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Large Amounts Of PCP, Over $80K Found In Westchester Home, Police Say Large Amounts Of PCP, Over $80K Found In Westchester Home, Police Say
Large Amounts Of PCP, Over $80K Found In Westchester Home, Police Say A man faces several charges after a large quantity of phencyclidine and more than $80,000 in cash were seized from his Northern Westchester home, police announced.  The arrest resulted from the execution of a search warrant at a Peekskill residence on Brown Street on Thursday, Nov, 9, Peekskill Police announced.  As a result of the search, a large amount of suspected phencyclidine (PCP) and more than $80,000 in US currency were seized, authorities said, adding that the search was part of an extensive investigation into the sale of PCP in and around Peekskill.  The resid…

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by Ben Crnic
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Suspect Admits To Defacing Newspaper With Hate Symbols In Westchester Suspect Admits To Defacing Newspaper With Hate Symbols In Westchester
Suspect Admits To Defacing Newspaper With Hate Symbols In Westchester Police have found the person who defaced a single copy of The Northern Westchester Examiner newspaper with hate symbols, according to the Examiner News.  Once the person was identified and admitted writing the swastikas and KKK on the paper, the Peekskill Police department said the person could not be charged due to First Amendment rights, the Examiner said. According to police, if the person had defaced a building or private property, an arrest could have been made. The defaced copy of the paper was found in the lobby of the Chase bank on Brown Street by a customer who visited the ba…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Weekly Newspaper Defaced With Hate Symbols In Westchester Weekly Newspaper Defaced With Hate Symbols In Westchester
Weekly Newspaper Defaced With Hate Symbols In Westchester Police are investigating the defacement of a weekly newspaper with hate symbols in Northern Westchester. The defacement was discovered by a customer on a copy of this week's Northern Westchester Examiner in an inside area of the Chase Bank at 1025 Brown St. in Peekskill, said Peekskill Det. Sgt. Jack Galusha. The paper had swastikas and the letters "KKK" on the front page, police said. The customer, who was concerned, took the paper to police who said they are actively investigating the incident, including checking surveillance cameras at the bank. Check back to Daily Voice for updat…

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by Kathy Reakes