Crime & Safety

Unlicensed Driver Caught In Yorktown

He was initially stopped for speeding.

YORKTOWN, NY — A Yorktown man was arrested after he was found to be driving without a license. Police saw a gray Hyundai around 6:20 a.m. Aug. 9 that was traveling on Underhill Avenue above the posted speed limit.

An officer stopped the car, and a computer check found that Jabbar E. Cherry, 28, of Underhill Avenue in Yorktown, had his privilege to drive in the New York suspended and he was driving without a license.

He was arrested and charged with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation, a misdemeanor, and speed in zone and unlicensed operator, traffic infractions.

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Cherry was processed on the charges and released on $100 bail.

He is scheduled to answer the charges in Yorktown Justice Court Sept. 11.

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