Public Safety
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
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Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Public Safety
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Public Safety
View MoreNYPD sergeant pleads guilty in fatal Taconic wrong-way crash
Former NYPD Sergeant Tiffany Howell pleaded guilty Aug. 19 to aggravated vehicular homicide after driving drunk the wrong way on the Taconic State Parkway in Westchester County in January, killing 61-year-old doorman Manuel Boitel. She faces four to 12 years in prison at an Oct. 28 sentencing.
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View More59 passenger plane returns to Westchester airport after bird strike
A plane carrying 59 people returned safely to Westchester County Airport on Sunday morning after reporting a bird strike during takeoff, according to the Westchester County Police Department. The airline, aircraft type and injury status remain unconfirmed.
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View MoreNYAC employee charged with hiding cameras in Pelham club restrooms
A New York Athletic Club employee was charged with felony unlawful surveillance after police say he hid cameras in restrooms and a locker room at the club's Pelham facility, recording multiple victims including children.
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View MorePelham teen arrested at party in Scarsdale home
Scarsdale police arrested Lorenzo Barbieri, 18, of Pelham for trespassing at a youth party in a vacant Woods Lane home on Aug. 2, while the week's blotter also logged break-ins, identity theft, graffiti and traffic arrests across the village.
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View MoreNew state law bars ICE cooperation, while local police comply
New York's Local Cops, Local Crimes Act sets an Aug. 25 deadline for police to end ICE cooperation agreements, but Eastchester, Bronxville and Scarsdale departments hold no such contracts and are already in compliance under Westchester County's 2018 protections.
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View MoreScarsdale police dog Sushi deployed to Yonkers school crisis
Scarsdale's facility dog Sushi was among therapy dogs from four departments deployed to comfort students after a tragic Yonkers school incident, a response that helped inspire Yonkers to launch its own facility dog program with a ceremonial swearing-in on Aug. 6.
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View MoreBronxville trustees interview police candidates as hiring push continues
The Bronxville Village Board of Trustees convened a special session Thursday, Aug. 6, solely to interview police officer candidates, continuing a recruiting drive that has added eight officers to the department since June 2024.
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View More158 tickets in parkway truck crackdown highlight ban through Bronxville
New York State Police issued 158 tickets during a two-day commercial vehicle crackdown on the Taconic State Parkway in late July, highlighting the same truck ban that applies to the Bronx River Parkway through Bronxville.
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View MoreFBI cyberattack warning echoes 2013 Rye Brook dam breach; local utilities silent
The FBI and EPA warned that hackers have attacked water utilities in at least seven states since July 27, causing pressure loss and flooding. The campaign echoes a 2013 Iranian breach of the Bowman Avenue Dam in Rye Brook, Westchester County, and local water departments have not confirmed whether they use the vulnerable equipment.
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View MoreWest Nile virus detected in Westchester mosquitoes; health officials urge backyard prevention
Westchester County health officials are urging Bronxville, Scarsdale, and Eastchester residents to eliminate standing water on their properties after one West Nile virus-positive mosquito pool was confirmed in the county, with peak transmission season running through September.
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View MoreBicyclist hit on East Parkway, $1,000 missing from car in Scarsdale police blotter
A bicyclist was struck by a car on East Parkway and taken to White Plains Hospital, $1,000 in cash vanished from a car left for service, and lightning caused a smoking outlet on Butler Road during the week of July 20–26 in Scarsdale.
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View MoreFlood watch in effect for Westchester through Wednesday morning
Westchester County issued a flood watch from 8 a.m. Tuesday, July 28, through 8 a.m. Wednesday, July 29, with the Office of Emergency Services monitoring conditions and county departments on standby as forecasters predict 3 to 5 inches of rain and wind gusts up to 50 mph.
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