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Santa Hat-Wearing Man Charged After Fighting 7-Eleven Employees During NY Robbery: Police Santa Hat-Wearing Man Charged After Fighting 7-Eleven Employees During NY Robbery: Police
Santa Hat-Wearing Man Charged After Fighting 7-Eleven Employees During NY Robbery: Police A shoplifting turned violent inside a Franklin Square 7-Eleven has now led to charges, Nassau County Police said. Benjamin Mendoza-Colato, 20, of Valley Stream, was arrested on Saturday, Feb. 15, following a robbery that happened at 12 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 21, at the 7-Eleven located at 552 Franklin Ave., according to detectives. Police previously noted that surveillance video showed the suspect wearing a Santa hat, black jacket, and red-and-black plaid pajama pants during the incident. Mendoza-Colato entered the store and went to the refrigerators containing alcoholic beverages, detect…

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by Jillian Pikora
Sports
WATCH: Travis Kelce Takes Blow To The Head By Chargers' Teair Tart WATCH: Travis Kelce Takes Blow To The Head By Chargers' Teair Tart
Watch: Travis Kelce Takes Blow To The Head By Chargers' Teair Tart Travis Kelce took a strike in the face during a fracas in the Kansas City Chiefs' season opener against the Los Angeles Chargers on Friday night, Sept. 5 in Brazil. Tempers got heated, and the tight end got into it with defensive tackle Teair Tart in the third quarter of the game as the Chiefs were driving down the field. In replays of the incident, Tart can be seen throwing an open hand at Kelce, which resulted in Tart flagged — but not thrown out of the game — because he didn't throw a punch, according to replay officials. Both continued jawing after the fact as the Chiefs delivered a to…

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by Zak Failla
News
Woman Shot During Overnight Altercation In Region Woman Shot During Overnight Altercation In Region
Woman Shot During Overnight Altercation In Region A 24-year-old woman is recovering after being shot during a fight in Albany early Wednesday, Aug. 13. Officers responded to the area of Albany Street near Broadway just before 12:45 a.m. for reports of gunfire, according to Albany Police. When they arrived, they found evidence consistent with a shooting but no victim at the scene. A short time later, staff at Albany Memorial Hospital alerted police that a 24-year-old woman had walked into the emergency room with a gunshot wound to her lower back. Investigators determined the woman had been involved in a physical altercation with several ot…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
I-87 Crash Turns Into Brawl, Then Woman Caught Drunk With Kids in Car In NY, Police Say I-87 Crash Turns Into Brawl, Then Woman Caught Drunk With Kids in Car In NY, Police Say
I-87 Crash Turns Into Brawl, Then Woman Caught Drunk With Kids in Car In NY, Police Say An Orange County woman is facing felony DWI charges after allegedly crashing on I-87 in Westchester and getting into a physical fight with another driver with two children in her car at the time, police said. The incident happened around 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 10, when troopers were sent to Interstate 87 southbound in Yonkers for a report of a two-car crash and a physical altercation between the drivers involved, New York State Police announced on Tuesday, July 15.  Troopers say the crash involved a Volkswagen Atlas driven by Kaitlyn Slicker-Abulteen, age 35, of Warwick. Before of…

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by Ben Crnic
Schools
Educator Injured Breaking Up Student Fight In School Hallway In Hudson Valley: Superintendent Educator Injured Breaking Up Student Fight In School Hallway In Hudson Valley: Superintendent
Educator Injured Breaking Up Student Fight In School Hallway In Hudson Valley: Superintendent An educator was injured while trying to stop a fight involving eight students at an Orange County high school.  The incident happened on Tuesday, March 25, inside Middletown High School and lasted about 27 seconds, Superintendent Amy Creeden said in a message to the Enlarged City School District of Middletown community.  "One of our dedicated educators, who was in the hallway, intervened to de-escalate the situation and ensure safety,” Creeden wrote, adding, “Unfortunately, this educator required medical attention as a result of the altercation.” Creeden said the district is cond…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
25-Year-Old Accused Of Stabbing Victim Outside Bar In Northern Westchester 25-Year-Old Accused Of Stabbing Victim Outside Bar In Northern Westchester
25-Year-Old Accused Of Stabbing Victim Outside Bar In Northern Westchester An investigation has led to the arrest of a man in connection to a stabbing outside a bar in Northern Westchester. New York State Police say the suspect, Luis F. Contreras Paredes, age 25, of Peekskill, engaged in a physical altercation and stabbed the victim in Cortlandt on Crompond Road (Route 202) outside of My Second House Bar. on Wednesday, May 29. Paredes was charged with assault in the second degree, a Class D felony. Contreras Paredes was turned over to the custody of Westchester County Corrections for an active, unrelated arrest warrant.

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by Joe Lombardi