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AD At School District In Westchester Accused Of 'Sextortion' Of Teen AD At School District In Westchester Accused Of 'Sextortion' Of Teen
AD At School District In Westchester Accused Of 'Sextortion' Of Teen This story has been updated. An athletic director at a school district in Westchester County has been arrested and charged in connection with allegedly extorting a teenager to send sexually explicit images and videos. Thomas James Puccini, 28 years old and employed as the Interim Director of Physical Education, Health, and Athletics by the Eastchester Union Free School District, was arrested on Friday, Nov. 1. He was charged with felony grand larceny in the fourth degree and was arraigned in White Plains City Court by the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office. Puccini has been pla…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Burglars Nabbed After Homeowner Catches Them On Camera In Westchester: Police Burglars Nabbed After Homeowner Catches Them On Camera In Westchester: Police
Burglars Nabbed After Homeowner Catches Them On Camera In Westchester: Police Two men were apprehended in a Westchester backyard after a homeowner caught them on camera burglarizing her residence, police said. The incident happened on Thursday night, Oct. 26 in White Plains, when police received a call from a homeowner who was away but had seen two men inside her home on a live camera feed in the Fisher Hill area of the city, authorities said. According to White Plains Public Safety, officers responded to the home and quickly set up a perimeter. They then saw the duo running from the home through the backyard and took them into custody on the property, also recoverin…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Man Hits Victim With Handgun During Fight Behind Restaurants In Westchester: Police Man Hits Victim With Handgun During Fight Behind Restaurants In Westchester: Police
Man Hits Victim With Handgun During Fight Behind Restaurants In Westchester: Police A man faces several charges after striking a victim with a handgun during an altercation in a parking lot behind several restaurants in Westchester, police said. The incident happened on Sunday, Oct. 8 just after 6 p.m., when White Plains Police received reports of a fight involving a man with a gun in the Waller-Maple parking lot at 25 Waller Ave., which is located behind a strip of restaurants on Mamaroneck Avenue.  According to White Plains Public Safety, during the fight, a man identified as Tony Montague hit a woman with a licensed lawfully possessed handgun. Two off-duty off…

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by Ben Crnic
News
Acting New York Mets GM Placed On Administrative Leave Following Bust In Westchester Acting New York Mets GM Placed On Administrative Leave Following Bust In Westchester
Acting New York Mets GM Placed On Administrative Leave Following Bust In Westchester Zack Scott, the acting general manager of the New York Mets had his driving privileges revoked after being arraigned for allegedly driving while intoxicated when he was found asleep behind the wheel in the Hudson Valley. Scott, age 44, of Rye, was charged in White Plains City Court with driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor, while being cited for disobeying a traffic control device, illegally stopping on a highway, and failure to notify the DMV of an address change, all infractions. During his arraignment, Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah said that Scott’s driving privileg…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Arena Football Team Employee Charged In County Center Thefts Totaling $4K During Games Arena Football Team Employee Charged In County Center Thefts Totaling $4K During Games
Arena Football Team Employee Charged In County Center Thefts Totaling $4K During Games This story has been updated. A woman who worked as a production contractor with the New York Streets Arena Football League team's dance squad has been charged with separate thefts during home games at the Westchester County Center totaling $4,000, police said. Aniyah Booker, 18, of Hamden., Connecticut, was taken into custody on Thursday, July 25 following an investigation by detectives from the Westchester County Police General Investigations Unit. She is facing two misdemeanor larceny charges. The first theft occurred Friday, July 5, Westchester County Police said. A member of the New Yo…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Duo Caught With Loaded Gun, Drugs In Westchester Stop Duo Caught With Loaded Gun, Drugs In Westchester Stop
Duo Caught With Loaded Gun, Drugs In Westchester Stop Two men are facing weapon and drug charges after being busted during a stop by New York State Police troopers in Westchester. Troopers stopped a vehicle on I-87 in Greenburgh shortly before 9:15 p.m. on Saturday, June 23, when they spotted a motorist committing multiple vehicle and traffic violations on the roadway. According to police, during the subsequent stop, troopers were able to establish probable cause to search the vehicle and its occupants - Vermont resident Craig Nugent, Jr., 42 and Brooklyn resident Zaquikon Roy, 30 - which led to the seizure of a loaded handgun, approximately 1…

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by Zak Failla