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Operation Safeguard: Police In Westchester Step Up Patrols For Holidays Operation Safeguard: Police In Westchester Step Up Patrols For Holidays
Operation Safeguard: Police In Westchester Step Up Patrols For Holidays Westchester County Police crews were out in full force over the extended Thanksgiving holiday weekend following the terrorist attack near the London Bridge last week. Additional patrols and tactical teams were dispatched throughout the county beginning on Wednesday, Nov. 27, police said, under a “pre-planned security initiative for the Thanksgiving holiday period.” The department issued an alert after receiving multiple inquiries about whether patrols would be increased following the terror-related incident in London. According to police, the department had already established an increased…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Westchester Welcomes New Police Academy Graduates Westchester Welcomes New Police Academy Graduates
Westchester Welcomes New Police Academy Graduates Sixty police recruits graduated Friday, May 25 from the Westchester County Police Academy and have landed coveted law enforcement jobs at 16 police departments in Westchester and one in New York City. The new officers, who completed 20 weeks of training at the police academy in Valhalla, received their diplomas during a ceremony at Purchase College of the State University of New York. County Executive George Latimer addressed the graduates of the 145th Session Basic Police Recruit Class, and praised them for mastering the physical and academic demands of the Academy. Latimer said: “I want …

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by Jon Craig
Politics
Maloney Visits U.S. Troops In Iraq, Afghanistan Over Holidays Maloney Visits U.S. Troops In Iraq, Afghanistan Over Holidays
Maloney Visits U.S. Troops In Iraq, Afghanistan Over Holidays Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-Cold Spring) spent his Christmas with the troops. Maloney was part of a congressional delegation that visited Iraq, Afghanistan and the United Arab Emirates from Dec. 23 to Dec. 30.  The purpose of the trip was to conduct oversight on U.S. force posture, regional dynamics, and counter-terrorism efforts in the region. In Iraq, Maloney visited the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad and a military base. Maloney had Christmas dinner with Captain Michael Bliss, a White Plains resident and Major Scott Hequembourg, a West Point native. In Afghanistan, Maloney met with troops at…

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by Sam Barron