WPCNR POLICE GAZETTE. July 7, 2008 UPDATED July 9, 2008:  The county police have arrested Ardian Shala of Yorktown, 24, and will charge him with leaving the scene of an accident, for alledgedly colliding with the Westchester County Millenium Clock in front of the County Center early Sunday morning. 

The Westchester County Police had been seeking information from persons in seeking a 35 year old "muscular"  white male driver of a large dark Chevrolet or Ford sedan, as the culprit in the accident early Sunday morning that resulted in the toppling of the  landmark Westchester County Millenium Clock from its sentinel position in front of the Westchester County Center.

Kieran O'Leary, a spokesperson for the County Police said witnesses saw the accident, which he said occurred at 5:25 A.M. Sunday morning. Witnesses said the sedan allegedly driven by Shala was traveling West on Route 119 when it rode up on the curb and collided with the Clock Tower (see pictures in earlier story). O'Leary said witnesses saw the driver get out of the car and pick up pieces of his vehicle that had been dislodged by the crash. The driver put the pieces into the car, reentered the vehicle and continued westbound on Route 119 towards Greenburgh.

The Westchester County Department of Communications said it was too early to comment on whether the county would repair the clock.