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Northern Westchester Town Ranking As Nation's Safest Tops Week's News Northern Westchester Town Ranking As Nation's Safest Tops Week's News
Northern Westchester Town Ranking As Nation's Safest Tops Week's News WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Residents in a Northern Westchester town can sleep soundly after being named the No. 1 "2017 Safest City in America!" for the second year in a row by SafeWise. Click here to read the story.  Some others top stories of the week include (Click on the link to read the entire story): A former Bedford Hills corrections officer has been sentenced to nine months in prison for sexually abusing a female inmate last March. A man was sentenced to 18 years in prison for sex trafficking two minors from the Hudson Valley. Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino fo…

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Dutchess Man Charged In Fatal Route 22 Crash Tops Week's News Dutchess Man Charged In Fatal Route 22 Crash Tops Week's News
Dutchess Man Charged In Fatal Route 22 Crash Tops Week's News DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. --  A 44-year-old Dutchess County man police say was under the influence of morphine has been charged with vehicular homicide and a host of other felonies more than two years after a two-car crash on Route 22 in Putnam in which a Carmel woman was killed. Click here to read the story. Here are some of the other top stories of the week (click on the link to read the story): Members and associates of two rival Dutchess County street gangs have been charged in federal court with multiple felonies that include murder, racketeering, drug and firearms offenses. Two Dutchess …

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Sudden Rockland Supermarket Closure Tops Week's News Sudden Rockland Supermarket Closure Tops Week's News
Sudden Rockland Supermarket Closure Tops Week's News ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. --  Customers were shocked to find the doors of the Met Fresh Supermarket in Nyack locked on Tuesday along with a sign taped to a window that said "Store Closed — Permanent." Click here to read the story. In other news this past week (Click on the link to read entire story): The 16-year-old Rockland girl who went missing on Monday, Aug. 7 has been located and is safe, authorities said Thursday morning. If you missed your chance to be an extra in a new untitled Al Pacino film, no worries: Second time's a charm. As the race is on to open the Rockland-bound lan…

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Rockland County TeenWorks Program Celebrates 92 Graduates Rockland County TeenWorks Program Celebrates 92 Graduates
Rockland County TeenWorks Program Celebrates 92 Graduates ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. --  Ninety-two young people were congratulated for a job well done on Thursday by Rockland County Executive Ed Day, following their completion of the county's TeenWorks program. “TeenWorks is more than just a summer job,” Day told the group during graduation at Rockland Community College. “It’s a way to help your community become a better place.” The TeenWorks program, run by the Rockland County Youth Bureau, is a 7-week pre-employment program that offers training and work experience to teens and young adults between the ages of 14 and 21. Teens who successfully comple…

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Police & Fire
Clarkstown Police Perform Active Shooter Drills At Nyack Hospital Clarkstown Police Perform Active Shooter Drills At Nyack Hospital
Clarkstown Police Perform Active Shooter Drills At Nyack Hospital ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- Being ready for any kind of situation requires constant training for police officers.  That's why officers from the Clarkstown Police Department took part in a table top exercise Thursday on how to deal with an active shooter at Nyack Hospital.  The department said the training was another example of how agencies are coming together to prepare for any situation.

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Woman Found Dead In Town Of Poughkeepsie Identified Woman Found Dead In Town Of Poughkeepsie Identified
Woman Found Dead In Town Of Poughkeepsie Identified This story has been updated. DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -  A woman found dead inside an apartment complex on Thursday has been identified, said Town of Poughkeepsie police. Jill Meltzer, 49, was found after police received a call about 4:50 p.m. for a welfare check at the Hudson Harbour Apartments on South Road, said Lt. Gary Hulbert. When officers arrived they found a man inside the apartment, as well Meltzer, Hulbert said. According to Hulbert, the unidentified man, who is being held, and Meltzer were acquaintances. Officers have been on the scene since the discovery and are being assisted …

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Woman Seriously Injured In Hit-Run Accident In Poughkeepsie Woman Seriously Injured In Hit-Run Accident In Poughkeepsie
Woman Seriously Injured In Hit-Run Accident In Poughkeepsie DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. - A 62-year-old woman riding a bicycle was injured during a hit-and-run on Thursday, according to the City of Poughkeepsie Police. The woman, a Poughkeepsie resident, was hit around 9:48 a.m. at the intersection of Church Street and Jefferson Street by a motor vehicle, which fled the scene, said Capt. Richard T. Wilson. The bicyclist was transported to a local hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries, he added. The vehicle, which left the scene of the accident, is described as a dark colored. The vehicle fled eastbound on Church Street immediately follo…

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Seen One? Coyote Sighting Leads To Advisory In Yonkers Seen One? Coyote Sighting Leads To Advisory In Yonkers
Seen One? Coyote Sighting Leads To Advisory In Yonkers YONKERS, N.Y. -- After a recent spike in the number of coyote sightings across the area, the Yonkers Police department is offering helpful tips in dealing with the animals from the New York Department of Environmental Conservation. The first thing to remember is that if a coyote does not flee from people, it should be considered dangerous.  Coyotes in residential areas can be attracted to garbage, pet food, and other human-created sources of food, the DEC said.  Children are at greatest risk of being injured by coyotes. If a coyote has been observed repeatedly near an area where children f…

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Seen Him? Police Ask Public's Help In Search For Clarkstown Larceny Suspect Seen Him? Police Ask Public's Help In Search For Clarkstown Larceny Suspect
Seen Him? Police Ask Public's Help In Search For Clarkstown Larceny Suspect ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- Clarkstown Police are asking the public for help in locating a man who was recently seen on surveillance camera peering into vehicles in Bardonia, and then breaking the windows on several vehicles and stealing items.The man, who was seen in the area of South Cranford and Dustman Lane, broke the passenger side windows on several vehicles and stole cash and other valuables, Clarkstown Police said. Anyone with information is asked to contact Det. Callanan at 845-639-5876 or 845-639-5800. 

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Monsey Home Office Fire Quickly Contained Monsey Home Office Fire Quickly Contained
Monsey Home Office Fire Quickly Contained ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. --  Monsey firefighters from the Brewer Fire Engine Company were able to knock-down a small house fire Friday within minutes on Albert Drive. Monsey Fire Chief Tony Layman said the fire started around 9:30 a.m. in the home office on the bottom floor of the single-family home at 45 Albert Drive.  Firefighters arrived on scene to find smoke billowing from the small office, Layman said.  Within minutes the fire was extinguished and the fire was contained to the single room, he added. One firefighter received a cut on his hand from broken glass, Layman said. No one else …

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