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5 Men Try To Enter High School In Westchester, Flee After Security Denies Entry: Police 5 Men Try To Enter High School In Westchester, Flee After Security Denies Entry: Police
5 Men Try To Enter High School In Westchester, Flee After Security Denies Entry: Police Security measures proved effective when five unknown men were denied entry to a high school in Westchester County, police said.  On Friday, Jan. 20, five unidentified men tried to enter Eastchester High School at the school's single point of entry but were prevented from going inside by a security guard, according to Eastchester Schools Superintendent Ronald Valenti and Eastchester Police. The security guard had asked for the men's school-issued identification, which they could not produce. They then left the school on foot and drove away in a northbound direction on Route 22,&nbs…

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by Ben Crnic
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School Bus Driver Charged With DWI In Somers With Children Aboard Due In Court School Bus Driver Charged With DWI In Somers With Children Aboard Due In Court
School Bus Driver Charged With DWI In Somers With Children Aboard Due In Court The school bus driver in Northern Westchester who was charged with operating his bus while allegedly intoxicated and is under investigation for having inappropriate conduct with students was scheduled to appear in court. William Mendez, 61, of Somers, is under investigation for allegedly having inappropriate contact with students before his DWI arrest in Somers, when police say he had a blood-alcohol concentration of .22, nearly triple the legal limit. He was scheduled to appear in court on Monday, Jan. 6 to make an appearance. Police said that on Monday, Dec. 9 last year, Mendez, while em…

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by Zak Failla
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Somers CSD Releases New Info After Bus Driver With Students Aboard Charged With DWI Somers CSD Releases New Info After Bus Driver With Students Aboard Charged With DWI
Somers CSD Releases New Info After Bus Driver With Students Aboard Charged With DWI Reports that the driver of a contracted Somers School District bus who was transporting students was “acting strange,” prompted the arrest of the 61-year-old man for driving while intoxicated under Leandra's Law, authorities said. Earlier story: School Bus Driver Drove Drunk With Students Aboard In Somers, Police Say According to New York State Police in the Somers barracks,  William J. Mendez, of Somers, was operating the school bus from Primose Elementary School and Somers Intermediate School at the time of the incident on Monday, Dec. 9. Mendez was employed by Royal C…

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by Joe Lombardi