Police & Fire

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Heavy traffic jammed southbound Interstate 95 as a result of a jackknifed tractor-trailer accident in New Rochelle on Thursday morning, according to the New York transportation officials. 

Lanes were closed to clear the accident, and traffic was reportedly backed up to I-287, officials said.

The accident was between Exit 16 for ...

YONKERS, N.Y. – The suspected Boston Marathon bombers had plans to detonate additional explosives in Times Square, according to New York City officials.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police ...

TARRYTOWN, N.Y. – New York State Police say they're going to be cracking down on cell phone-using motorists this week.

Police on the New York State Thruway Authority plan to begin ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – A White Plains uniform store owner was arraigned in Westchester County court Tuesday on felony charges of falsifying warranty information to qualify for a uniform contract out for bid ...

PORT CHESTER, N.Y. -- Two Port Chester men were arrested early Sunday after a fight on Rectory Street, police said.

Police responded to a report of a fight at about 1 a.m. When officers arrived, they found eight men in the street fighting and arguing, police said. They told the group to disperse, and all the men left except for one, according to Lt. ...

PORT CHESTER, N.Y. -- A car struck a pole and knocked it down on Boston Post Road in Port Chester on Monday night, police said.

The accident occurred at about 10 p.m. Police and EMS were dispatched to the Mobil gas station at Boston Post Road and South Regent Street after a car struck the pole and knocked it down in the roadway, police said. The driver of the car was ...