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Man Accused Of Threatening New Rochelle Police With BB Gun NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- A young man is facing a criminal menacing charge after New Rochelle police say he caused a dramatic scene Sunday near Iona College by threatening police with a BB gun, according to a News 12 report. The incident happened late Sunday along North Avenue and was captured on cellphone video, according to News 12. No injuries were reported. Click here to see the News 12 report.

by Amy Maciaszek

05/02/2016

News

Last Steel Beam From World Trade Center Finds Home In Beacon BEACON, N. Y. -- Beacon resident Stacy Dedring, who helped distribute food to firefighters after the World Trade Center was attacked on 9/11, said she's glad to have a piece of steel in serve as a reminder of the terrorist attacks, according to Time Warner Cable News. Members of Beacon's Elks Lodge recently learned that they'd get the last steel beam from the destroyed twin towers. Elks member Carl Oken said club members were very interested in having the beam for display, particularly because it had special carvings of crosses and Stars of David, Time Warner Cable News says. Dedring, who w…

by Amy Maciaszek

05/02/2016

News

Bronx River Parkway Lane Closures Start Monday YONKERS, N.Y. -- Motorists using the Bronx River Parkway are likely to notice a little more congestion starting Monday around Yonkers.Westchester County officials are notifying drivers that one southbound lane will be closed on the parkway weekdays between Palmer Road and Desmond Avenue in Yonkers. The closure will go from 9:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. from May 2-23, officials said. It is necessary for bridge joint replacement work by the state Department of Transportation, officials said. One southbound lane will be closed at a time, starting with the left lane. Signs will be up alerting motor…

by Amy Maciaszek

04/30/2016

Police & Fire

Driver Injured When Car Crashes Into Tree In Suffern SUFFERN, N. Y. -- A driver had to be extricated from a one-car crash Friday with a tree after losing control of the car on Spook Rock Road near the Spook Rock Golf Course in Suffern, police said.Town of Ramapo police said the driver, who was the only one in the car, couldn't make the turn in the roadway, causing the car to hit a tree and flip over. The driver was taken by Ramapo Valley Ambulance to Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern for a minor hand injury, police said.

by Amy Maciaszek

04/30/2016

News

Therapy Dog Works With Young Readers At Poughkeepsie Library POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y. -- Young readers can get some four-legged help in May at the LaGrange Library where Joan O' Neill and her canine reading partner Lucy are offering reading sessions in May. On May 12 and May 26, 15-minute reading sessions are available in the Children's Room of the library, 488 Freedom Plains Road, Poughkeepsie. Seven sessions are available on both days, starting at 3 p.m. and continuing through 4:30 p.m. To register, visit the library's website or call (845)-452-3141. Library officials say the program, Canine Book Nook, offers children a chance to read in a fun and no-st…

by Amy Maciaszek

04/30/2016

Police & Fire

Officers Use Taser To Arrest New City Man On Parole Violation PEARL RIVER, N. Y. -- A 48-year-old New City man is facing a resisting arrest charge after police used a Taser to arrest him for a parole violation Tuesday, April 26, in Pearl River, police said.Anthony Russo is being held in Rockland County Jail on the warrant for the parole violation, and is due to appear at a later date at Orangetown Justice Court on the misdemeanor resisting arrest charge, police said. He was treated and released at Nyack Hospital for his injuries in the fight with officers, police said. Orangetown police spotted him Tuesday afternoon in the parking lot at ShopRite in P…

by Amy Maciaszek

04/29/2016

News

Extra Buses On Tappan Zee Help With Lane Closures ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- To help handle expected traffic congestion this weekend while some lanes are closed on the Tappan Zee Bridge while the new bridge is being built, Rockland County officials plan to have more buses in service Saturday in an effort to encourage mass transit.Northbound lane closures start Friday night and continue on and off through Sunday. Rockland County Executive Ed Day said extra buses are available Saturday because of expected closures of three northbound lanes on the bridge. The lanes need to be closed to help with the new bridge construction project, officials sa…

by Amy Maciaszek

04/29/2016

Police & Fire

Two Stamford Teens Charged With Stealing BB Gun, Sneakers In Home Burglary STAMFORD, Conn. -- Two Springdale 16-year-olds are facing burglary charges after police connected them through video surveillance to a Wednesday burglary at a home on Mead Street in Stamford, according to the Stamford Advocate.Stamford police are also looking at whether they had any involvement in other recent burglaries in the area, the Advocate said. In Wednesday's incident, the resident reported that two people were seen in a videotape entering the house with a ladder, the Stamford Advocate says. A BB-gun rifle and sneakers were taken from the Mead Street house, the Advocate said. Both te…

by Amy Maciaszek

04/28/2016

Police & Fire

Woman Faces Prison For Threats To Stratford, Danbury Schools A judge earlier this month sentenced a 20-year-old Torrington woman to seven years in prison plus 20 years of parole following a plea deal stemming from 2014 threats against high schools in Danbury and Stratford, according to WLAD-AM.Natalie Carpenter, who was 18 at the time, was overheard making violent threats against the schools. She was later charged with conspiracy to commit assault and criminal attempt to commit assault, reports WLAD-AM. According to court documents, she and 20-year-old Peter Thulin tried to buy a gun, says WLAD-AM. Thulin is due in court June 28. Click here to read t…

by Amy Maciaszek

04/28/2016

Police & Fire

Teen Charged In Attempted Knife Assault At Stamford's Westhill HS STAMFORD, Conn. -- A 16-year-old Westhill High School student is facing criminal charges after police said the student tried to attack a 15-year-old student with a knife Wednesday at the Stamford school, the Stamford Advocate reports. The 16-year-old, who is not named because of his age, is being held at Bridgeport Juvenile Detention Center on charges of possession of a dangerous weapon on school grounds, criminal attempt at second-degree assault and risk of injury to a minor, the Stamford Advocate says. The older student was arrested by school resource officers, who also recovered the kitc…

by Amy Maciaszek

04/28/2016

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