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Halloween Police Details Result In 16.5K Tickets Statewide: Here's A Breakdown Halloween Police Details Result In 16.5K Tickets Statewide: Here's A Breakdown
Halloween Police Details Result In 16.5K Tickets Statewide: Here's A Breakdown New York State Police troopers dished out nearly double the number of tickets during a special Halloween enforcement detail. Troopers issued 16,690 tickets statewide during the enforcement campaign, up from 9,057 tickets last year. The detail ran from Saturday, Oct. 26, and lasted through Nov. 1. “Our top priority is the safety of everyone on our roads – our goal is not to spoil anyone’s fun on Halloween,” Terri Egan, the Executive Commissioner of the DMV said before the detail began. The detail included an increased number of sobriety checkpoints and additional DWI patrols. There were…

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Westchester Keeping Sex Offenders Off Streets For Halloween Westchester Keeping Sex Offenders Off Streets For Halloween
Westchester Keeping Sex Offenders Off Streets For Halloween While children are tricking and treating throughout Westchester, area sex offenders on probation will be off the streets this Halloween. More than 150 registered and non-registered sex offenders on probation in Westchester and Putnam counties have received special “invitations,” requiring them to attend an educational anti-sexual abuse victim impact program. The program is being held at Westchester County Courthouse between 5:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. on Wednesday. According to the Westchester County Probation Department, the offenders will “hear compelling accounts of devastation perpetrated on…

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Police & Fire
Ticket Or Treat? Local, State Police To Increase Patrols Through Halloween Ticket Or Treat? Local, State Police To Increase Patrols Through Halloween
Ticket Or Treat? Local, State Police To Increase Patrols Through Halloween Motorists should not drink and drive or they may be getting a ticket instead of a treat for Halloween. State and local police agencies will be increasing patrols in an effort to crack down on impaired drivers in advance of the holiday. The enforcement campaign begins on Friday, Oct .26, and will run through Thursday, Nov. 1. “Our top priority is the safety of everyone on our roads – our goal is not to spoil anyone’s fun on Halloween,” Terri Egan, the Executive Commissioner of the DMV said. “We urge motorists to use extra caution, watch for children and their parents, and most important of a…

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Lifestyle
Westchester Medical Center Explains How Avoid 'Tricks' This Halloween Westchester Medical Center Explains How Avoid 'Tricks' This Halloween
Westchester Medical Center Explains How Avoid 'Tricks' This Halloween Each year, 4,400 trick-or-treaters across the country are taken to a hospital. Dr. Mark Papish, associate medical director of Emergency Medicine at MidHudson Regional Hospital, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), shared strategies to minimize risk.  First, remember that one-third of Halloween injuries involve lacerations from pumpkin-carving. “Using a children’s pumpkin-carving knife that is serrated, but not sharp, can mitigate this risk,” said Papish. “You can also have young children paint the pumpkin instead.” Costumes should also be well thought out. …

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