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Poughkeepsie Woman, 30, Faces Welfare Fraud Charge Poughkeepsie Woman, 30, Faces Welfare Fraud Charge
Poughkeepsie Woman, 30, Faces Welfare Fraud Charge POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y. -- A 30-year-old Poughkeepsie woman is facing a felony welfare fraud charge after Dutchess County Sheriff's Office police said she unfairly received $6,364 worth of subsidized child care, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal.Cheron Williams is accused of taking the child care in 2014 even though there was someone at home to care for the children. Police arrested her Wednesday, the Poughkeepsie Journal says. Click here to read the Poughkeepsie Journal article.

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Yorktown High School Orchestra Earns Highest Rating Yorktown High School Orchestra Earns Highest Rating
Yorktown High School Orchestra Earns Highest Rating YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N. Y. -- Yorktown High School's Concert Orchestra is celebrating a "superior" rating earned at the Rhythms International Festival last month in Washington D.C.The 56-member orchestra performed performed “Serenade for Strings” by Tchaikovsky and “Perseus” by Soon Hee Newbold at the festival. The rating is the highest possible, school officials said. “This group is ‘superior’ in so many ways,” said Yorktown Orchestra Director Nancy Torrente, who was joined by math teacher Terry Shaw and school nurse Vicky Sullivan and several parents as chaperones for the recent tri…

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Police & Fire
Distracted Driving Crackdown Nets 367 Violations In Norwalk Distracted Driving Crackdown Nets 367 Violations In Norwalk
Distracted Driving Crackdown Nets 367 Violations In Norwalk NORWALK, Conn. -- Norwalk police issued hundreds of tickets and a number of arrests during their April project to crack down on districted driving, ranging from cell phone violations to driving under the influence.For 12 days between April 4 and April 26, there were 15 teams of five officers each who focused on distracted driving throughout the city. It was part of the statewide effort to cut down on problems on the road, police said. The total cost to the department was $24,297.72 for the program, and the state will reimburse Norwalk $18,487.53, officials said. Here is a breakdown of the t…

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Traffic Stop In Hyde Park Leads To Chase, Drug Arrest Traffic Stop In Hyde Park Leads To Chase, Drug Arrest
Traffic Stop In Hyde Park Leads To Chase, Drug Arrest HYDE PARK, N. Y. -- A 45-year-old Marlboro man is facing drug and other charges after Dutchess County deputies discovered him with cocaine following a police chase that started with a traffic stop along Route 9 in Hyde Park, according to the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office.Richard Whitted is being held on charges of fifth-degree felony possession of a controlled substance, along with misdemeanors third-degree fleeing a police officer, aggravated unlicensed operation and operation without an ignition interlock device, police said. He was also charged with violation possession of marijuana and…

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Connecticut Lawmakers Back Police Forces At Community Colleges Connecticut Lawmakers Back Police Forces At Community Colleges
Connecticut Lawmakers Back Police Forces At Community Colleges Community colleges throughout Connecticut soon may be able to develop their own special campus police forces if a proposal recently approved by lawmakers is signed by Gov. Dannel Malloy, according to the CT Post.The three community colleges in Fairfield County are Naugatuck Valley in Danbury, Norwalk Community College, and Housatonic in Bridgeport. This proposal follows last fall's shooting at a community college in Roseburg, Ore., which killed 10 and injured nine more, the CT Post said. State Rep. Dan Carter, a Bethel Republican, said the idea is to give community colleges the ability to ha…

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Milford Police Charge Bridgeport Woman With Attacking Motel Staff Milford Police Charge Bridgeport Woman With Attacking Motel Staff
Milford Police Charge Bridgeport Woman With Attacking Motel Staff MILFORD, Conn. -- A 24-year-old Bridgeport woman is facing several criminal charges after police say she attacked staff at the Howard Johnson Motor Lodge in Milford after they asked her to leave, according to the CT Post. Cheazvonz Anderson is charged with two counts of third-degree assault, breach of peace and criminal trespassing after the Wednesday afternoon incident. She's due back in court in Milford on May 31, the CT Post reports. Police said the woman bit one clerk and pulled the hair of another after staff members asked her to leave, the CT Post says. Click here to read the CT Post…

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Red Hook Woman, 59, Charged With Shoplifting Red Hook Woman, 59, Charged With Shoplifting
Red Hook Woman, 59, Charged With Shoplifting RED HOOK, N.Y. -- A 59-year-old Red Hook woman is facing shoplifting charges following her arrest Tuesday on a complaint that she took $376 worth of merchandise from the Kohl's store in the town of Ulster, police said.Shyrlei Masson is charged with two counts of misdemeanor petty larceny, police said. The second count relates to a complaint from the store that she took about $176.50 in merchandise on March 23, police said. She was issued a ticket to report in Ulster Justice Court at a later date to answer the charges. Police made the arrest about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, police said.

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Bridgeport Property Owners Plan To Sue City Over 2014 Fire Bridgeport Property Owners Plan To Sue City Over 2014 Fire
Bridgeport Property Owners Plan To Sue City Over 2014 Fire BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Bridgeport leaders are defending the efforts of their firefighters as they get word that owners of the Grant Street home of Rowayton Trading Co. plan to sue the city over damage from a massive fire at the site in September 2014, according to the CT Post.Though firefighters have been praised for containing the fire, Grant Street LLC, which rents the space to Rowayton Trading, said firefighters made the blaze worse because officials hadn't studied the property data sheets about chemicals stored there. Grant officials say the fire could have been extinguished more quickly if…

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East Fishkill Police Promote Officer Derrick Cuccia To Sergeant East Fishkill Police Promote Officer Derrick Cuccia To Sergeant
East Fishkill Police Promote Officer Derrick Cuccia To Sergeant EAST FISHKILL, N.Y. -- East Fishkill police are celebrating the recent promotion of Officer Derrick Cuccia to sergeant.The Town Board approved the promotion Thursday. He fills the vacancy left by the retirement of Sgt. Mike DeLuca.

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Darien Police Arrest Two In String Of Car Burglaries Darien Police Arrest Two In String Of Car Burglaries
Darien Police Arrest Two In String Of Car Burglaries DARIEN, CONN. -- An 18-year-old Stamford man and a 17-year-old Stamford juvenile are facing several burglary charges after being chased down Wednesday by Darien police looking to solve a string of car burglaries in town, according to police.Karon McCollum of Orchard Street, Stamford, and the 17-year-old are both charged with 10 counts of third-degree burglary, 10 counts of third-degree conspiracy to commit burglary, third-degree larceny, third-degree conspiracy to commit larceny, and interfering with police officers, police said. The juvenile was also charged with marijuana possession, police…

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