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Man Admits To Hate Crime After Hitting Asian Woman 125 Times In Westchester Attack, DA Says Man Admits To Hate Crime After Hitting Asian Woman 125 Times In Westchester Attack, DA Says
Man Admits To Hate Crime After Hitting Asian Woman 125 Times In Westchester Attack, DA Says A Westchester man has pleaded guilty to committing a violent hate crime against a 67-year-old Asian woman who was entering her home. District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah announced that Yonkers resident Tammel Esco, age 42, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022, to committing a violent hate crime on Friday, March 11 against the woman who was entering her apartment building.  According to court documents, Esco cursed at the victim, punched her around 125 times in and around her head, repeatedly stomped on her upper body, and spit on her. “Today’s agreement secures j…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Newly Town-Installed Black Lives Matter Sign Uprooted From Ground In Westchester, Police Say Newly Town-Installed Black Lives Matter Sign Uprooted From Ground In Westchester, Police Say
Newly Town-Installed Black Lives Matter Sign Uprooted From Ground In Westchester, Police Say Police are investigating a potential bias or hate-related incident after a newly installed “Black Lives Matter” sign was uprooted in Westchester. Greenburgh Police Chief Chris McNerney issued an alert on Friday, May 14 advising about an investigation into a criminal mischief incident after a newly installed “BLM” sign was ripped out of the ground. McNerney said that overnight on Thursday, May 13, a sign that read “All Lives Can’t Matter Until Black Lives Matter” was uprooted from the ground hours after it was affixed to the “Welcome to Greenburgh” sign on Knollwood Road. The investigation…

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by Zak Failla
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Port Chester School District Investigating 'Disturbing Social Media Posts' Port Chester School District Investigating 'Disturbing Social Media Posts'
Port Chester School District Investigating 'Disturbing Social Media Posts' There will be a new item added to the docket on a Board of Education meeting in Westchester County after “disturbing” social media posts involving members of the school district circulated online. Port Chester Schools Superintendent Edward Kliszus issued a statement on Thursday, Sept. 17, warning parents that there have been harassing and racially biased social media posts that have been discovered, though he did not explain the exact content of the posts. In a statement, Klizszus called the post “disturbing,” and said they will be a focus of the 5 p.m. Port Chester Board of Education meeti…

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by Zak Failla