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Police & Fire

Man Charged With Falsely Reporting Robbery In Pleasantville PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- Pleasantville police charged a Queens man for falsely reporting he had been robbed at gunpoint on Wednesday on Marble Avenue. According to Lt. Erik Grutzner, Christopher Mercado, 33, reported he was robbed at gunpoint on Marble Avenue, near the intersection with Hopper Street, by a man he encountered on his walk to work. That man, a 19-year-old Bronx resident, was located by members of the Patrol Division of the Pleasantville Police Department on Broadway in Thornwood. He was taken into custody without incident with the assistance of the Mount Pleasant Police Depart…

by K Reakes

07/20/2016

Police & Fire

Missing An iPod Touch? Wilton PD Might Have It WILTON, Conn. -- Residents who lost items in June might find them in the Wilton Police Department's Lost and Found box.During the past month the following items have been found around town: Quarry Head State Park: Pair of brown female sandals Bluetooth audio speaker Battery operated camping lantern Igloo Playmate cooler Gateway Shopping Center: Dufflebag with clothing Merwin Meadows Park: Apple iPod Touch with case Danbury Road / Pimpewaug Road: Apple iPod Touch with case Residents should contact Det. Kip Tarrant at (203) 834-6260. Potential owners will need proof of purchase …

by K Reakes

07/20/2016

Neighbors

Ramsey Home Baker's Oven Is Cold Due To State Law RAMSEY, N.J. -- Ramsey baker Christie Ross is fed up with not being able to sell her homemade cakes to friends and others in the community due a state law that prevents bakers and chefs from doing so. New Jersey is one of only two states, the other is Wisconsin, that doesn't have a cottage law that allows for small business owners to sell "homemade" items to the public. "It is just ridiculous that after years of operating my own business out of my home in Virginia that I can't do the same thing in New Jersey because one senator is against the idea," said Ross. The &quo…

by K Reakes

07/20/2016

Police & Fire

Black Lives Matter Make Demands Of Rockland Sheriff's Office NEW CITY, N.Y. -- More than 30 members of the Black Lives Matter movement protested Monday, July 18 in front of the Rockland County Sheriff's Office in New City. According to Rockland County Sheriff's Department Chief William Barbera, the rally was peaceful and no problems cropped up during the event that was held to protest the recent killings of black men by police. The group also presented a list of demands the organization would like the Sheriff's Office to adopt. The nationwide organization, with a Rockland/Orange County group, has been protesting at different locations across the coun…

by K Reakes

07/19/2016

News

Fire Damages C.H. Martin Department Store In Yonkers YONKERS, N.Y. -- An early morning fire Tuesday behind the facade and second floor of the C.H. Martin department store, caused second-floor damage to the iconic building, according to lohud.com. More than 40 firefighters responded to the historic W.T. Grant building at the corner of Palisade Avenue and New Main Street, and were able to douse the flames within 40 minutes, said Lohud.com. The building's owner noticed smoke when he was opening the store about 7 a.m. and called 911. By the time firefighters arrived they were greeted by heavy smoke on the second floor which had been boarded up, l…

by K Reakes

07/19/2016

Police & Fire

South Nyack Firefighter Helps Police Officer Following Accident SOUTH NYACK, N.Y. -- A South Nyack-Grand View police officer is recovering from a serious car accident that occurred on Monday, July 18, when he was hit by a wrong-way driver on Prospect Street.According to the department's Facebook page, the officer's vehicle was slammed into by a car that was driving the wrong way down a one-way street, smashing the police car into a tree. Nyack Fire Department Firefighter Robert White, who happened to be in the area responding to an unrelated fire call, stopped at the scene and performed first aid, while using the wrecked car's radio to call police and a…

by K Reakes

07/19/2016

News

Kyle Navin To Undergo Mental Health Exam In Murder Of His Easton Parents BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- The pretrial proceedings for Kyle Navin, who is charged with murdering his parents, has been continued so the 28-year-old Bridgeport man can be examined by mental health experts, according to the Connecticut Post. Superior Court Judge Robert Devlin agreed to the request from Navin's attorney Eugene Riccio, said the Connecticut Post. Navin is charged with killing Jeffrey Navin, 56, president of J & J Refuse and Jeanette Navin, 55, both of Easton, last August. The couple's bodies were found after an extensive search Oct. 29, buried beneath a pile of debris in Weston. …

by K Reakes

07/19/2016

Police & Fire

Letter: Easton Police Chief Thanks Community For Support EASTON, Conn. -- The Easton Daily Voice accepts signed and original letters to the editor up to 350 words. To submit your letter, email easton@dailyvoice.com. To the editor: I would like to thank the community for their continued support during these trying times for law enforcement. Over the past week the Easton community has dropped off flowers, coffee, snacks, fruit and letters to thank us for what we do. The Easton Police Department will always serve and protect this community with respect and without prejudice. The two ambush style attacks on police officers in Dallas and Baton Ro…

by Easton Police Chief Timothy Shaw

07/19/2016

Schools

Bridgeport Counselor Raising Money To Help Cheerleaders Buy Uniforms BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Most people think of cheerleaders and see the short pleated skirts and the matching pompoms and saddle shoes. Unfortunately, for some Bridgeport cheerleaders from a low-income neighborhood, all they have are matching t-shirts. To help change that, and make sure the cheerleading squad from Cesar Batalla School can hold their heads high and feel proud when they are cheering against a fellow team, school counselor Kristi Wisse has started a GoFundMe page to raise the money to purchase uniforms. Wisse started the cheerleading team as part of a program to reduce truancy and to…

by K Reakes

07/19/2016

Police & Fire

Suffern Chief Stresses Importance Of Supporting Other Police Departments SUFFERN, N.Y. -- Suffern Police Chief Clarke Osborn believes in helping other police departments in times of strife. That's why the department has been busy selling T-shirts to help the families of the officers slain July 7 in Dallas. To date, they have sold almost 800 T-shirts for $20 each, and have just ordered more to sell in front of the police department from 3-7 p.m. Friday, July 22. "We have to help each other and let them know we stand together," Osborn said. This isn't the first time the department has helped other departments. In 2014, his department raised more than $…

by K Reakes

07/19/2016

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