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Jay Waitkus

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Police & Fire

Mount Kisco Man Charged With Driving With Suspended License In Yorktown YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. -- Yorktown police have charged a 53-year-old resident of Mount Kisco with operating a motor vehicle without a valid driver's license. The arrest was made when an officer conducting speed enforcement on Hanover Street stopped a vehicle allegedly exceeding the posted speed limit on Thursday at approximately 9:47 a.m., police report. A routine license check at the scene showed that the license of the driver, identified as Mark S. Britton, was suspended for failure to pay child support, according to officials. Britton was arrested at the scene and transported to Police …

06/18/2016

Police & Fire

Ramapo Police Charge Man With Trespassing At Sloatsburg Library RAMAPO, N.Y. -- Ramapo police charged a 62-year-old man with trespassing at the Sloatsburg Library on Thursday afternoon. The man, who had been warned several times in the past that he is not allowed on the property, was soliciting money and cigarettes, according to police. The suspect was not present when police arrived; he was located by officers later and charged with trespass, officials report. The defendant was arraigned and released, pending a future court date in Sloatsburg Village Court, according to officials. A temporary order of protection was issued for the suspect to stay awa…

06/17/2016

News

Former Darien Broker Pleads Guilty To Stealing $1.2M From Elderly Client DARIEN, Conn. -- A former Darien resident waived his right to indictment and pleaded guilty in Hartford federal court Thursday to one count of wire fraud related to his misappropriation of more than $1.2 million from an elderly client, according to Deirdre M. Daly, U.S. attorney for Connecticut. Until April 2015, Robert N. Tricarico, 60, was a registered securities broker with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. He was also formerly employed or associated with various financial firms, including RNT Wealth Management, Northstar Wealth Partners, LPL Financial and Wells Fargo Advisors…

06/17/2016

Politics

Paulin's Bill To Help ID Human Trafficking Victims Passes State Senate WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Legislation written by Assemblywoman Amy Paulin (D-88) to help physicians and health care workers better identify human trafficking victims was passed by the New York State Senate on Tuesday, and will be sent to Gov. Andrew Cuomo to be signed into law. Paulin’s bill would require every general hospital, public health center, diagnostic center, treatment center or outpatient department to establish written policies and procedures for the identification, assessment and appropriate treatment or referral of persons suspected of being human trafficking victims, along …

06/16/2016

Police & Fire

Shrub Oak Teen Driver Charged With Suspended Registration YORKTOWN HEIGHTS -- Yorktown police have charged an 18-year-old Shrub Oak resident for allegedly operating a motor vehicle with a suspended registration. The arrest came about after police received a call from a motorist reporting a property damage auto accident on Barger Street on Monday at about 12:04 p.m, according to officials. An investigation by an officer at the scene revealed that one of the operators involved in the accident, identified as the teen from Shrub Oak, allegedly operated a 2003 Jaguar southbound on Barger Street while the vehicle’s registration was suspended for insura…

06/16/2016

News

City Of Poughkeepsie Announces Road Closures POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- The City of Poughkeepsie has announced that a road milling project will result in street closures along Flannery Avenue and Muldowney Circle today starting at 7 a.m. Flannery Avenue will be closed between Corlies Avenue and Maple Street. Muldowney Circle will be closed between Flannery Avenue and the dead end. Work zones will be in place, and emergency vehicles will be accommodated. For additional information, contact the Department of Public Works at 845-451-4111.

06/16/2016

Politics

Shelton Sen. Kelly Applauds New Law To Combat Substance Abuse SHELTON, Conn. -- State Sen. Kevin Kelly (R-21) is applauding Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s recent signing of a bill that aims to help individuals suffering from substance abuse. Special Act No. 16-4 directs the Connecticut insurance commissioner to study the impediments facing individuals seeking care for drug addiction. The study will attempt to find out if insurance policies are adequately helping those with substance abuse problems access the treatment they need. Kelly, who represents the towns of Shelton, Stratford, Monroe and Seymour, proposed the bill in the Insurance Committee, on whi…

06/15/2016

Police & Fire

Ramapo Police Charge Wesley Hills Man In Rooming House Burglary RAMAPO, N.Y. -- Ramapo police arrested a resident of Wesley Hills on a burglary charge Tuesday afternoon, according to authorities. Police responded to a reported burglary at a rooming house in Monsey, according to officials. Officers and detectives investigated the theft of numerous missing items, police report. Following an investigation, detectives arrested the 34-year-old suspect about 1 p.m. Tuesday, according to officials. The defendant has been charged with second-degree burglary, a class C felony, police report. The Ramapo Police Department responded to 10 motor vehicle accidents…

06/15/2016

Events

Lyndhurst Schedules Fourth Of July Celebration LYNDHURST, N.J. -- Commissioner Tom DiMaggio, director of the Department of Parks & Recreation, will be holding Lyndhurst Township’s Independence Day celebration on Saturday, July 2. The festivities will start behind the Little League fields on Riverside Avenue at 6 p.m. The fireworks will begin at dusk.

06/15/2016

Police & Fire

Orangetown Police Investigating Accident Involving Car, Bicyclist ORANGETOWN, N.Y. -- The Orangetown Police Department Accident Investigation Team is investigating an accident involving a car and a bicycle in Tappan. The incident occurred at the intersection of Main Street and Washington Street on Tuesday at around 4:38 p.m., police report. The bicyclist was transported to Nyack Hospital by the South Orangetown Ambulance Corps with the assistance of the Rockland Paramedics Services, according to officials. Anyone who may have witnessed the incident is asked to call the Orangetown Police Department at 845-359-3700, and ask for Sgt. Vega or Officer Johnson…

06/15/2016

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