PatchCast: Armed Robberies and Bridge Noise
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Thursday, May 17, 2012
Updated: Mary Kennedy Died of Asphyxiation by Hanging, Examiner Says
Kennedy died of an apparent suicide.
Updated, Noon, Thursday The Westchester County Medical Examiner's office released a statement Thursday afternoon saying Mary Kennedy's cause of death was asphyxiation due to hanging. Updated, 9 a.m. Thursday The New York Times is reporting that Kennedy's body was found hanging in a barn behind their home and that authorities who responded to the scene had attempted to cut her down and revive her. Kennedy apparently left a note. Authorities have not released a cause of death and an autopsy is scheduled for this morning. First story: Mary Kennedy, the 52-year-old estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., was found dead in her Bedford home Wednesday. The Kennedy, Jr. family released a statement to the press Wednesday evening: "Mary inspired …
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Buche de Noel
10:37 pm on Thursday, May 17, 2012
parpro is disingenuous in her outrage and not reading very well.....I have no ability to 'make it worse' for Mrs. Kennedy's survivors because no comment here can surmount the nightmare they're currently experiencing. Of COURSE they have anguish, AND guilt (which parpro admits 'most survivors feel anyhow', my post notwithstanding). Mrs. Kennedy's family members know only too well what demons will … more ›
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Scarsdale Police Log: Identity Thefts and Car Break-In
Excerpts from the Scarsdale Police Log. The following information was supplied by the Scarsdale Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
May 7 A Scarsdale woman was the victim of an alleged ID theft. The victim told police she had $440 in unauthorized checks written from her Wells Fargo account. May 8 A Greendale Road resident had her car broken into while parked at the Middle School. According to a police report, the alleged victim's car was parked at the middle school's rear lot. She had her purse on the back seat and the alleged thief broke the rear, driver's side window and stole the purse. The alleged thief stole $400 in cash, her license, credit cards, ATM cards, $150 pair of Adidas sunglasses and another pair worth $50 and her house and vehicle keys, according to the report. May 8 A Scarsdale resident reported to police that he was the victim of identity theft. The …
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Monday, May 14, 2012
Port Chester Police Seek Clues To Old-Coins Mystery
Merchant buys silver dollars, turns them over to police suspecting they might be rare — and stolen.
Port Chester police are investigating the possibility that two old coins purchased by a local merchant could be valuable collectibles that may have been stolen. The coins, two U.S. silver dollars from the 1800s, were turned into police by an 80-year-old Port Chester shoemaker on Friday after he bought them for $35 from a man who came to his shop. Lt. James Ladeairous said the merchant was approached by a man who showed him a New Jersey driver's license to identify himself and then asked $20 and $15 for the old coins. Ladeairous said the merchant bought the coins and after taking a close look at them suspected the coins could be very valuable — and might have been stolen. Ladeairous said there have been no local reports of similar coins …
William Demarest
4:45 pm on Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Port Chester police say they still are seeking information about the old coins. No one has called yet with a possible ownership connection. more ›
PHOTO GALLERY: Scarsdale Police, Fire and Village Officials Dedicate Public Safety Building
The village dedicated the new Public Safety Building in Scarsdale on Saturday.
The Village of Scarsdale dedicated the new Public Safety Building on Saturday morning. The expansion and renovation project started in 2002 and the ribbon cutting ceremony was held this past weekend, officially opening the state-of-the art building. To read the full story on the dedication, click here. -Photos by HL Flisser.
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Scarsdale Dedicates New Public Safety Building
The Scarsdale police and fire departments and members of the community attended the dedication ceremony on Saturday morning.
After a decade of talks, plans and construction, the Village of Scarsdale dedicated its new and improved Public Safety Building. On Saturday, beneath a white tent, Scarsdale firefighters, police officers, village officials and community members gathered to officially dedicate and open the state-of-the-art facility. "As we prepare to cut the ribbon...I have one sentiment that can be expressed in one word–Hallelujah," Police Chief John A. Brogan said as he welcomed the crowd of about 50. Talks to renovate and expand the old police and fire facility on Tompkins Road began back in 2002. The 17,250 square foot building was gutted and expanded to create the new, 26,200 square foot facility. During construction, the police and fire departments …
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Officials Announce Fund for Survivor of Fatal Fire
Police have not yet released information on a cause.
Folks looking to show their support for Thomas Sullivan Jr. — the 20-year-old Carmel man whose four family members died in a fire May 1—can now do so through a benefit fund. A recent press release from the office of Putnam County Executive MaryEllen Odell announced the news. Donations should be made out to the following: The Thomas J. Sullivan Jr. Fund (P.O. Box 473, Commack, NY 11725). Police have not yet announced a cause. Carmel Police Chief Mike Johnson said on Wednesday that a joint investigation by members of his agency, as well as the Putnam County Sheriff's Office and the Putnam County Fire Investigation Team, was still underway. He noted the receipt of fire debris samples sent to a New York State Police lab for testing, and said …
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George Datino
8:14 am on Tuesday, May 15, 2012
You are right, you are assuming. None of us know exactly what he will or will not be getting from insurance companies. Depending on the policy, I think the house will have to be rebuilt in order to collect on that claim. As far as the life insurance, good ole Uncle Sam and New York State will be taking their share (because that is what we all pay insurance premiums for so our government can … more ›
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Justice, Punishment Sought in Chamberlain Shooting
Speakers at White Plains rally decry the lack of indictments in the death of Kenneth Chamberlain Sr.
NAACP representatives and others renewed demands Saturday for accountability and punishment in the case of a White Plains man fatally shot by police responding to his medical-alert alarm. The man, Kenneth Chamberlain Sr., was 68 and wielding a knife, police said, when he was shot last November in his apartment in the Winbrook housing complex. The killing has sparked a furious community backlash, a subsequent grand jury investigation and, still under way, a federal civil-rights probe. The City of White Plains has also launched an independent review. But under a bright-blue sky and midday sunshine, a succession of angry speakers were not mollified by the investigations. They criticized not only the responding officers but also their …
john jacobs
12:40 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012
EXCELLENT COMMENT....His SON is also a "JAILBIRD" its all about the $$$$. more ›
6 Charged In DWI Crackdown In Westchester
State Police conduct special enforcement effort Friday and Saturday.
Six people were charged with drunken driving in a special DWI crackdown on Friday and Saturday in Westchester County, according to State Police. State troopers conducted six-hour roving DWI sobriety enforcement details in the area of Route 6 in the Town of Cortlandt and on the Sprain Brook Parkway, running from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. The effort led to: 6 DWI arrests 12 speeding tickets 38 other Vehicle and Traffic law tickets Charged with DWI are: - Nicholas Seibert, 23, of Highland Falls, NY; he was arrested for DWI. Seibert was arrested and processed at the State Police Cortlandt barracks without incident and issued traffic tickets returnable to the Town of Cortlandt Court on May 25. - Joseph Schepisi, 40, of White Plains; he was arrested for …
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Unusual Suspects
Unusual Suspects: Ice Pick; Dart Dispute; Teacher Locked in Room
Recent weird and unusual crime in the Hudson Valley. Reports do not indicate a conviction.
Trio Allegedly Steals from Drop Box Three Long Island men were arrested after being observed and videotaped taking items from a Bedford drop-box. Two of the men allegedly lowered the third man into the box to retreive items. Police located the men in Mt. Kisco and discovered 800 pounds of clothing valued at $450 and three large clothing collection bins in their truck. West Harrison Man Allegedly Tries to Walk Out of Store With Unpaid Bike A West Harrison man allegedly attempted to steal an $88 mountain bike from the White Plains Wal-Mart, according to police. His method was perhaps most shocking--he simply wheeled it past the front door when security stopped him. Ossining Man With Ice Pick Resists Arrest Police observed an Ossining man …
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Kevin Zawacki
12:00 pm on Thursday, May 17, 2012
Another major story breaking in the Hudson Valley-- Mary Kennedy Found Dead on Bedford Estate. Details here: http://bedford.patch.com/articles/death-at-kennedy-home-in-bedford more ›