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Westchester Children's Association, Business Sector Team Up For Kids WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Businesses and organizations from across the county recently attended a special kick-off event for the Westchester Companies for Kids, a new initiative of the Westchester Children’s Association at Anthony's Coal-Fired Pizza in White Plains.The primary goal of the new intiative is to engage the business sector with WCA's mission of improving the lives of Westchester’s young people by shaping policies and programs to meet their needs, and by keeping their well-being at the top of the public agenda. The event gave members a chance to meet the organization's leaders, to le…

by K Reakes

10/05/2016

Police & Fire

Teen Made 'Crazed Clown' Threats To Poughkeepsie School, Police Say DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- A 13-year-old Ulster teen will be charged with making a terroristic threat after posting online threats to Facebook warning Poughkeepsie Middle School students not to come to school on Friday, said City of Poughkeepsie Police Det. Lt. Matt Clark. On Tuesday, the City of Poughkeepsie Police became aware of a Facebook post from “Kluster the Klown” which stated “If you want to die, come to PMS on Friday." Poughkeepsie police were able to track down the post on Wednesday to the Ulster teen, Clark added. " He made the post to prank classmates from his old scho…

by K Reakes

10/05/2016

Police & Fire

Trumbull Police Searching For Man Dressed In Camouflage With Rifle TRUMBULL, Conn. -- Trumbull police are searching for a man who was spotted around 11 a.m. Wednesday dressed in a green camouflage jumpsuit possibly carrying a rifle on Booth Hill Road near MacDonald Road, according to the Trumbull Police.Officers immediately responded to the area upon receiving a report of the man, however no such subject was located. St. Joseph’s High School and Booth Hill Elementary School were notified and restricted outside activities, securing their facilities, police said. Officers also responded to each of the schools and will remain onsite until the completion of t…

by K Reakes

10/05/2016

Police & Fire

'Creepy Clowns' Are Not Funny, Somers Police Warn SOMERS, N.Y. -- With the recent craze of "creepy clown" sightings throughout the country and locally, Lt. Bob Stanton with the Somers Police Department says the pranks are not funny. "These copy cat type of pranks or even crimes can be a real problem for children and even older citizens," Stanton said after a sighting Tuesday night was being talked about in Somers. "I know I would be startled if I came across a scary clown standing in the woods or jumping out at someone." Stanton also said that although the department hasn't received any calls for "creepy …

by K Reakes

10/05/2016

Police & Fire

Suffern Man Stopped Twice In 2 Days For Driving Without License SUFFERN, N.Y. -- A local man was charged twice in two days for driving without a licensed by Suffern Police, according to Chief Clarke Osborn. On Sunday, Christopher Marte, 25, was stopped on Chestnut Street for a violation and it was found that his license was suspended and he was in possession of marijuana. After being processed he was turned over to Ramapo for an active warrant for possession of marijuana in that town, Osborn said. On Monday, an officer on patrol Route 22 observed Marte operating a vehicle and knowing that he had a suspended license stopped him again. He was again taken…

by K Reakes

10/05/2016

Police & Fire

Two Arrested In Danbury Drug Bust DANBURY, Conn. -- Two local men were arrested on Tuesday after police executed a search warrant at a home and found crack cocaine, according to Danbury Police. Gerald “Hit” Rockhead Jr., 37, of Waterbury and Terrance Howard, 58 of Danbury were nabbed after officers with the department's Special Investigation Division executed the warrants for Rockhead's vehicle and residence at 2A High Ridge Road in Danbury, police said. The warrants were issued as a result of a month-long drug trafficking investigation involving Rockhead, said Det. Luis Ramos. On Tuesday, Rockhead Jr. and his vehicle were…

by K Reakes

10/05/2016

Police & Fire

Wappinger Man Menaces Officer With Machete, Police Say WAPPINGER, N.Y. -- A Wappinger man was arrested Monday after pointing a machete at New York State troopers from the Wappingers barracks, making them fear for their lives, according to Trooper Melissa McMorris. Barry Gutierrez, 26, was arrested after troopers were called to a Stanley Lane residence for a report of a person acting erratically, McMorris said. When officers arrived they encountered Gutierrez who ran to his backyard and set a television doused in gasoline on fire. He then pulled out the machete and began pointing it at the troopers, she said. Troopers were able to take Gutierr…

by K Reakes

10/05/2016

Police & Fire

Two Bridgeport Men Charged In Brick-Throwing Death BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Two local men have been charged with manslaughter in connection with a brick throwing event on July 16 that left Edy Morales dead, according to the Connecticut Post. Anthony Martinez, 33, and Mari Vargas, 41, of Jane Street, were both charged with first-degree manslaughter after police said they admitted throwing objects at a Jeep Cherokee because the occupants had "disrespected," them. Both men also denied throwing the fatal brick that hit Morales in the head, said the Connecticut Post. Another suspect, Christopher Fonseca, 28, is being treated for a mental …

by K Reakes

10/04/2016

Police & Fire

Woman Dies In Crash On Hutchinson River Parkway In Scarsdale WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- A Mount Vernon woman died in a car crash Monday night on the Hutchinson River Parkway after suffering what police believe was a medical incident, according to Kieran O'Leary, spokesman for the Westchester County Police. Katyann Marshall, 54, was killed around 9 p.m. after her vehicle veered off the highway at the Mamaroneck Road overpass and hit the highway sign, O'Leary said. When police arrived on scene Marshall did not have a pulse. Officers performed CPR but could not revive her. She was taken to White Plains Hospital where she was pronounced dead, O'Leary s…

by K Reakes

10/04/2016

Police & Fire

Pomona Woman Driving Drunk Slams Into Utility Pole, Police Say RAMAPO, N.Y. -- A Pomona woman was charged with driving under the influence Sunday after hitting a utility pole, according to the Ramapo Police. Randi Grippo-Marvin, 49, was arrested after police received a report that a car had hit a utility pole on Chestnut Ridge Road in the Village of Chestnut Ridge and discovered she was intoxicated when they arrived, Det. Lt. Mark Emma said. She was processed by the department and is scheduled to appear in court at a later date.

by K Reakes

10/04/2016

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