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Poughkeepsie Man, 34, Charged With DWI After Crash Poughkeepsie Man, 34, Charged With DWI After Crash
Poughkeepsie Man, 34, Charged With DWI After Crash WASHINGTON, N. Y. -- A 34-year-old Poughkeepsie man is facing a felony driving while intoxicated charge after New York State Police connected him to a report of a car hitting a tree in Washington, then learned he had a prior DWI conviction, police said.John J. Plass III is also charged with first-degree leaving the scene of a personal injury accident, a misdemeanor, police said. He was arrested April 1, police said. He was issued tickets and is due in Town of Washington Court on April 12, police said. Troopers got a 911 call about a 2015 Chevrolet pick-up truck leaving Millbrook School Road…

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White Plains Officials Get First Look At Proposed $165.9 Million Budget White Plains Officials Get First Look At Proposed $165.9 Million Budget
White Plains Officials Get First Look At Proposed $165.9 Million Budget WHITE PLAINS, N. Y. -- The White Plains Common Council is poised to start a series of meetings to discuss the city's proposed $165.9 million budget that includes an increase of about $3 million next year, The Examiner News reports.Proposed spending for the combined budget for the city, library, water, sewer and other funds increased about $4.6 million, or up to $183.8 million total. City officials unveiled the tentative 2016-2017 spending plan on Monday, April 4, The Examiner News says. To pay for additional spending, an offset projected revenue shortfalls in sales tax, city officials are pr…

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State Panel Removes Longtime Ramapo Judge Following Probe State Panel Removes Longtime Ramapo Judge Following Probe
State Panel Removes Longtime Ramapo Judge Following Probe RAMAPO, N. Y. -- Ramapo town officials say board members plan to talk about next steps now that longtime judge and former town official Alan Simon has been removed from the bench following an ethics investigation, lohud.com reports.Simon was removed as a judge in Ramapo, Spring Valley and Hillburn by the state Commission on Judicial Conduct after the panel's review of a 2012 accusation that he grabbed the arm of an intern, lohud.com reports. Simon announced Tuesday in Ramapo Justice Court that he'll step down April 29, lohud.com reports. The 2012 incident happened in Spring Valley during a …

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Delivery Truck Driver Charged With DWI In Rockland Delivery Truck Driver Charged With DWI In Rockland
Delivery Truck Driver Charged With DWI In Rockland RAMAPO, N. Y. -- A 33-year-old unnamed man from Ozone Park is facing several DWI charges after he hit a parked car in a Ramapo parking lot while driving a delivery truck under the influence of alcohol, Ramapo police said.Police said they responded to the call at around 6 a.m. Monday to a parking lot on North Saddle River Road for a report of a truck hitting a car.  Police determined his blood alcohol was five times higher than the legal limit, noting the DWI laws are stricter for commercial truck drivers, police said. The driver was arraigned at Ramapo Justice Court and his license was take…

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Employee Faces Charges After Incident At Southeast Company Employee Faces Charges After Incident At Southeast Company
Employee Faces Charges After Incident At Southeast Company SOUTHEAST, N. Y. -- A 33-year-old Connecticut man is facing a criminal mischief charge after Putnam County Sheriff's Police arrested him Thursday in connection with a report of a man using a broom to cause damage at Powers Fasteners in Southeast, police said. Raven J. Bachetti of Alder Lane in New Milford, Conn., is being held in the Putnam County Correctional Facility pending arraignment on one count of third-degree misdemeanor criminal mischief, police said. Putnam County Sheriff Donald B. Smith said in a statement that sheriff's police answered a call about 1 p.m. March 30 about a compan…

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Ganim's $560M Budget For Bridgeport Garners Mixed Reviews Ganim's $560M Budget For Bridgeport Garners Mixed Reviews
Ganim's $560M Budget For Bridgeport Garners Mixed Reviews BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim presented a $560 million city budget for next year that is balanced on frozen wages and union concessions, but several city officials are questioning whether a tax increase can be avoided, according to the CT Post.Ganim said the city is still paying for mistakes of the previous administration, and his spending plan for next year corrects some of those problems, the Post said. While it includes about $20 million in new spending -- including adding 100 police officers next year -- Ganim said he hopes cost savings in other areas will offset the inc…

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East Fishkill Police Investigate Why 18-Year-Old's Car Hit Tree East Fishkill Police Investigate Why 18-Year-Old's Car Hit Tree
East Fishkill Police Investigate Why 18-Year-Old's Car Hit Tree EAST FISHKILL, N.Y. -- East Fishkill police are investigating a one-car crash with a tree Sunday that left an 18-year-old from Spackenkill with serious head injuries, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal.Police said it appeared the teen lost control of the car on Sandy Pines Boulevard before hitting the tree. He was taken to a hospital in Poughkeepsie, the Poughkeepsie Journal reports. Anyone with information about the accident should call 845-221-2111, the Poughkeepsie Journal says. Click here to read the Poughkeepsie Journal story.

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Spring Valley Police Investigate Bomb Scares Spring Valley Police Investigate Bomb Scares
Spring Valley Police Investigate Bomb Scares SPRING VALLEY, N.Y. -- Spring Valley officials blame computer hackers for two bomb threats that created chaos Monday morning at Spring Valley High School and the municipal center, according to lohud.com.Both buildings were evacuated Monday morning in separate incidents of emailed bomb threats. Police are investigating both as "swatting" incidents in which phony threats are made in an attempt to engage police SWAT teams and other emergency responders, reports lohud.com. One teacher became ill during the evacuation at Spring Valley High School that sent hundreds of students outside i…

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Bridgeport Man Accused Of Endangering Child After Chase In Stratford Bridgeport Man Accused Of Endangering Child After Chase In Stratford
Bridgeport Man Accused Of Endangering Child After Chase In Stratford STRATFORD, Conn. -- A 32-year-old Bridgeport father is facing criminal charges after police say he put his infant at risk by engaging in a police pursuit Friday with the baby and a pregnant woman in the car, according to the Connecticut Post. Andre Fernandez, of Hansen Street in Bridgeport, was released on bond after being charged with reckless driving, engaging police in a pursuit, risk of injury of a minor and interfering with police, the Connecticut Post says.  Police said they saw his car swerve on Barnum Avenue Cutoff, then nearly cause several accidents on I-95 while trying to escape …

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Yorktown Resident Charged With Driving With Suspended License Yorktown Resident Charged With Driving With Suspended License
Yorktown Resident Charged With Driving With Suspended License YORKTOWN, N. Y. -- A 25-year-old Yorktown man is facing charges after Yorktown police stopped his car Tuesday, March 29, and discovered his license was suspended, police said.Scott V. Baia, of Barberry Road in Yorktown, is charged with misdemeanor third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, along with the traffic infraction of not displaying a front license plate, police said.  He was released and due back at 6 p.m., April 28, in Yorktown Justice Court for arraignment, police said. Police stopped his car at around noon Tuesday because the officer did not see a front lic…

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