Mother, 52, Killed In Peekskill Fire ID’d

The 52-year-old Peekskill mother who died Monday during a house fire has been identified as Elizabeth Birmingham, according to Peekskill police. Birmingham was found in a first-floor bedroom in the early morning multi-house fire 930 Diven St., said Lt.

Details Emerge In Arrest Of Man Who Allegedly Tried To Rob Croton Market

New information has emerged since Friday's arrest of a 26-year-old man suspected of robbing a downtown Peekskill Bank and attempting to rob a Croton-on-Hudson supermarket. Joshue M. Flores reportedly slipped a note claiming he had a gun at the customer service counter at the M&T Bank at 1019 Park St., formerly Hudson City Saving Bank, demanding all the money in the register at around 8 p.m. Friday, according to state police.