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Pressure Grows For State Attorney General To Probe Police-Involved Westchester Shooting Pressure Grows For State Attorney General To Probe Police-Involved Westchester Shooting
Pressure Grows For State Attorney General To Probe Police-Involved Westchester Shooting Pressure is mounting on New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Attorney General Letitia James to launch an outside investigation into a fatal police-involved shooting in Westchester. Earlier story - Video Released Of Police-Involved Shooting In Westchester Police in New Rochelle attempted to stop a vehicle in which 24-year-old city resident Kamal Flowers shortly before 11 p.m. on Friday, June 5. When the vehicle stopped, Flowers took off on foot fleeing at the intersection of Potter Avenue and Pierce Street. It is alleged that after a struggle with officers, Flowers displayed a handgun and attempt…
Amiel Wohl, Rabbi Emeritus, Temple Of New Rochelle, 88 Amiel Wohl, Rabbi Emeritus, Temple Of New Rochelle, 88
Amiel Wohl, Rabbi Emeritus, Temple Of New Rochelle, 88 Amiel Wohl, Rabbi Emeritus, Temple Israel of New Rochelle, and a former New Rochelle resident, died on Jan. 16, at the age of 88.  For more than 40 years, Rabbi Wohl was a pillar of the Jewish community, whose commitment and passion for bringing together diverse peoples of different faiths and backgrounds, had a far-reaching impact on the larger New Rochelle and Westchester communities. Rabbi Wohl served as Senior Rabbi of Temple Israel of New Rochelle for 27 years, from 1973 to 2000, when he retired. During that time, his efforts and reputation for racial harmony extended far beyond W…