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Fourth Teen Charged In $100K Lighthouse Arson Spree In Westchester (UPDATE) Fourth Teen Charged In $100K Lighthouse Arson Spree In Westchester (UPDATE)
Fourth Teen Charged In $100K Lighthouse Arson Spree In Westchester (Update) This story has been updated.  Four teens have been charged and a fourth is being sought after a weekend arson and vandalism spree caused heavy damage to the historic Tarrytown Lighthouse in Westchester County, police said.  The arrests were announced Friday, June 6, by Westchester County Police, who said two suspects—Elvin Ayavaca, 18, of White Plains, and Richard Barrero, 19, of Harrison—were arraigned in Sleepy Hollow Village Court.  Each is charged with three felonies: third-degree arson, third-degree burglary, and second-degree criminal mischief.  A third suspect, …

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
New Footage Shows 4 Suspects In Lighthouse Arson Case In Westchester (UPDATE) New Footage Shows 4 Suspects In Lighthouse Arson Case In Westchester (UPDATE)
New Footage Shows 4 Suspects In Lighthouse Arson Case In Westchester (Update) Westchester County Police have released surveillance images of four people believed to be connected to the arson fire and vandalism that severely damaged the historic Tarrytown Lighthouse over the weekend. In an update on Tuesday, June 3, police asked for the public’s help in identifying the four persons of interest. The photos, which show the suspects near the scene, were made public as part of the ongoing investigation.  The blaze and destruction were discovered by a Westchester County Parks employee around 9:40 a.m. on Saturday, May 31, who arrived at the site to find smoke, shatter…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Man Sets Blaze At Tea House At Park In Westchester, Flees On Electric Scooter: Police (UPDATE) Man Sets Blaze At Tea House At Park In Westchester, Flees On Electric Scooter: Police (UPDATE)
Man Sets Blaze At Tea House At Park In Westchester, Flees On Electric Scooter: Police (Update) A 22-year-old man has been arrested and charged with arson following a fire that damaged a historic building at a Westchester County park, police announced. Mount Kisco resident Erik Hernandez Regalado, 22, was taken into custody shortly after the Thursday, April 17 blaze at Leonard Park in Mount Kisco and has been charged with third-degree arson and second-degree criminal mischief, both felonies, according to the Westchester County Police Department. The fire, which broke out around 5:11 p.m. at the park's Tea House, was first reported by a witness who also saw a man on a battery-powered s…

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by Ben Crnic
News
Hospitalized After Confessing: Cody Balmer Admits Firebombing PA Governor’s Mansion Hospitalized After Confessing: Cody Balmer Admits Firebombing PA Governor’s Mansion
Hospitalized After Confessing: Cody Balmer Admits Firebombing PA Governor’s Mansion The man accused of firebombing Pennsylvania’s Governor’s Residence while Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family slept has been hospitalized for a medical event, authorities announced on Monday, April 14. Cody Allen Balmer, 38, of Harrisburg, remains under Pennsylvania State Police supervision while receiving treatment at an area hospital. Officials said the medical episode was unrelated to the fire or his arrest. Balmer will be arraigned at Dauphin County Prison once he is cleared for release, state police said. A surveillance video captured Balmer climbing over a wall onto the Governor’s Residen…

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by Jillian Pikora
News
Shocking Photos Show Firebombed Damage Inside PA Governor’s Mansion After Arson Attack Shocking Photos Show Firebombed Damage Inside PA Governor’s Mansion After Arson Attack
Shocking Photos Show Firebombed Damage Inside PA Governor’s Mansion After Arson Attack Charred walls, melted fixtures, and soot-stained ceilings — shocking new images reveal the devastation inside the Pennsylvania Governor’s Residence after an arsonist set it ablaze while Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family slept. The photos, released by the Commonwealth on Sunday evening, show extensive fire damage throughout the stately Harrisburg mansion’s interior, particularly concentrated near the front entrance. Blackened walls, debris-strewn floors, and scorched furniture paint a harrowing picture of the overnight attack that officials say could have ended in tragedy. Commonwealth Medi…

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by Jillian Pikora
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'Where's My Dad?' Father's Ashes Lost By NY Cops After House Fire, Daughter Claims 'Where's My Dad?' Father's Ashes Lost By NY Cops After House Fire, Daughter Claims
'Where's My Dad?' Father's Ashes Lost By NY Cops After House Fire, Daughter Claims A New York woman claims that police lost her late father’s ashes while investigating a house fire. Rensselaer County resident Jennifer Brunson, of Brunswick, claims that Troy Police evidence technicians took a vial of Thurman McAffry's ashes to test for drugs after a fire destroyed her sister’s home on 5th Avenue Saturday, Jan. 4. Brunson immediately raised concerns, fearing her dad's remains would be discarded once they tested negative. Police assured her there was a process in place, but after testing, she said she was told no one had asked for the remains back. “They have no paperwork …

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Car Fire Spreads To House In Hudson Valley Car Fire Spreads To House In Hudson Valley
Car Fire Spreads To House In Hudson Valley A vehicle fire was soon extinguished by firefighters in Dutchess County, but not before it spread to a nearby residence.  The incident happened on Tuesday, Jan. 28 at around 1:30 p.m., when a car caught on fire at a Beacon home on Rector Street, according to the Beacon Fire Department.  Arriving fire crews soon knocked out the flames and searched the home, finding no one inside.  Crews then overhauled the home and confirmed the blaze had not stretched further into the residence.  However, the first floor was damaged by the flames. No injuries were reported.  Crew…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Blaze Damages Apartment Complex In Mohegan Lake Blaze Damages Apartment Complex In Mohegan Lake
Blaze Damages Apartment Complex In Mohegan Lake Firefighters battled a blaze that damaged multiple residences at a Northern Westchester apartment building.  The fire happened at the Eagle Rock Apartments at Mohegan Lake on New Chalet Drive, the Mohegan Fire Department announced on Monday, Dec. 16.  According to the department, arriving crews found a blaze in the apartment's cocklift void space and transmitted a 10-75.  After several hose lines were stretched to the scene, the fire was extinguished and the apartment where the blaze began was extensively overhauled. Three other apartment units sustained minimal damage,…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
SUV Goes Up In Flames On Road In Croton-On-Hudson SUV Goes Up In Flames On Road In Croton-On-Hudson
SUV Goes Up In Flames On Road In Croton-On-Hudson A vehicle blaze that went up on a residential street in Northern Westchester was stopped from damaging nearby homes thanks to quick efforts from firefighters.  The incident happened on Monday, Aug. 19 just before 9:30 a.m., when an SUV went up in flames on lower Brook Street in Croton-on-Hudson, according to the village's fire department.  Arriving crews stretched a hose line to both extinguish the vehicle fire and cool down the neighboring house. After the SUV blaze was put out, firefighters inspected the house and found just radiant heat damage to the vinyl siding.  The en…

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by Ben Crnic
News
Iconic Longtime Westchester Bakery Damaged By Fire Seeks Help In Rebuilding Iconic Longtime Westchester Bakery Damaged By Fire Seeks Help In Rebuilding
Iconic Longtime Westchester Bakery Damaged By Fire Seeks Help In Rebuilding A bakery that has served its Westchester community for more than eight decades is now asking for help in recovering from a devastating fire that forced it to close.  Delite Bake Shop, located in Yonkers at 773 Yonkers Ave., was damaged in a blaze that started on Saturday, July 13 around 12:30 a.m., according to the store's owner, Eric Jeraci.  Because the fire happened when the business was closed, no customers or employees were injured.  However, although the business has insurance, the bakery now has a "long road ahead" of them before they can reopen, and all of the costs …

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Fire Breaks Out At Home In Northern Westchester Fire Breaks Out At Home In Northern Westchester
Fire Breaks Out At Home In Northern Westchester A home was damaged by a gas grill fire in Northern Westchester. The blaze broke out around 7:51 p.m., Tuesday, May 11, on Hayes Drive in Yorktown Heights. When firefighters arrived on the scene they found a grill on fire next to a structure, the Yorktown Volunteer Fire Department said. A neighbor who is an off-duty firefighter was able to knock down the main body of fire utilizing a dry chemical fire extinguisher and pull the grill away from the structure prior to the fire department's arrival. The damage to the home.Yorktown Heights Fire Department Yorktown Heights firefighters secur…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Three Firefighters Injured After Battling Blaze At Westchester Home Three Firefighters Injured After Battling Blaze At Westchester Home
Three Firefighters Injured After Battling Blaze At Westchester Home Three firefighters were injured battling a blaze in a Westchester home filled with clutter and junk. The fire took place around 3:56 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 23, at a single-family home located on the 100 block of Scott Avenue in Yonkers, said Deputy Chief Joseph Citrone. The fire started from an electrical outlet that sparked and ignited a mattress, Citrone said. "Fire crews had an extremely difficult time putting out the fire due to junk being piled to the ceiling making it hard to reach the seat of the fire," Citrone said. The house was so cluttered that it resulted in a large fire loa…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Residents Rescued After Apartment Fire Breaks Out In Westchester, Injuring Three Cops Residents Rescued After Apartment Fire Breaks Out In Westchester, Injuring Three Cops
Residents Rescued After Apartment Fire Breaks Out In Westchester, Injuring Three Cops Three police officers suffered injuries as they helped rescue residents when a fire broke out in a Westchester apartment building. New Rochelle Police Officer Timothy Childs was on patrol shortly after 9 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 20 on Pelham Road when he saw smoke coming from a six-unit Franklin Avenue apartment building, prompting him to leap into action. New Rochelle Police Capt. Cosmo Costa said that the officer alerted police headquarters and began to evacuate the building until help arrived. Officer Phalen Pedro and Lt. Robert Wenzler responded and assisted in evacuating the building as …

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by Zak Failla
Business
CVS Reopens Westchester Store Nearly Two Years After Fire CVS Reopens Westchester Store Nearly Two Years After Fire
CVS Reopens Westchester Store Nearly Two Years After Fire CVS Pharmacy has just reopened a Westchester location that was ravaged by a fire in December of 2018. The fire started at Excelsior Cleaners in Larchmont on Dec. 20 of 2018, spreading to the CVS, Shop & Shop and other small stores adjoining it in the Ferndale Plaza on Boston Post Road.  While the Stop & Shop location reopened at 6 p.m. that day, just three hours after fire crews arrived at the scene, the CVS location was left with severe damage, including basement flooding. According to an official press release, the location reopened on Friday, Aug. 28 as a HealthHUB, which …

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by Christina Coulter
Police & Fire
Vacant Restaurant Damaged In Overnight Fire Vacant Restaurant Damaged In Overnight Fire
Vacant Restaurant Damaged In Overnight Fire A vacant restaurant that was slated for renovation was heavily damaged during an early-morning fire. The call for the fire at the former Cozzy's Place restaurant at 256 Hooker Ave., came in about 2:20 a.m., Tuesday, July 2 said City of Poughkeepsie Fire Chief Mark Johnson. The first firefighters on the scene found fire on the upper floor of the two-and-half-story building.  "They (the firefighters) attacked the fire from the second floor to access the attic area where the fire was located," the chief said. Firefighters were able to gain control within 15 minutes and had extinguished …

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by Kathy Reakes
Business
CVS Sets Up Mobile Pharmacy In Westchester Following Fire CVS Sets Up Mobile Pharmacy In Westchester Following Fire
CVS Sets Up Mobile Pharmacy In Westchester Following Fire CVS is setting up a mobile pharmacy in Larchmont after a fire tore through the Ferndale Shopping Center, damaging the store late last year. A two-alarm fire broke out at Excelsior Cleaners on Boston Post Road in Larchmont at approximately 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 19. The fire quickly spread through the shopping center, damaging several adjoining buildings, including a CVS, which suffered flood damage. In response, CVS announced it will be opening up a fully-staffed, mobile pharmacy in front of the store at 1310 Boston Post Road in Larchmont. The pharmacy is expected to be open from 8 a.m. …

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by Zak Failla