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COVID-19: NY Looks To Secure New Temporary Hospital Sites, 12K More Join Surge Healthcare Force COVID-19: NY Looks To Secure New Temporary Hospital Sites, 12K More Join Surge Healthcare Force
Covid-19: NY Looks To Secure New Temporary Hospital Sites, 12K More Join Surge Healthcare Force New York State is scouting additional new sites for temporary hospitals, with a goal of having a 1,000-plus patient overflow facility in each NYC borough as well as Westchester, Rockland, Nassau and Suffolk counties, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said. The new additions will supplement temporary hospital facilities that are being set up at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center and locations at SUNY Stony Brook, SUNY Old Westbury and Westchester County Center and are aimed at building thousands of new beds to bolster existing hospital capacity, with the goal of being open to patients in early to mid Apri…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Man Allegedly Points Shotgun At Himself During Standoff With Officers In Area Man Allegedly Points Shotgun At Himself During Standoff With Officers In Area
Man Allegedly Points Shotgun At Himself During Standoff With Officers In Area A man was taken into custody after allegedly pointing a shotgun at himself during a standoff with police in the area. The incident took place around 7:29 p.m., on Thursday, March 5, when the Putnam County Sheriff's Office responded to a call regarding a suicidal man armed with a gun at a Southeast home, said Putnam County Sheriff's Office. The man reportedly, in the presence of a family member, pointed a shotgun at himself and expressed thoughts of suicide, the Sheriff's Office said. The family member then reported the incident to law enforcement. Sheriff’s deputies, st…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Suicidal Person Who Fired Shot Holds Police At Bay For More Than Two Hours In Area Suicidal Person Who Fired Shot Holds Police At Bay For More Than Two Hours In Area
Suicidal Person Who Fired Shot Holds Police At Bay For More Than Two Hours In Area An alleged suicidal person held police at bay for more than two hours, after firing a weapon and threatening to kill themself, authorities said. The incident took place in Orange County around 6 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 9, after police received a call for a suicidal person on Homestead Avenue in the Village of Maybrook, said Town of Montgomery Police Investigator Stephen Ragni. When officers arrived on the scene, the person fired one shot from a high-powered rifle, Ragni said. Officers were not sure of the intended target and requested a tactical response unit from the Orange County Sheri…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman Who Climbed Into Lion's Den At Bronx Zoo Posts Video Taunting Police Searching For Her Woman Who Climbed Into Lion's Den At Bronx Zoo Posts Video Taunting Police Searching For Her
Woman Who Climbed Into Lion's Den At Bronx Zoo Posts Video Taunting Police Searching For Her The woman who went face-to-face with a lion at the Bronx Zoo in a video that went viral is back on social media, this time taunting the cops looking to talk to her. Brooklyn resident Myah Autry, 32, posted Instagram videos of herself on Friday, Oct. 4, rapping under the pseudonym Queen Empress Myáh Lareé Israelite. Police investigators are reportedly seeking Autry out to arrest her for trespassing at the zoo. The video was captioned: “I’M KARMA, DARMA WITH THE FLAMES. I AM FIFTEEN CLEOPATRAS BELIEVE ME, RAPPING & DOING PUSH UP’S AT THE SAME TIME, MY NAME IS “QUEEN EMPRESS MYÁH LAREÉ IS…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Student Did Not Injure Staff Member, Putnam-Northern Westchester BOCES Says Student Did Not Injure Staff Member, Putnam-Northern Westchester BOCES Says
Student Did Not Injure Staff Member, Putnam-Northern Westchester Boces Says This story has been updated. Earlier reports of a student injuring a staff member at the Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES School are incorrect, the school said. "There have been inaccurate reports in the media regarding activity at the Walden Learning Center at Putnam-Northern Westchester BOCES today," said Ellen Lane, communications director at the school located in Yorktown Heights.  According to Lane, an ambulance was called around 2 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 1, to transport a student in emotional distress to the hospital.  "At no time was any student or staff member in…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Police Investigate Apparent Suicide By NYPD Officer In Westchester Police Investigate Apparent Suicide By NYPD Officer In Westchester
Police Investigate Apparent Suicide By Nypd Officer In Westchester The apparent suicide of an NYPD police officer in Westchester is under investigation. Officers from the Yonkers Police Department responded to Shoreview Drive at approximately 3 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 13, where there was a reported suicide, Yonkers Police Det. Sgt. Dean Politopoulos said. Upon arrival, officers found the victim unresponsive and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Politopoulos said that the preliminary investigation determined that there was no foul play, and the death appears to be self-inflicted in an apparent suicide. Detectives are continuing the investigation in collab…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Barricaded Woman Talked Out Harming Herself By Hostage Negotiators In Westchester Barricaded Woman Talked Out Harming Herself By Hostage Negotiators In Westchester
Barricaded Woman Talked Out Harming Herself By Hostage Negotiators In Westchester A Harrison woman who was allegedly threatening to harm herself surrendered to police after more than five hours of talking with hostage negotiators, said Harrison Police. The incident began around 9 a.m. when Harrison Police responded to a residence on Oak Street on a report of a person having an emotional crisis who was also potentially armed with a handgun, said Harrison Police Lt. John Vasta.  The first responding Harrison officers began a dialogue with the woman who had barricaded herself inside and refused to open the door, Vasta said.  Harrison officers and m…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Police: Town Of Poughkeepsie Man Nabbed In Chase After Threatening To Kill Cop, Jump Off Bridge Police: Town Of Poughkeepsie Man Nabbed In Chase After Threatening To Kill Cop, Jump Off Bridge
Police: Town Of Poughkeepsie Man Nabbed In Chase After Threatening To Kill Cop, Jump Off Bridge A man who threatened to kill a police officer and then took police on a chase also called 911 to tell them he intended to jump off the Newburgh/Beacon Bridge. William A. Pascal, 45, of the Town of Poughkeepsie, was arrested on Saturday, June 8, following a sequence of events that ended at the Newburgh/Beacon Bridge, said Town of Poughkeepsie Police, Capt. Kevin Faber. The incident began around 11:50 p.m. when a town of Poughkeepsie Police officer stopped Pascal for an equipment violation on Main Street. When the officer approached the vehicle, the recognized Pascal and knew that he was wan…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Deputy Grabs, Saves Suicidal Man From Jumping Off I-84 Bridge Deputy Grabs, Saves Suicidal Man From Jumping Off I-84 Bridge
Deputy Grabs, Saves Suicidal Man From Jumping Off I-84 Bridge A distraught man threatening to jump from Veterans Memorial Bridge on I-84 in Brewster was saved by a Putnam County Sheriff's Deputy. The incident took place around 12:30 p.m., Monday, May 27, when deputies received a 911 call that a man who parked his car on the westbound side of the highway, was now standing on the edge of Veterans Memorial Bridge, which goes over Route 6 in Brewster, holding a piece of paper, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office said. Deputy Sheriff Kevin Osika and Sergeant Thomas Lee of the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department responded. Osika arrived within two minute…

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by Kathy Reakes
Obituaries
Former WWE Star, 'Survivor' Competitor Ashley Massaro, 39, Found Dead At Smithtown Home Former WWE Star, 'Survivor' Competitor Ashley Massaro, 39, Found Dead At Smithtown Home
Former WWE Star, 'Survivor' Competitor Ashley Massaro, 39, Found Dead At Smithtown Home A former WWE superstar and competitor on “Survivor” was found dead in her Long Island home at the age of 39. Former Diva Ashley Massaro, the winner of the WWE’s 2005 Raw Diva Search, was transported from her Smithtown home to a local hospital, officials confirmed. She was pronounced dead just months after she was training to return to the ring. "Gonna be bumping around the ring starting next week ... super pumped n ready to see what I got left in these ole boots of mine!" Massaro tweeted earlier this year. “Those guy are the best super safe and make me feel so comfortable-if u live i…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Woman Found Dead Following Standoff Identified Woman Found Dead Following Standoff Identified
Woman Found Dead Following Standoff Identified The City of Middletown Police Department has identified a woman found dead on the floor of an apartment they had been trying to gain entry into after receiving reports of a horrible smell coming from within.  Helen Niven, 63, of Middletown has been identified as the woman found following a stand-off with police by her long-time partner, William Nott, 70, also of Middletown, said Middletown Police Lt. Jeffry R. Thoelen. "An autopsy conducted by the Orange County Medical Examiner’s Office did not reveal any signs of physical trauma or abuse," Thoelen said. "Her death does not appear…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Road-Rage Driver Enters Plea In 7-Eleven Assault That Killed Mother Road-Rage Driver Enters Plea In 7-Eleven Assault That Killed Mother
Road-Rage Driver Enters Plea In 7-Eleven Assault That Killed Mother A man accused of ramming into a family of eight in front of a 7-Eleven store in Rockland County, killing the pregnant mother, stood in an orange jumpsuit, shackled at the waist as his attorney entered a not guilty plea in court on Friday. Jason Mendez, 35, of Washingtonville in Orange County, was indicted by a grand jury on Tuesday, Feb. 26, charging him with one count of murder in the second degree and seven counts of attempted murder in the second degree, said Rockland County Acting District Attorney Kevin Gilleece. On Friday, his attorney, Bruce Klein, entered the not-guilty plea during…

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by Kathy Reakes