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Massive Recall Issued For Brand Of Candy Linked To Death Of NY Girl Massive Recall Issued For Brand Of Candy Linked To Death Of NY Girl
Massive Recall Issued For Brand Of Candy Linked To Death Of NY Girl A massive recall has been issued for a brand of candy linked to the death of a girl. About 145,800 Cocco Candy Rolling Candy in various flavors are subject to the recall, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said, noting the candy’s rolling ball can dislodge and become trapped in a child’s throat, posing a fatal choking risk. CPSC said it has received one report of a 7-year-old girl who choked and died after the candy’s rolling ball dislodged and became trapped in her throat in New York in April 2023. The girl's precise place of residence in New York has not been released. Cons…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Sleepy Hollow Man Among 5 Nabbed After Traffic Stop Turns Up Stolen Debit Cards, Forged Checks Sleepy Hollow Man Among 5 Nabbed After Traffic Stop Turns Up Stolen Debit Cards, Forged Checks
Sleepy Hollow Man Among 5 Nabbed After Traffic Stop Turns Up Stolen Debit Cards, Forged Checks What began as a traffic stop in the region ended with five people behind bars on numerous weapons and stolen property charges, authorities said. State police in Orange County first spotted the suspects’ vehicle at around 2:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16, as it drove on Highway 84 in the town of Newburgh. Troopers observed the 2015 BMW-328i violating numerous vehicle and traffic laws. The car also had fraudulent Georgia temporary plates, according to police. Inside the vehicle, troopers found five people ranging in age from 22 to 25. A search of the car turned up a loaded Glock 27 pistol, along…

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by Michael Mashburn
News
Rapper Fetty Wap Trafficked 100 Kilos Of Opioids From NY Across US, Federal Officials Say Rapper Fetty Wap Trafficked 100 Kilos Of Opioids From NY Across US, Federal Officials Say
Rapper Fetty Wap Trafficked 100 Kilos Of Opioids From NY Across US, Federal Officials Say Rapper Fetty Wap was among six men charged with running an elaborate cross-country drug distribution ring out of New York, authorities announced. The rapper, whose real name is Willie Junior Maxwell II, was arrested Thursday, Oct. 28 by FBI agents at Citi Field. An indictment was unsealed on Long Island, in Central Islip federal court, Friday, Oct. 29, charging six men with conspiring to distribute and possess controlled substances, including five of them also charged for using weapons in connection to drug trafficking. The six men distributed more than 100 kilograms of cocaine, …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Westchester Porch Pirate, Pals Stole $600K In Checks From Mail, Feds Say Westchester Porch Pirate, Pals Stole $600K In Checks From Mail, Feds Say
Westchester Porch Pirate, Pals Stole $600K In Checks From Mail, Feds Say A man charged with pirating Christmas packages from porches in Yonkers was part of a crew that stole, altered and cashed $600,000 in checks mailed in Passaic, Morris, Essex and Somerset counties the past 10 months, federal authorities said Friday. Claude Anthony Burnett, 23, who was captured by U.S. Postal Inspection Service agents, now faces charges that can bring way more serious consequences than package snatching. Meanwhile, victims were left trying to sort out their finances. From at least February of this year until just last month, Burnett and others fished envelopes containing chec…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Federal Judge Sends Yonkers Ex-Con Caught With Gun Back To Prison For 6+ Years Federal Judge Sends Yonkers Ex-Con Caught With Gun Back To Prison For 6+ Years
Federal Judge Sends Yonkers Ex-Con Caught With Gun Back To Prison For 6+ Years A federal judge in New Jersey sent a Yonkers ex-con back to prison for more than six years Tuesday after she convicted him of carrying a gun in Passaic. Because there's no parole in the federal prison system, 29-year-old Francisco Vallejo must serve the entire six years and four months for being a (three-time) convicted felon in possession of a firearm. U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton convicted him of the weapons charge last July following a four-day bench trial that included surveillance video of him stashing a loaded .25-caliber handgun in a garbage can. Ci…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Police: Man Pushes Victim Into Rock Wall In Westchester Domestic Incident Police: Man Pushes Victim Into Rock Wall In Westchester Domestic Incident
Police: Man Pushes Victim Into Rock Wall In Westchester Domestic Incident A Passaic man is facing charges after allegedly pushing a woman into a rock wall, leaving her with an injury to her head in Northern Westchester, police said. Officers from the Yorktown Police Department received a report shortly after 6:15 p.m. on Friday, April 6 of a domestic incident at Sparkle Lake on Granite Springs Road, prompting an investigation. During the subsequent investigation, it was determined that during the dispute, 22-year-old Thomas Jacobson of Ringwood grabbed the phone of his female victim and prevented her to call law enforcement for assistance. He allegedly also push…

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by Zak Failla
Weather
Latest Snowfall Totals Released For Storm That Will Sweep Through Area Latest Snowfall Totals Released For Storm That Will Sweep Through Area
Latest Snowfall Totals Released For Storm That Will Sweep Through Area Brand-new projected snowfall totals for the storm that will sweep through the area overnight into Monday were released early Sunday evening by the National Weather Service. The quick-moving storm system could now bring up to 5 inches of snowfall to most of the area. Snowfall rates of around one inch per hour are possible Monday morning. And that's no April Fool's Day joke. But it is unusual -- to say the least. The last time New York City and the surrounding area saw 2 inches or more of accumulating snow in April was April 7, 2003. A look at the new projected snowfall totals for Monday's …

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by Joe Lombardi
Weather
Projected Snowfall Totals Increase For Storm That Will Sweep Through Area Projected Snowfall Totals Increase For Storm That Will Sweep Through Area
Projected Snowfall Totals Increase For Storm That Will Sweep Through Area Click here for an updated story: Latest Snowfall Totals Released For Storm That Will Sweep Through Area It looks like Old Man Winter didn't get the memo that the calendar has turned from March to April. The start of the first workweek of the month will be ushered in by a quick-moving storm system that is now expected to bring 3 to 4 inches of snowfall to most of the area. Snowfall rates of around one inch per hour are possible Monday morning. And that's no April Fool's Day joke, folks. A look at projected snowfall totals for the storm, released by the National Weather Service early Sunday…

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by Joe Lombardi
Weather
How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals From The Area How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals From The Area
How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals From The Area It didn't take long for much of the area to get more than a half-foot of snowfall accumulation. The storm that swept through the area arrived very early Saturday evening and moved out east not long after midnight. Here are snowfall totals we've already reached. Be sure to leave the total for your hometown with a comment below. Hudson Valley Westchester Armonk, 7.5 inches Croton-on-Hudson, 7.7 inches Harrison, 7.5 inches Irvington, 6.5 inches Mamaroneck, 7 inches Mount Kisco, 7.2 inches Valhalla, 6.5 inches White Plains, 7.5 inches Yonkers, 6.5 inches Putnam Brewster, 6 inches …

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by Joe Lombardi
Weather
Winter Weather Advisory Issued For Westchester: Latest Snowfall Projections Winter Weather Advisory Issued For Westchester: Latest Snowfall Projections
Winter Weather Advisory Issued For Westchester: Latest Snowfall Projections Snowfall amounts from the winter storm moving through the region Wednesday will vary by location, but no matter where you are, be prepared for slippery travel and icy conditions, says the National Weather Service. Winter weather advisories have now been issued for all counties in the region from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, with warnings already in effect for areas farther north and west. Snowfall accumulations across the area will range from 2 inches to 7 inches. Most locations are expected to see 2-3 inches, with areas north of I-84 having the potential for 6 to 8 inches.  Precipitation s…

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by Joe Lombardi
Weather
Winter Weather Advisories Issued For Much Of Area As Storm Nears Winter Weather Advisories Issued For Much Of Area As Storm Nears
Winter Weather Advisories Issued For Much Of Area As Storm Nears Click here for an updated story: Snowfall Projections Increased For New Winter Storm Headed To Area As a new storm system approaches the area, the National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for most of the tristate area. With between 2 and 4 inches of accumulation expected south of I-84, the advisory is in effect for Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Orange, Fairfield, Bergen and Passaic counties from 10 a.m. Tuesday until 1 p.m. Wednesday and from 7 a.m. Tuesday until 7 a.m. Wednesday in Dutchess. Areas north of I-84, including Dutchess as well as northern Orange and Putna…

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