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After Covering Camera, 'Weirdo' Bouncer Beat Customer To Death At NY Bar, Jury Agrees After Covering Camera, 'Weirdo' Bouncer Beat Customer To Death At NY Bar, Jury Agrees
After Covering Camera, 'Weirdo' Bouncer Beat Customer To Death At NY Bar, Jury Agrees A New York jury has convicted a former bar bouncer of brutally beating a 32-year-old customer who died 11 days later in the hospital. Long Island’s David Cruz, age 32, of Medford, was found guilty of first-degree manslaughter in Suffolk County Court on Monday, April 24, in the death of Jake Scott. Earlier Report: Holbrook Bar Bouncer Covered Camera Before Fatally Beating 32-Year-Old Customer, DA Says Cruz was working as a bouncer at Tailgaters Bar in Holbrook on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022, when he got into an argument with Scott shortly before 3 a.m., according to the Suffolk County DA’s O…

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by Michael Mashburn
Schools
HS Senior In Hudson Valley Wins $60K Award HS Senior In Hudson Valley Wins $60K Award
HS Senior In Hudson Valley Wins $60K Award A high school senior from Northern Westchester has earned a $60,000 award after placing highly in the final round of the Regeneron Science Talent Search, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious scholastic science and math competition.  Earlier Report - Byram Hills HS Seniors Get $2K Each For Being Regeneron Scholars Samantha Milewicz,  a senior at Byram Hills High School in Armonk, took eighth place in the final round of the competition on Tuesday, March 14, school district officials announced.  Milewicz, who had already won a $2,000 award for being name…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Multiple Arrests Made After Gang Assault In Hudson Valley Multiple Arrests Made After Gang Assault In Hudson Valley
Multiple Arrests Made After Gang Assault In Hudson Valley Several arrests were made in Westchester following an assault by alleged gang members that left their victim in the hospital with a brain injury, police said. Late on Thursday, June 17, officers responded to North Broadway following a gang assault where a man was hit in the head with a bottle and stomped on by a group of people that included known gang members, Yonkers Police Commissioner John Mueller said. The man suffered a brain injury and is currently in the trauma ward at an area hospital in critical condition. Mueller said that the Yonkers Police Department has made multiple arrests,…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Sentenced For Distracted Driving Crash That Injured State Trooper Man Sentenced For Distracted Driving Crash That Injured State Trooper
Man Sentenced For Distracted Driving Crash That Injured State Trooper A Long Island man will avoid prison, but still spend time behind bars after admitting to distracted driving during a crash that left a New York State Police trooper “severely disabled” in a case that was prosecuted by the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office. West Islip resident Jesse Cohen, 24, was sentenced to 30 days in jail, in addition to three years' probation and 1,000 hours of community service after he pleaded guilty to third-degree assault in Suffolk County Court in Riverhead. The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office recused themselves from the case due to a conflict…

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by Zak Failla