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Schools Searched After Rye District Receives Overnight Bomb Threat Schools Searched After Rye District Receives Overnight Bomb Threat
Schools Searched After Rye District Receives Overnight Bomb Threat Several schools in Westchester were thoroughly searched after a district received an overnight bomb threat, police announced.  On Monday night, Nov. 20, the Rye City School District received a bomb threat to its buildings that was sent over email, the Rye Police Department announced.  Although the threat was not thought to be credible, all five of the district's schools and the Central Administration Building were searched into the early morning on Tuesday, Nov. 21 with help from the Westchester County Police Bomb Squad, police said. No threats were found inside the fiv…

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by Ben Crnic
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Building Department At Mount Vernon City Hall To Reopen After Suspicious Package, Fire Building Department At Mount Vernon City Hall To Reopen After Suspicious Package, Fire
Building Department At Mount Vernon City Hall To Reopen After Suspicious Package, Fire The Building Department at Mount Vernon City Hall is scheduled to reopen on Wednesday, two days after a suspicious package and fire forced a pair of evacuations. Police said that the threat was announced at approximately 11 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 14, prompting an evacuation as officers took emergency measures. The area around City Hall was shut down. The Westchester County Police Bomb Squad responded to City Hall and determined that the package outside the Building Department contained a pest control device. Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas noted that it is not a typical pest control device …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Mount Vernon City Hall Evacuated Twice For Suspicious Package, Fire Mount Vernon City Hall Evacuated Twice For Suspicious Package, Fire
Mount Vernon City Hall Evacuated Twice For Suspicious Package, Fire Mount Vernon City Hall was evacuated twice on Monday morning when a suspicious package was found, followed by a suspicious fire that is under investigation. Police said that the threat was announced at approximately 11 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 14, prompting an evacuation as officers took emergency measures. The area around City Hall was shut down. The Westchester County Police Bomb Squad responded to City Hall and determined that the package outside the Building Department contained a pest control device. Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas noted that it is not a typical pest control device that …

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by Zak Failla