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Ex-Bedford Hills Correction Officer Gets Jail Time For Sexual Assault WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- A former Bedford Hills corrections officer has been sentenced to nine months in prison for sexually abusing a female inmate last March. Jeffrey Green, 48, of Brooklyn, who was sentenced on Tuesday, will also have a year of supervised release after pleading guilty to the assault in May, said Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. “Jeffrey Green, a former correction officer, sexually assaulted a female inmate serving time in a Bedford correctional facility. Incarcerated individuals, repaying their debt to society, are…

by K Reakes

08/16/2017

Police & Fire

Injuries Reported In Crash In Front Of Route 202 Diner In Pomona ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- Minor injuries were reported in a two-vehicle crash on Route 202 in Pomona Tuesday in front of the Mount Ivy Diner, Ramapo Police said. The westbound lanes of the roadway were closed for a short time while around 9 p.m. as the vehicles were cleared, police said. First reports said one vehicle was on fire, but it was later found that it was only smoking.

by K Reakes

08/16/2017

Lifestyle

SPCA Of Westchester Offers Reduced Or Waived Pet Adoption Fees During Drive WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- For those thinking about getting a new pet, Saturday might be the day when the SPCA of Westchester will be offering reduced or waived pet adoption fees during the national "Clear the Shelters" day. The shelter is teaming up with NBC 4 New York/WNBC to host the third annual nationwide pet adoption drive from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the shelter, 590 N State Road, Briarcliff Manor. During the event, the SPCA of Westchester will offer reduced and/or waived pet adoption fees on many dogs and cats as part of the effort that has resulted in more than 70,000 pet …

by K Reakes

08/16/2017

Lifestyle

First Baby Café Opens In Rockland ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- In an effort to encourage breastfeeding, Rockland County opened the region's first Baby Cafe´in Spring Valley. County Executive Ed Day joined other county officials, community organizations and residents to celebrate the opening at 12 South Main St. "We are so pleased that we were able to work with many groups to make this Baby Café a reality just a couple of months after we received a competitive $1.2 million grant to encourage breastfeeding," he said. A ceremony was held at the Baby Café in Spring Valley shortly before the first group of pregnant and b…

by K Reakes

08/16/2017

Police & Fire

Fleeing Suspects Fire Shots In Armed Robbery At Yonkers Gas Station WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Yonkers Police are on the hunt for two men who robbed a gas station on Monday at gunpoint and then fired a shot as they fled, said Yonkers Police. The two men entered the store around 10:30 p.m. at the intersection of Yonkers Avenue and Alida Street, Sgt. Dean Politopoulos said. One man pulled out, what they said was a loaded gun, and demanded money from the attendant, he added. After getting an undetermined amount of cash, they fled the store, firing one shot as they ran from the scene, police said. Politopoulos said detectives are asking anyone with informa…

by K Reakes

08/15/2017

Police & Fire

Pawling Woman Charged With Driving While Impaired In Red Hook DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. - A Pawling woman was charged with driving while impaired after being stopped Saturday in the Village of Red Hook. Maria D. Peragine, 53, was stopped about 8:20 p.m. on North Broadway by Red Hook Police. During the stop, officers found that she under the influence of drugs and in possession of a controlled substance, as well as marijuana, police said. Peragine was processed and released on tickets to appear in court at a later date. For real-time Dutchess news in your Facebook feed, be sure to "Like" Daily Voice's Dutchess Community Forum page on Facebook b…

by K Reakes

08/15/2017

Lifestyle

Westchester Town Ranks As Nation's Safest Place Residents in a Northern Westchester town can sleep soundly after being named the No. 1 "2017 Safest City in America!" for the second year in a row by SafeWise. What makes the town of 12,799 so safe is there were only two crimes reported in 2016 with neither being violent or an assault or burglary, the website reports. Another reason Lewisboro is tops is town officials are very public safety conscious and have such initiatives as "Are You Okay," that provides daily phone calls to older residents. Eight other Hudson Valley municipalities in the area managed to crack the T…

by K Reakes

08/15/2017

Police & Fire

SUV Slams Into Guardrail On Taconic Parkway First responders from several departments rushed to the scene of a one-vehicle crash Monday on the Taconic State Parkway near Route 134 that sent an SUV into a guardrail. Firefighters from Millwood and Yorktown Heights fire departments, along with Yorktown Volunteer Ambulance Corps and Empress Emergency Medical Services responded to the crash in the northbound lanes of the parkway around 4:55 p.m., Millwood and Yorktown Heights fire officials reported. When they arrived on the scene, firefighters found a single SUV had crashed into the guardrail and about 150-feet of the rail had penetrate…

by K Reakes

08/15/2017

News

Downed Lines Knock Out Power In Montebello ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- Downed power lines have knocked out power across areas of the Village of Montebello, according to Orange & Rockland Utilities.Most residents should have their power back shortly, said Maria Pollard, spokeswoman for the company. About 24 customers who live in the area of Montebello Road will experience power outages for up to two more hours, she added. O&R employees on site are not sure what brought the wires down. Ramapo Police are in the area to monitor traffic as the wires are repaired.

by K Reakes

08/15/2017

Business

Westchester Auto Dealer Fined $298K For Scamming Customers WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- A Westchester automobile dealer was fined almost $300,000 on Tuesday for scamming customers into purchasing bogus Anti-theft products, according to New York State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman. Pana Nissan, LLC, also known as Nissan of New Rochelle, agreed to the settlement for deceptively charging hundreds of consumers for the unwanted product that cost up to thousands of dollars per consumer, Schneiderman said. According to Schneiderman, the car dealer would add the cost of the product onto the final cost of the vehicle without the consumer’s knowledge …

by K Reakes

08/15/2017

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