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Teacher's Aide Fired After Bringing Gun To School Teacher's Aide Fired After Bringing Gun To School
Teacher's Aide Fired After Bringing Gun To School A 24-year-old teacher's aide who was arrested for bringing a gun to a school in her purse has been fired. Gillian J. Jeffords, 24, of Warwick, was fired Wednesday evening, effective immediately, from the Jesse Kaplan School of the BOCES Campus in West Nyack, according to Scott Salotto, director of communications for BOCES. "The Board of Education met last night and a decision was made to terminate Ms. Jeffords," he said. "She was informed last night." The discovery of the gun took place around 9 a.m. Wednesday when the Clarkstown Police Department responded to the schoo…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Caught After Stealing Items From Unlocked Cars In Fairfield County Man Caught After Stealing Items From Unlocked Cars In Fairfield County
Man Caught After Stealing Items From Unlocked Cars In Fairfield County Two vehicles traveling at a high rate of speed in the Town of Southeast ended with one of the drivers behind bars for stealing items from unlocked vehicles. The Putnam County Sheriff's Office reported that after one of their officers spotted the two speeding cars on March 4 around 2:45 a.m., it took help from the New York State Police and the Brewster Police Department before both were stopped and a 20-year-old Danbury resident was in cuffs. According to the sheriff's office, Alex J. Cardenas-Tacuri had fled Connecticut after stealing items from several unlocked cars. The occupant of the o…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Assault Rifles, Bump Stock Discovered In Tristate Area Police Bust Assault Rifles, Bump Stock Discovered In Tristate Area Police Bust
Assault Rifles, Bump Stock Discovered In Tristate Area Police Bust A two-week long investigation by state police led to the arrest of a man in possession of an arsenal of automatic weapons, marijuana and hallucinogens. New York State Police troopers executed a search warrant at a residence in Wawayanda that led to the recovery of a cache of illegal weapons and ammunition that allegedly belong to 39-year-old Middletown resident Norwell Therien. Police said the search resulted in the recovery of: Glock 9mm; Five assault rifles, including an Uzi with a 50-round magazine and a Calico 9mm rifle with a 100-round high capacity magazine; Two AK-47 rifles with 10…

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by Zak Failla