Crime & Safety

Road Rage On The Sprain Leads To Child Endangerment, Menacing Charges For Elmsford Man: NYSP

He was arraigned in the City of Yonkers Court and released on his own recognizance, according to New York State Police.

The New York State Police thanked the Westchester Real Time Crime Center and the Yonkers Police Department AWARE Crime Control Center for their help with the investigation.
The New York State Police thanked the Westchester Real Time Crime Center and the Yonkers Police Department AWARE Crime Control Center for their help with the investigation. (Jeff Edwards/Patch)

YONKERS, NY — An investigation into a scary road rage incident in Westchester has now led to criminal charges.

On Sept. 3, New York State Police at Hawthorne responded to the Sprain Brook Parkway near mile marker 1.9 in Yonkers for a report of a menacing incident involving a firearm

Investigators from the New York State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation at Hawthorne say that Gregory A. Thomas, 47, of Elmsford, displayed a handgun during the reported road rage incident.

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On Oct.29, Thomas was arrested and charged with menacing in the second degree, a class A misdemeanor, and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, both class A misdemeanors.

Thomas was arraigned in the City of Yonkers Court and released on his own recognizance. He is scheduled to return to court on November. 16, 2026.

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The New York State Police thanked the Westchester Real Time Crime Center and the Yonkers Police Department AWARE Crime Control Center for their help with the investigation.

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