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Building Code Violations

New London
Police & Fire
Norwich Child, 3, Hospitalized After Fall From Third-Story Window, Police Say Norwich Child, 3, Hospitalized After Fall From Third-Story Window, Police Say
Norwich Child, 3, Hospitalized After Fall From Third-Story Window, Police Say Building officials have condemned two apartment bedrooms after a 3-year-old Connecticut boy fell from a third-floor window to the ground below. The incident took place in New London County around 3 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 10 in Norwich at 44 Laurel Hill Ave. According to Norwich Deputy Chief Of Police Corey Poore, when officers responded to the call for help, they discovered a 3-year-old child who was alert and conscious. During an investigation, neighbors said the child fell from a third-story apartment window which officers estimated to be approximately 20- 25 feet above ground level, Poor…

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by Kathy Reakes
Yonkers
Police & Fire
Shut-Down Smoke Shop Sold Marijuana To Children In Yonkers, Police Say Shut-Down Smoke Shop Sold Marijuana To Children In Yonkers, Police Say
Shut-Down Smoke Shop Sold Marijuana To Children In Yonkers, Police Say A smoke shop in Westchester County was shut down after allegedly selling unpermitted products containing THC to juveniles, police said.  The smoke shop establishment, located in Yonkers at 2B Main St. in Getty Square, was shut down after the city's smoke shop task force executed a search warrant and inspected the business, Yonkers Police announced on Friday, April 7.  According to authorities, the shop had been selling marijuana to juveniles.  Following the search, officers confiscated products such as:  Unpermitted loose marijuana; Packaged marijuana; THC edible…

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by Ben Crnic
Suffolk NY
Police & Fire
5 Nabbed For Selling Vape, E-Cigarettes To Minors In Huntington, Copiague 5 Nabbed For Selling Vape, E-Cigarettes To Minors In Huntington, Copiague
5 Nabbed For Selling Vape, E-Cigarettes To Minors In Huntington, Copiague Five businesses were nabbed for allegedly selling vape and e-cigarettes to minors during a series of compliance checks on Long Island.  The checks took place in Huntington and Copiague on Monday, Nov. 7 at 13 businesses throughout the area. Suffolk County Police said the investigation was in response to receiving numerous community complaints about the sale of vapes and e-cigarettes to minors. In all, 13 businesses were checked, with five selling the items to minors, police said. The following five people were charged with unlawfully dealing with a child: Miles Lewis, age 22, of Hu…

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by Kathy Reakes
Ramapo
News
Over 100 Violations Under Investigation At Property In Spring Valley Over 100 Violations Under Investigation At Property In Spring Valley
Over 100 Violations Under Investigation At Property In Spring Valley The investigation into a fire that left several people trapped - including a 2-year-old child - led to the issuance of more than 100 violations to a Hudson Valley real estate agency. On Wednesday, March 9 in Rockland County, a fire broke out inside an apartment on the 7th floor inside the building at 101 Kennedy Drive in Spring Valley, resulting in multiple people being trapped inside, officials said. The cause of the fire remains under investigation, officials said, however, the immediate inspection of the building in the aftermath of the blaze led to the Rockland County Office of Building…

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by Zak Failla
Putnam
Police & Fire
Six Store Clerks Accused Of Selling Alcohol To Minors In Area Six Store Clerks Accused Of Selling Alcohol To Minors In Area
Six Store Clerks Accused Of Selling Alcohol To Minors In Area Six employees of local liquor stores, gas stations, and convenience stores were cited for allegedly selling alcohol to minors. The six were arrested on Wednesday, Oct. 27, during a sting operation by members of the Town of Wallkill Police Department, Ron Rollings of the Town’s Building Department, and Investigator Martin Rafferty from the New York State Liquor Authority, to determine if businesses and restaurants were selling alcohol to minors. The following individuals were arrested after being observed selling alcohol to a juvenile: Bachan Singh at Family Wine Liquors, 779 Route 211E. K…

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by Kathy Reakes
Nassau
Police & Fire
Two Women Arrested For Prostitution At Long Island Massage Parlor Two Women Arrested For Prostitution At Long Island Massage Parlor
Two Women Arrested For Prostitution At Long Island Massage Parlor Two women were charged with prostitution after a raid at a Long Island massage parlor. The investigation into You Ya Foot Spa in Lindenhurst, located on North Wellwood Avenue, happened at around 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13. It was conducted by Suffolk County Police First Precinct Crime Section officers, in conjunction with the Village of Lindenhurst Building Inspector, following community complaints. Yanxia Fan, age 43, of Flushing, Queens, and Yihang Zhao, age 32, of Sparta, New Jersey, were each charged with one count of unauthorized practice of a profession, a felony, and one count of pro…

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by Joe Lombardi
Nassau
Police & Fire
Long Island Deli Forced To Close After SLA Inspection Long Island Deli Forced To Close After SLA Inspection
Long Island Deli Forced To Close After SLA Inspection A Long Island deli was forced to close after an inspection led by the State Liquor Authority. The inspection was conducted at M&B Deli and Grocery on Broadway in Amityville on Friday, March 5 at around 8:40 p.m. The Town of Babylon Quality of Life Task Force issued 15 summons for combined building, fire, and code violations to the owner/manager. He will be arraigned at a later date. As a result of the violations, the establishment was condemned and closed, Suffolk County Police said. Kenneth Abreau-Duran, age 25, of Hollis, Queens was charged with four counts of Alcohol…

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by Joe Lombardi
Englewood
News
Englewood PD: Illegal Nightclub Had 200 Guests, Drugs, Booze, COVID Violations Englewood PD: Illegal Nightclub Had 200 Guests, Drugs, Booze, COVID Violations
Englewood PD: Illegal Nightclub Had 200 Guests, Drugs, Booze, COVID Violations Police said they found 200 or so partiers – few wearing masks or social distancing – along with drugs, alcohol and disabled fire alarms during a pre-dawn raid of a rented space above a Domino's in Englewood. Criminal charges and summonses for COVID offenses and building violations were pending after the raid shortly before 4 a.m. Sunday at the space rented by multi-entertainment company Feenx Enterprises above the Domino's on West Palisade Avenue. Officers responding to a noise and disturbance complaint found the throng of attendees, “most not wearing masks or practicing social distancing,”…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Nassau
Police & Fire
Long Island Deli Shut Down After Owners, Customers Arrested During SLA Inspection Long Island Deli Shut Down After Owners, Customers Arrested During SLA Inspection
Long Island Deli Shut Down After Owners, Customers Arrested During SLA Inspection A Long Island deli was condemned and closed after four people were arrested and two people issued summonses during a New York State Liquor Authority Inspection. The inspection was conducted starting at around 8:15 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21 at Los Tres Amigos Deli & Grocery, located at Great Neck Road in Copiague. Three men and one woman were arrested by Suffolk County Police for the following Class A misdemeanors: Pedro Galvan, 70, of Freeport, an owner of the deli, was charged with four counts of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Law - allowing consumption of beer on premise…

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by Joe Lombardi
Cliffside Park-Edgewater
Police & Fire
Ridgefield Spa Closed, NYC Masseuse Busted On Prostitution Charges Ridgefield Spa Closed, NYC Masseuse Busted On Prostitution Charges
Ridgefield Spa Closed, NYC Masseuse Busted On Prostitution Charges A masseuse was busted after Ridgefield police said she propositioned an undercover Bergen County prosecutor’s detective at a local massage parlor. Jiang Cuihong, 41, of Queens was released on a summons to appear in Municipal Court on Jan. 23 to answer charges of engaging in prostitution, Deputy Police Chief Robert Meurer said. Borough officials also closed King Spa on Grand Avenue, where Meurer said the incident occurred, after inspectors "found numerous building and fire code violations."

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mount Pleasant
Police & Fire
Building Condemned After Fire Displaces 35 Westchester Residents Building Condemned After Fire Displaces 35 Westchester Residents
Building Condemned After Fire Displaces 35 Westchester Residents A total of 35 people have been displaced following a fire that broke out at a multiple-unit building late Friday afternoon in Westchester. There were no injuries reported in the blaze at 172 Saw Mill River Road in Elmsford Road, according to Greenburgh Police Chief Chris McNerney. The building is across from Casa Building Products. Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner said the building "was the subject of many Building Code violations several years ago. The Building Department has condemned the building, Feiner said.  The town is assisting 18 people with emergency shelter at the Th…

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by Joe Lombardi