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Fisher-Price Recalling 366K Baby Dumbbell Toys Due To Infant Choking Hazard Fisher-Price Recalling 366K Baby Dumbbell Toys Due To Infant Choking Hazard
Fisher-Price Recalling 366K Baby Dumbbell Toys Due To Infant Choking Hazard Fisher-Price is recalling hundreds of thousands of baby dumbbell toys that could pose a potential choking threat to infants the US Consumer Product Safety (CPSC) announced. The retailer is recalling 366,200 toys that were sold nationwide and online along with the Baby Biceps Gift Set that includes dumbbells with caps that can pop off, creating the hazard. CPSC The bar of the dumbbell toy is gray with orange and red plastic weights on each side, officials said. The model number GJD49 is located on the back of the kettlebell toy in the gift set. CPSC None of the other toys inside the Bab…

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by Zak Failla
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Kitchen Products Sold Nationwide Recalled Due To Injury Concerns, Reports Of 'Severe Cuts' Kitchen Products Sold Nationwide Recalled Due To Injury Concerns, Reports Of 'Severe Cuts'
Kitchen Products Sold Nationwide Recalled Due To Injury Concerns, Reports Of 'Severe Cuts' Nearly 500,000 juicers are being recalled after reports of hundreds of malfunctions reported by consumers, some of which included injuries that required emergency treatment, according to federal officials.  The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that Empower Brands is recalling approximately 469,000 Power XL Self-Cleaning Juicers due to both laceration and ingestion hazards. According to the CPSC, the juicers can rupture during use, striking users and posing a laceration hazard. They've also been known to leave small particle shavings in the juice, posing an ad…

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by Zak Failla
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'Unheard Of': Record Amount Of Shoplifting Incidents Happening In Yonkers, Police Say 'Unheard Of': Record Amount Of Shoplifting Incidents Happening In Yonkers, Police Say
'Unheard Of': Record Amount Of Shoplifting Incidents Happening In Yonkers, Police Say As a city in Westchester faces a rise in shoplifting incidents, police are outlining what they will do to combat them.  According to Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano, property crime such as shoplifting has risen by 10 percent in the city, with 162 reported shoplifting incidents reported between December 2022 and February 2023. Related Story - Video: Shoplifter Of Marshalls In Yonkers Nabbed After Forcing His Way Out Of Store In a press conference held on Thursday, March 2, Spano and Yonkers Police Commissioner Christopher Sapienza admitted that the incidents have been a problem in t…

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by Ben Crnic
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Video: Shoplifter Of Marshalls In Yonkers Nabbed After Forcing His Way Out Of Store Video: Shoplifter Of Marshalls In Yonkers Nabbed After Forcing His Way Out Of Store
Video: Shoplifter Of Marshalls In Yonkers Nabbed After Forcing His Way Out Of Store A man is facing his thirteenth arrest after he brazenly shoplifted a Marshalls twice in Westchester County, police said.  On Friday, Jan. 6, police in Yonkers arrested 25-year-old Franklyn Rosario of the Bronx and charged him with stealing from the Marshalls at 750 Central Park Ave. In a video taken in the store and released by police, a man alleged to be Rosario can be seen carrying a sack of stolen items while several bystanders attempt to confront him. Despite this, he was able to exit the store with the items.  Remember him? Franklyn Rosario, 25-years-old and from the Bronx, was a…

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by Ben Crnic
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Two Men Admit To $50K Department Store Fraud Scheme In Westchester Two Men Admit To $50K Department Store Fraud Scheme In Westchester
Two Men Admit To $50K Department Store Fraud Scheme In Westchester Two men admitted to their roles in a scheme to several department stores in Westchester out of more than $50,000. Patrick Onogwu and Asanimo Risea, both of the Bronx, pleaded guilty for their part in a more than a year-long scheme that included using fraudulently obtained credit cards to steal from several Westchester County TJX Companies, Inc. stores, including TJ Maxx, Marshalls, and Home Goods. The two had been charged in a 54-count indictment along with Bronx resident Donald. Original story - Three Suspects Indicted For $50K Department Store Fraud Scheme In Westchester Westchester C…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Video Shows Shoppers At Area Department Store Call Out Woman Refusing To Wear Mask COVID-19: Video Shows Shoppers At Area Department Store Call Out Woman Refusing To Wear Mask
Covid-19: Video Shows Shoppers At Area Department Store Call Out Woman Refusing To Wear Mask A video of a woman becoming combative while refusing to wear a mask at a Hudson Valley department store has gone viral after she went on a tirade against customers asking her to cover up during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the video, a man at a Marshall’s in Orange County, located in the Town of Newburgh, can be seen and heard asking the only person on line without a facial covering to put one on, at which point she refused, and went on an expletive-laced tirade against him and other customers waiting to pay. Video of the exchange can be seen on YouTube here. Note: Graphic language. In t…

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by Zak Failla
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Three Suspects Indicted For $50K Department Store Fraud Scheme In Westchester Three Suspects Indicted For $50K Department Store Fraud Scheme In Westchester
Three Suspects Indicted For $50K Department Store Fraud Scheme In Westchester Three have been charged in Westchester in a 54-count indictment for their roles in a scheme to defraud TJX Companies out of more than $50,000. Donald Ilo, 57, Patrick Onogwu, 64, and Asanimo Riesa, 38, all of the Bronx, were named in a 54-count indictment for their part in a scheme that included using fraudulently obtained credit cards to steal from several area TJX Companies, Inc. stores, including TJ Maxx, Marshalls, and Home Goods. It is alleged that between June 13, 2018, and Aug. 14, 2019, the three suspects were part of a scheme to target TJX companies that include TJ Maxx, Marshalls,…

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by Zak Failla
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Westchester Duo Sentenced For Forged Passport, Rewards Card Scheme Westchester Duo Sentenced For Forged Passport, Rewards Card Scheme
Westchester Duo Sentenced For Forged Passport, Rewards Card Scheme A man and woman from Westchester will spend time behind bars after being busted in an elaborate identity theft scheme that involved forged passport cards and fraudulently obtained credit cards to steal from popular retailers. Mount Vernon residents Hassan Miller and Dawn Anderson have been sentenced to a term of between one and a half and four and a half years in state prison for possessing forged US passport cards in their home as part of a scheme to steal from The TJX Companies, Inc. TJX companies includes stores such as TJ Maxx, Marshalls, and Home Goods. Westchester County Distri…

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by Zak Failla
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Three Departments Stores Sold Recalled Products, Schumer Says In Call For Federal Probe Three Departments Stores Sold Recalled Products, Schumer Says In Call For Federal Probe
Three Departments Stores Sold Recalled Products, Schumer Says In Call For Federal Probe New York Sen. Chuck Schumer is calling out some of the nation’s biggest department stores, claiming that recalled items may be under some consumers’ Christmas trees this holiday season. Schumer says he's asking for a federal inquiry into items that were subject to recall but still sold at TJ Maxx, Marshalls and HomeGoods locations nationwide. Citing a Consumer Product Safety Commission report that alleges Schumer said that the chain stores sold hundreds of recalled products, up until last month. The senator noted that some of the items could potentially be dangerous. “They could cause inf…

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by Zak Failla
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Five Accused Of Stealing Over $500K From Westchester Stores In Retail Fraud Ring Five Accused Of Stealing Over $500K From Westchester Stores In Retail Fraud Ring
Five Accused Of Stealing Over $500K From Westchester Stores In Retail Fraud Ring Five people are in police custody and are facing charges for their alleged roles in a retail fraud operation that stole more than $500,000 in merchandise from Westchester County stores. Over the course of nearly six months, officials said that the group of five suspects allegedly used a machine to make fake credit cards for stores such as Marshalls and HomeGoods. They then used the cards to fraudulently purchase items before their deception was discovered. The group reportedly would steal thousands of dollars at a time, including high-end clothing, electronics, and furniture. This week, po…

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by Zak Failla
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Mayor: Man Injured In Jersey Gardens Mall Shooting Mayor: Man Injured In Jersey Gardens Mall Shooting
Mayor: Man Injured In Jersey Gardens Mall Shooting Authorities on Friday evening were investigating a shooting that injured a man at The Mills at Jersey Gardens in Elizabeth. The shooter fled after firing a shot that struck a man in the wrist between the hallway of Tommy Hilfiger and Marshalls, Elizabeth Mayor Chris Bollwage said. "No suspect has been apprehended and the victim is not cooperating on identifying the suspect," the mayor said.  "Police are reviewing camera footage. The mall has been evacuated and all shoppers are out. No one is in danger at the moment." The shooter fled after firing a shot that struck a man in the wrist …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Man Pinched Buttocks Of Boy At Department Store In Area, Police Say Man Pinched Buttocks Of Boy At Department Store In Area, Police Say
Man Pinched Buttocks Of Boy At Department Store In Area, Police Say A 43-year-old man pinched the buttocks of a boy under age 7 at an area department store, state police from Brewster said. Troopers received a report of the unidentified male pinching the buttocks of the child under the age of 7, before asking the victim to follow him while in Marshalls in the town of Southeast on May 26. Through investigation, the subject was eventually identified as Jaroslav Kiskas of Southeast and subsequently arrested. Kiskas was charged with forcible touching, a Class A misdemeanor. Kiskas was processed without incident and issued an appearance ticket returnable to th…

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by Joe Lombardi