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Westchester Man Arrested For Alleged Sexual Assault Of Juvenile Westchester Man Arrested For Alleged Sexual Assault Of Juvenile
Westchester Man Arrested For Alleged Sexual Assault Of Juvenile A Westchester man wanted for the sexual assault of a minor has been extradited back to Fairfield County after being picked up by the FBI. Leland Robinson, 31, of Mount Vernon, was arrested on Monday, Jan. 6, on a warrant out of New Canaan for the alleged sexual assault of a juvenile, said, Lt. Jason Ferraro of the New Canaan Police. Robinson was first arrested by New Canaan Police in October of last year when officers responded to a home for a report of a suspicious man in a driveway. When New Canaan Police made contact with the man, later learned to be Robinson, he provided police with a …

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
Wildcliff Committee To Explore Future Of Historic Westchester Mansion, Grounds Wildcliff Committee To Explore Future Of Historic Westchester Mansion, Grounds
Wildcliff Committee To Explore Future Of Historic Westchester Mansion, Grounds A committee is being established in New Rochelle to determine the best course of action for the Wildcliff mansion property after it was destroyed by a fire allegedly set by four teens last month. Dozens of firefighters responded to the Wildcliff Manor in New Rochelle shortly before 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 26, when a fire was reported at the building, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. The three-alarm fire quickly tore through the building, which has been unoccupied for years. In response, city officials announced they are forming an Advisory Committee to…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Five Juveniles In Stolen Vehicle Take Police On High-Speed Chase Five Juveniles In Stolen Vehicle Take Police On High-Speed Chase
Five Juveniles In Stolen Vehicle Take Police On High-Speed Chase A carload of juveniles in a stolen car took police on a high-speed chase early Friday from the City of Poughkeepsie before being stopped in the Town of Amenia, according to the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office. The event took place around 1:15 a.m. when sheriff's deputies responded to a call for help from the City of Poughkeepsie Police to stop the vehicle which wasn't complying, said Capt. John Watterson. Once the vehicle was outside the city limits the Sheriff’s Office assumed the lead role and continued attempting to stop the vehicle. The vehicle then continued to travel without stopping…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Girl Stabs Fellow Teen, Injures Adult In Westchester, Police Say Girl Stabs Fellow Teen, Injures Adult In Westchester, Police Say
Girl Stabs Fellow Teen, Injures Adult In Westchester, Police Say A 13-year-old girl staying at the Graham Windham residential center in Hastings-on-Hudson stabbed a fellow teenager there and injured a staff member. The event took place Friday, Jan. 12, when the teen attacked a staff member with a weapon, said Hastings-on-Hudson Police Lt. David Dosin. During the altercation, another student tried to intervene and suffered a "superficial" stab wound to the chest and a laceration to the hand, Dosin said.  The staff member received an injured lip, he added. The 13-year-old, whose name wasn't released because of her age, was charged with two coun…

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by Kathy Reakes