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Men Nabbed After Fleeing Stolen Car Tops Week's Northern Westchester News WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- The following is a roundup of the top stories of the week in Northern Westchester County. Police identified two 22-year-old men late Thursday who crashed a stolen car in Pleasantville overnight before fleeing to Chappaqua. Robert Mohr is concerned what he believes was an inappropriate joke by his son may ruin his life. As the one-year anniversary of the death of North Salem socialite Lois Colley approaches next Wednesday, Nov. 9, police remained tight lipped about the case, even though residents continue to discuss the matter and wonder who the killer may be . Fi…

by K Reakes

11/06/2016

News

Patterson FD Treasurer's $1.1M Embezzlement Tops Week's News PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- Here's a roundup of the best stories of the week in Putnam County. Albert Melin, the former treasurer of the Patterson Fire Department, pleaded guilty Wednesday to embezzling more than $1 million from the department, according to Preet Bharara, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. The seat for New York's 18th Congressional District (which is the only one in Putnam) is up for grabs, as Democratic incumbent Sean Patrick Maloney is seeking a third 2-year term in a race against Republican challenger Phil Oliva, who is a top aide to Westchester County E…

by K Reakes

11/06/2016

Police & Fire

Mahopac Falls Volunteer Fire Department Installs New Officers MAHOPAC, N.Y. -- Villa Barone was firehouse central as members and distinguished guests gathered to help celebrate the 79th installation of officers of the Mahopac Falls Volunteer Fire Department on Saturday, Oct. 29. The officers, sworn in by life member and third generation legacy Judge James Reitz, included Chief Jeff Boyle, First Asst. Chief Brian Sacher, Second Asst. Chief Bob Trace, Capts. Dan Meury and Dave Lapadula and Lts. Jason Stasiak, Tom LoPrieno, Chris Tompkins and Rob LoPrieno. A high point of the evening was the presentation of The Chief's Award to Firefighter Brian Ward, …

by K Reakes

11/05/2016

Sports

Knicks Help Build New Yonkers Playground YONKERS, N.Y. -- More than 200 volunteers from the New York Knicks, Chase, Westchester Knicks, organizers from KaBOOM! and the community joined forces last Sunday, Oct. 23, to build a new playground and basketball court at The Westchester School. The school, which serves disabled children and works to help them function productively and as independently as possible, is a mainstay to those who would otherwise be left out of the educational loop. The Knicks, who are celebrating the team’s 70th anniversary season took part in the build as part of their regular season community initiative -- Ba…

by K Reakes

11/05/2016

Police & Fire

New Details Emerge In Teen Sex Assault Case In Yorktown YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. -- Two teens who were charged with juvenile delinquency for allegedly sexually assaulting a girl at a Yorktown party on Sunday, Oct. 30, were not hit with stiffer charges because the attack did not qualify as first-degree rape, according to the Westchester County District Attorney's Office. The two 14-year-old Croton-on-Hudson teens were charged with four counts of juvenile delinquency because of their age, and because according to the facts of the case, the crime did not meet the requirements for the charges, said Robert Wolf, spokesman with the District Attorney's O…

by K Reakes

11/05/2016

News

Pair Of Ramapo Women Approached From Behind In Their Driveways, Police Say RAMAPO, N.Y. -- Two women in Ramapo have been approached from behind by an unknown man in their driveways since Tuesday, Nov. 1,, according to Ramapo Police Chief Brad Weidel. During the two separate incidents, the women were approached from behind after getting out of their vehicles in their driveways, Weidel said. Both victims were driving home from different locations and may have been followed home, he added. The first incident occurred on Tuesday, Nov. 1, on Carmen Court, in Chestnut Ridge. The second incident took place on Thursday, Nov. 3, on Olympia Lane in Monsey. Both inciden…

by K Reakes

11/05/2016

Police & Fire

State Police Charge 87 Hudson Valley Motorists With DWI In Crackdown New York State police charged 87 Hudson Valley motorist with driving while intoxicated during a special DWI enforcement campaign over the Halloween holiday weekend. The statewide, effort, aimed at reducing the number of deaths and injuries caused by drunk or impaired drivers, nabbed 242 drivers for DWI statewide during the campaign which ran from Friday, Oct. 28 to Tuesday, Nov. 1, said Gov. Andrew Cuomo. “Drunk and impaired drivers pose serious dangers to themselves and other motorists,” Cuomo said. “I commend the State Police and local law enforcement for their continued vigilance in gett…

by K Reakes

11/05/2016

Police & Fire

Route 6 Structure Fire In Mahopac Under Investigation MAHOPAC, N.Y. -- A structure fire on Route 6 in Mahopac Thursday closed traffic and caused tenants to evacuate as firefighters from the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department worked to douse the blaze. The call came in around 3 p.m. for smoke in a commercial structure at 600 Route 6, with fire, EMS, Fire police, Carmel police and Sheriff's deputies all responding to the scene, according to fire department officials. First Asst. Chief Bill Nikisher assumed incident command on the South Lake Boulevard side of the building and put out calls to the Carmel Fire Department for their ladder truck and t…

by K Reakes

11/04/2016

Police & Fire

Five Knife, Gun Wielding Teens Rob Victim In Poughkeepsie, Police Say POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- A Poughkeepsie man was robbed of his cellphone by a group of teens who displayed guns and a knife on Thursday in the area of Main and Crannell streets, according to the City of Poughkeepsie Police. The man notified a foot patrol officer around 10 p.m. that five teens had approached him, displayed their weapons and demanded his cellphone, said Det. Sgt. George Camacho. Officers responded to the area and were able to track down the five teens ranging from 14 to 17 years old in the area of 17 Academy St., he said. When searched, police recovered a BB gun and a knife, al…

by K Reakes

11/04/2016

Police & Fire

Teen Charged With Starting Fire At Condominium In Yorktown YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- A 13-year-old Mohegan Lake teen was charged with two counts of juvenile delinquency for setting a fire at a condominium in Yorktown, according to Yorktown Police. The teen, who would have faced charges of felony arson and felony criminal mischief if he was an adult, was arrested on Thursday, Nov. 3, after he set a garbage can on fire at the Landing Condominium complex at 209 New Chalet Drive, police said. Police said it is alleged the teen intentionally set the garbage can on fire on the front porch of the building before the flames spread to the complex's fitness center, …

by K Reakes

11/04/2016

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