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Police: Hit And Run In Croton Falls

NORTH SALEM, N.Y. - About 8:30 a.m. Thursday, a woman stopped for the stop sign on Route 202 at the intersection of Route 22 in Croton Falls. Just after she stopped, the white Ford pick-up truck driving behind rear-ended her car, police said.

The pick-up’s driver, described as a man in his 30s, got out, examined the damage, got back into the pick-up and drove away, police said. The woman made a note of the pick-up’s license number. Officer Michael Castellano notified dispatch and canvassed the area for the pick-up truck but the search was negative. 

In other police news:

- A large deer ran onto Route 121 at about 9 a.m. Saturday into the path of an oncoming car. The driver was unable to avoid the deer and the impact caused damage to the car’s front end, the right side quarter panel and the right side door. When Sgt. Neil Caputo investigated, he found deer hair on the vehicle. The deer had run into the woods.

- At about 1 p.m. Saturday, a driver was proceeding east along Sunset Drive when another car backed out of a driveway, causing a collision. Investigating officer Neil Caputo found one of the drivers sitting on the ground, visibly shaken and complaining of a possible neck injury. The driver was transported to Northern Westchester Hospital.

- A Yerkes Road resident reported to police his mailbox had been torn from its stanchion and taken away some time before 10:20 a.m. Thursday. He stated the mailbox was intact the last time he had seen it, about 6:30 p.m. the previous evening. Officer Carlos Perez filed a larceny report.

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