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Former Westchester Cop Claims He Was Fired For Ticketing Woman With PBA Card: Lawsuit
A former Westchester police officer from the Hudson Valley is suing county officials and claiming that he was unlawfully fired for ticketing a woman who flashed a PBA card.
Rockland County resident Joseph Saetta, a former Westchester County Police officer, filed a lawsuit in federal court against the county's Department of Public Safety, its commissioner, Terrance Raynor, and County Executive George Latimer, on Friday, March 8.
According to the lawsuit complaint, Saetta, who previously spent time as an officer in Mount Vernon and Pleasantville, joined the Westchester County…
Two Knives, One Firearm, Three Hoboken Residents Arrested
Three Hoboken residents were arrested and charged after police spotted them with multiple weapons during a melee on Wednesday, Aug. 30, authorities said.
At 5 p.m., numerous officers responded to Fourth and Harrison streets on reports of a man with a firearm and a woman with a knife, Marci Rubin, senior public information assistant for the Department of Public Safety said.
Upon arrival, officers saw Herbie Spann, 26, pulling a handgun from his bag, Rubin said. Officers were able to recover the loaded firearm, used to shoot paintballs, rubber balls and powder balls, Rubin said. Spann was als…
Villanova University Warns Of Prowler Preying On Female Students
Villanova University officials have issued a safety alert, warning students and staff to be on the lookout for a man who has been caught loitering on campus multiple times in the last year.
Eugene Hammen, 40, of Newtown, first broke into an unoccupied student dorm room in Good Counsel Hall over the fall semester break in October 2021, said David G. Tedjeske, the director of public safety and chief of police.
Then in May, Hammen was arrested for loitering outside Caughlin Hall. He was subsequently charged with burglary, invasion of privacy, loitering and prowling at night, and poss…
Alert Issued For Teenage Mother, Baby From Bridgeport Who've Gone Missing
Police in Fairfield County are asking the public for help locating a young mother and her infant son who have been missing for nine days.
On Wednesday, July 27, 15-year-old Emily Benitez and her 5-month-old infant son Oliver Ortiz, of Bridgeport, were reported missing by the family’s state Department of Children and Families case worker, said Capt. Kevin Gilleran, of the Bridgeport Police.
"To fit the criteria for an amber alert there needs to be an imminent danger of serious bodily injury or death," Gilleran said.
On Wednesday, Aug. 3, a Silver Alert was issued by the state Departme…
