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On The Record: The End of the Road
Suspect connected to numerous run-ins with police
Good morning subscribers. ☕This is your Wednesday, March 26, Rye Record newsletter, curating some of the latest headlines across the city of Rye.
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The end of the road. Antonio Trusty, 36, was driving a stolen vehicle with Massachusetts license plates when he allegedly evaded attempted traffic stops by Westchester County police in Yonkers on Sunday, setting off a wild made-for-TV chase.
Police said Trusty, of New York City, drove off the road onto the yards of Rye homes in Milton Point and The American Yacht Club, while being pursued by county and Rye police, in a stolen 2011 Toyota Highlander. Authorities said he also hit a Westchester County police car and a vehicle owned by a Connecticut resident while driving on Stuyvesant Avenue.
After allegedly driving on private properties and striking the police and the Connecticut car, Trusty smashed head-on into a tree on Stuyvesant Avenue at Barron Place. He was arrested after a brief pursuit on foot.
But the story doesn’t stop there.
The arrest marks at least the 14th time Trusty has been placed in handcuffs dating back to 2010. For more than a decade he has been connected to numerous crimes across Connecticut, including in Stamford, Bridgeport, Milford, Norwalk, and Waterbury, court records show.
Trusty served minor stints in jail for his offenses, according to court records, which ranged from car theft and assault to drug possession and resisting arrest. But he was also shown leniency by the courts, on several occasions, with judges favoring probation over prison sentences, records show.
His most recent run-in with police came in December 2023, when he allegedly assaulted his girlfriend in a car in Westport, Conn., and then prevented her from calling the police.
He was scheduled to appear in court later this month to face charges on three felonies and four misdemeanors linked to that case.
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Antonio Trusty is listed as living in New York City, but he is mostly known in Connecticut where he has been arrested more than a dozen times.
-Today’s newsletter is curated by Christian Falcone
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Patricia Murray, who joined the Rye school district in 2021, will take on her new role as schools superintendent beginning in July.
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Rye was recently bestowed as one of the best places to raise a family in the U.S. Photo Alison Rodilosso
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Rye has landed in the top 100 of a list ranking the best destinations in the U.S. to raise a family, a newly released report found.
Finishing No. 84 out of 18,084 places nationwide, the waterfront city placed in the 99.5 percentile for “Best Places to Raise a Family in America 2025,” according to the list compiled by Niche, an online ranking and review site.
A city with a population of roughly 17,000, Rye boasts an attractive downtown full of retail and dining options, quality public schools, access to the Long Island Sound, including public and private beaches, and close proximity to New York City, realtors told The Record.
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The Rye boys lacrosse team is hoping for a lengthy postseason run this year. Photo MQS Media
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“We talk about it, but we don’t dwell on it,” said the Garnets’ eighth-year coach. “That game was as close as a high school lacrosse game can get. With so many of our guys back from that team, I don’t have to say much. These kids know how they want this season to end.”
It was the fifth straight season Rye reached the state semifinals before being eliminated by a team from Long Island. Lennon believes this 2025 group has what it takes to get over the Long Island hump and reach the program’s first state championship game.
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The Record netted three awards for editorial prowess at a recent statewide news convention in Saratoga Springs. Photo Alison Rodilosso
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The Rye Record took home three awards in the New York Press Association’s 2024 annual Better Newspaper Contest.
Jackie Frederick-Berner earned two awards — second place for feature writing and third place for sports features.
Christian Falcone and Jon Elsen shared a second-place award for coverage of local government.
“I’m very proud of all of our reporters, photographers, and editors and what they have accomplished in the last year,” said Elsen, The Record’s Co-Publisher and Editor-in-Chief. “I’m thrilled that the judges at the New York Press Association recognized the outstanding quality of their work.”