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Family Of Student At Prestigious Westchester School Who Died By Suicide Considers Legal Action Family Of Student At Prestigious Westchester School Who Died By Suicide Considers Legal Action
Family Of Student At Prestigious Westchester School Who Died By Suicide Considers Legal Action The family of an Italian teen who was a student at a prestigious New York academy has issued a statement following his death by suicide after allegedly being placed in isolation. The incident took place in Westchester County around 9:30 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 17 at the EF Academy in Thornwood, according to Chief Paul J. Oliva, of the Mount Pleasant Police. When police responded to a call of a suicidal person, Claudio Mandia, age 17, of Salerno, Italy, was found dead in a room at EF Academy on the eve of his 18th birthday, Oliva said.  He died from hanging, Oliva said. See Earlier Story: S…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Student At Prestigious Northern Westchester School Dies By Suicide, Police Say Student At Prestigious Northern Westchester School Dies By Suicide, Police Say
Student At Prestigious Northern Westchester School Dies By Suicide, Police Say This story has been updated. A 17-year-old student at a prestigious academy in New York has died by suicide, authorities said. The incident took place in Westchester County around 9:30 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 17 at the EF Academy in Thornwood, according to Chief Paul J. Oliva, of the Mount Pleasant Police. Police were notified of a suicidal person by a 911 call from the academy, Oliva said. The first responding officers were directed by school staff to a dormitory room attached to the main building. Upon entry to the room, the officers discovered a deceased 17-year-old male student…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Sentenced For Attempting To Use Forged CT ID At Four Banks In One Day Man Sentenced For Attempting To Use Forged CT ID At Four Banks In One Day
Man Sentenced For Attempting To Use Forged CT ID At Four Banks In One Day A man who attempted to steal another person's identity at multiple Westchester County banks will be spending several years behind bars. Bronx resident Jose Cabrera has been sentenced to a term of two to four years in state prison after he pleaded guilty to criminal possession of a forged instrument for going to banks in Mount Vernon, Yonkers, Ossining and Thornwood with a forged Connecticut driver’s license and attempted to take out cash over the course of a single afternoon. He was sentenced as a second felony offender. Cabrera admitted to taking the license, which had his photo and his vi…

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by Zak Failla
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Loose Bull Still On Run In Westchester Loose Bull Still On Run In Westchester
Loose Bull Still On Run In Westchester The elusive Westchester bull must like his freedom because as of Friday afternoon, he was still on the run. The bull wrangled his way free around 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, in the area Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture in Pocantico Hills.  The Mount Pleasant Police, along with a little help from the Westchester County Police and, of course, workers at the center, have all been searching for the wily guy, who all kidding aside, could do some real damage if cornered. "This isn't a joke," police said on Thursday. "We really are helping the restaurant and farm staff try …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Bull, Bear On Loose In Westchester County, Really Bull, Bear On Loose In Westchester County, Really
Bull, Bear On Loose In Westchester County, Really Click here for an updated story: Loose Bull Still On Run In Westchester A bear and a bull in the same day? Yep.  Mount Pleasant police said Thursday afternoon they are "actively" helping the staff of the Stone Barns in Pocantico Hills capture the loose bull as they also search for a bear that has been repeatedly sighted in the Hardscrabble area of town.  "This isn't a joke," police said. "We really are helping the restaurant and farm staff try to capture the cow." The restaurant, Blue Hill at Stone Barns, known around the world for its farm-to-table approach …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Northern Westchester Couple ID'd In Medical Center Murder-Suicide Northern Westchester Couple ID'd In Medical Center Murder-Suicide
Northern Westchester Couple ID'd In Medical Center Murder-Suicide The two people who died in a murder-suicide incident at Westchester Medical Center on Wednesday morning have been identified as a married couple from Yorktown. They are Richard DeLucia, 71, and his wife, Ann DeLucia, 70, who was a patient at the hospital, according to Kieran O'Leary, public information officer for the Westchester County Police Department. Richard DeLucia shot his wife in her hospital room and then shot himself, O'Leary said. Each died of a single gunshot wound. County Police detectives found a note early this afternoon at the DeLucia residence. In that note, Richard DeLuci…

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by Joe Lombardi