Mount Vernon, NY
Police & Fire
Mount Vernon Police Officer Suspended After Being Arrested For Menacing
A Mount Vernon police officer has been suspended with pay following an arrest for menacing and harassment over the weekend. Orville Kitson, who pleaded guilty last year to firing his gun without authorization during a late-night incident in 2016, was arrested in Brooklyn on Sunday, Sept. 15, and charged with two counts of menacing, both misdemeanors, and harassment, a violation. Details of what let to Kitson’s arrest have not been released. Mount Vernon Police Commissioner Shawn Harris has stated that Kitson has been suspended as the department conducts an internal investigation. Kitson wa…
Stamford, CT
Police & Fire
Stamford Police Promise 'Full Disclosure' In Investigation Of Four Officers
Four Stamford police officers are being investigated for alleged “wrongdoing,” and officials have promised the public a transparent, thorough investigation. The nature of the wrongdoing has not been released, and the Stamford Police Department will not be releasing the names of the officers as the investigation is ongoing. The four officers implicated have been relieved of duty pending the outcome of the investigation. “This is a hard time for the Stamford Police Department,” officials said in a statement. “As you may be aware we are in the midst of investigating four of our own members for…
Yonkers, NY
News
Police Chief In Westchester Under Independent Investigation After Son Takes Gun
A hearing officer from Mount Pleasant has been hired to further investigate Eastchester Police Chief Timothy Bonci, whose son allegedly took his father’s gun before turning himself into police custody in July. While he is being investigated internally by two lieutenants in the department, town officials have appointed Mount Pleasant Judge Robert Ponzini to lead a separate, independent probe, according to a lohud report. The nature of the independent investigation was not clear, and town officials have not yet laid out a timetable regarding the probe moving forward. Bonci is not facing any c…
Fairfield, CT
Sports
Ollie Contests UConn 'Just Cause' Firing, Says He Will 'Defend My Honor'
Kevin Ollie, who was fired as men’s basketball coach at the University of Connecticut, is contesting the university's decision was made with "just cause" and said he will "work vigorously to defend my honor." UConn said in the fall it had hired a law firm and was conducting an internal investigation after receiving allegations about violations that were not specified. Ollie's firing is with cause, UConn said, meaning the university does not believe it is obligated to play the remaining five years on a seven-year $18 million contract. "The University of Connecticut,…
