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Police & Fire
Man Charged After Threatening To Kill Motorists At Traffic Light In Hudson Valley, Police Say
A man was arrested on an "extreme risk" protection order for allegedly scaring motorists during a road rage incident that was caught on a Ring camera in the region. The incident took place in Dutchess County on Saturday, Feb. 24, in Wappingers Falls. Wappingers Falls Police said the department received notification from Ring Neighbors, a public online social media platform, on Saturday warning of a "possible crime" in the area. In the video, police said a man can be seen stopped at a traffic light threatening motorists that he had a gun in back. As a result, the department said it o…
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20-Year-Old Charged After Cache Of Weapons Seized In Northern Westchester
A 20-year-old has been arrested after a cache of weapons was discovered in Northern Westchester, authorities announced. Emeric Tyler of Yorktown has been charged with illegally possessing numerous high-capacity ammunition magazines which were stored in his family’s Yorktown home along with numerous lawfully possessed weapons. Police were alerted under the New York State Red Flag Law, according to Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. and Yorktown Police Chief Robert Noble. Tyler is facing 33 counts of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a Class …
Politics
NY's New 'Red Flag' Law Will Seize Guns From Those Deemed By Courts To Be An 'Extreme Risk'
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed legislation that will take guns out of the hands of suspect individuals who raise a “red flag” and could cause harm to themselves or others. Cuomo signed the Red Flag Bill - also known as the extreme risk protection order bill - into law on Tuesday, which prevents individuals who show signs of being a threat to themselves or others from purchasing or possessing any kind of firearm. According to Cuomo, “this legislation builds on New York's strongest in the nation gun laws and makes New York the first in the United States to empower its teachers and scho…
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Westchester Has Lowest Gun Homicide Rate In State, New Data Shows
The lowest-ranking county in the state for gun-related incidents is in the Hudson Valley, according to a recently released report from the Centers for Disease Control. Based on a five-year average, Westchester ranks the lowest in gun-related homicide deaths in New York, and is the third lowest in overall gun-related deaths and has the sixth lowest death rate of gun-related suicides, according to the report. The data was provided by the CDC and analyzed by the Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence, which measured the rates of overall gun-related deaths, and then separately, the rates of suic…
Politics
Westchester DA, Cuomo Rally For Bill To Pull Guns From Troubled Kids' Homes
Elected officials continue to call on New York State to enact a Red Flag Gun Protection bill that would make it the first state in the nation to allow teachers and school administrators to prevent potential school shootings by pursuing court intervention. Last week, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo began his push of an “Extreme Risk Protection Order” bill, which would permit teachers and school administrators to have the power to petition a judge to remove guns from the homes of students deemed troublesome. Family members and law enforcement agencies would also be able to approach the court about …