Crime & Safety
Helicopter and K-9 Units Deployed in Dobbs Ferry Suspect Search
This report was derived from information from the Dobbs Ferry Police Department, it does not indicate a conviction.
Local morning commuters were delayed Wednesday morning after police cars from the Irvington, Ardsley, Greenburgh and Westchester County took over Dobbs Ferry streets while searching for a suspect.
The search also required the help of local K-9 and helicopter units.
The suspect—a black male, who is about 6 feet 2 inches, 30-years of age and wearing blue jeans and a yellow traffic-type vest —was stopped by Dobbs Ferry Police around 10 a.m. Wednesday for a suspended registration at the intersection of Broadway and Langdon Avenue in Dobbs Ferry.
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He jumped out of his vehicle as the officer approached his car and fled on foot south. The officer suffered a dislocated shoulder while trying to catch the suspect, was relieved from duty and treated at in Dobbs Ferry.
The suspect, who was driving a vehicle that was registered to a female in Amityville, NY, is still at large. Police have not been able to contact the owner of the vehicle or determine if the vehicle was stolen.
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