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Bedford 17-Year-Old Charged With Harassing Staff Member At School Bedford 17-Year-Old Charged With Harassing Staff Member At School
Bedford 17-Year-Old Charged With Harassing Staff Member At School A teenage student in Northern Westchester was taken into custody by police after allegedly harassing a teacher who requested police intervention at a BOCES campus. The Yorktown Police Department received a complaint from a teacher at the BOCES Fox Meadow campus on Oct. 10, where there was a report of an altercation between a student and staff member. According to police, after conducting an investigation into the incident, at the staff member’s request, a criminal summons was obtained from the Yorktown Justice Court for a harassment charge. Officers arrested the 17-year-old student - whose…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Road Rage: Mercedes-Benz Driver Punches Motorist, Passenger, Police Say Road Rage: Mercedes-Benz Driver Punches Motorist, Passenger, Police Say
Road Rage: Mercedes-Benz Driver Punches Motorist, Passenger, Police Say A 35-year-old man is facing a felony charge after allegedly punching both a motorist and a passenger in the face and then ramming into their car during a road-rage incident on Route 303 in Tappan, Orangetown Police said. The incident occurred just before 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 9 when Tappan resident Stellios A. Baron, who was operating a 1985 Mercedes-Benz was involuted in a minor motor-vehicle crash with a 2017 Toyota operated by a 66-year-old Fort Lee man. Baron stopped his vehicle in front of the Toyota, exited and approached the Toyota, began yelling at the other driver and a 55-year-…

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by Joe Lombardi
Politics
$1.5M Lawsuit From Business Against City In Westchester Is 'Meritless,' Mayor Says $1.5M Lawsuit From Business Against City In Westchester Is 'Meritless,' Mayor Says
$1.5M Lawsuit From Business Against City In Westchester Is 'Meritless,' Mayor Says Hours after the owners of a popular Mount Vernon bakery formally announced plans to file a $1.5 million lawsuit against the city, Mayor Richard Thomas released a statement calling the action “meritless.” On Thursday, lawyers from Lauren P. Raysor, who will be representing Miesha Stokely and Montika Jones, the co-owners of Cupcake Cutie Boutique, announced that they will be issuing a notice of claim, stating that the summer shutdown caused “harm to reputation, emotional distress and the loss of business.” The lawyers were in Mount Vernon to officially announce the lawsuit at Cupcake Cutie Bo…

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by Zak Failla
News
Former Head Of CDC, One-Time NYC Health Commissioner, Charged With Sex Abuse Former Head Of CDC, One-Time NYC Health Commissioner, Charged With Sex Abuse
Former Head Of CDC, One-Time NYC Health Commissioner, Charged With Sex Abuse A former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been arrested for allegedly groping a 55-year-old woman without consent, according to multiple reports. Thomas Frieden, 57, who served as head of the CDC from 2009 through 2017, and formerly acted as the New York City Health Commissioner, turned himself in to police in Brooklyn on Friday for allegedly grabbing a woman’s backside in October last year. According to the New York Post, Frieden knew his victim for more than two decades, and the incident happened inside his apartment. He reportedly committed the act as they w…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Pushes Shopping Cart Into Woman's Leg During Northern Westchester Dispute, Police Say Man Pushes Shopping Cart Into Woman's Leg During Northern Westchester Dispute, Police Say
Man Pushes Shopping Cart Into Woman's Leg During Northern Westchester Dispute, Police Say Police have charged a man who allegedly shouted profanities at a woman at a local supermarket and struck her with a shopping cart. Investigators from the Yorktown Police Department received a walk-in report from a woman on July 6 who stated that a dispute at DeCicco Family Market in Jefferson Valley turned physical, prompting an investigation. Police said that the investigation found that Shrub Oak resident Joseph Mazzei, 69, allegedly yelled profanities at the woman before allegedly pushing a shopping cart into her leg. A criminal summons was subsequently issued from the Yorktown Justice C…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Erratic Driver, Vandalized Car, Top Mount Kisco Police Blotter Erratic Driver, Vandalized Car, Top Mount Kisco Police Blotter
Erratic Driver, Vandalized Car, Top Mount Kisco Police Blotter A Mount Kisco man was arrested this week after allegedly speeding, driving erratically and nearly striking a mother and daughter. Zackary Frey, 27, was charged with reckless driving and speeding on Wednesday morning after a woman reported that she and her daughter were walking in a Stewart Place parking lot when he nearly hit them. Frey was released on his own recognizance after being cited and is due in Mount Kisco Justice Court on Aug. 23 to answer the charges. Other items on the Mount Kisco Police Department blotter from Monday, Aug. 13 thorugh Thursday, Aug. 16 include: The Mount Kis…

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by Zak Failla
Schools
Cortlandt Man Admits To Harassing Lakeland Schools Superintendent Cortlandt Man Admits To Harassing Lakeland Schools Superintendent
Cortlandt Man Admits To Harassing Lakeland Schools Superintendent A Northern Westchester man has admitted to sending more than two dozen harassing voicemails to Lakeland Schools Superintendent George Stone for several months, leading to an order of protection. Police said it is alleged that between Jan. 17 and June 17 this year, Cortlandt Manor resident Anthony Cassone, 55, “left approximately 25 voicemails on the victim’s voicemail system that served no legitimate purpose and caused the victim annoyance and alarm.”  At the victim’s request, a criminal summons was obtained from the Yorktown Justice Court on June 28 for a charge of second-degree harassment…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Roommates Arrested After Dispute Gets Physical, Sheriff Says Roommates Arrested After Dispute Gets Physical, Sheriff Says
Roommates Arrested After Dispute Gets Physical, Sheriff Says A pair of roommates are facing charges after an incident between the two turned physical in Kent. Members of the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a residence in Kent at approximately 1:20 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 5. Three Sheriff Deputies responded to the scene, and their investigation led to the arrests of Victor Briccetti, 54, and Daniel Cutler, 46, both Kent residents. Briccetti was charged with third-degree assault, a misdemeanor, and Cutler was charged with harassment, a violation. Briccetti was transported to the Putnam County Correctional Facility for processing, and a …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Picture Thrown At Woman During Mount Kisco Domestic Dispute, Police Say Picture Thrown At Woman During Mount Kisco Domestic Dispute, Police Say
Picture Thrown At Woman During Mount Kisco Domestic Dispute, Police Say A 23-year-old man was arrested following an alleged domestic dispute in Mount Kisco. Westchester County Police officers were dispatched to a West Main Street home at approximately 11:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 1, where there was a report of the domestic dispute. Police said that a relative reported that 23-year-old William Villeda took a picture off a wall during the dispute and threw it at his female victim, injuring her hand. Villeda was arrested and charged with third-degree menacing and has since been released. Other items on the Mount Kisco Police blotter from Monday, July 30 through …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
PD: Cortlandt Manor Man Charged With Harassment After Leaving 25 Voicemails PD: Cortlandt Manor Man Charged With Harassment After Leaving 25 Voicemails
PD: Cortlandt Manor Man Charged With Harassment After Leaving 25 Voicemails An investigation into more than two dozen voicemails that left a  woman feeling “annoyed and alarmed,” led to the arrest of a Northern Westchester man. Officers from the Yorktown Police Department were dispatched to an East Main Street home on April 26, where there was a report of harassment that had been ongoing for several months, prompting an investigation. Police said it is alleged that between Jan. 17 and June 17 this year, Cortlandt Manor resident Anthony Cassone, 55, “left approximately 25 voicemails on the victim’s voicemail system that served no legitimate purpose and caused the vi…

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by Zak Failla
News
Two Westchester Firefighters Charged In Separate Assaults With Injuries Two Westchester Firefighters Charged In Separate Assaults With Injuries
Two Westchester Firefighters Charged In Separate Assaults With Injuries Two members of the Yonkers Fire Department were charged in separate assaults that injured several people, according to police. One of the firefighters lives in Westchester County, one in Orange County. According to the Yonkers Police Department, on Monday around 2 a.m. officers responded to Rory Dolan's Bar & Restaurant at 890 McLean Ave. on a report of a fight with an injured party.  Upon arrival officers located the victim, a 45-year-old male resident of Yonkers, bleeding from the head. Officers rendered medical aid and facilitated his transport to a local area hospital via ambulanc…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Off-Duty Cop Admits To Putting Woman In Chokehold In Pleasantville Off-Duty Cop Admits To Putting Woman In Chokehold In Pleasantville
Off-Duty Cop Admits To Putting Woman In Chokehold In Pleasantville A 28-year-old police officer was sentenced to a one-year conditional discharge after pleading guilty to harassment for putting a woman in a chokehold while off duty last year in Northern Westchester.  In addition to harassment, Trevor Goff of Yonkers also pleaded guilty to criminal mischief, disorderly conduct, and obstruction of breathing in connection with the June 16, 2017, episode in Pleasantville, according to the Westchester County District Attorney's Office. Goff, of the Yonkers Police Department, was sentenced to a one-year conditional discharge, which means he will serve no jail ti…

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by Kathy Reakes