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GPS Tracker Helps Tarrytown Police Find iPhone

TARRYTOWN, N.Y. – Tarrytown police recovered a woman's lost iPhone after she used a GPS tracker to trace it to the Tarrytown YMCA.

The woman reported on March 30 that she had left her phone on a Metro-North Railroad train. A GPS locator placed her phone at the Tarrytown YMCA.

When police searched for the phone, it turned up in the room of a resident who said he found the phone on the train. The man said he was planning to turn it over to Metro North lost and found the next day.

Apple provides a way to find lost iPhones and other devices, but the capability must be set up in advance.

The following items were also reported by Tarrytown police:

Coyote Sightings: Someone at the Tappan Landing condominium reported seeing five coyotes walking through the complex around 6 p.m. March 30. Police checked the area, but found no sign of coyotes. A White Plains Road resident reported seeing a coyote going into the woods around 11:30 p.m. March 31.

False Report: Shayne A. Sutton, 30, was charged with third-degree falsely reporting an incident, a misdemeanor. Police said she lied when she reported that a man had raped her.

Warrant Arrest: Novada S. Stukes, 26, turned herself in on a bench warrant around 1:30 p.m. March 30.

Broken Car Window: A South Washington Street resident reported that his car's window was broken while it was parked o the street in front of his house around 12:45 p.m. March 30.

Unfriendly Co-worker: An employee of Sleepy Hollow Landscaping called police around 12:30 p.m. March 30 to report that a fellow employee had struck him in the face during lunch. The man declined to press charges or seek medical attention.

DWI Charge: Alison Tai McGregor, 22, was charged with driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor, after police stopped her car on Wiley Street around 2 a.m. March 30.

Neighbor Dispute: Two Windle Park Drive residents got into a shouting match about 5:30 p.m. March 29 after one man took out his garbage and his neighbor began screaming at him.

Criminal Mischief: Luis C. Beltran, 24, was charged with third-degree criminal mischief, a felony, after a Crescent Drive resident reported that her home had been ransacked on March 29. Beltran was released on $500 bail.

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