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Croton Drowning Prompts Call For More Westchester Police Officers CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N. Y. -- Following news of a presumed drowning at Croton Point Park this week, the head of the Westchester County police association says county officials should hire more officers to help keep public parks safe, according to News 12. Michael Hagen, Westchester County Police Benevolent Association president, made his comments after county police announced they are longer searching for fisherman Alex DeSouza, who disappeared after taking a swim Tuesday. Hagen said there were no police patrolling the area at the time, mainly because budget cuts have limited the police force, …

by Amy Maciaszek

06/03/2016

Police & Fire

Modena Man Faces Sexual Abuse Charge PLATTEKILL, N. Y. -- A 28-year-old Modena man is facing a felony first-degree sexual abuse charge after New York State Police say he touched a 10-year-old girl "inappropriately" in the town of Plattekill, according to a Poughkeepsie Journal report. Robert Newkirk is being held on $20,000 bond, or $10,000 cash, at Ulster County Jail after being charged Wednesday. He was arraigned in Plattekill Town Court, the Poughkeepsie Journal says. Click here to read the Poughkeepsie Journal story.

by Amy Maciaszek

06/03/2016

Police & Fire

Arlington High, Community Mourn Student Killed In LaGrange Crash LAGRANGEVILLE, N. Y. -- Arlington High School officials are providing grief counseling to students and staff dealing with the news of senior Daniel Dangerfield's death following a one-car crash Tuesday in LaGrange, according to a Time Warner Cable News report. Police are still investigating what caused the car he was driving to leave Freedom Road and crash into a utility pole near Frost Hill Road. Friends who knew Dangerfield raced in motocross competitions told Time Warner Cable News that they were shocked to hear about the accident. School officials say they'll provide grief support throug…

by Amy Maciaszek

06/03/2016

Schools

Briarcliff Middle School Stages 'Little Mermaid Jr.' BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y. -- Briarcliff Middle School's weekend performances of "The Little Mermaid Jr." feature some creative tricks to stage to set a believable stage for the show that features an undersea mermaid world, a giant ship and an evil octopus, school officials say.Tickets are available through Friday afternoon for the 7 p.m. performances Friday and Saturday and a 2:30 p.m. performance Sunday. Visit showtix4u.com for ticket information. All seats cost $10 each. Directed by Ian Driver, the production features a large cast of students playing mermaids, humans and sea creatur…

by Amy Maciaszek

06/03/2016

Business

Trump University Was 'A Fraud' From The Start, NY Attorney General Says New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman told ABC News Thursday morning that Republican presidential presumptive nominee Donald Trump was the only one who benefited from Trump University.The New York real estate mogul and presumptive GOP nominee for president is facing lawsuits from former students, including in New York, where Schneiderman is claiming the university is a fraud. Schneiderman said initial estimates are that Trump took away at least $5 million from the venture, ABC News reports. “We have laws against running an illegal, unlicensed university," Schneiderman said on ABC'…

by Amy Maciaszek

06/02/2016

News

Attorney Fights 'Draconian' Punishment For Brookfield Mom BROOKFIELD, Conn. -- The attorney for a Brookfield woman sentenced to jail for sending a Bridgeport teen school in Brookfield is vowing to overturn the fraud conviction, calling the sentence "draconian," according to the newstimes.com.Josephine Miller, the new lawyer for Madeline Griffin, who was sentenced this spring to 10 years for illegally enrolling her daughter's friend at Brookfield High School, said it is no longer a crime A new law decriminalizing so-called "boundary hopping" went into effect before Griffin was arrested in March 2014, newstimes.com reports. Autho…

by Amy Maciaszek

06/02/2016

Schools

Pelham Student Places Second At International Science Fair PELHAM, N. Y. -- Pelham High School's Megan Ploch finished in second place in the environmental engineering competition at the recent Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Phoenix, Ariz., officials said.The May 12-13 competition featured more than 1,700 young scientists selected from 410 affiliate fairs throughout the world. Finalists are selected annually. Projects are evaluated by about 1,000 judges who are experts in their scientific field. She was one of nearly 20 Westchester students to participate in the international competition. Her project was Solar Powered UV-c Trea…

by Amy Maciaszek

06/02/2016

Police & Fire

Police Search For Man Prompted Modified Lockdown At Old Greenwich School GREENWICH, Conn. — A police search for a man who was fleeing a medical evaluation prompted a modified lockdown on Wednesday morning at Old Greenwich School, according to Greenwich Time.Officers combed the area for the man, who is known for erratic behavior but is not considered dangerous, Greenwich Time says. The school was placed in a "shelter-in-place" lockdown until the man was found a short time later and taken to the hospital, Greenwich Time said. Click here to read the Greenwich Time article.

by Amy Maciaszek

06/01/2016

Politics

Spring Valley Mayor Rejects Trustees' Decision To Eliminate Clerk Job SPRING VALLEY, N. Y. -- Spring Valley Mayor Demeza Delhomme says he supports a longtime clerk staying in her job even though a majority of trustees voted to eliminate the position, and says those trustees may have to take the issue to court, according to lohud.com.Delhomme says Audrey Klein, a part-time clerk in the village's Section Eight department and a village employee for more than 30 years, was never notified that Tuesday should have been her last day. Three trustees voted May 10 to eliminate the part-time job and consolidate the work into a full-time clerk position, lohud.com reports. …

by Amy Maciaszek

06/01/2016

Police & Fire

Stamford Man Faces Charges After BB Gun Incident Injures Onlooker STAMFORD, Conn. -- A 20-year-old Stamford man is facing criminal charges after police connected him to a BB gun incident Tuesday night in Stamford that left a bystander with an injury to his eye, the Stamford Advocate reports.Przemyslaw Babinski, of Bouton Street West, is being held on $25,000 bond on several charges, including second-degree assault, carrying a dangerous weapon and reckless endangerment, the Stamford Advocate says. Police got a complaint about a man firing what looked to be an assault rifle in the Hope Street parking lot of Donut Delight at about 11:45 p.m. Tuesday. After be…

by Amy Maciaszek

06/01/2016

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