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$1.3M Insurance Fraud Scheme: Westchester Man Accused Of Plotting His Own House Fire, DA Says $1.3M Insurance Fraud Scheme: Westchester Man Accused Of Plotting His Own House Fire, DA Says
$1.3M Insurance Fraud Scheme: Westchester Man Accused Of Plotting His Own House Fire, DA Says A Westchester man is facing charges for allegedly orchestrating an arson scheme to burn down his home and claim over $1.3 million in insurance money, officials announced. Yonkers resident Majid Haddad, also known as Peter Haddad, age 59, was arrested on Tuesday, Dec. 17, by Yonkers Police and arraigned Wednesday, Dec. 18, on a six-count indictment, Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah said.  According to Rocah, Haddad allegedly conspired with a man to set fire to his single-family home on Odell Avenue in Yonkers between Feb. 20 and Feb. 28, 2021. Investigators said Haddad …

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Car Fire Spreads To Home, Another Vehicle In Westchester Car Fire Spreads To Home, Another Vehicle In Westchester
Car Fire Spreads To Home, Another Vehicle In Westchester A fire inside a Northern Westchester garage soon became more complicated after spreading to the residence, nearby brush, and a vehicle containing materials that caused explosive flames.  The blaze began at around 8:15 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 9 inside a garage at a home on Giglio Court in Croton-on-Hudson, according to the village's fire department. Arriving fire crews found two burning vehicles inside the garage, and discovered that the flames were extending to the home and surrounding brush. Firefighters then spread several hose lines to put the fire out while also searching the home …

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by Ben Crnic
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Metro-North Found Liable In 2015 Northern Westchester Crash That Killed 6 Metro-North Found Liable In 2015 Northern Westchester Crash That Killed 6
Metro-North Found Liable In 2015 Northern Westchester Crash That Killed 6 A jury has decided to hold Metro-North Railroad liable for a 2015 crash in Northern Westchester that killed six people and injured more than a dozen others.  The decision in the liability trial regarding the crash, which happened in Valhalla in February 2015, was reached on Tuesday, July 17.  Earlier Report - Deadliest Metro-North Crash Claimed, Changed Lives, But Crossing Unchanged On the day of the crash, Feb. 3, 2015, 49-year-old Ellen Brody of Edgemont had left her job in Chappaqua before encountering a traffic jam along the Taconic State Parkway in Mount Pleasant that f…

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by Ben Crnic
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'Loud Boom' Heard In Hudson Valley: Police Investigating 'Loud Boom' Heard In Hudson Valley: Police Investigating
'Loud Boom' Heard In Hudson Valley: Police Investigating Police searched an area in the Hudson Valley for evidence of an explosion after several residents reported hearing a mysterious loud booming noise, authorities said. New, updated report - Update: Police Still Investigating Booming Noise In Carmel The possible explosion was reported by residents in Putnam County on Saturday, April 14 just before 9 p.m., when both the Carmel and Kent Police Departments received calls reporting a loud noise in the Lake Carmel area. According to both departments, officers and deputies from the Putnam County Sheriff's Office searched the area for any damag…

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by Ben Crnic
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Latest Update: 'No Indication Of Terrorism' In Double-Fatal Crash On Bridge Linking NY, Canada Latest Update: 'No Indication Of Terrorism' In Double-Fatal Crash On Bridge Linking NY, Canada
Latest Update: 'No Indication Of Terrorism' In Double-Fatal Crash On Bridge Linking NY, Canada New Update: IDs Released For Couple Killed In Fiery Crash On Bridge Linking NY, Canada Caught On Video There is no indication of terrorism after a car exploded after crashing near a bridge connecting the United States and Canada in New York on one of the year's busiest travel days, killing two people. The Thanksgiving Eve incident happened early Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 22 on the Rainbow Bridge at Niagara Falls. The explosion involved a car entering the US from Canada, according to the City of Niagara Falls. The explosion reportedly happened when the car accelerated to around 80 miles…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Baby Boom: Man Pleads Guilty For New England Gender Reveal Explosion Heard Miles Away Baby Boom: Man Pleads Guilty For New England Gender Reveal Explosion Heard Miles Away
Baby Boom: Man Pleads Guilty For New England Gender Reveal Explosion Heard Miles Away An explosive incident in New England ended with a fizzle as an area man can avoid most of a fine after admitting to igniting a blast that shook the ground for miles at a gender reveal party. Anthony Spinelli, of Kingston, New Hampshire, pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct after setting off 80 pounds of the explosive Tannerite and blue chalk in an area quarry setting off an explosion that could be felt all the way to Massachusetts. As part of the plea agreement, Spinelli was fined $620, officials said, $500 of which will be suspended if he stays out of trouble for the next 12 months. Earl…

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by Zak Failla
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Baby Boom: Massive Blast At Gender Reveal Rattles New England Homes Miles Away Baby Boom: Massive Blast At Gender Reveal Rattles New England Homes Miles Away
Baby Boom: Massive Blast At Gender Reveal Rattles New England Homes Miles Away Parents in New England hoping to be exploding with joy experienced a different kind of blast during a gender reveal that rocked homes in a 20-mile radius. The explosion in southeastern New Hampshire involved more than 80 pounds of a legal explosive called Tannerite and blue chalk, and was set off around 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 20 at Torromeo Industries in Kingston, located on Dorre Road, Kingston Police Chief Donald Briggs said. WBZ-TV shared footage of the explosion captured on a local resident's Ring Doorbell. View this post on Instagram A …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Three Underground Manhole Explosions Rock Part Of Southern Westchester Three Underground Manhole Explosions Rock Part Of Southern Westchester
Three Underground Manhole Explosions Rock Part Of Southern Westchester Three underground manhole cover explosions rocked an area in Southern Westchester and left several buildings without power. The incident took place in the Fleetwood section of Mount Vernon around 11 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 11, on Gramatan Avenue off East Devonia with vibrations, across the area, said Mount Vernon Fire Deputy Chief Jim Lang. The department responded to the area after receiving numerous 911 calls of an explosion, Lang said.  When the department arrived on scene two more explosions occurred underground, he added. The underground manholes that exploded were electrical, and…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Three-Alarm Fire With Explosions Breaks Out At Westchester Condo Complex Three-Alarm Fire With Explosions Breaks Out At Westchester Condo Complex
Three-Alarm Fire With Explosions Breaks Out At Westchester Condo Complex This story has been updated. Firefighters from multiple municipalities battled a three-alarm blaze at a luxury condominium complex in Northern Westchester. The fire broke out in a single unit at the Half Moon Bay complex in Croton,  just before 8 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, and there were explosions reported, according to authorities at the scene. The fire, which was confined to the one unit, was brought under control by 10 a.m. The Croton-on-Hudson, Yorktown Heights, Ossining, Verplanck, Mohegan, Tarrytown and Millwood fire departments all responded along with several Marine u…

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by Daily Voice
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Explosion At House Causes Road Closure In Westchester Explosion At House Causes Road Closure In Westchester
Explosion At House Causes Road Closure In Westchester This story has been updated. An explosion that has caused extensive damage to a home in Northern Westchester led to the hourslong closure of a stretch of Route 100 (Saw Mill River Road). The closure, following the incident that happened around 5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 5, was between the north end of Hidden Hollow Lane to the south end of Hidden Hollow Lane. The roadway reopened just before 8 p.m. The explosion, which occurred at a residence in the 300 block of Route 100, was reportedly in the garage. Millwood Fire Department is at the scene, along with the Ossining Fire Department FA…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Two Injured As Flammable Materials In Car Explode Near Metro-North Station Two Injured As Flammable Materials In Car Explode Near Metro-North Station
Two Injured As Flammable Materials In Car Explode Near Metro-North Station Two Metro-North employees were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after flammable materials being stored in an employee’s personal, private vehicle exploded. The incident took place around 1 p.m.Friday in the parking lot of Metro-North’s North White Plains Yard, said Aaron Donovan, spokesman for the MTA.   MTA Police are investigating the cause.  There was no train involved and there is no impact to Metro-North train service.

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
9 Boys Injured, Three Seriously, In Hudson Valley Dorm Fire 9 Boys Injured, Three Seriously, In Hudson Valley Dorm Fire
9 Boys Injured, Three Seriously, In Hudson Valley Dorm Fire UPDATE: Nine teenage boys were injured in an Orange County camp dormitory explosion and fire just after midnight Friday in South Blooming Grove, authorities reported. All were from Brooklyn, they said. Three were seriously injured and the others sustained minor injuries, fire officials said.  The Cromwell Hill bungalow was fully engulfed in flames, according to reports.  A medical chopper was used to transport some of the victims to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla.  Monroe, Washingtonville, Chester, Woodbury and Kyrias Joel were among the responding companies. Orange and Rockland…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Hudson Valley Cosmetics Company Fined Nearly $300K For Fatal Fire Hudson Valley Cosmetics Company Fined Nearly $300K For Fatal Fire
Hudson Valley Cosmetics Company Fined Nearly $300K For Fatal Fire A Hudson Valley cosmetic company is facing almost $300,000 in fines for failing to protect its employees from dangerous chemicals, and other hazards on the day a fire tore through its New Windsor factory, killing one, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Verla International LTD is facing $281,220 in fines following an investigation into the Nov. 20, explosion in which a Newburgh man was killed and another 125 employees and first responders injured. According to a release from OSHA, the company was cited for 11 violations for fall, and compressed air hazards, and f…

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by Kathy Reakes