Mamaroneck
CRIME & SAFETY
Mamaroneck community wants to improve safety after deadly crash
MAMARONECK, N.Y. -- The Westchester County road where a boy and his mom were killed two weeks ago sees far more crashes than average, according to a traffic safety consultant.Now, a community is rushing to improve safety.Stretch of Mamaroneck Avenue sees more crashes than statewide average, report saysA busy five-block stretch of Mamaroneck Avenue from Andrews Street to Grand Street averages 41 crashes a year -- three times the statewide average -- according to a report from a traffic consultant.The report says from 2014 through 2023, there have been a total of 405 crashes on that stretch of Mamaroneck Avenue.Veronica...
Long Island child burns down 2 homes with fireworks, police say
LEVITTOWN, N.Y. -- A Long Island man is accused of giving 4th of July fireworks to an 11-year-old child, sparking a fire that damaged both his and his neighbor's homes.Police said they responded to several fireworks-related incidents Thursday across Nassau and Suffolk counties.Karamjit Singh, 33, of Levittown, was charged with arson, reckless endangerment, unlawfully selling fireworks to someone under 18, unlawfully possessing fireworks and endangering the welfare of a child. Nassau County Police said he supplied the 11-year-old with the fireworks and then told the child to light them. The fireworks malfunctioned, causing a shed to burst into flames. The flames spread to...
Missing Teens Killed By ‘Demon’ Wave At Popular New York Beach
Two bodies were recovered from the waters near where two New York teens went missing. The teens went missing about two weeks ago. Teens Go Missing After Swimming In Queens, New York. Elyjha Chandler, 16, and 17-year-old Christian Perkins went missing in the waters at Jacob Riis Park on June...
Video shows road rage lead to innocent bystander stabbed to death in Bronx
NEW YORK -- Family members of an innocent young father stabbed to death in the Bronx are calling for justice after they say he was killed for simply witnessing a road rage incident. The victim's sister told CBS New York the suspect should turn himself in. Friends started to leave candles Wednesday for 29-year-old Ronald Gomez-Mesa, who they say was loved and well known in the Morris Heights neighborhood. They said he was just hanging out on Tuesday afternoon when he got caught in the middle of a road rage incident he wasn't even involved in. "Now we're not gonna...
Ride along with the NYPD team cracking down on illegal fireworks
NEW YORK -- The New York City Police Department is cracking down on illegal fireworks, and CBS New York's Derick Waller joined officers for an exclusive ride-along.As Waller learned, it's not just fireworks police are after.NYPD's Community Response Team watching out for illegal fireworks across cityOn a Friday night in the Bronx, officers with the NYPD's Community Response Team were on duty, watching out for illegal fireworks."This block had complaints last night and tonight. They've been lighting fireworks off all night," Sgt. Jimmy Seder said.Seder and his partner, Officer Edgar Guerrero, patrol the 46th and 48th precincts.They stopped one group...
Dog found tied to pole with note off Southern State Parkway on Long Island
Police are looking for the person responsible for abandoning a dog off a highway on Long Island.Troopers responded to the Southern State Parkway westbound in the area of Exit 21 on Monday around 5:30 a.m.A white female English mastiff was found tied to a light pole by her leash with a dog bowl filled with food and a note."This is 'Roxi,' a trained American bull mastiff," the note said. "She is four years old. She has been fed and given a flea bath, she may still have issues with them. See that she gets good care."The gentle dog was taken...
BROTHER STABS 8-YEAR-OLD TO DEATH, Wounds Parents in NYC Incident; Infant Unharmed
NEW YORK – On Thursday, a police officer shot and killed a man accused of fatally stabbing an 8-year-old boy in Queens, according to the New York City Police Department. According to authorities, the stabbing was most likely the result of a domestic disagreement, but the specifics were unclear. According to police, the 20-year-old suspect and the male victim, who is eight years old, maybe brothers or stepbrothers. No names were immediately released.
Update: 2 Officers Injured After Police Car T-Boned In Westchester Crash
This story has been updated. A part of a busy Westchester County road has reopened to traffic after a police cruiser was hit and knocked into scaffolding, injuring two officers. Part of eastbound Prospect Street between Riverdale Avenue and South Broadway (Route 9) in Yonkers has reopened…
Torture alleged as murder charge upgraded in New Rochelle killing
A murder charge against a New Rochelle woman accused of killing her girlfriend and hiding the body in a closet for a week has been upgraded because the victim was allegedly tortured for months — and she faces additional charges alleging abuse of four other women. Kenya Tilford, 41, pleaded not guilty...
Ossining police officer fired after he was accused of stealing money from man he stopped
The firing of an Ossining cop in November came just days after a village resident accused the officer of stealing $900 from him during a police stop outside a bar, The Journal News/lohud has learned. But Marques Randolph insists that he never took any money from the man and that...
Mother, son among 3 dead as alleged drunk trucker careens into crowded Manhattan park
Three people are dead, including a mother and son, and more than a half-dozen are injured after a suspected drunken driver blew through a stop sign, jumped a sidewalk and plowed into a Manhattan park where families were outside celebrating the fireworks Thursday night, authorities say. Police say the driver,...
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