Monsey, NY
Police & Fire
ID Released For Man Shot, Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting In Area ID Released For Man Shot, Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting In Area
ID Released For Man Shot, Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting In Area A man killed in an officer-involved shooting in the Hudson Valley has been identified. Christopher VanKleeck, age 31, was shot around 3:30 p.m., June 12, in Orange County by a Wallkill police officer following a call for a disturbance, according to Attorney General Letisha James' office. VanKleeck was shot and killed following a confrontation with officers, said Town of Wallkill Police Chief Robert Hertman.  "During an ensuing encounter with a suspect, a Town of Wallkill police officer discharged his service weapon, striking the subject at least once," Hertman said. Investigati…

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by Kathy Reakes
Mahopac, NY
Police & Fire
Investigation Launched After Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting In Hudson Valley Investigation Launched After Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting In Hudson Valley
Investigation Launched After Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting In Hudson Valley An investigation is underway after a fatal officer-involved shooting in the Hudson Valley. It happened around 3:30 p.m. Saturday, June 12 in Orange County, in the Town of Wallkill. Officers responded to a reported dispute on Schutt Road and Avenue A. According to Town of Wallkill Police Chief Robert Hertman, "During an ensuing encounter with a suspect, a Town of Wallkill police officer discharged his service weapon, striking the subject at least once. After officers rendered emergency first aid, the suspect was transported to Garnet Health Medical Center in Middletown, where he was pronou…

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by Joe Lombardi
Brentwood, NY
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Long Island Company Fined $4.25M For Evading Taxes Long Island Company Fined $4.25M For Evading Taxes
Long Island Company Fined $4.25M For Evading Taxes A Long Island company has reached a multi-million settlement with the New York State Attorney General’s Office for evading taxes over the course of more than a decade, despite being repeatedly warned. New York Attorney General Letitia James announced on Monday, April 5 that she has secured $4.25 million from Nassau County-based Service Station Vending Equipment (SVEE), as well as owner William McCabe, for "knowingly failing to pay sales tax due on the sales of air inflation services, as well as engaged in fraudulent tax avoidance schemes by underreporting sales and paying workers off the bo…

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by Zak Failla
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Man Dies From Apparent Medical Episode After Removing Clothes, Entering LI Home, Police Say Man Dies From Apparent Medical Episode After Removing Clothes, Entering LI Home, Police Say
Man Dies From Apparent Medical Episode After Removing Clothes, Entering LI Home, Police Say A man who removed his clothes before running into the unlocked Long Island home of strangers died from an apparent medical episode, police said. The incident happened overnight Sunday, July 19 in Patchogue. The investigation, which is in the preliminary stages, has revealed Suffolk County Police officers responded to a 911 call reporting an unknown man in a backyard on Brook Street just before 1 a.m., Suffolk County Police said. The caller stated the man was asking for help, talking to himself and had shed all his clothing, according to police. Officers and Patchogue Ambulance r…

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by Joe Lombardi
Tarrytown-SleepyHollow, NY
News
State AG Won't Investigate Police-Involved Shooting Now Being Handled By Westchester DA State AG Won't Investigate Police-Involved Shooting Now Being Handled By Westchester DA
State AG Won't Investigate Police-Involved Shooting Now Being Handled By Westchester DA The New York State Attorney General’s Office will reportedly not be heading up an investigation into the death of a man in Westchester during a police-involved shooting over the weekend. Two uniformed police officers from the New Rochelle Police Department stopped a black Dodge sedan shortly before 11 p.m. on Friday, June 5, for a traffic violation near the intersection of Potter Avenue and Pierce Street. Once the vehicle stopped, one of the passengers exited the vehicle, taking off on foot, New Rochelle Police Capt. Cosmo Costa said.  Following a brief pursuit, one of the officers …

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by Zak Failla
Massapequa, NY
News
COVID-19: New York AG Orders CBD Company To Stop Marketing Products As Treatments COVID-19: New York AG Orders CBD Company To Stop Marketing Products As Treatments
Covid-19: New York AG Orders CBD Company To Stop Marketing Products As Treatments A cannabidiol (CBD) company has been ordered by the New York State Attorney General’s Office to stop marketing products that falsely claim can keep one clear from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. New York Attorney General Letitia James ordered Finest Herbalist,  a company  specializing in the sale of  cannabidiol,  to immediately cease and desist the marketing of their product “Pure Herbal Total Defense Immunity Blend" as a means of curing or treating COVID-19. According to James, “consumers have encountered these claims in email campaigns using titles such as ‘Protection Fro…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
Number Of COVID-19 Positive In Westchester Hits 82, First Cases Reported In Suffolk, Ulster Number Of COVID-19 Positive In Westchester Hits 82, First Cases Reported In Suffolk, Ulster
Number Of Covid-19 Positive In Westchester Hits 82, First Cases Reported In Suffolk, Ulster Sixteen additional cases of the novel coronavirus have been confirmed in New York State, with residents testing COVID-19 positive for the first time in Suffolk and Ulster counties. The number of total cases in the state is now 105, with 82 in Westchester, accounting for 78 percent of those testing positive in the state. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the new numbers in a news conference at Northwell Health Imaging at the Center for Advanced Medicine in North New Hyde Park late Sunday morning, March 8. At the end of the day Saturday, there were 89 cases in the state, with 70 in Westc…

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by Joe Lombardi
New City, NY
Police & Fire
29 Rockland Police Academy Grads Now Headed To These 13 Agencies 29 Rockland Police Academy Grads Now Headed To These 13 Agencies
29 Rockland Police Academy Grads Now Headed To These 13 Agencies After completing 21 weeks of intense, often grueling training, 29 new graduates from the Rockland County Police Academy will head to 13 different agencies throughout the region.  “Thank you to each one of you for choosing such an honorable profession. With the support of your families and friends, you all worked hard to achieve this great honor," said Rockland County Executive Ed Day, a former commander with the NYPD. " It is my hope that you gained all of the skills necessary to stay safe and protect those in need during your tenure in law enforcement. May God watch over you all.” Som…

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by Kathy Reakes
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
Westchester Store Must Pay Civil Penalty For Deceptive Advertising, State AG Says Westchester Store Must Pay Civil Penalty For Deceptive Advertising, State AG Says
Westchester Store Must Pay Civil Penalty For Deceptive Advertising, State AG Says A retail store in Westchester will have to pay a civil penalty for lying to its customers, New York State Attorney General Letitia James announced. The state reached the settlement with the Hartsdale pet store after it falsely advertised and claimed that it specialized in the sale of high quality, responsibly-bred animals, when, in reality, the store sold animals that were bred at large-scale commercial mills, James said on Friday, May 3. Deborah Koehler, owner of Westchester Puppies & Kittens, is also prohibited from making false representations about the quality of the breeders a…

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by Joe Lombardi
Mount Pleasant, NY
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Six Alleged Drug Dealers Nabbed In Early Morning Raids At Several Westchester Locations Six Alleged Drug Dealers Nabbed In Early Morning Raids At Several Westchester Locations
Six Alleged Drug Dealers Nabbed In Early Morning Raids At Several Westchester Locations A spike in fatal overdoses in the region led to a yearlong investigation that led to charges against a half-dozen alleged drug dealers as authorities work to curtail drug trafficking in the area. The yearlong investigation into drug dealers operating in Port Chester, Connecticut and the Bronx led to the arrests of five new suspects (with another arrested last week), Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., announced. The latest sweep comes on the heels of a bust that led to the arrests of a dozen people selling heroin and other drugs in and around Mount Vernon who were cha…

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by Zak Failla
North Salem, NY
News
Sprint Must Pay Record $330M Settlement To New York Sprint Must Pay Record $330M Settlement To New York
Sprint Must Pay Record $330M Settlement To New York Sprint has agreed to pay a record $330 million settlement to end a long-running tax dispute with New York, for “flagrantly breaking the law,” the state attorney general announced on Friday. The lawsuit alleged that for nearly a decade, Sprint “knowingly failed to collect and remit more than $100 million in state and local sales taxes owed on its flat-rate wireless calling plans sold to New Yorkers.” According to AG Barbara Underwood, the $330 million settlement is the largest-ever recovery resulting from an action filed under the New York False Claims Act. It is also the largest recovery by…

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by Zak Failla
New City, NY
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State Attorney General Investigating Potential New TZB Safety Cover Up State Attorney General Investigating Potential New TZB Safety Cover Up
State Attorney General Investigating Potential New TZB Safety Cover Up An alleged safety coverup involving dozens of steel bolts holding together the new Tappan Zee Bridge is being investigated by the state Attorney General’s Office. New bolts holding the bridge together were defective, and workers constructing the bridge knew about it, according to a former safety inspector. Dozens of the bolts were reportedly brittle and broke during construction of the new bridge. Contractors working on the bridge reportedly failed to disclose the faulty bolts out of fear it could delay the project. The reports are now being investigated by the New York state attorney gener…

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by Zak Failla