Lane Closure: Weekend Traffic On I-684 In Bedford To Be Affected Lane Closure: Weekend Traffic On I-684 In Bedford To Be Affected
Lane Closure: Weekend Traffic On I-684 In Bedford To Be Affected Motorists are being warned of an upcoming weekend lane closure on Interstate 684 in Northern Westchester that will likely delay traffic.  On Saturday, Oct. 28, Interstate 684 southbound is scheduled to be reduced to one lane between Exit 6 (Route 35) and Exit 4 (Route 172) in Bedford between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m., the New York State Department of Transportation announced.  The lane closure will allow for bridge repairs if the weather cooperates, according to officials. Motorists traveling in the area at the time of the closure should slow down and drive responsibly, officials said.&n…
Woman Hospitalized After Falling On Tracks At Bedford Hills Train Station Woman Hospitalized After Falling On Tracks At Bedford Hills Train Station
Woman Hospitalized After Falling On Tracks At Bedford Hills Train Station A woman was taken to a hospital after she fell on the tracks at a Northern Westchester train station, causing brief Metro-North service delays.  The incident happened on Tuesday, Oct. 24 around 8:30 p.m., when a woman accidentally fell on tracks at the Bedford Hills train station, according to an MTA spokesperson.  The woman was later assisted and treated by EMS personnel at the scene. She was later taken to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, officials said. The incident caused temporary delays of up to 25 minutes for Metro-North trains, officials added. 
Man Tries Killing Victim With Kitchen Knife At Yorktown Apartment, Police Say Man Tries Killing Victim With Kitchen Knife At Yorktown Apartment, Police Say
Man Tries Killing Victim With Kitchen Knife At Yorktown Apartment, Police Say A 71-year-old man faces an attempted murder charge after attacking two people with a kitchen knife inside a Northern Westchester apartment, police said. The incident happened on Monday, Oct. 16 just before 6 p.m., when officers were sent to an apartment in Yorktown at 1290 East Main St. for a reported assault involving a knife, according to Yorktown Police. Arriving officers soon encountered the suspect, 71-year-old Wayne Watkins of Yorktown, who followed police commands and was taken into custody. Additional officers then arrived at the scene and began an investigation into the assault whi…
Fire Risk: Electric Car Carefully Removed From Woods After Crashing, Flipping In Millwood Fire Risk: Electric Car Carefully Removed From Woods After Crashing, Flipping In Millwood
Fire Risk: Electric Car Carefully Removed From Woods After Crashing, Flipping In Millwood Crews had to be careful to avoid sparking a fire while removing an electric vehicle with a lithium-ion battery that crashed and flipped over into a wooded area in Northern Westchester.  The incident happened on Monday, Oct. 16 around 1:30 p.m., when crews from the Millwood Volunteer Fire Co. #1 and the Ossining Volunteer Ambulance Corps responded to a rollover crash in Millwood on Route 134 at the intersection with Grace Lane.  According to Millwood Fire, arriving firefighters discovered that the car had lost control and crashed into a rock before flipping and landing in crush 75 …
Drunk Driver Injured After Leaving Moving Car In Mall Parking Lot In Yorktown: Police Drunk Driver Injured After Leaving Moving Car In Mall Parking Lot In Yorktown: Police
Drunk Driver Injured After Leaving Moving Car In Mall Parking Lot In Yorktown: Police A 50-year-old man was arrested on drunk driving charges after exiting his moving car in the parking lot of a Northern Westchester mall, injuring himself in the process, police said. The incident happened on Thursday, Oct. 5 just before 3:30 p.m., when Yorktown Police responded to the Jefferson Valley Mall at 650 Lee Blvd. after receiving a report of an injured person in the parking lot.  According to the department, an arriving officer quickly found the injured man and identified him as Peekskill resident Leonidas Lobato, age 50.  The officer then determined that Lobato, who…
Police Alerted After Drone Seen Flying Near Hawthorne Elementary School Police Alerted After Drone Seen Flying Near Hawthorne Elementary School
Police Alerted After Drone Seen Flying Near Hawthorne Elementary School District officials had to make a call to police after a drone was spotted flying near a Northern Westchester school. The incident happened on Thursday, Oct. 13 just before 12:30 p.m., when a drone was seen flying near Hawthorne Elementary School, Mount Pleasant Central School District Superintendent Peter Giarrizzo announced.  The sighting prompted district officials to immediately contact Mount Pleasant Police, which advised that there was no need to initiate emergency protocols as there was no threat to the safety of students and staff, according to Giarrizzo. "We will continue…
Drunk Driver Arrested After 3-Car Crash In Yorktown: Police Drunk Driver Arrested After 3-Car Crash In Yorktown: Police
Drunk Driver Arrested After 3-Car Crash In Yorktown: Police A 64-year-old man faces drunk driving charges following his involvement in a three-car crash in Northern Westchester, police said. The arrest resulted from an incident on Sunday, Oct. 1 around 3:50 p.m., when police in Yorktown responded to a three-vehicle crash in the area of Yorktown Pizza and Pasta at 2013 Crompond Rd. (Route 202).  An arriving officer identified 64-year-old Josef Sinkyrik as one of the drivers and found that he had allegedly been driving while intoxicated, the department said. Sinkyrik was then arrested on a charge of aggravated DWI with a blood alcohol content of…
High-Speed Chase Ends With Suspect Crashing Into Tree In Yorktown: Police High-Speed Chase Ends With Suspect Crashing Into Tree In Yorktown: Police
High-Speed Chase Ends With Suspect Crashing Into Tree In Yorktown: Police A 27-year-old man faces several charges after refusing to pull over and leading officers on a high-speed pursuit that ended with him crashing into a tree in Northern Westchester, police said.  The incident happened on Thursday, Sept. 28 around 1:30 p.m., when a Yorktown Police officer conducting traffic enforcement in the area of Veterans Road (Route 118) allegedly saw a car drive through a steady red traffic signal. The officer then activated his emergency lights and sirens on his cruiser to pull the car over. Instead, though, the vehicle fled at speeds as high as 70 mph in a 40 mph z…
3-Alarm Blaze Breaks Out At Business In Mount Kisco 3-Alarm Blaze Breaks Out At Business In Mount Kisco
3-Alarm Blaze Breaks Out At Business In Mount Kisco An overnight three-alarm blaze at a store in Northern Westchester prompted a large response from several fire departments and left the business damaged.  The blaze broke out around 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 3 at the Mast Market in Mount Kisco located at 92 South Moger Ave., prompting a response from several fire departments in the area.  According to the Yorktown Heights Volunteer Fire Department, the blaze was quickly upgraded to a three-alarm fire because of the size of the building and the amount of firefighters involved in the response. After arriving at the scene of the fire, crews…
Car Bursts Into Flames, Causes Temporary Road Closure In Somers Car Bursts Into Flames, Causes Temporary Road Closure In Somers
Car Bursts Into Flames, Causes Temporary Road Closure In Somers Part of a busy route in Northern Westchester was briefly closed after a vehicle went up in flames. The incident happened on Saturday, Sept. 30 around 4:45 p.m., when crews in Somers responded to Route 139 for a reported motor vehicle fire. According to the Somers Volunteer Fire Department, arriving crews quickly arrived at the scene of the blaze and doused the flames with water within seconds, quickly extinguishing it. No injuries were reported from the incident. As a result of the fire, Route 139 was shut down for around 40 minutes before reopening around 6 p.m.  In addition to crew…
Drunk Driver Found Unresponsive In Car After Yorktown Crash: Police Drunk Driver Found Unresponsive In Car After Yorktown Crash: Police
Drunk Driver Found Unresponsive In Car After Yorktown Crash: Police A 30-year-old woman was hit with drunk driving charges following a crash that left her briefly unresponsive in Northern Westchester, police said. The arrest resulted from an incident that happened on Wednesday, Sept. 27 around 2 a.m., when a Yorktown Police officer responded to the area of 1290 East Main St. where a woman had been reported unresponsive but breathing.  According to Yorktown Police, the arriving officer found a woman identified as 30-year-old Jaime Otero of the Bronx inside the driver's seat of a car that had crashed and left the roadway.  After an investigation, t…
Flooding Impacts Mount Pleasant School District's Buses: All Students Must Be Picked Up Flooding Impacts Mount Pleasant School District's Buses: All Students Must Be Picked Up
Flooding Impacts Mount Pleasant School District's Buses: All Students Must Be Picked Up As a result of severe flooding, a Northern Westchester school district's bus fleet will be unable to bring students home, requiring them all to be picked up. According to an announcement by Mount Pleasant Central School District Superintendent Peter Giarrizzo on Friday afternoon, Sept. 29, flooding at the district's bus yard has left all the vehicles unable to leave.  Because of this, all Mount Pleasant students will need to be picked up from school, Giarrizzo said. Each school building's principal will be sending out directions for pickup, according to Giarrizzo's anno…