Crime & Safety
New Rochelle Teens Fled Cops In Hot Mount Vernon Car: Police
After a foot chase, 3 suspects were soon caught in Eastchester. A K-9 found the fourth hiding under a home's boat dock on a lake.
BRONXVILLE/EASTCHESTER, NY — Teens led police on a wild chase across southern Westchester County in a stolen car, according to police.
The Eastchester Police Department says that on Monday, around 11:45 a.m., they were notified by the Westchester County Real Time Crime Center (RTC) about a vehicle that had been stolen in Mount Vernon. The driver had fled from Mount Vernon police and was traveling on White Plains Road, into the Village of Bronxville, police said,
Eastchester police were then told by RTC that the vehicle was believed to be in Eastchester, still traveling north on White Plains Road.
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Officers saw the vehicle at Leewood Drive, and upon reaching the intersection of White Plains Road and Farella Way, it struck another vehicle, according to officers,
The occupants then fled the scene on foot, cops said. Three of the occupants were soon caught in a parking lot on White Plains Road. However, the fourth occupant was last seen running on Lakeshore Drive.
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Police say a resident notified officers to the sighting. A perimeter was quickly set up, and a K9 team from the Westchester County Police Department responded to the scene. The K9 team was able to track the suspect to the backyard of a home on Lakeshore Drive, where the suspect was located hiding under a boat dock on the lake.
Three New Rochelle residents were arrested: 18-year-old James J. Frazier, 19-year-old Nasir Simmons, and 19-year-old Chelsea A. Thomas. They were each charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property.
The sixteen-year-old driver was also arrested and referred to Family Court.
Police say the suspects were not eligible to have bail set and were released pending their court dates.
"The quick apprehension of the suspects highlights the ongoing coordinated effort among our law enforcement partners," the Eastchester Police Department said. "We would like to thank the Tuckahoe, Bronxville and Westchester County Police Departments, particularly the WCPD K9 Unit for their assistance."
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