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'Burn Alive, B—:' Criminal With 72 Priors Set Innocent Train Passenger On Fire, Feds Say 'Burn Alive, B—:' Criminal With 72 Priors Set Innocent Train Passenger On Fire, Feds Say
'Burn Alive, B—:' Criminal With 72 Priors Set Innocent Train Passenger On Fire, Feds Say Federal authorities have identified Bethany MaGee, 26, as the woman who was set on fire during a violent attack on a Chicago train last week. And the man behind it, 50-year-old Lawrence Reed, has an arrest record that would make anyone's head spin, according to federal officials. "It is devastating that a career criminal with 72 PRIOR ARRESTS is now accused of attacking 26-year-old Bethany MaGee on Chicago’s L train, and setting her on fire," US DOT Secretary Sean Duffy said. "This would never have happened if this thug had been behind bars. Yet Chicago lets repeat offenders roam the stree…

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by Cecilia Levine
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'Stay Calm,' Say Rockland County Officials After Drone Sightings 'Stay Calm,' Say Rockland County Officials After Drone Sightings
'Stay Calm,' Say Rockland County Officials After Drone Sightings Rockland County officials are urging residents to remain calm after at least four sightings of drones were spotted flying over the region late Thursday, Dec. 12, and into New Jersey. “We understand that these drone sightings may be unsettling and are taking these reports seriously,” said County Executive Ed Day.  Day said he has notified federal authorities and written a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to have the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) investigate and provide answers about who is behind these drone sightings. The d…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Authorities In Hudson Valley Monitoring Bomb Threats Targeting NY Synagogues Authorities In Hudson Valley Monitoring Bomb Threats Targeting NY Synagogues
Authorities In Hudson Valley Monitoring Bomb Threats Targeting NY Synagogues Authorities in the Hudson Valley are monitoring bomb threats sent over email targeting synagogues across New York as Rosh Hashanah comes to a close. The threats were detailed in an announcement by the Putnam County Sheriff's Office on Friday, Oct. 4, in which authorities said they were made aware of a "pattern of bomb threats" sent via email targeting New York synagogues and containing "vitriolic language."  All federal, state, and local intelligence centers have not identified any credible information regarding the threats, which are now actively being investigated, the Sheriff's Offi…

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by Ben Crnic