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Bomb Threat Prompts Search Outside School In Westchester, Staggered Dismissal Bomb Threat Prompts Search Outside School In Westchester, Staggered Dismissal
Bomb Threat Prompts Search Outside School In Westchester, Staggered Dismissal A school in Westchester was put into a hold-in-place after receiving a potential bomb threat, officials announced.  New, updated report - New Update: Bomb Threat To Bronxville School Came From Foreign Country, Police Say The response began at around 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 11, when the Bronxville Police Department received information from a National Hotline that reported a possible bomb threat outside the Bronxville school building at 177 Pondfield Rd., according to Bronxville Superintendent Rachel Kelly.  The police department and School Leadership team then imm…

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by Ben Crnic
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Shirtless, Shoeless Man Leads Officers On Lengthy Chase In Westchester, Police Say Shirtless, Shoeless Man Leads Officers On Lengthy Chase In Westchester, Police Say
Shirtless, Shoeless Man Leads Officers On Lengthy Chase In Westchester, Police Say A 19-year-old man faces charges after leading officers on an extensive chase through woods, streams, and neighborhoods in Northern Westchester following his theft of a car, police said.  The incident began on Friday, July 28 just before 11:30 a.m., when authorities identified a stolen Ford traveling in Lewisboro, according to Westchester County Police.  Just after this, a Patrol sergeant found the car on the Saw Mill River Parkway in Bedford and tried pulling it over. However, the driver would not stop and kept driving south before officers were able to catch up with it just …

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Speeding Stop, K9 Search Leads To Drug Charges For Westchester Woman Speeding Stop, K9 Search Leads To Drug Charges For Westchester Woman
Speeding Stop, K9 Search Leads To Drug Charges For Westchester Woman A 23-year-old Northern Westchester woman who was stopped for speeding in Fairfield County ended up in handcuffs after a police K-9 allegedly found cocaine in her vehicle. Ariana Muriqi, of Yorktown Heights, was arrested around 10:35 a.m., Sunday, June 16, after being stopped for traveling 57 mph in a 40 mph zone on Danbury Road at Westport Road, said the Wilton Police Department. While speaking with Muriqi, officers said she revealed "several indicators," that drugs might be involved. A drug-detecting K-9 was requested at the scene, police said. Once the dog arrived, it altered "positively…

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by Kathy Reakes