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14-Year-Old Student Charged In School Swatting Incident In Westchester: Police 14-Year-Old Student Charged In School Swatting Incident In Westchester: Police
14-Year-Old Student Charged In School Swatting Incident In Westchester: Police A 14-year-old student was arrested and charged with reporting a false shooting incident at a high school in Westchester, police said.  The incident happened on Wednesday, May 3 just after 11:30 a.m., when officers responded to Lincoln High School in Yonkers at 375 Kneeland Ave. after receiving an anonymous report of shots fired, according to Yonkers Police.  Once they arrived at the school, responding officers made contact with school officials and searched the building before determining that no shots had been fired and that the report had been unfounded.  Realizing th…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
No Late Night Frights: City In Westchester Issues Curfew For Halloween No Late Night Frights: City In Westchester Issues Curfew For Halloween
No Late Night Frights: City In Westchester Issues Curfew For Halloween Trick-or-treaters in a Westchester County city are being issued curfews by police to prevent them from being out too late.  Police in Yonkers have issued a citywide curfew for children 16 and younger for Halloween night on Monday, Oct. 31, according to authorities.  As part of the curfew:  Children who are 11 and younger must be home by 10 p.m.;  Children who are 12 to 13 must be home by 10:30 p.m.;  Children who are 14 to 16 must be home by 11 p.m. Yonkers Police also said that exceptions to the curfew include:  Children who are accompanied by a parent or …

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Police Investigate After Student Brings BB Gun To Westchester Elementary School Police Investigate After Student Brings BB Gun To Westchester Elementary School
Police Investigate After Student Brings BB Gun To Westchester Elementary School At least one student is expected to face charges after causing alarm at a Westchester elementary school by bringing a BB gun to class days after the mass shooting in Texas. In Yonkers, an investigation was launched at the Cesar E. Chavez (formerly Cedar Place) Elementary School when a student brought the weapon inside the building on Thursday, May 26. According to a Yonkers Police Department spokesperson, officers have recovered the BB gun and the involved students were taken to the Community Affairs Division. Police said that they anticipate charging one or more students as juvenile deli…

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by Zak Failla