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Elementary School Staff Member Asked To Get In White Sedan In Westchester: District Elementary School Staff Member Asked To Get In White Sedan In Westchester: District Elementary School Staff Member Asked To Get In White Sedan In Westchester: District
Elementary School Staff Member Asked To Get In White Sedan In Westchester: District Police are investigating a concerning incident at a Westchester County elementary school after a man in a white sedan approached a staff member and asked them to get into his vehicle, district officials said. The incident happened on Friday, Oct. 30, at Oakside Elementary School on Decatur Avenue in Peekskill, according to an announcement from the Peekskill City School District.  District officials said the man approached a school employee in a white sedan and asked the staff member to get inside. The employee refused and reported the encounter, prompting an investigation by the P…
Driver Flees Cops With 11-Month-Old, Leaves Them In Car In Westchester: Police Driver Flees Cops With 11-Month-Old, Leaves Them In Car In Westchester: Police Driver Flees Cops With 11-Month-Old, Leaves Them In Car In Westchester: Police
Driver Flees Cops With 11-Month-Old, Leaves Them In Car In Westchester: Police A 28-year-old man faces charges after police said he fled detectives with an infant in his vehicle during a citywide crackdown on license plate violations and unregistered drivers in Westchester County.  The incident happened on Wednesday, Oct. 28, during a Yonkers Police initiative targeting obscured and altered license plates, fraudulent temporary registrations, unregistered and uninsured vehicles, and other violations, the department said on Friday, Oct. 30. During the crackdown, detectives tried to pull over Yonkers resident Emil Sanchez Mercado, 28. However, the department sa…
Driver Slams Into Apartment Building While Fleeing Officer In Hudson Valley, Arrested: Police Driver Slams Into Apartment Building While Fleeing Officer In Hudson Valley, Arrested: Police Driver Slams Into Apartment Building While Fleeing Officer In Hudson Valley, Arrested: Police
Driver Slams Into Apartment Building While Fleeing Officer In Hudson Valley, Arrested: Police A 23-year-old driver trying to escape police in Orange County crashed his vehicle into an apartment building before running away on foot — but was soon caught, authorities said.  The incident happened on Ryan Street in Port Jervis at around 4:47 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 28, the Port Jervis Police Department announced on Thursday, Oct. 29.   Police said the driver was attempting to flee from an officer when he lost control of his vehicle and slammed into the apartment building. Although the driver was not injured in the crash, he got out of the vehicle and ran away before …
Newborn Found Dead In Movie Theater Toilet: Nearly 30 Years Later, Mom Faces Murder Charges Newborn Found Dead In Movie Theater Toilet: Nearly 30 Years Later, Mom Faces Murder Charges Newborn Found Dead In Movie Theater Toilet: Nearly 30 Years Later, Mom Faces Murder Charges
Newborn Found Dead In Movie Theater Toilet: Nearly 30 Years Later, Mom Faces Murder Charges Nearly three decades ago, a newborn baby boy was found dead inside a Long Island movie theater bathroom. On Wednesday, Oct. 28, his mother was arrested hundreds of miles away in Hampton, Virginia, as detectives cracked the 1996 cold case. Michelle Chronick Tyson, 59, is facing multiple counts of second-degree murder in connection with the death of her newborn baby in November 1996 when she was 29 years old, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office. Investigators say that at around 12:30 a.m. on Nov. 18, 1996, the newborn was found inside a toilet in the women's bathroom o…
Autopsy Results Released In Deaths Of Woman, Ex-Husband In New York: Police Autopsy Results Released In Deaths Of Woman, Ex-Husband In New York: Police Autopsy Results Released In Deaths Of Woman, Ex-Husband In New York: Police
Autopsy Results Released In Deaths Of Woman, Ex-Husband In New York: Police Autopsy results in two suspicious deaths in New York separated by 200 miles were released Thursday, Oct. 29. Mellissa K. Pelc-Lohr, 50, of Brushton, was killed Tuesday, Oct. 27 by a gunshot to the head, New York State Police said. Her death was ruled a homicide. Norman E. Lohr Jr., 50, of Michigan, died from a self-inflicted gunshot to the head, according to state police. Lohr was Pelc-Lohr’s ex-husband, state troopers confirmed to the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle. “Just days ago, I was celebrating my 30th birthday in Las Vegas with my mom, her boyfriend, and my brother. I never imag…
Patrick Stewart Dead At 86: English Actor Leaves Behind Decades Of Iconic Performances Patrick Stewart Dead At 86: English Actor Leaves Behind Decades Of Iconic Performances Patrick Stewart Dead At 86: English Actor Leaves Behind Decades Of Iconic Performances
Patrick Stewart Dead At 86: English Actor Leaves Behind Decades Of Iconic Performances Patrick Stewart, the iconic British stage actor who became a familiar face in "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and the "X-Men" films, has died at 86, his representatives announced.  Stewart died Wednesday at his Los Angeles home, longtime spokesperson Kelly Bush Novak told The Hollywood Reporter Thursday.  His family shared a statement on social media that he died following “a brief and poignant journey with Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia.” He is survived by two adult children and his wife, singer Sunny Ozell.  Bush Novak told THR that loved ones gathere…
Ex-'RHONJ' Editor Is Killing Off Housewives In Murder Mystery Ex-'RHONJ' Editor Is Killing Off Housewives In Murder Mystery Ex-'RHONJ' Editor Is Killing Off Housewives In Murder Mystery
Ex-'Rhonj' Editor Is Killing Off Housewives In Murder Mystery An award-winning writer who spent nearly a decade working on some of the biggest fights on Bravo's "Real Housewives" franchises has found a new way to deal with the drama: killing off the housewives. Fictionally, of course. Timothy Hedden, a longtime reality television editor who worked on "The Real Housewives of New Jersey," "Atlanta," and "Potomac," has released his debut novel, "Dead Housewives of Philadelphia," a murder mystery inspired by his 25 years behind the scenes. After watching thousands of hours of reality TV footage, Hedden decided writing a novel in which housewives get murd…
Victim Robbed Of $100, Stabbed On Bridge In Westchester — Assailant Found Guilty, DA Says Victim Robbed Of $100, Stabbed On Bridge In Westchester — Assailant Found Guilty, DA Says Victim Robbed Of $100, Stabbed On Bridge In Westchester — Assailant Found Guilty, DA Says
Victim Robbed Of $100, Stabbed On Bridge In Westchester — Assailant Found Guilty, DA Says A 41-year-old man has been convicted of attempted murder after robbing a pedestrian of $100 and repeatedly stabbing him in the face, neck, and body as he tried to make his way home in Westchester County.  New Rochelle resident Kevin Lopez, 41, was found guilty by a Westchester County jury on Thursday, Oct. 29, in connection with the violent robbery on the Centre Avenue Bridge in New Rochelle, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced.  The attack happened at around 10 p.m. on July 30, 2025, as the victim was walking across the Centre Avenue Bridge over Interstate…
No Explosives Found After Middle School Receives Bomb Threat In Hudson Valley: Police No Explosives Found After Middle School Receives Bomb Threat In Hudson Valley: Police No Explosives Found After Middle School Receives Bomb Threat In Hudson Valley: Police
No Explosives Found After Middle School Receives Bomb Threat In Hudson Valley: Police UPDATE: A bomb threat led to the evacuation of a Rockland County middle school, but no explosives were found during a search, police said. The incident began at around 1:11 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29, when officers responded to Chestnut Ridge Middle School, located at 892 Chestnut Ridge Rd. in Chestnut Ridge, for a reported bomb threat, Ramapo Police said in an update on Thursday afternoon.  Ramapo Police Chief Danny Hyman told The Monsey Scoop that the call was made by a male caller.  Students and staff were evacuated from the building and taken to another location to be pic…
Man Who Shot, Killed 17-Year-Old While He Was With His Aunt In Hudson Valley Is Convicted Man Who Shot, Killed 17-Year-Old While He Was With His Aunt In Hudson Valley Is Convicted Man Who Shot, Killed 17-Year-Old While He Was With His Aunt In Hudson Valley Is Convicted
Man Who Shot, Killed 17-Year-Old While He Was With His Aunt In Hudson Valley Is Convicted More than four years after a 17-year-old boy was shot to death while parking a car with his aunt at a Rockland County apartment complex, his killer has been convicted of murder.  Haverstraw resident Anthony Mitchell, 27, was found guilty on Thursday, Oct. 29, of second-degree murder and second-degree attempted murder in the July 2022 shooting that killed Treynahel Cineus, 17, of Spring Valley, Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Walsh announced.  The verdict followed a three-week trial before Rockland County Court Judge Kevin Russo.  According to prosecutors, the shooti…
Man Who Faked Gas Pipeline Safety Tests In Westchester Gets Years In Prison Man Who Faked Gas Pipeline Safety Tests In Westchester Gets Years In Prison Man Who Faked Gas Pipeline Safety Tests In Westchester Gets Years In Prison
Man Who Faked Gas Pipeline Safety Tests In Westchester Gets Years In Prison A Putnam County man who helped fake hundreds of natural gas pipeline safety inspections in Westchester County and New York City will spend time in federal prison after prosecutors said the scheme put residents at risk of gas leaks and explosions.  Mahopac resident Michael Vasconcellos, 45, was sentenced to 30 months in prison on Wednesday, Oct. 28, for his role in a fraud scheme that left a utility company facing more than $64 million in cleanup and inspection costs, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced.  Vasconcellos received the sentence from …
Judge Orders NY Town To Allow Sober Living Home For Women To Open Judge Orders NY Town To Allow Sober Living Home For Women To Open Judge Orders NY Town To Allow Sober Living Home For Women To Open
Judge Orders NY Town To Allow Sober Living Home For Women To Open A Dutchess County town must allow a sober living home for women recovering from drug and alcohol addiction to open following a federal court order stemming from a civil rights lawsuit, officials said. The Town of Beekman has agreed to let Hudson Valley Collective operate a sober home at 237 Hynes Rd. in Poughquag, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Thursday, Oct. 29.   The agreement, approved by US District Judge Jessica G.L. Clarke, comes months after federal prosecutors sued the town, accusing officials of violating the Fair Housing Act b…