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Olivia Street, Port Chester, NY

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Residents Evacuated After Rags Spontaneously Combust In Westchester Home Residents Evacuated After Rags Spontaneously Combust In Westchester Home
Residents Evacuated After Rags Spontaneously Combust In Westchester Home Residents of a home in Westchester had to be evacuated after a used rag pile spontaneously combusted in their residence, starting a fire.  The incident happened on Saturday, March 4, around 1:45 p.m., when a Port Chester police officer on patrol noticed smoke coming out of the second story of a house on Olivia Street. He then quickly sprang into action, evacuated the residents, and called the village's fire department.  Once arriving, firefighters made their way to the second floor of the home and found a pile of rags that had caught on fire. They quickly extinguished the blaze an…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
New Update: Police Find Suspect In Westchester Gas Station Robbery New Update: Police Find Suspect In Westchester Gas Station Robbery
New Update: Police Find Suspect In Westchester Gas Station Robbery Police have detained a suspect in the robbery of a gas station in Westchester County.  Earlier Report - Police Searching For Suspect In Armed Robbery Of Port Chester Gas Station On Thursday, Oct. 13, around 7 p.m., Port Chester Police responded to a robbery at the BP gas station at 230 Boston Post Road (Route 1), police said. The suspect had demanded money from the cashier at gunpoint before running away from the store with an unknown amount of cash toward Olivia Street and possibly entering a dark-colored sedan, authorities said. On Friday, Oct. 28, Port Chester Polic…

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by Ben Crnic
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Coyote Sightings Prompt Police Warning In Area Coyote Sightings Prompt Police Warning In Area
Coyote Sightings Prompt Police Warning In Area Port Chester police issued a warning on Monday, April 23 of coyote sightings. "There have been reports today, of coyote sightings on Olivia Street as well downtown by Costco," police said on their Facebook page. "Please if spotted, stay away and call us, we have people trained to handle this as well as trappers available if needed. Keep an eye on your pets, especially dusk-dawn hours," the police department wrote.

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by Jon Craig