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No Explosives Found After Middle School Receives Bomb Threat In Rockland County: Police No Explosives Found After Middle School Receives Bomb Threat In Rockland County: Police No Explosives Found After Middle School Receives Bomb Threat In Rockland County: Police
No Explosives Found After Middle School Receives Bomb Threat In Rockland County: Police UPDATE: A bomb threat led to the evacuation of a Rockland County middle school, but no explosives were found during a search, police said. The incident began at around 1:11 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29, when officers responded to Chestnut Ridge Middle School, located at 892 Chestnut Ridge Rd. in Chestnut Ridge, for a reported bomb threat, Ramapo Police said in an update on Thursday afternoon.  Ramapo Police Chief Danny Hyman told The Monsey Scoop that the call was made by a male caller.  Students and staff were evacuated from the building and taken to another location to be pic…

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by Ben Crnic
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Man Who Shot, Killed 17-Year-Old While He Was With His Aunt In Rockland County Is Convicted Man Who Shot, Killed 17-Year-Old While He Was With His Aunt In Rockland County Is Convicted Man Who Shot, Killed 17-Year-Old While He Was With His Aunt In Rockland County Is Convicted
Man Who Shot, Killed 17-Year-Old While He Was With His Aunt In Rockland County Is Convicted More than four years after a 17-year-old boy was shot to death while parking a car with his aunt at a Rockland County apartment complex, his killer has been convicted of murder.  Haverstraw resident Anthony Mitchell, 27, was found guilty on Thursday, Oct. 29, of second-degree murder and second-degree attempted murder in the July 2022 shooting that killed Treynahel Cineus, 17, of Spring Valley, Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Walsh announced.  The verdict followed a three-week trial before Rockland County Court Judge Kevin Russo.  According to prosecutors, the shooti…

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by Ben Crnic
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Man Who Faked Gas Pipeline Safety Tests In Hudson Valley Gets Years In Prison Man Who Faked Gas Pipeline Safety Tests In Hudson Valley Gets Years In Prison Man Who Faked Gas Pipeline Safety Tests In Hudson Valley Gets Years In Prison
Man Who Faked Gas Pipeline Safety Tests In Hudson Valley Gets Years In Prison A Putnam County man who helped fake hundreds of natural gas pipeline safety inspections in Westchester County and New York City will spend time in federal prison after prosecutors said the scheme put residents at risk of gas leaks and explosions.  Mahopac resident Michael Vasconcellos, 45, was sentenced to 30 months in prison on Wednesday, Oct. 28, for his role in a fraud scheme that left a utility company facing more than $64 million in cleanup and inspection costs, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced.  Vasconcellos received the sentence from …

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by Ben Crnic
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Judge Orders NY Town To Allow Sober Living Home For Women To Open Judge Orders NY Town To Allow Sober Living Home For Women To Open Judge Orders NY Town To Allow Sober Living Home For Women To Open
Judge Orders NY Town To Allow Sober Living Home For Women To Open A Dutchess County town must allow a sober living home for women recovering from drug and alcohol addiction to open following a federal court order stemming from a civil rights lawsuit, officials said. The Town of Beekman has agreed to let Hudson Valley Collective operate a sober home at 237 Hynes Rd. in Poughquag, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Thursday, Oct. 29.   The agreement, approved by US District Judge Jessica G.L. Clarke, comes months after federal prosecutors sued the town, accusing officials of violating the Fair Housing Act b…

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by Ben Crnic
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PhD Student Who Killed Infant, Abused Twin Baby Brother Sentenced PhD Student Who Killed Infant, Abused Twin Baby Brother Sentenced PhD Student Who Killed Infant, Abused Twin Baby Brother Sentenced
PhD Student Who Killed Infant, Abused Twin Baby Brother Sentenced A former PhD student from New Jersey who killed her friend’s infant son and abused his twin brother was sentenced in Pennsylvania on Wednesday, Oct. 28, court records show. Nicole Elizabeth Virzi, 32, of Saddle Brook, pleaded guilty to third-degree murder, aggravated assault, and endangering the welfare of children in the death of 6-week-old Leon Katz and injuries to his twin brother. Leon was alert, behaving normally, and had no head injuries when his parents left him with Virzi at their Pittsburgh apartment, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Thursday, Oct. 29. His p…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Man Found Dead On Railroad Tracks In Rockland County, Train Traffic Halted Man Found Dead On Railroad Tracks In Rockland County, Train Traffic Halted Man Found Dead On Railroad Tracks In Rockland County, Train Traffic Halted
Man Found Dead On Railroad Tracks In Rockland County, Train Traffic Halted A man was found dead on railroad tracks in Rockland County, stopping train traffic in the area, according to reports.  The discovery was made near Leonard Street in Haverstraw on Thursday morning, Oct. 29, Haverstraw Police Chief John Gould Jr. confirmed to Daily Voice.  Haverstraw Police received a report of a man on the railroad tracks around 8:50 a.m., The Monsey Scoop reported. When authorities located him, he was found dead The Rockland County Sheriff's Office Bureau of Criminal Investigation was called to the scene to help with the investigation. Meanwhile, CSX tr…

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by Ben Crnic
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Woman Who Stole Over $130K From Two Past Employers In Hudson Valley Gets Prison Time Woman Who Stole Over $130K From Two Past Employers In Hudson Valley Gets Prison Time Woman Who Stole Over $130K From Two Past Employers In Hudson Valley Gets Prison Time
Woman Who Stole Over $130K From Two Past Employers In Hudson Valley Gets Prison Time A New Jersey woman who admitted to stealing more than $130,000 from two Westchester County, NY businesses where she worked will spend time in state prison and will be ordered to repay the money, prosecutors said.  Michelle Pennant, 48, of Paterson, New Jersey, was sentenced to one and a half to three years in state prison on Wednesday, Oct. 28, Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace announced.  The sentence was handed down by Westchester County Court Judge Erin McGoey after Pennant pleaded guilty in June to stealing from a construction company and a home decorating busi…

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by Ben Crnic
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Shooting Suspect Runs From Cops, Drops Backpack With Gun Inside In Hudson Valley: Police Shooting Suspect Runs From Cops, Drops Backpack With Gun Inside In Hudson Valley: Police Shooting Suspect Runs From Cops, Drops Backpack With Gun Inside In Hudson Valley: Police
Shooting Suspect Runs From Cops, Drops Backpack With Gun Inside In Hudson Valley: Police A 30-year-old shooting suspect was arrested after police said he dropped a backpack containing a loaded handgun during a chase in Orange County.  Newburgh resident Antione Polk, 30, was arrested on Monday, Oct. 26, after police responded to a ShotSpotter alert indicating gunfire near 81 Liberty St., the City of Newburgh Police Department announced on Thursday, Oct. 29. The alert led to officers searching the surrounding neighborhood for the suspect, whose description had been provided by dispatchers.  While checking the area, an officer saw a man matching this description nea…

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by Ben Crnic
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Company Tricks NY Seniors With Free Book Scheme, Surprise Bills: Will Pay $23K Penalty, AG Says Company Tricks NY Seniors With Free Book Scheme, Surprise Bills: Will Pay $23K Penalty, AG Says Company Tricks NY Seniors With Free Book Scheme, Surprise Bills: Will Pay $23K Penalty, AG Says
Company Tricks NY Seniors With Free Book Scheme, Surprise Bills: Will Pay $23K Penalty, AG Says New York seniors who thought they were getting free books but instead received unexpected bills may now be eligible for refunds following a settlement with a Georgia-based publisher that the Attorney General's Office said misled customers.  Frank W. Cawood & Associates Inc. (FC&A) must refund eligible New Yorkers, pay $23,500 in penalties, and permanently stop its free book trial program in the state, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced on Wednesday, Oct. 28.  According to the Attorney General's Office, the company mailed thousands of advertisements to New Yo…

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by Ben Crnic
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Man Caught With Cocaine, Fentanyl, Over $5K At Hudson Valley Home Pleads Guilty Man Caught With Cocaine, Fentanyl, Over $5K At Hudson Valley Home Pleads Guilty Man Caught With Cocaine, Fentanyl, Over $5K At Hudson Valley Home Pleads Guilty
Man Caught With Cocaine, Fentanyl, Over $5K At Hudson Valley Home Pleads Guilty An Orange County man who was already on federal and county probation when investigators found cocaine, fentanyl, loaded guns, and thousands of dollars in his apartment is now facing years in prison after pleading guilty to drug and weapon charges.  Newburgh resident Alton Junior, 42, pleaded guilty in Orange County Court to second-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and second-degree attempted criminal possession of a weapon, Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler announced on Wednesday, Oct. 28. The guilty plea stems from a drug investigation that led authoriti…

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by Ben Crnic
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‘Ugh They Are Black’: Realtor’s Text Stuns Couple Arriving To Tour NYC Home ‘Ugh They Are Black’: Realtor’s Text Stuns Couple Arriving To Tour NYC Home ‘Ugh They Are Black’: Realtor’s Text Stuns Couple Arriving To Tour NYC Home
‘Ugh They Are Black’: Realtor’s Text Stuns Couple Arriving To Tour NYC Home A Black couple searching for a house in New York City received a stunning message from their realtor as they pulled up to see a home. “Ugh they are black," read the message that Lisa Renee Olaso and her fiancé, Cyril Christopher, said they received while arriving at a home in Flushing, Queens, on June 20. They were checking out a potential new home and were just stepping out of their car when the message from their real estate agent flashed across their phone, Olaso said. “I have never in my life had tears come out of my eyes so fast,” Olaso told Daily Voice. “I have never cried like …

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by Joe Wilkinson
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Man Violates Stay-Away Order Again, Arrested Third Time In 2 Weeks In Hudson Valley: Cops Man Violates Stay-Away Order Again, Arrested Third Time In 2 Weeks In Hudson Valley: Cops Man Violates Stay-Away Order Again, Arrested Third Time In 2 Weeks In Hudson Valley: Cops
Man Violates Stay-Away Order Again, Arrested Third Time In 2 Weeks In Hudson Valley: Cops A 21-year-old man charged last month after police said he repeatedly punched his partner in front of an officer has been arrested for a third time in just over two weeks after again violating a court order meant to protect the victim, authorities said.  Liberty resident Marion Black, 21, was arrested again on Thursday, Oct. 15, after police said they saw him with the same woman he had previously been ordered to stay away from, the Village of Liberty Police Department announced on Wednesday, Oct. 28. According to police, officers were patrolling the village around 2:14 p.m. when they sa…

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by Ben Crnic