. …
19-Year-Old Woman Found Safe After Going Missing From Westchester
New, updated report: A 19-year-old woman who went missing from Westchester has been safely found, police said.Jacklyn Kauffo, age 19, was found safe after going missing in Yonkers on Saturday, April 20, Yonkers Police announced on Tuesday, April 23. Police did not say where Kauffo wa…
Thruway crash shuts down superhighway
TOWN OF NEWBURGH – A serious auto accident on the northbound Thruway near exit 17 in the Town of Newburgh sent one person to Westchester Medical Center late Monday morning. Traffic was stopped in both directions as a medivac helicopter landed on the highway to transport the victims to the hospital.
6-Year-Old Airlifted Following Town Of Newburgh Crash
The collision occurred around 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 22, on I-87 in Orange County in the town of Newburgh. According to Trooper Tara McCormick of the New York State Police, a preliminary investigation at the scene determined that a 2022 Toyota Tundra was parked on the right shoulder when the driver, Connecticut resident Peter W. Nugent, age 42, of the town of Sharon in Litchfield County, reentered the roadway into the path of a 2011 Toyota Venza.
Hudson Valley Man Allegedly Wanted To Shoots Others On New York’s ‘Most Beautiful Main Street’
A Hudson Valley man is accused of threatening to shoot others on the region's most popular main street. On Sunday, the Beacon Police Department responded to a call of a white man who threatened to shoot people on Main Street in Beacon, New York. Police: Man Wanted To Shoot Others...
Mother and daughter from Mount Vernon seek no prison time in pandemic relief fraud
A former Mount Vernon CSEA president and her daughter are hoping to avoid incarceration in a pandemic relief scheme that bilked the U.S. Small Business Administration out of nearly $1.7 million and are asking a federal judge to sentence them only to two years of home confinement. Lawyers for Andrea...
Serious crash on Route 22 in Patterson
PATTERSON – A head-on crash between a Fed Ex truck and a Dodge Charger closed Route 22 for several hours Monday and resulted in injury to the drivers of both vehicles. The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office investigated the 10 a.m. mishap south of the Haviland Hollow Road intersection.
Cop’s funeral procession travels from Brewster to Pearl River
CARMEL – A funeral procession from Putnam Hospital Center in Carmel to the Wyman-Fisher Funeral Home in Pearl River took place Monday honoring Brewster Police Sergeant Richard Gurniak who died on duty Saturday. Some three dozen police vehicles representing departments throughout Putnam, Dutchess and Westchester accompanied the remains of...
Marine Vet Micka Nugent Hospitalized In Valhalla After Crash
Marine Corps veteran Mickaëlla "Micka" Nugent was seriously injured in a crash in the Orange County village of Harriman on Friday, April 12. She was then rushed to Garnet Medical Center in Middletown before being airlifted to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, where she currently remains. Because Nugent, a...
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