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Longtime Firefighter, Baseball Coach From Northern Westchester Dies Longtime Firefighter, Baseball Coach From Northern Westchester Dies
Longtime Firefighter, Baseball Coach From Northern Westchester Dies A beloved firefighter, baseball coach, and Navy veteran from Northern Westchester is being remembered for his longstanding dedication to helping his community.  Banksville resident Preston Pratley died on Monday, May 27 at the age of 79, according to his obituary.  Born in 1944, Pratley was born in Greenwich and later moved to Banksville after marrying his wife, Geraldine Kerslake, in May 1968.  A graduate of St. Mary's High School in Greenwich, Pratley was a Navy veteran who also became a proud member of Local #38, Sheet Metal Workers.  He was also…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Missing Wilton Man Found Dead Missing Wilton Man Found Dead
Missing Wilton Man Found Dead Updated story: Missing Wilton Man Found Dead Original report: A 53-year-old man has gone missing in Fairfield County and authorities are asking the public's help in locating him. A Silver Alert has been issued following the disappearance of Todd Davies. Davies was last seen on Wednesday, Jan. 8 at around 4:30 p.m. in the area of Wilton Center. He's described as being 6-foot-3, 185 pounds with gray hair and blue eyes, wearing sweatpants and other unknown clothing. Anyone with information on Davies' whereabouts is asked to call the Wilton Police Department at 203-834-6260. Share this st…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Man Dies After Climbing On Top Of Metro-North Train In Westchester Man Dies After Climbing On Top Of Metro-North Train In Westchester
Man Dies After Climbing On Top Of Metro-North Train In Westchester Click here for an updated story: ID Released For Man Killed After Climbing On Top Of Train In Westchester A man was killed overnight after climbing on top of a Metro-North train and coming into contact with live wires. The incident took place around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday after the man tried to get on top of a train headed to New Haven, Metro-North officials said. The train stopped between Larchmont and Mamaroneck because of a power issue and that's when crews realized the man had attempted get on top of the train and had come in contact with overhead catenary wires, the MTA said. The man…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Police Seek Public's Help IDing Suspects In Larceny At Area Kohl's Police Seek Public's Help IDing Suspects In Larceny At Area Kohl's
Police Seek Public's Help IDing Suspects In Larceny At Area Kohl's Do you know them? Police are seeking the public's help in identifying two suspects in a grand larceny investigation. State Police from the Brewster barracks say the incident occurred on Saturday, June 16 when the pictured suspects above stole four Canon EOS T6 cameras from the Kohl’s Department Store located at 60 Independent Way in Brewster. The suspects are described to be two middle-aged white males with brown hair. In addition, the gold Honda Accord in the second image above was used during the incident. Any person having information is requested to please contact Investigator James S…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Seriously Injured In Hit-Run Incident Pedestrian Seriously Injured In Hit-Run Incident
Pedestrian Seriously Injured In Hit-Run Incident An investigation is underway after a hit-and-run incident resulted in serious injuries to a pedestrian late Friday afternoon in Rockland County. The incident occurred around 5 p.m. at the intersection of Franklin Avenue and S. John Street in Pearl River. The pedestrian was struck by a motor vehicle described as a silver colored Hyundai SUV bearing an unknown NJ registration, the Orangetown Police Department said. The operator was described as a white female with glasses last seen operating the vehicle Westbound on Franklin Avenue, police said.  The woman who was struck by the vehicle was …

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by Joe Lombardi