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Police Boost Speeding, Reckless Driving Enforcement Near Clarkstown North Police Boost Speeding, Reckless Driving Enforcement Near Clarkstown North
Police Boost Speeding, Reckless Driving Enforcement Near Clarkstown North CLARKSTOWN, N.Y. -- Clarkstown police are warning speeder's to back off the gas pedal in the area of Clarkstown North High School or face receiving a whopping ticket. The department's Traffic Unit will be enforcing the traffic laws in the area after receiving numerous complaints from students and parents. Because speeders put students at risk, the unit said they will have zero tolerance for those disobeying traffic laws for the rest of the week, beginning Monday. "We cannot afford to have one of our children senselessly injured or killed at the hands of a reckless driver," police…

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Mother, 52, Killed In Peekskill Fire ID'd Mother, 52, Killed In Peekskill Fire ID'd
Mother, 52, Killed In Peekskill Fire ID'd PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- The 52-year-old Peekskill mother who died Monday during a house fire has been identified as Elizabeth Birmingham, according to Peekskill police. Birmingham was found in a first-floor bedroom in the early morning multi-house fire 930 Diven St., said Lt. John White. White said they are awaiting autopsy results to determine the cause of death. Peekskill and Croton-on-Hudson firefighters battled the blaze for more than 90 minutes before bringing it under control, White said. The fire, which started on the first floor, spread to the second and third floors. An official cause…

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Hikers Prompt Schoolwide Lockdown In Peekskill Hikers Prompt Schoolwide Lockdown In Peekskill
Hikers Prompt Schoolwide Lockdown In Peekskill PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- Two men who were taking a hike in the woods behind Woodside Elementary School on Monday, ended up causing a districtwide lockdown of Peekskill schools, according to the Peekskill Police Department. The lockout occurred around 2:15 p.m. when a staff member called the police to report that two men wearing ponchos had parked on school property, gotten out of their car with what they believed was a gun case and headed into the woods behind the school, said Lt. John White. When police responded to the school on Depew Avenue, they found the car which had Pennsylvania license pl…

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Man, 56, Killed In Clinton Corners House Fire Man, 56, Killed In Clinton Corners House Fire
Man, 56, Killed In Clinton Corners House Fire This story has been updated. CLINTON CORNERS, N.Y. -- A Clinton Corners man was found dead inside a burning shed Friday, Jan. 20, according to the New York State Police. Troopers and firefighters responded to the structure fire at 2:30 p.m. at 184 Shadblow Lane. Once on scene, they found a detached shed engulfed in flames, said state police. A resident of the home, 56-year-old Kevin A. McGarry, was found dead inside, state police added. Police don't believe the cause of the fire to be suspicious in nature, said Melissa McMorris, spokeswoman for the New York State Police. The cause of the…

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Woman Had BAC Twice Legal Limit, Ramapo PD Says Woman Had BAC Twice Legal Limit, Ramapo PD Says
Woman Had BAC Twice Legal Limit, Ramapo PD Says RAMAPO, N.Y. -- An Airmont woman tried to pull a switch-a-roo on cops when she attempted to trade seats with her passenger on Sunday in order to avoid being nabbed for driving drunk, according to the Ramapo Police Department.The unidentified 22-year-old woman was arrested for driving drunk at twice the legal limit after she was stopped by Ramapo officers on Route 59 for driving in an unsafe manner, police said. As the officer was approaching the vehicle, he noticed the driver trying to switch places with her front-seat passenger, police said. The woman was driving on a suspended license due…

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Man Had AR-15 Assault Rifle In Congers Dispute, Clarkstown Police Say Man Had AR-15 Assault Rifle In Congers Dispute, Clarkstown Police Say
Man Had AR-15 Assault Rifle In Congers Dispute, Clarkstown Police Say CONGERS, N.Y. -- A Congers man was collared with an AR-15 assault rifle on Saturday during a dispute with five other men in Congers, according to the Clarkstown Police Department. Kevork Manougian, 24, was arrested when police responded to 102 Lake Road around 4:15 a.m. for a report of a man with a gun, said Officer Peter Walker. When officers arrived they found five men having a verbal dispute over a past relationship. An investigation into the dispute found that at some point, Manougian left the scene and returned with the Rock River Arms AR-15 assault rifle and pointed it at one of the m…

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SUEZ Prepares For Nor'easter's Arrival, Offers Safety Tips SUEZ Prepares For Nor'easter's Arrival, Offers Safety Tips
Suez Prepares For Nor'easter's Arrival, Offers Safety Tips As a Nor'easter heads for the area on Monday and Tuesday, SUEZ announced it is taking measures to keep the water flowing and are encouraging residents to store extra water in the event of an outage. “Our priority is to keep the water flowing, despite any conditions that may arise. We have been carefully monitoring the weather and taking necessary action to protect the integrity of our facilities and water supplies,” said Chris Graziano, vice president of the SUEZ New York Division. “In addition, our emergency crews are on standby 24-hours-a-day to respond to any situation that may occur.” S…

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State Trooper Helping Motorist Rear-Ended On Route 7 In Brookfield State Trooper Helping Motorist Rear-Ended On Route 7 In Brookfield
State Trooper Helping Motorist Rear-Ended On Route 7 In Brookfield BROOKFIELD, Conn. -- A Connecticut state trooper who was helping a stranded motorist was rear-ended on Route 7 in Brookfield, according to the Connecticut State Police.The unidentified trooper was helping the motorist, whose car had broken down, near exit 12 in Brookfield when her cruiser was struck from behind by another vehicle, state police said. Both the trooper and the operator of the vehicle were transported to a local hospital for minor injuries, police said.

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Missing Hudson Valley Man Found, Safe Missing Hudson Valley Man Found, Safe
Missing Hudson Valley Man Found, Safe Update, Monday, 2 p.m. William Hunt, 79, of Maybrook in Orange County who went missing Sunday was located Monday in the town of Chester and is now safe, according to authorities. Original report, Monday, 1 p.m. State law enforcement officials have put out a call for help in locating a missing Hudson Valley man who suffers from dementia and may be in need of medical attention. William Hunt, 79, was last seen on foot leaving Stewart's on Route 208 in the Village of Maybrook in Orange County, at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 22, said officials with the state Division of Criminal Justice Service…

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Pair Admits To $20K Money Order Scam Including Bergen County Pair Admits To $20K Money Order Scam Including Bergen County
Pair Admits To $20K Money Order Scam Including Bergen County ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- Two Rockland County men have admitted to ripping off numerous banks for thousands of dollars in a low-tech scam using money orders, according to the Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe. Lawrence Lazard and Fabrice Stinfil, both of Spring Valley, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to stealing more than $20,000 from several banks in a scheme involving doctored U.S. Postal Service money orders. District Attorney Zugibe said, “The defendants have admitted guilt, waived appeal and acknowledged that they ripped off numerous banks for thousands of dollars in a deci…

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