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Men Face Gun Charges After Stamford Traffic Stop, Police Say Men Face Gun Charges After Stamford Traffic Stop, Police Say
Men Face Gun Charges After Stamford Traffic Stop, Police Say STAMFORD, Conn. -- Two men are facing illegal gun charges after police found a gun stolen from South Carolina during a traffic stop Wednesday morning in Stamford's East Side, the Stamford Advocate reports.Tyquan Hayes, 21, of Ruth Street in Bridgeport, and Delvon Lamar Campbell, 22, of William Street in Stamford, are each charged with carrying a pistol without a permit, stealing a firearm and illegal possession of a weapon, the Stamford Advocate says. Police found the gun under the seat during a traffic stop because the car was moving without lights. Hayes, who has previously been convicted …

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Police & Fire
Family Mourns Man Fatally Stabbed At Vails Gate Supermarket Family Mourns Man Fatally Stabbed At Vails Gate Supermarket
Family Mourns Man Fatally Stabbed At Vails Gate Supermarket VAILS GATE, N.Y. -- Family members are still trying to come to terms with the fatal stabbing of a 35-year-old man at a Vails Gate supermarket that investigators call random and unprovoked, according to a News 12 report.Funeral services are planned for Friday for Michael Kohus of Highland Falls. Meanwhile, Andrew Goodenough is facing a murder charge, and family members and police say they don't think the two even knew each other, says News 12. Kohus was stabbed multiple times in the neck Saturday at ShopRite in Vails Gate and later died at the hospital, News 12 reports. Click here to see the…

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News
Rockland County Plans Vigils Following Deadly Orlando Attack Rockland County Plans Vigils Following Deadly Orlando Attack
Rockland County Plans Vigils Following Deadly Orlando Attack ROCKLAND COUNTY, N. Y. -- Rockland County Human Rights Commissioner Penny Jennings said the county plans to show a united front against the hate behind the nation's deadliest shooting early Sunday at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla., according to lohud.com.Jennings announced plans for a Wednesday evening vigil outside the Rockland County Courthouse in New City during Sunday's Pride event in Nyack, reports lohud.com.  Then on Thursday, the Rockland County Pride Center will host a program with the village of Nyack, lohud.com reports. The annual Pride event in Nyack came just hours after 49 pe…

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Higher Fines For Repeated 'Gate Running' Among New NY Rail Laws Higher Fines For Repeated 'Gate Running' Among New NY Rail Laws
Higher Fines For Repeated 'Gate Running' Among New NY Rail Laws In an effort to improve railroad crossing safety throughout the state, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders announced Monday a series of measures including higher fines for drivers who repeatedly drive around lowered safety gates at railroad crossings.The legislative package, part of a coordinated effort to address safety following a deadly rail crash last year near Valhalla between a Metro-North train and an SUV, also includes $5,000 fines for rail companies for certain violations, such as failure to report a crash, state officials said. Last year's collision claimed the lives of five t…

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Schools
Nyack Schools Shut Off Five Sinks So Far After Lead Testing Nyack Schools Shut Off Five Sinks So Far After Lead Testing
Nyack Schools Shut Off Five Sinks So Far After Lead Testing NYACK, N. Y. -- Nyack school officials are still waiting for lead-testing results from two buildings, but they've gotten mostly good news for four buildings where water fountains appeared safe from lead contamination, according to lohud.com.Nyack school officials did have to shut off five sinks because of higher lead counts than the federal standard. Further testing will be done on the three sinks at Liberty Elementary, one sink at Valley Cottage and one sink at the Hilltop Administration Building, says lohud.com. District officials are pleased that more than 97 percent of the samples were w…

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Police & Fire
Two People Escape Fire That Destroyed Mount Vernon House Two People Escape Fire That Destroyed Mount Vernon House
Two People Escape Fire That Destroyed Mount Vernon House MOUNT VERNON, N. Y. -- Two people escaped to safety after a Sunday fire that ultimately destroyed a Mount Vernon house, according to News 12.Officials are investigating to find the cause. The house on South Second Avenue was undergoing renovation work, News 12 says. Click here to see the News 12 Westchester report.

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Police & Fire
Bridgeport Mechanic Charged With Sexual Assault Of Customer Near Her Kids Bridgeport Mechanic Charged With Sexual Assault Of Customer Near Her Kids
Bridgeport Mechanic Charged With Sexual Assault Of Customer Near Her Kids BRIDGEPORT, CONN. -- A 34-year-old Bridgeport auto mechanic is facing aggravated sexual assault charges after police said he raped a Bridgeport woman at knifepoint Saturday in her home near her children while trying to collect payment for his work, the Connecticut Post reports. Cleonio Dasilva-Vaz, of High Ridge Drive, was held on $500,000 bond on two counts of risk of injury to children, along with aggravated first-degree sexual assault, unlawful restraint and carrying a dangerous weapon charges, the Post says. Police said he went to the woman's home to collect payment for auto repair work…

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Police & Fire
Greenwich Worker Helps Police Nab Stamford Carjacking Suspect Greenwich Worker Helps Police Nab Stamford Carjacking Suspect
Greenwich Worker Helps Police Nab Stamford Carjacking Suspect STAMFORD, CONN. -- A 19-year-old Stamford man is facing assault and carjacking charges after police said an alert Greenwich emergency worker spotted him driving the stolen car early Monday, the Stamford Advocate reports.Bryan Alfaro, 19, of Greenwich Avenue, is charged with third-degree assault, robbery by carjacking and first-degree larceny. He's being held on $75,000 court appearance bond pending a future date in Stamford court, the Stamford Advocate says. The car was taken from a 23-year-old woman at about 10 p.m. Sunday outside the Wells Fargo bank on Main Street, police said. A Greenwic…

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Yonkers Police Investigate Fight, Stabbing At Bar Yonkers Police Investigate Fight, Stabbing At Bar
Yonkers Police Investigate Fight, Stabbing At Bar YONKERS, N. Y. -- Yonkers police are investigating a fight early Sunday at a city bar that left one woman with a stab wound in her chest, according to a News 12 report. The woman was in serious condition after the 2 a.m. incident at Casa Don Miguel Bar and Restaurant, News 12 says. Click here to see the News 12 Westchester report.

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Police & Fire
Items Stolen During Fundraiser At Crompound Church, Officials Say Items Stolen During Fundraiser At Crompound Church, Officials Say
Items Stolen During Fundraiser At Crompound Church, Officials Say CROMPOUND, N. Y. -- Police are investigating a video recording that appears to show a man and a woman taking a box of items from Calvary Chapel of Westchester while church officials were busy holding a fundraiser Saturday, June 4, according to News 12. Items stolen include a new thermostat and the pastor's Bose speaker, officials said. The Crompound church was holding a tag sale fundraiser to support a mission to Cambodia, News 12 reports. Click here to see the News 12 article.

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