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Shoplifting Suspects Injure Officer During Traffic Stop, Lead Police On Chase In Westchester Shoplifting Suspects Injure Officer During Traffic Stop, Lead Police On Chase In Westchester
Shoplifting Suspects Injure Officer During Traffic Stop, Lead Police On Chase In Westchester Authorities are searching for suspects involved in several shoplifting incidents who injured an officer during a traffic stop and then led police on a chase throughout Westchester.  The events leading up to the chase began on Thursday, Jan. 18 around 2 p.m., when Yonkers Police units pulled over a black Dodge SUV believed to have been involved in several shoplifting incidents at retail stores on Central Park Avenue (Route 100) in Yonkers, according to Yonkers Police Detective Sergeant Frank DiDomizio.  As police spoke to the suspects with the car door open, the driver suddenly acc…

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by Ben Crnic
Obituaries
Former Westchester HS Basketball Standout, Coach Sue Adams Dies At Age 62 Former Westchester HS Basketball Standout, Coach Sue Adams Dies At Age 62
Former Westchester HS Basketball Standout, Coach Sue Adams Dies At Age 62 A high school legend in Westchester who made her mark as a player, coach, and teacher has died. Sue Adams was 62 years old. She died "peacefully surrounded by family" at White Plains Hospital on Thursday, Aug. 24, following a yearlong battle with ovarian cancer, according to her obituary. She spent essentially her entire life as a proud resident of White Plains. She was extremely well-known and respected in the community, most notably as a legendary basketball player and coach at White Plains High School. She was the first female student-athlete from White Plains High School to earn an at…

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by Daily Voice
Schools
School Staffer Arrested, Banned From Property At District In Westchester School Staffer Arrested, Banned From Property At District In Westchester
School Staffer Arrested, Banned From Property At District In Westchester A school staff member in Westchester has been arrested and banned from stepping on district property as officials investigate his alleged inappropriate interactions with an elementary school student.  The Mount Vernon Central School District announced the arrest and ban in a statement released on Thursday, May 11, in which officials outlined that the staff member had allegedly taken part in inappropriate interactions with an elementary school student in Mount Vernon.   Once the district became aware of these allegations, they then "took immediate steps" to advise the staff me…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Man Stopped On Street In Westchester County After Illegally Carrying Loaded Gun, Police Say Man Stopped On Street In Westchester County After Illegally Carrying Loaded Gun, Police Say
Man Stopped On Street In Westchester County After Illegally Carrying Loaded Gun, Police Say A man was charged with illegally carrying a loaded gun after being stopped while walking on a street with the weapon, police said.  On Thursday, Nov. 10 around 6:15 p.m., police responded to a report of a man illegally carrying a handgun in New Rochelle near North Avenue and Sickles Avenue, according to New Rochelle Police.  After heading to the area, police found a man matching this description and stopped him, finding out that he was in illegal possession of the loaded .38 caliber revolver, authorities said.  The suspect was identified as 57-year-old Patric Brown of M…

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by Ben Crnic
Schools
Westchester Educator Accepts Superintendent Post In Hudson Valley Westchester Educator Accepts Superintendent Post In Hudson Valley
Westchester Educator Accepts Superintendent Post In Hudson Valley A longtime educator with lengthy ties to Westchester has been chosen to take over at the helm of one of the Hudson Valley’s largest school districts. In Orange County, Dr. Jackielyn Manning Campbell - whose 24-year career includes stops in Mount Vernon, White Plains, New Rochelle, and New York City - has been named as the new Superintendent of Schools for the Newburgh Enlarged City School District. The announcement of her appointment was made by the Board of Education during a special meeting on Thursday, May 26 following a lengthy national search. During her time in Westchester, officials…

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by Zak Failla
News
Westchester 'Goonies' Street Gang Members Sentenced For 2014 Murder Westchester 'Goonies' Street Gang Members Sentenced For 2014 Murder
Westchester 'Goonies' Street Gang Members Sentenced For 2014 Murder Two alleged members of the Westchester “Goonies” street gang will spend decades in prison for their roles in a 2014 revenge murder over a stolen vehicle, federal officials announced. Raheem “Trigga” Jones was sentenced to 25 years, and Markel “Kellz” Overton was sentenced to 20 years in prison for participating in the 2014 murder of Dean Daniels in Mount Vernon and their participation in other violent incidents in furtherance of their gang. Specifically, Jones, age 33, pleaded guilty to one count each of racketeering conspiracy and using a firearm in connection with an assault with a danger…

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by Zak Failla
News
Court Order Requires Mount Vernon To Address Polluting Storm Sewers Court Order Requires Mount Vernon To Address Polluting Storm Sewers
Court Order Requires Mount Vernon To Address Polluting Storm Sewers The federal government is forcing Mount Vernon to address its long-broken sewer system, which has sent raw sewage into city homes, the Bronx and Hutchinson rivers for years. A federal district court is ordering the city to bring its polluting storm sewer system into compliance with the Clean Water Act after ignoring two previous EPA administrative orders to make the required fixes. The city's sewage system includes more than 195 miles of sewer lines, 3,100 catch-basins, and 3,000 manholes which run through Mount Vernon. Since the problems were discovered, the city has been fined millions of…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
Susan Banks, 79, Former Reference Librarian In Chappaqua, Katonah, Scarsdale Susan Banks, 79, Former Reference Librarian In Chappaqua, Katonah, Scarsdale
Susan Banks, 79, Former Reference Librarian In Chappaqua, Katonah, Scarsdale Susan Johnston Banks (née Susan Symes Johnston), a former librarian in Westchester, died in Carlisle, PA., on April 13. She was 79. Susan was born November 8, 1940 in Mount Vernon to loving parents Frederick Symes Johnston, Jr. and Frances Hope (Morgan) Johnston of Pelham. She attended public school in Pelham and graduated in 1962 from Duke University as a member of Phi Beta Kappa with a degree in English. She was married on September 5, 1964 at Huguenot Memorial Church in Pelham to Charles Green Banks, Jr., son of Charles and Martha (Siggelkow) Banks. The two remained happily married for m…

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by Daily Voice
Police & Fire
Westchester Check Forger Busted In Police Chase That Injured Officer, Authorities Say Westchester Check Forger Busted In Police Chase That Injured Officer, Authorities Say
Westchester Check Forger Busted In Police Chase That Injured Officer, Authorities Say A Mount Vernon check forger was arrested near the George Washington Bridge after a police pursuit in New Jersey that began when an officer was clipped by a getaway car, authorities said Wednesday. A New Milford, NJ police officer responding to a fraud call at a local Bank of America branch tried to stop 21-year-old Sierra Palmer and two accomplices Tuesday afternoon, but he was nicked by the getaway car, authorities said. Fellow officers from New Milford and several area towns chased the vehicle, first to Hackensack and then east on Route 4, before the trio bailed out in Fort Lee, Police C…

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by Jerry DeMarco