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Suspects Drive Car Over Baseball Field In Northern Westchester, Damage it Suspects Drive Car Over Baseball Field In Northern Westchester, Damage it
Suspects Drive Car Over Baseball Field In Northern Westchester, Damage it A parks and recreation department in Northern Westchester is asking for information regarding at least four suspects who tore up park fields by driving a car over them.  The incident happened in Mount Kisco on Saturday, April 6, when at least four people in a white mid-sized four-door vehicle drove it all over the fields at Leonard Park, creating deep ruts in big circles, the village's Parks and Recreation Department announced on Tuesday, April 9.  The Westchester County Police Department is now working to find these suspects, according to Recreation Superintendent Kyle Thorn…

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by Ben Crnic
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Graffiti Found At Jewish-Owned Stores In Westchester Graffiti Found At Jewish-Owned Stores In Westchester
Graffiti Found At Jewish-Owned Stores In Westchester Two Jewish-owned businesses at a Westchester shopping center were the victim of vandalism, officials said.  The graffiti was discovered on Thursday, Jan. 25 at the Jewish-owned Cheryl's Closet clothing store and Scoop Shop at the Golden Horseshoe shopping center on the border of Scarsdale and New Rochelle at 1088 Wilmot Rd., according to New York Rep. Jamaal Bowman. In a statement, Bowman condemned the act.  "Let me be clear: I strongly condemn antisemitic actions that target Jewish Americans because of their religion or conflate the actions of the Israeli government with ou…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Man Charged With Burglary After Vandalizing Parks, Rec Office In Yorktown: Police Man Charged With Burglary After Vandalizing Parks, Rec Office In Yorktown: Police
Man Charged With Burglary After Vandalizing Parks, Rec Office In Yorktown: Police After his arrest for throwing rocks into the windows of a parks and recreation office in Northern Westchester, a man is now charged in connection with two earlier incidents at the same location, police said. Yorktown resident Michael Landolfi, age 24, has been charged with three felonies in connection with incidents that happened at a Yorktown Parks and Recreation building at 176 Granite Springs Rd. near Sparkle Lake, Yorktown Police announced on Friday, Nov. 17.  Earlier Report - Man Throws Rocks Into Windows Of Parks, Rec Office In Yorktown: Police According to t…

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by Ben Crnic
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Swastika Found Carved Into Table At Carmel High School Swastika Found Carved Into Table At Carmel High School
Swastika Found Carved Into Table At Carmel High School District officials are seeking information after a swastika was found carved into a table at a Hudson Valley high school.  The hate symbol was found at a school in Putnam County on Tuesday, Oct. 3, when the Carmel Board of Education was alerted that a swastika had been carved into the leg of a lab table at Carmel High School.  According to district officials, this most recent incident followed the discovery of a swastika and the words "Adolf Hitler" written on the same school's tennis courts in September.  "We, as the Board of Education, recognize that these are not isolated…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Investigation Into Graffiti On Private, Public Property In Westchester Underway Investigation Into Graffiti On Private, Public Property In Westchester Underway
Investigation Into Graffiti On Private, Public Property In Westchester Underway Authorities in Westchester are investigating after numerous private and public properties were marked with graffiti during the same night.  The incidents happened in Hastings-on-Hudson on the night of Saturday, July 29 between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m., according to the village's police department.  In each instance, numerous properties were marked with blue spray paint that was used to write "grim" and "808," police said.  Anyone with any information or surveillance footage of the incidents is asked to call police at 914-478-2344.  This is a developing story. Check back to Da…

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by Ben Crnic
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Police Investigating Anti-Gay Graffiti At Hudson Valley Pride Building Police Investigating Anti-Gay Graffiti At Hudson Valley Pride Building
Police Investigating Anti-Gay Graffiti At Hudson Valley Pride Building Police are investigating after anti-gay graffiti written in large blue letters was found on the front of the Rockland County Pride Center in Nyack. Orangetown Police said the incident of graffiti/criminal mischief was reported around 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 11.  Officers responded to the scene, along with the Rockland County's Sheriff's Office to investigate what police are calling a "bias crime," said Orangetown Police Capt. Michael Shannon. Center officials issued a statement regarding the vandalism: "Incidents of hateful graffiti, threats, and intimidation are rising at LGBTQ+ c…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Suspect Throws Objects, Breaks Windows Of Businesses In Westchester County: Police Suspect Throws Objects, Breaks Windows Of Businesses In Westchester County: Police
Suspect Throws Objects, Breaks Windows Of Businesses In Westchester County: Police Police are investigating after a suspect threw objects and broke the windows of numerous businesses in the downtown business area of a Westchester County village.  During the early morning of Sunday, Nov. 6, the suspect damaged multiple stores in Port Chester and may have entered them before they were apprehended by police, according to a release from the Port Chester Police Department from around 8:40 a.m. on the same day.  Authorities are investigating if any burglaries happened, or if it was just someone causing damage, police said. The investigation is still in "the early sta…

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by Ben Crnic
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Know Him? Man Wanted For Vandalizing Hudson Valley Field, Police Say Know Him? Man Wanted For Vandalizing Hudson Valley Field, Police Say
Know Him? Man Wanted For Vandalizing Hudson Valley Field, Police Say Police in the Hudson Valley are asking the public for help identifying a man who is wanted for vandalizing an athletic and recreation area  The incident took place in Dutchess County in Wappingers Falls at Martz Field on Monday, July 4. Dutchess County Sheriff's officials along with Wappingers Falls said the person pictured is believed to have vandalized the field. If you can offer any information that would lead to this person’s identity please call Deputy Castro at the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office at 845-486-3800.

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Westchester Man Charged With Vandalizing Veterans Memorial, Other Areas Westchester Man Charged With Vandalizing Veterans Memorial, Other Areas
Westchester Man Charged With Vandalizing Veterans Memorial, Other Areas A suspect has been arrested for allegedly vandalizing a veteran’s monument inside a Westchester park, police announced. On Saturday, April 23, the Veterans “Honor Roll” monument at Ma Riis Park in Harrison - which represents wartime vets from the World Wars, Korea, Vietnam, Desert Storm, and other conflicts - was spray-painted and damaged by a vandal, prompting a police investigation. Harrison Police Chief John Vasta announced on Tuesday, April 26 that following a three-day investigation, a local man - 37-year-old Gabriel Mendoza, of Harrison - had been identified as a suspect and apprehend…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Suspects At Large After Vandalizing Westchester School Buses, Building Suspects At Large After Vandalizing Westchester School Buses, Building
Suspects At Large After Vandalizing Westchester School Buses, Building Police investigators in Westchester are attempting to locate vandals who targeted an area school district and caused extensive damage to buses and a building. The Rye Brook Police Department issued an alert regarding two instances of vandalism that happened between Thursday, Jan. 20, and Tuesday, Jan. 25 within the district. Investigators said that between those dates, there were two separate instances of property damage at the Blind Brook School District bus garage in which fire extinguishers were discharged inside buses, causing damage. The suspects also caused damage to seats inside t…

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by Zak Failla
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Police Investigate Racist, Anti-Semitic Graffiti At Yale University Police Investigate Racist, Anti-Semitic Graffiti At Yale University
Police Investigate Racist, Anti-Semitic Graffiti At Yale University An investigation has been launched at Yale University after two separate instances of anti-Semitic and racially charged graffiti that were discovered at a construction site on campus. The Yale Police Department launched an investigation into anti-Semitic and racist graffiti that were reportedly spray-painted inside the construction site for Kline Biology Tower in New Haven County, which has been closed since work began at the site, according to Yale Police Chief Ronnell Higgins. Higgins said that on Monday, Sept. 20, members of the construction crew working in the area found the graffiti sp…

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by Zak Failla
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Popular Hudson Valley Restaurant Vandalized Popular Hudson Valley Restaurant Vandalized
Popular Hudson Valley Restaurant Vandalized The owners of a popular Hudson Valley restaurant aren't sure why their restaurant was targeted by graffiti vandals, but the crime isn't getting them down. The owners of The Wherehouse in Orange County said they were surprised when they came to work on Tuesday, Aug. 24 to find racist graffiti painted on their front windows. Located on Liberty Street in Newburgh, the restaurant is known for its friendly atmosphere and craft beers, and 50 kinds of hamburgers instead of anything political. "Any of you that know us, know that we have always been involved as best we can to the continued growth a…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Suspect In Custody After Apparent Vandalism Of BLM Mural In Westchester Suspect In Custody After Apparent Vandalism Of BLM Mural In Westchester
Suspect In Custody After Apparent Vandalism Of BLM Mural In Westchester One suspect is in custody after a Black Lives Matter mural painted last fall in Westchester was vandalized, authorities announced. For the second time since it was painted in October, a mural that was created on Van Ranst Place near Columbus Park in Mamaroneck was vandalized, this time by throwing a can of paint on it before speeding away in a car. The incident happened at around 2:30 p.m. on Monday, July 12. Police said that investigators found a can of paint on the ground by the mural, and there were tire marks across the length of the mural after the car sped through the paint. The in…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Police Cruiser Damaged In Westchester Police Cruiser Damaged In Westchester
Police Cruiser Damaged In Westchester A suspect vandalized a police vehicle in Westchester as officers were investigating an alleged theft, investigators said. Officers from the Scarsdale Police Department responded to the intersection of Harwood Court and Spencer Place at 1:16 p.m. on Saturday, May 22, where there was a reported larceny that had just taken place. While investigating the reported larceny, police said that while the responding officer was canvassing the area on foot, he left his vehicle unattended for approximately a half-hour, during which it was damaged. According to the officer, when he returned to his vehi…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Five Police Cars Damaged By Baseball Bat In Westchester Five Police Cars Damaged By Baseball Bat In Westchester
Five Police Cars Damaged By Baseball Bat In Westchester A bat-wielding person in Westchester damaged several police cruisers during a memorial for fallen officers over the weekend. Five vehicles at the Tuckahoe Police Department are in need of repairs after being damaged by a man with a baseball bat on Saturday, May 15 as an annual memorial was held for fallen officers. Police were able to quickly apprehend the 26-year-old suspect, who also destroyed decorative wreaths at the memorial. 
“As we celebrated and honored our fallen Officers last week during National Police Week, we, unfortunately, had the week conclude with an act of vandalism again…

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by Zak Failla
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Anti-Semitic Graffiti Discovered At School In Area Anti-Semitic Graffiti Discovered At School In Area
Anti-Semitic Graffiti Discovered At School In Area A playground in the Hudson Valley was defaced with anti-Semitic symbols that were tagged on equipment, officials said. Vandalism at North Garnerville Elementary School in Rockland County was recently found with swastikas spray-painted on its steps and indistinguishable lettering that was hateful toward the Jewish community. The incident is currently being investigated as a potential hate crime by police.  Officials noted that the area is no longer used as an active elementary school, but its playground is still frequented by local children. “We're not sure what that means, we're not …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Police Attempt To Locate Driver Who Did Donuts On School Field In Westchester Police Attempt To Locate Driver Who Did Donuts On School Field In Westchester
Police Attempt To Locate Driver Who Did Donuts On School Field In Westchester Know anything? Police investigators in Westchester are attempting to locate a driver who tore up a local school field by doing donuts across the lawn. Officers from the Scarsdale Police Department responded to the Fox Meadow School at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 14, where there was a report of a vehicle that went off-road and entered the school's field on Brewster Road. According to police, the officers found tire marks across the field that determined the driver left the roadway on Hampton Road and intentionally left deep tire marks across the field. The tire marks cut sever…

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by Zak Failla
Business
Protect Your Home This Holiday Season with a Pro Security Camera System for Just $60 Protect Your Home This Holiday Season with a Pro Security Camera System for Just $60
Protect Your Home This Holiday Season with a Pro Security Camera System for Just $60 There's no such thing as being "too secure," especially when it comes to safeguarding your home. The blurams Outdoor Pro Security Camera Outdoor System will help add a layer of protection to your home during the holiday season, when package theft tends to rise, and beyond. Initially priced at $89, this security camera is currently 33% off at $59.99. Home security cameras are critical for a plethora of reasons. Besides the fact that you'll have an extra eye on your property, it can help deter potential crimes against your home or even your neighbor's if their house is in the view of your camer…

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Schools
Graffiti Discovered On Auditorium Wall Of Westchester School Graffiti Discovered On Auditorium Wall Of Westchester School
Graffiti Discovered On Auditorium Wall Of Westchester School Police investigators in a Westchester village are attempting to locate taggers who targeted a local elementary school. Officers from the Scarsdale Police Department were dispatched to the Heathcote School on Palmer Avenue shortly after 12:15 p.m. on Wednesday, June 17, where there was a report of graffiti on the auditorium wall - which is on the roof. Police said that the wall had been seen without the tags at noon on Monday, June 15, and the graffiti was found around 5 p.m. on Tuesday, June 16. According to police, a table from the picnic area was moved to an area of the school where the …

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by Zak Failla
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Investigation Underway After Black Lives Matter Main Street Artwork Damaged In Nyack Investigation Underway After Black Lives Matter Main Street Artwork Damaged In Nyack
Investigation Underway After Black Lives Matter Main Street Artwork Damaged In Nyack A “Black Lives Matter” art installation in Rockland County was defaced by motorcyclists, police said. Detectives from the Orangetown Police Department are investigating reports of vandalism at the installation, which was reported on Saturday, June 20. Police said that on Friday, June 19, the artwork that had the words “Black Lives Matter,” was created by the Nyack Center and the center's teen council on Main Street in Nyack. The following day, the department learned that motorcycles had left skid marks across the painting. The investigation into the vandalism is ongoing.  Anyone wi…

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by Zak Failla
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Sign Damaged At Church In Westchester Sign Damaged At Church In Westchester
Sign Damaged At Church In Westchester A church in Westchester was targeted by vandals who damaged a welcome sign. Vandals cracked the welcome sign outside St. John’s Episcopal Church in Pleasantville overnight on Friday, Jan. 17 splitting the sign right across the “J” in John’s. It comes after several other vandalism incidents at houses of worship in Westchester. In the past few weeks, a menorah was toppled at Veteran's Field in Yorktown, and vandals damaged two other churches in the area, as well as at the Yorktown Stage, and library. St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Mohegan Lake was also vandalized, as was Our Lady of Mount Car…

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by Zak Failla
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Car Photo Released, FBI Joins Police To Probe Yorktown Vandalism As Possible Hate Crimes Car Photo Released, FBI Joins Police To Probe Yorktown Vandalism As Possible Hate Crimes
Car Photo Released, FBI Joins Police To Probe Yorktown Vandalism As Possible Hate Crimes Local officials have teamed with the FBI following a series of acts of vandalism through the town Yorktown that may be classified as hate crimes because houses of worship were included. The incidents occurred in the early morning hours of Saturday, Jan. 4, on both private and town property, said Yorktown Supervisor Matt Slater and Police Chief Robert Noble. Officials said the damage included four shattered glass doors at the Yorktown Stage, a toppled menorah at Veterans’ Field and multiple windows were broken at the John C. Hart Memorial Library.  In addition, windows a…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
String Of Vandalism Incidents Under Investigation In Yorktown String Of Vandalism Incidents Under Investigation In Yorktown
String Of Vandalism Incidents Under Investigation In Yorktown This story has been updated. Authorities in Yorktown were alerted to a string of vandalism incidents that occurred in both town and private property. Yorktown Supervisor Matt Slater and Police Chief Robert Noble released the following joint statement following the incidents early Saturday morning, Jan. 4: "Four glass doors were shattered at the Yorktown Stage, a menorah was toppled at Veterans’ Field and multiple windows were broken at the John C. Hart Memorial Library.  "In addition, windows at the First Presbyterian Church and the St. Patrick's Old Stone Church were also destroyed.…

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by Joe Lombardi
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State Police Investigate Bias Crime After Large Cross On Mountain Is Destroyed In Area State Police Investigate Bias Crime After Large Cross On Mountain Is Destroyed In Area
State Police Investigate Bias Crime After Large Cross On Mountain Is Destroyed In Area Police are investigating a bias crime after a large cross was destroyed on a mountain in the area. The incident involved graffiti and vandalism to the cross, which can usually be seen from Honness Mountain in the area of Brooks Road in Fishkill for miles, including from Route 9 to the west and I-84 to the south. New York State Police from the Wappinger barracks said the investigation is being conducted with its Bias Crime Unit. In a post on Facebook, James Brooks said his grandfather "thanked God every day for his son (my father) living through a fire that burned a major percentage of his …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Nearly Two Dozen Rose-Adorned Street Signs Stolen In Northern Westchester Nearly Two Dozen Rose-Adorned Street Signs Stolen In Northern Westchester
Nearly Two Dozen Rose-Adorned Street Signs Stolen In Northern Westchester There are lots of things that make Briarcliff Manor a quaint and great place to live and one of them is the street signs adorned with roses. But someone, or a group of people, are stealing or damaging the signs, ripping them right off their posts, said Village Manager Philip E. Zegarelli. The signs started disappearing in September and to date, 21 signs are now in need of replacement, Zegarelli said in a letter to residents. Each sign costs $210, and then add the cost of replacement poles, concrete footings, sign braces, and labor brings the cost to more than $10,000 to get the replacement…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Swastika Found At High School In Northern Westchester Swastika Found At High School In Northern Westchester
Swastika Found At High School In Northern Westchester A swastika was found drawn inside a high school in Westchester. Pleasantville High School Principal Joseph Palumbo sent a notice to parents on Thursday, Oct. 10 after a student reported that he found a swastika drawn in pencil on a door in a bathroom. When the vandalism was discovered, the bathroom was locked and closed off and the police were notified. It is the latest in a string of recent messages of hate in Westchester schools. "The Pleasantville Union Free School District rejects this anti-Semitic act and the use of all symbols/language of hate in our schools," Palumbo said. The dis…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Police Investigate Damage Done To High School Field In Westchester Police Investigate Damage Done To High School Field In Westchester
Police Investigate Damage Done To High School Field In Westchester Police are attempting to track down a driver who defaced a field at a high school in Westchester. Investigators at the Scarsdale Police Department received a report at approximately 9 a.m. on Friday, March 15, from a complainant who said that the field had sustained damage overnight. Police said that an unknown driver damaged the grass on the practice field across from the track and damaged the grass on the traffic island located near the new gym entrance. According to police, the caller reported the field was intact the day before at approximately 3 p.m. The damage consisted of tire …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Four Charged After Brewster HS Baseball Field Vandalized By Vehicle Four Charged After Brewster HS Baseball Field Vandalized By Vehicle
Four Charged After Brewster HS Baseball Field Vandalized By Vehicle Four teens are facing charges after the baseball field at Brewster High School was vandalized by a motor vehicle,  Putnam County Sheriff Robert L. Langley Jr. announced. Just before 5 a.m. on Sunday, March 10,  Putnam County Sheriff Deputy Shane Rossiter and Deputy Ryan Diskin of the Emergency Service Unit were dispatched to a report of a vehicle doing “donuts” on the Brewster High School baseball field.  Upon arrival, the deputies observed an occupied vehicle stuck on the baseball field. Subsequent investigation revealed that the driver of the vehicle caused approximate…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Driver Doing Doughnuts Does $5K In Damages To School Field In Westchester, Police Say Driver Doing Doughnuts Does $5K In Damages To School Field In Westchester, Police Say
Driver Doing Doughnuts Does $5K In Damages To School Field In Westchester, Police Say Police investigators in Westchester are attempting to track down a driver who caused thousands of dollars in damages while doing doughnuts on an elementary school field. Officers from the Scarsdale Police Department were called to the Fox Meadow School at approximately 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 19, where there was a report of a criminal mischief incident. Police said that officers found tire tracks all over the Fox Meadow field, with the tracks starting at the southeast portion of the field, where the vehicle entered off of Hampton Road. There were several looping patterns that ended at th…

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by Zak Failla
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Dozens Of DPW Trucks Vandalized In Westchester Before Snowstorm Dozens Of DPW Trucks Vandalized In Westchester Before Snowstorm
Dozens Of DPW Trucks Vandalized In Westchester Before Snowstorm Department of Public Works employees received an unwelcome surprise on Tuesday morning when they went to go to work, and it wasn’t snow. Police are investigating vandalism at the Mount Vernon DPW garage after workers found that the city’s snowplows, salt, garbage and sewer trucks had been sabotaged overnight. According to police, one or more suspects are believed to have entered the Canal Street garage between 3:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 11 and 5 a.m. the following morning and stuffed latex gloves into the tanks of the municipal trucks. Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas said the va…

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by Zak Failla
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Swastika Found At Somers High School Library Swastika Found At Somers High School Library
Swastika Found At Somers High School Library A swastika was discovered at a high school library in Northern Westchester. Officials in the Somers Central School District stated in an email that the swastika was found painted into a chair in the school’s library with a marker. The symbol of hate has since been removed by custodians. “We are deeply disappointed that anyone in our community would vandalize school property with such a despicable symbol of hatred and intolerance,” principal Mark Bayer and Superintendent Dr. Raymond Blanch wrote in an email. “As a school and district, we will not tolerate this behavior and our…

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by Zak Failla