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Bomb Squad Called In Northern Westchester After Woman Finds Grenade In Grandfather's House Bomb Squad Called In Northern Westchester After Woman Finds Grenade In Grandfather's House
Bomb Squad Called In Northern Westchester After Woman Finds Grenade In Grandfather's House A woman received a scare when she found a grenade while going through the personal effects of her recently deceased grandfather in Ossining. The Ossining Police Department was alerted about the grenade on Tuesday, June 18, when the woman brought it to headquarters. The grenade was taken by police to Academy Place, while they waited for the Westchester County Bomb Squad to determine if the grenade was live and a threat to the public. Nearby streets were temporarily closed while the investigation was made. Police gave the “all clear” shortly before 5 p.m. Tuesday, when it was determined that…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Worker At Corporate Park In Area Charged In String Of Bomb Threats Worker At Corporate Park In Area Charged In String Of Bomb Threats
Worker At Corporate Park In Area Charged In String Of Bomb Threats A weekslong investigation into four separate bomb threats that were called in to a busy corporate park in Westchester led to the arrest of a White Plains man working at the building who allegedly called in the phony threats. The Greenburgh Police Department has been investigating four reported bomb threats that took place at the corporate park at 660 White Plains Road on separate occasions between Thursday, Sept. 13 and Wednesday, Sept. 19, Police Capt. Brian Ryan announced on Wednesday. Ryan noted that following each bomb threat, police were dispatched to the corporate park to assist in th…

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by Zak Failla
Schools
Lakeland High School Evacuated After Threat Found In Bathroom Lakeland High School Evacuated After Threat Found In Bathroom
Lakeland High School Evacuated After Threat Found In Bathroom An area high school had to be evacuated on Thursday morning after a written threat was found in a bathroom. Lakeland High School was evacuated at approximately 11 a.m. on Thursday to allow officers from the Yorktown Police Department and a bomb squad to investigate a written “non-specific” threat that was found in a bathroom, school officials said. Officers from the Yorktown Police Department and Westchester County Bomb Squad responded to the school at approximately noon, with students and staff returning to the building shortly thereafter. School officials said that the Yorktown Police De…

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by Zak Failla