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Police & Fire

Bridgeport Officers Caught During Bar Raid Suspended Without Pay BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – Two city police officers who were found to be working at a Main Street bar as bouncers on the night a 19-year-old bar patron was raped have been suspended without pay, according to the Connecticut Post. Officers Chris Smith and Andrew Talavera each were suspended for 30 days for working at the bar on March 30 in violation of departmental rules, according to the Post, which reported that Talavera had been third in line for a promotion, but has since been passed over and removed from the department’s SWAT team. Security footage from the Golden Star Café on the March evenin…

by James O'Rourke

09/16/2016

Police & Fire

Subpar Burglary Suspect Arrested On Stamford Golf Course STAMFORD, Conn. — He may have been caught on the golf course, but it's a West Side apartment where Ernest Bailey probably wishes he could have taken a Mulligan. The 49-year-old Stamford man was arrested Thursday after he was chased from a woman's apartment and tracked down by police officers on golf carts, according to the Stamford Advocate. Bailey is accused of breaking into the apartment about 2:30 p.m. Thursday, according to the Advocate, which reported that a woman who lives there returned home lunch to find Bailey in the building’s stairwell with a bag that belonged to her. The woman …

by James O'Rourke

09/16/2016

Sports

Hendrick Hudson Announces 2016 Hall Of Fame Inductees MONTROSE, N.Y. -- Former student athletes from the late 1970s through the early 1990s are set to relive a few of their glory days this October when they're admitted to the Hendrick Hudson Hall of Fame. This year's inductees include the 1977-78 girls basketball team, Kathy Ryan (class of '83), Courtney Smith (class of '89), Jay Pritchard (class of '89), Vinnie Nittoli (class of '89) and Michelle (Breen) Hiltsley (class of '93), according to a statement from the school district. Tom Baker, the district's athletic director, said he is proud of the inductees' accomplishments. "Hall of Fam…

by James O'Rourke

09/16/2016

News

Missing Horse Reunited With Owner In Putnam Valley PUTNAM VALLEY, N.Y. -- A woman and her horse were reunited Wednesday when the animal turned up after several days on the lam, according to News 12.Trooper the horse went missing during a ride on Monday but was found Wednesday by Leonard Ciccone of Putnam Valley, according to News 12, which reported that the horse's owners received numerous tips about the missing animal through Facebook. By Wednesday afternoon, Trooper had been reunited with his owner, Diane Nathan of Putnam Valley, according to News 12, which reported that the animal was healthy and unharmed from his time in the elements. C…

by James O'Rourke

09/16/2016

News

White Plains Breaks 'Virtual' Ground On Public Library Expansion WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – Construction on the White Plains Library’s new adult library may not be scheduled until the fall, but that didn’t stop community leaders from “virtually” breaking ground. The “ground breaking” served as a ceremonial kick off for a renovation that will enhance and expand the library’s technology, create more comfortable seating, create more space for informal and formal learning, improve meeting and classroom space, create a new community room and add a café in the heart of the city, according to a statement from the library. The new adult library is to be called The Hub…

by James O'Rourke

09/16/2016

Police & Fire

Ridgefield Police To Offer Emergency Response Demonstrations At Safety Day RIDGEFIELD, Conn. – Emergency responders in Ridgefield have scheduled their annual Safety Day from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Sunday, according to a brief statement from the town police department. Safety Day, a free event scheduled to be held in the parking lot of East Ridge Middle School on East Ridge Road, is to include a landing demonstration of the Eagle One Helicopter at 11:15 a.m.; a police K-9 demonstration at 12:30 p.m.; free child car seat inspections and installations throughout the day; a fire safety trailer; a display featuring numerous fire and police vehicles; crash simulators and mo…

by James O'Rourke

09/16/2016

News

Nyack Chamber Announces Details Of Famed Halloween Parade NYACK, N.Y. -- The Nyack Halloween Parade has been scheduled from 5-8 p.m. on Oct. 29, according to the village's Chamber of Commerce.The largest Halloween parade outside of New York City, the event has featured 10 full-sized floats in recent years along with 300 costumed participants, several marching bands, police and fire personnel and a host of other ghosts and ghouls. Cash prizes for best floats and costumes will be awarded, according to organizers. The event is to kick off downtown at Main Street and Broadway. In the event of rain, it will be postponed until Oct. 30. Click here to le…

by James O'Rourke

09/15/2016

Police & Fire

Report: Eastchester PD Veteran Who Killed Himself Drove Hit-Run Truck EASTCHESTER, N.Y. – A veteran Eastchester police officer who killed himself three weeks ago was responsible for a hit-and-run car crash three days before his suicide, according to News 12. Sgt. Richard Morris, 61, was apparently behind the wheel of a Dodge Ram when the truck hit a woman, causing nonfatal injuries, according to News 12, which reported that Morris was a father of seven. Days after the crash, Morris went to his parents’ grave at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Valhalla and shot himself, according to News 12. Authorities said they were not aware that Morris had any role in the hit-…

by James O'Rourke

09/15/2016

Politics

Spring Valley Mayor Charged After Alleged Shoving Match SPRING VALLEY, N.Y. -- Spring Valley Mayor Demeza Delhomme is due in court Friday to face charges in connection with an alleged incident with a village attorney, according to News 12.Delhomme, who has been charged with harassment, is accused of shoving Larry Weissman, a Village Board-appointed special prosecutor, three times on the shoulder and neck during a confrontation in the Village Hall trustee's room on Tuesday afternoon, according to News 12. On Wednesday, the mayor, while accusing Weissman of "fraudulently" stealing taxpayer funds through excessive billing, told News 12 tha…

by James O'Rourke

09/15/2016

News

Bridgeport Man Gets 30 Years For Stabbing Death Of Cab Driver In Norwalk STAMFORD, Conn. – A 34-year-old former Bridgeport man who admitted murdering a Norwalk cab driver and, in a separate incident, is accused of kidnapping and then running over a woman, was sentenced Wednesday to 30 years in prison, according to the Stamford Advocate. Ramiro Arcos-Garcia pleaded guilty in June to charges that he stabbed cab driver Jackson Pierre-Louis, 51, to death in December 2014 in Norwalk, according to the Stamford Advocate. Pierre-Louis’ family attended the sentencing Wednesday and told the Stamford Advocate that Arcos-Garcia's prison sentenced could not make up for the l…

by James O'Rourke

09/15/2016

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