Westchester Among Safest Communities In USA, According To US News & World Report
Westchester County is one of the safest communities in the United States, according to a new study.
U.S. News & World Report says it used data such as violent crime rate, public safety capacity, car crash fatalities, emergency services and spending on police and fire protection and healthcare in making the determination.
Westchester wound up ranked fifth nationally.
Communities ranked in the Top 5 are:
1. Nassau County, New York
2. Rockland County, New York
3. Alexandria, Virginia
4. Arlington County, Virginia
5. Westchester County, New York
Click here to read the U.S. News report.
Lyndhurst Police Chase Ends In Crash, Arrest
A car thief was captured by Lyndhurst police after crashing a brand-new SUV into a traffic signal during a pre-dawn chase, authorities said Monday.
Fredy Felix, 18, of Passaic started out walking the streets of Lyndhurst around 4:30 a.m., testing door handles for unlocked vehicles, several of which he found, Detective Sgt. Vincent Auteri said.
After taking an assortment of valuables from those cars, the sergeant said, Felix got into an unlocked 2019 Toyota RAV 4 purchased just days earlier -- and found the valet key in the glove compartment.
Soon after, Officer Mark Rivera tried pulling th…
