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Yorktown Teen Charged With Marijuana Possession Yorktown Teen Charged With Marijuana Possession
Yorktown Teen Charged With Marijuana Possession YORKTOWN, N. Y. -- Yorktown police charged an 18-year-old with possessing marijuana following a Thursday night traffic stop in Yorktown, during which they found more than 30 grams of marijuana, police said.The 18-year-old is not being named by police because of eligibility as a youth offender, police said. About 8 p.m. Thursday, police stopped the youth's car after police said it did not stop at a stop sign along Mountain Brook Road. After an investigation, police found 33.06 grams of marijuana in the car. The youth is facing a charge of fifth-degree possession of marijuana, a misdemeanor, a…

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Fordham Prep Reeling From Pair Of Student Suicides In Just Over Two Weeks Fordham Prep Reeling From Pair Of Student Suicides In Just Over Two Weeks
Fordham Prep Reeling From Pair Of Student Suicides In Just Over Two Weeks Fordham Preparatory School staff and officials with Metro-North are taking steps to make sure the two recent suicides of students stepping in front of trains are not repeated.Students and staff at Fordham Prep, the all-boys Jesuit high school in the Bronx, arereeling from news that a second student was struck Monday by a northbound Metro-North train near the school in the span of just more than two weeks.  It follows the Jan. 18 death of a 16-year-old Sleepy Hollow student, who was hit by a train at the Philipse Manor railroad station in Westchester County. In addition to providing students…

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Putnam County Abandons Police Consolidation Study Putnam County Abandons Police Consolidation Study
Putnam County Abandons Police Consolidation Study PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- Though many nearby counties have had successful consolidation of police services, Putnam County officials decided to abandon a study to look at a countywide police force after officials in Carmel withdrew the request, according to a report from lohud.com.No other towns and villages in Putnam County besides Carmel had shown an interest in consolidating, officials say. But after finding an official from the Erie County Sheriff's Department to do the study, Carmel officials asked that it be stopped, reports lohud.com. Sharing services isn't new to the area. Putnam County …

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Yonkers Residents Complain About Police Captain Reassignment Yonkers Residents Complain About Police Captain Reassignment
Yonkers Residents Complain About Police Captain Reassignment YONKERS, N.Y. -- Some Yonkers residents and officials are questioning a decision to move police Capt. Robert Itzla, who has been commander of the 1st Precinct, to work in the city jail, according to a report from News 12.The fact that many residents are emailing and calling the mayor and City Council members about the switch is proof Itzla is doing a good job, City Council member John Larkin told News 12. Itzla, a 31-year veteran of the department, is supposed to start the new assignment in the city jail on Monday, News 12 reported. Click here to read the News 12 story.

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Death Of Pedestrian On I-95 In Darien Ruled A Suicide Death Of Pedestrian On I-95 In Darien Ruled A Suicide
Death Of Pedestrian On I-95 In Darien Ruled A Suicide DARIEN, Conn. -- Officials have ruled Tuesday's death of a pedestrian struck by a tractor-trailer on I-95 in Darien was a suicide, according to Darien Times. The Chief Medical Examiner's office in Farmington made the ruling on the cause of death for Timothy Sheridan, 51, of Stamford, the Darien Times reports. He was hit by a northbound tractor-trailer traveling on I-95 near Exit 9. Several motorists reported the incident, which closed down part of I-95 for hours for the investigation. Click here to read the story at the Darien Times.

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Ramapo Police Make Marijuana Arrest During Traffic Stop Ramapo Police Make Marijuana Arrest During Traffic Stop
Ramapo Police Make Marijuana Arrest During Traffic Stop RAMAPO, N.Y. -- Ramapo police confiscated 6 ounces of marijuana during a traffic stop Wednesday in the Hillcrest area of Ramapo, according to police.The person driving the car, whom police did not name, is facing a charge of fourth-degree criminal possession of marijuana, a misdemeanor, police said.  The investigation started about 10 p.m. Wednesday when the officer noticed the car had an equipment violation, police said. During the traffic stop, the officer noticed a strong smell of marijuana, police said. 

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Poughkeepsie Mayor Unveils New Neighborhood Team Poughkeepsie Mayor Unveils New Neighborhood Team
Poughkeepsie Mayor Unveils New Neighborhood Team POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y. -- Poughkeepsie Mayor Rob Rolison announced Thursday that a new Neighborhood Stabilization Team will now oversee maintenance issues of blighted properties in the city.This new team will take over property maintenance issues at abandoned or vacant properties that used to be handled by the Nuisance Committee. Meeting two times per month, the group is made up of the mayor and city administrator, who is chair, along with representatives from police, fire, public works, building department and legal department, officials said. On the agenda will be any properties with code vi…

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Somers State Police Seek Pair For Questioning In ID Theft Case Somers State Police Seek Pair For Questioning In ID Theft Case
Somers State Police Seek Pair For Questioning In ID Theft Case SOMERS, N. Y. -- New York State Police in Somers are asking for the public's help in identifying two people wanted for questioning in connection with two identity theft cases reported to police in August. In both cases, victims told police that their debit card numbers were stolen and used in July at several Citibank locations in Queens and Brooklyn, police said. Police are asking anyone who recognizes those in the photographs to contact Investigator Anthony Ciallela at the state police's Somers office at 914-277-3177 or at Anthony.ciallela@troopers.ny.gov.

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Mount Pleasant Marks Train Crash Anniversary With Somber Service Mount Pleasant Marks Train Crash Anniversary With Somber Service
Mount Pleasant Marks Train Crash Anniversary With Somber Service MOUNT PLEASANT, N. Y. -- While the somber crowd honored the six victims of last year's Metro-North train crash near Valhalla, many took comfort in how the community came together to support each other, according to a lohud.com report. The Wednesday night service, which drew about 25 people to Mount Pleasant council chambers, including town leaders, first responders and witnesses, marked one year since the Metro-North train crashed with an SUV, killing six people. Bells rang six times, and Paul Oliva, Mount Pleasant's police chief, read the name of each of the six victims, said lohud.com. St…

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Stamford Man Accused Of Assaulting Pregnant Wife Stamford Man Accused Of Assaulting Pregnant Wife
Stamford Man Accused Of Assaulting Pregnant Wife STAMFORD, CONN. -- A Stamford man is facing strangulation and assault charges following an altercation Tuesday with his estranged wife at a Stamford restaurant, the Stamford Advocate reports. Raul Martinez, 27, was charged with second-degree strangulation and third-degree assault after his 32-year-old wife told police that he strangled her and threw her out of the restaurant where he works, according to the Stamford Advocate.  Police said the woman, who is six months pregnant, went to the restaurant to talk about the couple's pending divorce and what it means to their unborn child, when an …

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