Crime & Safety

UPDATE: Suspect in Possible Domestic Abduction Caught by Police

The accident occurred on I-87 near the Ardsley rest stop early Monday morning.

UPDATE—June 27, 2016, 3:30 p.m.: Greenburgh, NY – The New York State Police said suspect Johuan Ramos was taken into custody by a Westchester County Police Officer and a New York State Police Sergeant from Troop T at around 1:45 p.m. Monday.

Both the officer and sergeant were checking the area of Heath Place in the Town of Greenburgh when they found the suspect hiding near a residence.

Police said Ramos fled the scene of an accident Monday morning leaving the possible victim of the abduction injured in the car.

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UPDATE—June 27, 2016, 12:15 p.m.: Greenburgh, NY — An early morning accident, with a man fleeing from the scene on foot, is now being called a possible domestic abduction.

New York State Police said it is investigating a possible domestic abduction from an apartment building in the Bronx Monday.

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The suspect, with the victim in the car, crashed after passing through the Yonkers Toll Barrier on I-87 around 5 a.m. When police got to the scene, they found gunshot damage on the suspect’s windshield.

The suspect — Johuan D. Ramos, 28, of the Bronx — fled from the accident on foot with possible facial injuries and is being sought by the police.

The victim was taken to the hospital for treatment.

Ramos is described as wearing blue jeans and a dark T-shirt and is 5 feet, 8 inches tall. He may be seeking medical treatment for possible injuries. Ramos was last seen on Edith Avenue in the Town of Greenburgh.

Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call 914-769-2600 or 911.

Photo caption: Johuan D. Ramos. Photo credit: New York State Police.


Original article:

Greenburgh, NY — The search is on for a man who left the scene of a crash on I-87 that injured a woman Monday.

The early morning accident happened when a black sedan hit the divider near the Ardsley rest stop, lohud.com said.

State police said the driver, a man, got into a fight with the woman, and he left the accident on foot, Lohud's Matt Spillane wrote.

For more details, including the woman’s condition, read lohud.com here.

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