School officials said the smoke was coming from a bathroom in the Hillcrest Elementary School building.
The author of this letter is the president of the Westchester Correction Officers' Benevolent Association​.
The deadline to apply to take the county exam is imminent.
The attempted fraud can be elaborate and convincing, authorities said.
The state police are asking for the public's help in identifying the person.
A steep, snow-covered driveway hampered firefighters from several departments.
Prosecutors said the fight was planned and scheduled on social media.
He had crashed a car into a utility pole in Cortlandt, police said.
His was one of two fatal falls Monday in West Hills and Holbrook.
The man had run away from a crash in Cortlandt, according to NY Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers.
New York State troopers and Peekskill police officers went out looking for it after a tip.
The AG warns about anyone who calls, e-mails, or sends texts offering access to a COVID-19 vaccine, and about websites offering the same.
The crash, which happened about 9 p.m., closed both sides of Route 9 near the Main Street intersection in Peekskill.
A Poughkeepsie man was arrested in Cortlandt.
New York State police said they chased him down after getting a pre-dawn call about a suspicious person on Ridge Road.
Federal charges are pending for the Peekskill man, the police chief said.
Each faces a maximum term of life in prison and a mandatory minimum term of 10 years.
A 17-year-old and two 18-year-olds were injured in a melee Saturday night in Peekskill.
State police said she resisted arrest when they found her.
Police identified the 18-year-old city resident who died after being stabbed at China Pier.
The meetup was over a vape pen, police said.
The daytime shooting happened after an argument between the two men.
New York State police responded.
Stopped on the New York State Thruway, he faces a felony charge.
The Cortlandt resident faces five charges including arson, a felony.
Here's what to do if you've seen him.
They're trying to identify a suspect.
Locally, people were picked up in Cortlandt, Kingston, Mamaroneck, Poughkeepsie, Rhinebeck​, Wappinger Falls, White Plains and Yonkers.
A park police officer noticed a car parked on the bridge Wednesday morning.
New York State police allege he stole credit cards from a car and used them for purchases.
Police said they had been searching for the 40-year-old since a domestic incident.
A two-car crash at 8 a.m. Wednesday sent one person to the hospital.
Police say the shooting happened late Monday.
New York state troopers allege he had the kid push the shopping cart.
The slaying took place at the end of March.
The victim was found dead in a car on Paulding Street.
The challenging rescue took place Monday in high heat and humidity.
One faces felony charges.
Here is a roundup of the week's top police-related news from the Hudson Valley.
New York state police allege a man from White Plains robbed a gas station in Cortlandt.