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New Update: LI Sex Crime Suspect Caught After Assaulting 16-Year-Old At Park, Police Say New Update: LI Sex Crime Suspect Caught After Assaulting 16-Year-Old At Park, Police Say
New Update: LI Sex Crime Suspect Caught After Assaulting 16-Year-Old At Park, Police Say A 21-year-old man who was already out on bail on sex crime charges from a Long Island incident has been charged with assaulting a teenage girl in a Westchester public park, police said.  Port Chester resident Richard A. Olmino, age 21, has been arrested in connection with an assault that happened on Friday, June 23 around midnight at Rye Town Park on Forest Avenue between Dearborn Avenue and Oakland Beach Avenue, the City of Rye Police Department announced on Sunday, June 25.  Earlier Report - 16-Year-Old Girl Assaulted At Park In Rye: Suspect At Large On the …

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by Ben Crnic
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LI Man Steals Over $6K From Gas Station, Then Drives Wrong Way On Road, Fights Cops LI Man Steals Over $6K From Gas Station, Then Drives Wrong Way On Road, Fights Cops
LI Man Steals Over $6K From Gas Station, Then Drives Wrong Way On Road, Fights Cops A Long Island man faces grand larceny charges after robbing a gas station before leading authorities on a multi-county chase and fighting officers in Westchester, police said.  The incident began on Wednesday, March 1, around 5:15 a.m., when sheriff's deputies in Putnam County were sent to a Gulf gas station in Southeast at 1565 Route 22 for an armed robbery, according to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office.  After arriving, deputies found that the suspect had already fled the gas station. After some investigation, deputies determined that the suspect had entered the store, pointed…

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by Ben Crnic
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Fuel Spill With Side Of Fries - 42,000 Pounds Of Them: Truck Hits Hutchinson Parkway Overpass Fuel Spill With Side Of Fries - 42,000 Pounds Of Them: Truck Hits Hutchinson Parkway Overpass
Fuel Spill With Side Of Fries - 42,000 Pounds Of Them: Truck Hits Hutchinson Parkway Overpass This story has been updated. A truck carrying 42,000 pounds of frozen french fries struck an overpass on a Westchester County parkway, causing a fuel spill and a closure of the roadway's lanes in one direction.   The incident happened on Wednesday morning, Feb. 1 around 6:50 a.m., when a tractor-trailer traveling south on the Hutchinson River Parkway in Scarsdale hit the Mamaroneck Road bridge, Westchester County Police Public Information Officer Kieran O'Leary said.  As a result of the crash, 75 gallons of diesel fuel spilled from the trailer's refrigeration unit onto the parkway and int…

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by Ben Crnic
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Long Island Man Nabbed After Fleeing From Disabled Stolen SUV, Police Say Long Island Man Nabbed After Fleeing From Disabled Stolen SUV, Police Say
Long Island Man Nabbed After Fleeing From Disabled Stolen SUV, Police Say Two people were arrested and another got away after allegedly stealing an SUV and then fleeing when state police arrived on the scene. The incident took place around 1:45 p.m., Sunday, April 19, when state police responded to assist a state H.E.L.P. truck with a disabled vehicle on I-95 in the town of Harrison, said Trooper Tara McCormick.  When the trooper arrived on the scene, three people ran from the vehicle, climbed a fence, and fled on foot.  Two of the individuals who fled were located and detained during an organized search that included the Town of Harrison Police Depart…

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by Kathy Reakes