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Stealing from Church Plate, One Security Guard Kills Another, Throwing Semen in the Mall: Nearby News
Plus 35 reptiles seized from home, $442K tax refund scam, fatal crashes and more, it's the Regional Week in Review from Patch.

In case you missed them, here are the top stories of the week from your Patches in Westchester, Rockland and Putnam counties:
- Man Threw Semen at Women in Strip Mall: Orange County DA
- Church Volunteer Accused of Stealing Plate Proceeds
- New Slideshow Shows Rapid Progress of New NY Bridge
- Do You Know This Dog? He was Found in Cortlandt
- Dobbs Ferry Seeks Village Administrator
- Former Monroe College Player Signs with NBA’s Dallas Mavericks
- Astorino Defends County on Affordable Housing Efforts
- Former Yonkers Bank Teller Sentenced in $442,000 Tax Refund Scam
- 35 Reptiles Removed from Port Chester Home
- Playland Celebrates 100th Anniversary of Grand Carousel
- Inmate’s Wife Charged in Connection with Jail Drug Overdoses
- Renowned Author E. L. Doctorow, Former New Rochelle Resident, Dies
- Croton Resident Killed by Train was 19
- Mount Vernon Man, 33, Pleads Guilty to Murder of Security Guard
- Greenburgh Seeks Ways to Save Pets Alive Shelter
- Yonkers Man - an NYPD Cop - Convicted of Insurance Fraud
- Brewster Resident Dead in 1-Car Crash in New Castle
- Retired Cop Helps Nab Alleged Flasher
- A & P to Sell Hudson Valley Stores as Part of Bankruptcy Filing
- Northern Westchester Makes List of New York’s Top 25 Hospitals
- Bronxville Launches Initiatives to Improve Business Climate
- Buchanan Man Charged with Animal Cruelty
- Scarsdale Woman Survives Long Island Limo Crash
- NY Police Say Driver with 2 Kids in the Car was Drunk
- How Dependent Is New York On The Federal Government
- Scarsdale Police Continue Search for Bank Robber
- Fire on Fremont Street Destroyed Building
- Update: Firefighters Injured Battling Blaze at Mount Vernon Church
- DON’T MISS: Tappan Zee Viewing Platform Seating in Tarrytown
- State Cops Cite 42 for Speeding on Route 9 Saturday Morning
Photo credit: SPCA of Westchester
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