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Bicycle Safety Tips To Carry You Through Summer And Beyond Bicycle Safety Tips To Carry You Through Summer And Beyond
Bicycle Safety Tips To Carry You Through Summer And Beyond There are few things more exhilarating than zooming downhill on a bike. When I used to live in New York City, I rode my bike to work nearly every day. It was a healthy habit, and the daily exercise felt great! Only the snow would send me to the subway. There is no question, riding a bike is as fun now as it was when I was a kid. But it can also be dangerous. Accidents happen. Yet, there are simple ways to protect your children. Bike safety starts with the helmet Even before a child’s first bike should come their first bicycle helmet! In 1999, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC…

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Police & Fire
Westchester Dad Accused Of Leaving Child In Hot Car Westchester Dad Accused Of Leaving Child In Hot Car
Westchester Dad Accused Of Leaving Child In Hot Car A Westchester County dad was arrested by police after allegedly leaving his 4-year-old child in a hot car. Geremie Ram, 42, of New Rochelle, was apprehended on Thursday, Aug. 8, after police and fire were alerted to a child in a hot car in a shopping center parking lot around 4:34 p.m., at 136-02 20th Ave. in College Point, said the NYPD. The child was rescued within minutes by New York City firefighter Matthew Clinton who broke a window to get the child out of the car that was "dangerously hot." "The kid was screaming that it was hot," Clinton said on the FDNY Facebook page. "You could s…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Apparent Luring Incident In Westchester A Misunderstanding, Police Say Apparent Luring Incident In Westchester A Misunderstanding, Police Say
Apparent Luring Incident In Westchester A Misunderstanding, Police Say This story has been updated. An apparent luring incident involving a 13-year-old girl in Westchester turned out to be a misunderstanding, police said. A man had reportedly attempted to lure her the girl into his pickup truck at Pace University while she waited for a ride on Tuesday, Aug. 6. Police had received the report that a 13-year-old was waiting for a ride home at the college when a gray pickup truck drove up next to her and the driver made contact, offering to provide a ride. After an investigation, police later said that the man had been at Pace to pick up another girl, his grandd…

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by Zak Failla
News
Automaker Adds Rear-Door Alert To Prevent Hot Car Deaths Of Children Automaker Adds Rear-Door Alert To Prevent Hot Car Deaths Of Children
Automaker Adds Rear-Door Alert To Prevent Hot Car Deaths Of Children Following the deaths of twins from the area who were left in a hot car eight hours in New York City, a prominent American automaker is introducing new technology to prevent more tragedies. Nissan is looking to introduce a “rear door alert” that could help save the life of a child left inside a hot vehicle, which would provide a warning sound that is now standard on 10 of its 2019 models, with that tech expected to be expanded. Last year, there were 52 deaths that were reportedly related to children left in hot vehicles. According to the company, the rear door alert technology will monitor …

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by Zak Failla
News
FBI Reports Rise In Sextortion Of Children FBI Reports Rise In Sextortion Of Children
FBI Reports Rise In Sextortion Of Children Sextortion is defined as a criminal act that occurs when someone demands something of value, usually money, images of a sexual nature or sexual favors, from another person. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, there has been a rapid increase in the solicitation of these incidents from minors over the internet. The FBI reports that children ages 10 through 17 have been increasingly sexually exploited and ‘sextorted’ by internet predators. Fortunately, there are several steps parents can take to ensure the safety of their children when browsing the Internet and engaging in activit…

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by Valerie Musson
News
In The Nick Of Time: Police Called In To Help Rescue Baby Locked In Car In Northern Westchester In The Nick Of Time: Police Called In To Help Rescue Baby Locked In Car In Northern Westchester
In The Nick Of Time: Police Called In To Help Rescue Baby Locked In Car In Northern Westchester A mother received a scare after her baby accidentally got locked inside a car in Northern Westchester, police said. The North Castle Police Department received a call shortly before 5 p.m. on Monday, June 24, from a woman stating that her 8-month-old baby had been locked inside an Audi that was not running in a Business Park Drive parking lot. Police said that dispatchers alerted the Armonk Garage, who responded to the scene alongside officers from the department. The baby was able to be extricated from the car without further incident and was unharmed, police said. The baby checked out f…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Woman In Stopped Vehicle On Route 304 Was Driving Drunk With Kids On Board, Police Say Woman In Stopped Vehicle On Route 304 Was Driving Drunk With Kids On Board, Police Say
Woman In Stopped Vehicle On Route 304 Was Driving Drunk With Kids On Board, Police Say A Rockland County woman was busted for allegedly driving while impaired with two toddlers in the backseat not wearing seatbelts during a late stop in Bardonia, police said. A Clarkstown Police officer on patrol at approximately 11:30 p.m. on Monday, June 24, stopped to assist a driver who was parked in the left lane on Route 304 near the Bardonia Road intersection with her vehicle’s emergency lights flashing. According to police, the officer found the driver, Stephany Rodriguez, 35, of West Nyack, in the front seat, and her two children in the rear of the car without seatbelts on. The offic…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Police Investigate Apparent Luring Incident Involving Girl Walks To School In Nyack Police Investigate Apparent Luring Incident Involving Girl Walks To School In Nyack
Police Investigate Apparent Luring Incident Involving Girl Walks To School In Nyack Police are alerting the public to be on the lookout after a possible luring incident involving a girl in Nyack. At approximately 7:50 a.m. Tuesday, May 21, the student was walking to school in the area of Depew Avenue and Anna Street and was approached by an individual, Orangetown Police said. The individual is described as a Hispanic man in his 30’s with a thin beard and dark hair operating a blue car with a license plate that begins with the letter “H,” police said.  According to the girl, the man honked his horn at her and asked in Spanish if she wanted a ride t…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Semiconscious Girls Rushed To Westchester Medical Center After Near Drowning In Area Semiconscious Girls Rushed To Westchester Medical Center After Near Drowning In Area
Semiconscious Girls Rushed To Westchester Medical Center After Near Drowning In Area Two young girls ages 2 and 3 were pulled semiconscious from a pool outside a home in the area. The incident took place around 12:30 p.m., Monday, May 20, at a home on Sydell Lane in Spring Valley, said Ramapo Police Sgt. Shawn Baker. First responders who arrived on the scene found the girls in the partially-fenced pool, semiconscious and not breathing, police said. Emergency personnel were able to resuscitate the girls before they were rushed to Westchester Medical Center, Baker said. He reported that both girls were "much better," and are expected to survive. Baker said police are invest…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Two Children Seriously Injured After Falling Out Of Window In Rockland Two Children Seriously Injured After Falling Out Of Window In Rockland
Two Children Seriously Injured After Falling Out Of Window In Rockland Two young boys were seriously injured after falling out of a window in Rockland. The children were found around 4:25 p.m., Thursday, May 2, when the Spring Valley Police responded to a call at 75 West Church St., said Spring Valley Officer Matthew Galli. When officers arrived on the scene they found that two children, ages 2 and 5, had fallen out of a second-story window, landing on the concrete paving below, he added. Both children were transported to Westchester Medical Center by Hatzoloh Ambulance for their injuries, Galli said. He did not have any information on their current condition…

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by Kathy Reakes
Politics
NY May Require Gun Owners With Children To Lock Up Their Weapons NY May Require Gun Owners With Children To Lock Up Their Weapons
NY May Require Gun Owners With Children To Lock Up Their Weapons New York lawmakers may seek to become one of the few states that mandate that gun owners lock away their weapons from children. There have been 63 unintentional shootings by children statewide so far this year, according to Everytown for Gun Safety. There have been at least 1,104 child shootings since 2015, the organization notes. Last month, lawmakers passed a bill - which has not yet been signed into law - requiring gunners who live with children under the age of 16 to lock up their weapons when they are not in use. Those who failed to comply would face fines and misdemeanor charges. “It…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
12-Year-Old Dies After Accidental Shooting In Westchester 12-Year-Old Dies After Accidental Shooting In Westchester
12-Year-Old Dies After Accidental Shooting In Westchester The 12-year-old boy who accidentally shot himself in the head with an illegal handgun in Westchester has died from his wound, police said. Officers from the Yonkers Police Department were dispatched to a Nepperhan Avenue apartment shortly before midnight on Saturday, April 13, where there was a report of a child who was bleeding from the head. Yonkers Police Det. Sgt. Dean Politopoulos said that upon arrival, officers found the child on the bedroom floor and assisted members of the Yonkers Fire Department and Empress Emergency Medical Services in providing aid and cardiopulmonary resuscita…

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by Zak Failla