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Update: Man Gets New Charges After Trying To Kill Officer In Northern Westchester, DA Says
A 38-year-old man faces more charges after allegedly trying to stab an officer in the back at a Northern Westchester residence, police announced. Armonk resident Joseph Spennato was arraigned in Westchester County Court on Tuesday, July 16. This was in connection to an incident on Monday, May …
70-year-old woman arrested for selling crack cocaine, police say
DANBURY, CT (WFSB) – Authorities arrested a 70-year-old woman on Tuesday for selling narcotics. The arrest followed a collaborative effort by detectives from the Danbury Police Department Special Investigations Division, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and a K-9 Officer from the Bethel Police Department. Detectives received multiple complaints from concerned...
Victim In Fatal Crash At Shopping Center In Westchester ID'd As HS Student
A local high school student has been identified as the victim of a fatal crash at a shopping center in Westchester County.The incident happened just after midnight on Saturday, July 13, in New Rochelle at the Horseshoe Shopping Center at 1062 Wilmot Road.Officers arrived on the scene and found…
Jury finds Metro-North primarily responsible for 2015 fatal crash in Mount Pleasant that killed 6
The jury reached a verdict and found Metro-North was primarily responsible for the 2015 crash that killed six people including five passengers at the Commerce Street crossing in the Town of Mount Pleasant.
Newtown woman accused of stealing over $132K in antiques from Cornwall home
CORNWALL, Conn. (WTNH) — A 39-year-old woman is facing charges after stealing more than $132,000 in antiques from a home in Cornwall, according to Connecticut State Police. Jessica Ann Thompson, of Newtown, has been charged with third-degree burglary and first-degree larceny, with the property being worth possibly hundreds of thousands of dollars. She stole paintings, […]
Monroe police make arrest for Dunkin’ Donuts coffee throwing incident
MONROE, CT — A 30-year-old Danbury woman turned herself in on a warrant Saturday, charging her for the alleged attack on a barista at the Dunkin’ Donuts on Route 34. On May 5, police were dispatched to the store at 1:47 p.m., after the employee, a 17-year-old Monroe male, complained that a female customer threw a hot cup of coffee at him.
Elderly man revived after drowning
TOWN OF KENT – An 82-year-old resident of Dutchess County was airlifted by a medivac chopper to a level one trauma center Tuesday after drowning in Canopus Lake in western Kent. A 911 call notified the Putnam Dispatch Center which sent Kent Police, Putnam Sheriff’s deputies, State Police and...
24-Year-Old Man Nabbed For Mail Theft After Leading Officers On Chase In Westchester: Police
A 24-year-old man who was apprehended following a police chase is being accused of stealing mail in Westchester, including a $14,000 check, authorities announced. The events leading up to the man's arrest began on Wednesday, July 10 around 5:15 a.m., when a witness reported seeing three suspic…
Driver Hospitalized After Striking Fire Hydrant On Northern Westchester Road
Several water mains had to be turned off after a driver hit a Northern Westchester fire hydrant while experiencing a medical emergency.The crash happened in Millwood on Saturday, July 13 just before 10:30 a.m., when a vehicle struck a hydrant near the intersection of Seven Bridges Road and Millwood…
Ossining man pleads not guilty in hit-and-run crash that killed pedestrian in March
An Ossining man pleaded not guilty Tuesday in the hit-and-run crash that killed a 62-year-old pedestrian in Mount Pleasant in March. Fabricio Arguda Saldana, 35, was arraigned in Westchester County Court on an indictment charging him with leaving the scene of a fatal accident. On March 4 at about 6:20...
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