Tag: Westchester Medical Center
State Trooper Shoots Armed, Suicidal Man After Berme Road Domestic Dispute Turns Violent: Nysp
New York state troopers shot and wounded a potentially suicidal man on Sunday evening, Nov. 8, police said.
Troopers were called to Berme Road in the Town of Rochester, near the hamlet of Kerhonkson, for reports of a suicidal man involved in a physical domestic dispute around 4:45 p.m. Sunday, New York State Police said.
Reports indicated the man had threatened another individual and multiple children, state police said.
When law enforcement arrived, they found the man holding a firearm, behaving erratically, and making suicidal statements, according to state police.
The man refused to li…
Man Pleads Not Guilty In Fatal Stabbing Of His Father, 61, In Yonkers: DA
A man accused of stabbing his 61-year-old father to death inside their Westchester County home before fleeing has been indicted on murder charges, prosecutors said.
Yonkers resident Rami Ahmad, 32, was arraigned on Thursday, Oct. 22, before Westchester County Court Judge George Fufidio in connection with the killing of his father, Hekmat Ahmad, 61, according to Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace.
Ahmad was indicted on charges of second-degree murder and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon. He pleaded not guilty and remains remanded to the Westcheste…
Man, 36, Stabbed During Dispute In Spring Valley, Suffers Significant Blood Loss
A 36-year-old man was rushed to a hospital after being stabbed during a dispute in Rockland County, leaving him bleeding heavily, police said.
The incident happened at around 8:40 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 17, in front of the Smiley Convenience Smoke Shop at 94 North Main St. in Spring Valley, the Spring Valley Police Department announced on Tuesday, Oct. 20.
Officers responded there after receiving reports of a stabbing and found the victim with a stab wound to his left arm. Responding officers immediately applied a tourniquet to control the bleeding, the department said.
The victim was…
Pedestrian Struck, Pinned, Dragged In Orangeburg Crash: Report
A pedestrian was left seriously injured after being struck and pinned by a vehicle in Rockland County.
The crash happened on Tuesday, Sept. 9 in the area of the Dominican University New York campus in Orangeburg when a vehicle lost control, trapping the pedestrian between two cars before dragging the person underneath, according to a report by The Monsey Scoop.
Emergency crews from the Orangeburg and Blauvelt Fire Departments, Orangetown Police, South Orangetown EMS, Nanuet EMS, Rockland Paramedics, and the Rockland County Sheriff all rushed to the scene.
A medevac helicopter was first re…
First Robotic Heart Surgery Performed At Westchester Medical: Here's How They Did It
Westchester Medical Center has achieved a historic milestone in Hudson Valley healthcare with the successful completion of its first-ever robotic cardiac surgery, hospital officials said.
The procedure, performed in mid-July, was led by Dr. Makoto Hibino, Director of the Robotic Cardiac Surgery Program, in collaboration with Dr. David Spielvogel, WMCHealth announced on Thursday, Aug. 28.
Together, they removed a mass from the left atrium of a patient’s heart using advanced robotic-assisted technology.
According to hospital officials, traditionally, such operations require opening the…
Woman Caught Days After Spring Valley Stabbing That Left Man Critically Injured: Cops (Update)
A 30-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with a stabbing that left a victim critically injured in Rockland County, police announced.
Following an investigation, Spring Valley Police arrested 30-year-old Spring Valley resident Shanice Ramsay on Monday, Aug, 25, in connection with a stabbing that happened days before, the department announced on Wednesday, Aug. 27.
The stabbing happened on Tuesday, Aug. 19, around 1:15 a.m., when officers responded to 11 East Church St. in Spring Valley and found a man bleeding from multiple lacerations and a stab wound, as Daily Voice previously …
