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Area HS Basketball Coach Placed On Leave After Admitting To Collecting $17K For False Injuries Area HS Basketball Coach Placed On Leave After Admitting To Collecting $17K For False Injuries
Area HS Basketball Coach Placed On Leave After Admitting To Collecting $17K For False Injuries An MTA bus driver who lives in Northern Westchester and who worked as a high school basketball coach in Putnam County admitted to collecting workers comp benefits while still maintaining his job on the court, despite being uninjured. Tyrone Searight, 49, of Peekskill, who coaches in the Haldane Central School District, pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct after he claimed to be injured in 2016, forcing him out of his job as a bus driver. Despite being allegedly injured, Searight was caught by investigators continuing to coach at Haldane, all while collecting nearly $17,000 in workers' compe…

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by Zak Failla
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Road Rage Incident: Pomona Man Arrested After Beating Vehicle With Stick, Police Say Road Rage Incident: Pomona Man Arrested After Beating Vehicle With Stick, Police Say
Road Rage Incident: Pomona Man Arrested After Beating Vehicle With Stick, Police Say A road rage incident landed a Pomona man in handcuffs after he allegedly attacked a vehicle with his hands and a stick after becoming angry in traffic. The incident took place Wednesday, Sept. 11, on Sherman Drive, in Ramapo, Ramapo Police said. When officers arrived on the scene they found that the driver of one of the vehicles said a man in another vehicle he didn't know began to follow him on East Eckerson Road, police said. The man followed him onto Sherman Drive at which point he allegedly approached the complainant’s vehicle and started to hit it with his hands and a stick, police sa…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Nabbed For Attempted Murder In Rockland Man Nabbed For Attempted Murder In Rockland
Man Nabbed For Attempted Murder In Rockland A 33-year-old man is facing an attempted murder charge in Rockland after being tracked down by police following a lengthy investigation. The Ramapo Police Department announced the arrest of Kleber Toaza-Guasco, who has been charged with second-degree attempted murder, dating back to an incident that took place in 2012. Police said that there has been a warrant out in Ramapo for nearly six years, and detectives have been actively investigating the incident since it was reported. Toaza-Guasco was located by the Village of Spring Valley Police Department on Jan. 5 and turned over to investigat…

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by Zak Failla