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Police Detective Slaps Child In Middletown Restaurant: DA

The police detective, who was off duty at the time, admitted he had been drinking alcohol before the incident ... read more

Plane From Westchester County Airport Crashed In Martha's Vineyard

According to initial reports, the pilot had a medical emergency and the plane's passenger crash-landed the plane near the runway ... read more

Bedford Woman's 'Disturbing' Gilgo Beach Suspect Encounter Goes Viral

Designer Dominique Vidal described Rex Heuermann as a "monster hiding in plain sight" in a Tik Tok video viewed by tens of thousands ... read more

Mt Pleasant Officials Want JCCA Campus Closed Over Dangerous Children

Child welfare agency officials say they've raised the alarm for years about being sent kids with serious psychiatric and behavior problems ... read more

Monsey Attorney Convicted Of $1.4 Million Bank Fraud

The bank collapsed just months after the conspirators defrauded it, prosecutors said ... read more

Car Arson Suspect Arrested, Found With Armor-Piercing Bullets: Police

Port Chester police believe they have solved the case of a string of car arsons, but more questions remain unanswered ... read more

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