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O&R Issues Warning About Bill Paying Scheme ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- Utility customers in Rockland County are being warned by O&R that the company has been receiving reports of crooks running a bill-paying scheme in order to defraud consumers, according to the utility company. During the calls, imposters pose as utility company representatives and demand immediate payment for what the thieves fraudulently claim are delinquent electric and gas bills. The scammers go on to say that the customer's service will be disconnected if they do not make an immediate payment using a prepaid debit card or even a credit card. These callers ar…

by K Reakes

01/09/2017

Police & Fire

Police Seek Public's Help In Fishkill Dollar Tree Robbery Investigation FISHKILL, N.Y. -- New York State police are encouraging the public to help identify the person responsible for the armed robbery of the Dollar Tree on Thursday, Dec. 29 in the Village of Fishkill. The robbery took place around 9 p.m. when an unidentified male entered the store, located in the Shop-Rite Plaza at 738 Route 9, brandishing a weapon and demanding money, state police said. Investigator David Barnard said the suspect has not been caught and there was no surveillance video. "At this point, the case is ongoing," he said. The man got away with an undetermined amount of c…

by K Reakes

01/08/2017

News

Letter To The Editor: No Gun Shows In Westchester GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- The Greenburgh Daily Voice accepts signed and original letters to the editor up to 350 words. To submit your letter, email greenburgh@dailyvoice.com. There were two tragic gun shootings during the holiday season in Mount Vernon. The city of Mount Vernon mourned the loss of a 13-year-old girl who was unintentionally shot and killed in broad daylight on Saturday, Dec. 3. A few days before that incident there was another gun shooting at a Mount Vernon nightclub. An innocent man lost his life. These incidents highlight the fact that guns kill people — intentionally and…

by Paul Feiner

01/08/2017

Police & Fire

Man Caught Driving With Fake License Plate In Stony Point STONY POINT, N.Y. -- Stony Point police nailed a Newburgh man for driving with a fake license plate and a suspended license during a traffic stop on Saturday, Dec. 31, according to the Stony Point Police Department. Fernando Mato, 49, was busted after he was stopped for a routine traffic violation and officers found that the Indiana "dealer" tag on his vehicle was a fake and he was driving on a suspended New York driver's license, police said. Mato was charged with criminal possession of a forged instrument and aggravated unlicensed operation. He was released on $2,000 bail. He …

by K Reakes

01/08/2017

News

Former Putnam HS Football Player Killed In Crash Tops Week's News PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- The following is a round-up of the top stories of the week in Putnam County. Erik Godinho, a 20-year-old who played football for Putnam Valley High School, was killed in a motorcycle crash Sunday in Yorktown Heights. A teen who has been missing from Patterson since Christmas Eve, has been found safe and in good health in New York City with the assistance of the New York City Police Department’s Missing Person Squad and the FDNY. Matt Simone was hoping, he said, for a New Year’s Day baby and the new dad got his wish. The Simones, of Poughquag, greeted 2017 with the bir…

by K Reakes

01/08/2017

News

Off-Duty Police Officer Charged In Fatal Crash Tops News In Westchester WESTCHESTER, N.Y. -- The following is a round-up of the top stories of the week in Westchester County. An off-duty New Rochelle police officer who had a blood-alcohol content nearly three times the legal limit has been charged with vehicular manslaughter following a crash that killed his passenger on Mamaroneck Avenue in White Plains early Monday morning, according to multiple reports. A globally known life insurer’s decision to move into a building on South Broadway is another sign that efforts to attract major players to the downtown business district are “bearing fruit,” Mayor Tom Roach…

by K Reakes

01/08/2017

News

Claim Fire Department Caused Blaze Tops Week's News In Northern Westchester NORTHERN WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- The following is a round-up of the top stories of the week for northern Westchester County. A federal lawsuit is blaming the Golden's Bridge Fire Department for causing a 2014 fire that severely damaged its own firehouse. Erik Godinho, a 20-year-old who played football for Putnam Valley High School, was killed in a motorcycle crash Sunday in Yorktown Heights. Hours after a motorist escaped death after striking a tree in the median of the Taconic Parkway in Mount Pleasant, a 71-year-old Pleasantville resident was killed in a similar single-car crash in Yo…

by K Reakes

01/08/2017

Police & Fire

Police: Pleasant Valley Man Who Failed To Stop For Fallen Tree Had Cocaine PLEASANT VALLEY, N.Y. -- A Pleasant Valley man who failed to stop for trooper's removing a tree in the roadway on Thursday, found himself in jail when he threw a plastic bag of cocaine out the window when caught by troopers, according to New York State Police. Bryan K. Roe, 26, was arrested around 1 a.m. when he failed to stop as directed on Route 82, instead, hitting the tree and racing away, state police said. Troopers located Roe on Sisters Hill Road and while making the traffic stop saw him throw a plastic bag out of the driver's side window. An investigation revealed that the bag conta…

by K Reakes

01/07/2017

Politics

Chappaqua's Hillary Clinton Being Urged To Run For NYC Mayor, Reports Say CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- Speculation is growing in some political circles that Chappaqua's Hillary Clinton may be considering making a run for New York City mayor next year, according to multiple sources. If the recently defeated presidential candidate does run, she will be facing current Mayor Bill de Blasio, who served as her campaign chairman during her run for the U.S. Senate, according to the Times Ledger. Clinton, who was well-liked as a New York senator, easily trounced president-elect Donald Trump in New York where she received more than 1.7 million votes than Trump, reported the Internat…

by K Reakes

01/07/2017

Police & Fire

Seen Her? Clarkstown PD Seeks Woman Wanted For Larceny CLARKSTOWN, N.Y. -- If it's Wednesday in Clarkstown, then the police department is asking residents to be on the lookout for their pick for #WarrantWednesday. This week, police are looking for Nyasia Chislom, 27, who is wanted for larceny and possession of stolen property. Chislom's last known address was Spring Valley. She is described as a black female, 5-foot-4, with black hair and brown eyes. Residents with information about Chislom's whereabouts should contact the Clarkstown Police Warrant Unit at 845-639-5880.

by K Reakes

01/07/2017

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