CRIME & SAFETY
Human skeleton unearthed from Hudson Valley home sparking mystery of its origin
An excavation crew unearthed human remains from a home in the Hudson Valley last week — igniting and quickly destroying a town’s hopes to finally solve a decades-old missing persons case, police said Thursday. The skeleton was found April 16 by a crew that was preparing for a new home build in the town of Patterson, according to the New York State Police. The badly decomposed body offered little clues to the person’s identity, but investigators confirmed that it was not that of that of Robin Murphy, who mysteriously vanished on April 9, 1995 at age 17. Married Iowa dad and trucker turns...
Newburgh woman accused of having more than 500 syringes in car
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) — A Newburgh woman was arrested after police in Evansville said they found more than 500 syringes in her car. Police said they responded to reports of a woman slumped over the wheel of a van at the intersection of Jackson Avenue and Elliot Street around 6:30 Friday night. Police said they […]
Mother and daughter sentenced for $1.7 million COVID fraud scheme
WHITE PLAINS – A mother and daughter, both from Mount Vernon, were each sentenced in federal court in White Plains to prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and making false statements in connection with a scheme to defraud the US Small Business Administration of some $1.7 million.
Blaze Damages Condominium In Mahopac
According to the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department, the incident happened in Putnam County on Friday, April 26, just before 6:40 p.m., when a blaze began inside a unit at a condominium building in Mahopac on East Lake Boulevard. Arriving crews soon realized they would need more manpower to tackle the...
2 Vehicles Stolen From Driveways In Northern Westchester
Authorities are warning residents to take precautions following the thefts of two vehicles from driveways in Northern Westchester.The two cars were stolen from North Castle driveways over the weekend of Saturday, April 27, North Castle Police announced on Monday, April 29. Police did not revea…
Chief leaves police department to oversee school safety
NEWBURGH – Newburgh City Police Chief Anthony Geraci has resigned from the city police department to take a position in the Newburgh school district. Geraci was named the director of safety and security for the Newburgh Enlarged City School District at a special meeting of the board of education on Friday.
Condo Unit Destroyed in Mahopac Fire
MAHOPAC – Quick action by firefighters from Putnam and Northern Westchester averted a calamity for dozens of families residing in the Water Club condominium complex on East Lake Boulevard in Mahopac Saturday evening when a blaze broke out in a first-floor unit. Calls to 911 sent Mahopac firefighters to...
Bomb Squad Called After DPW Worker Finds WWII-Era Mortar In Westchester
A bomb squad was called after a public works employee discovered a World War II-era mortar in his relative's belongings in Westchester, authorities said.The incident began on Monday, April 29, at around 11 a.m., when a Yonkers Department of Public Works employee contacted the city's police departme…
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