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Safety and Security

Fairfield
Police & Fire
Fairfield Resident Kills Self While Police On Scene Fairfield Resident Kills Self While Police On Scene
Fairfield Resident Kills Self While Police On Scene A resident died by suicide while police were on the scene for a welfare check in Fairfield County. The incident occurred in the town of Fairfield around 3 p.m., Monday, March 4 on Longdean Road. According to Sgt. Michael Stahl of the Fairfield Police, the resident's employer called the police asking for a welfare check when the employee did not show up for work or answer the phone. When officers arrived at the home they found a note indicating that the person could be found in the garage, Stahl said. Officers then heard a gunshot come from the area of the garage and began to set up a per…

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by Kathy Reakes
Rye
News
Don't Be Alarmed: Blank Ammunition To Be Used During Drills At School In Rye Don't Be Alarmed: Blank Ammunition To Be Used During Drills At School In Rye
Don't Be Alarmed: Blank Ammunition To Be Used During Drills At School In Rye A police department in Westchester is planning on conducting live tactical drills involving the use of blank ammunition at a high school over several days, which may result in the sound of gunshots coming from the building. The drills, which will be conducted by the City of Rye Police Department, will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 8, Wednesday, Aug. 9, and Thursday, Aug. 10 at the Rye High School/Middle School building at 3 Parsons St., the department announced. The drills will all be held between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. on all three days.  As a result of the drills, a large police presence will…

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by Ben Crnic
Morris
Police & Fire
Dog Scares Off Burglars Who Used Garage Opener From Car To Break Into Morris County Home: PD Dog Scares Off Burglars Who Used Garage Opener From Car To Break Into Morris County Home: PD
Dog Scares Off Burglars Who Used Garage Opener From Car To Break Into Morris County Home: PD A diligent dog helped to scare off a set of burglars who used a garage door opener from an unlocked vehicle to break into a Morris County home, authorities said. The break-in was just one in an overnight spree of attempted home and vehicle burglaries around Edgewood Road and Circle Road in Florham Park, Police Chief Joseph Orlando said on Wednesday, August 17. The suspects entered a vehicle left unlocked in one of the homes’ driveways and found a garage door opener before using it to gain access to the home, Orlando said. The suspects then entered the home’s mudroom and were scared off by …

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by Valerie Musson
Greenwich
Police & Fire
Know Him? 'Suspicious Man' Causes Extra Police Presence At Masuk HS Know Him? 'Suspicious Man' Causes Extra Police Presence At Masuk HS
Know Him? 'Suspicious Man' Causes Extra Police Presence At Masuk HS A suspicious man spotted in the Masuk High School parking lot caused the school to operate on a "control movement" status throughout the day. The incident took place early Wednesday, Nov. 20, when the school's security officer "made contact" with the man who then fled the area, said Monroe Police Lt. Stephen Corrone. Corrone said the department is searching for the man in the areas surrounding the school after he jumped out of his vehicle at some point and fled. "All students are safe and Masuk remains in a controlled movement with all exterior doors remaining closed and locked,"…

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by Kathy Reakes
North Rockland
Police & Fire
New Details Emerge On SUNY Orange’s Newburgh Campus Evacuation New Details Emerge On SUNY Orange’s Newburgh Campus Evacuation
New Details Emerge On SUNY Orange’s Newburgh Campus Evacuation New information has been released after a suspicious device in a parking garage caused the evacuation of students and faculty from SUNY Orange’s Newburgh campus. The device was discovered around 10 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 18,  when the City of Newburgh police department received a phone call about a suspicious device inside of the parking garage of 3 Washington Center, said Det. Lt. Joseph Burns.  Arriving units located the device on the second-floor parking garage of the Maple Building which is not operated by the college, and the decision was made to recommend…

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by Kathy Reakes
Armonk
Schools
Automated System In Testing Phase Leads To Inadvertent Lockdown At Westchester Middle School Automated System In Testing Phase Leads To Inadvertent Lockdown At Westchester Middle School
Automated System In Testing Phase Leads To Inadvertent Lockdown At Westchester Middle School No credible threat was found by police after a middle school was inadvertently put into an automated lockdown. Shortly before 2 p.m. on Tuesday, April 2, an automated lockdown alert activated, leading to a response by police at the Scarsdale Middle School. It was later determined that the alarm malfunctioned, though the school was swept by police as a precaution. “Upon arrival at the school, it was decided by school officials and the Scarsdale Police Department that a sweep of the school would be performed out of an abundance of caution,” Scarsdale Police Capt. Edward Murphy said. “The swee…

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by Zak Failla
Westport
Schools
Two Percent Budget Increase, 18 Employee Layoffs Proposed For Westport Two Percent Budget Increase, 18 Employee Layoffs Proposed For Westport
Two Percent Budget Increase, 18 Employee Layoffs Proposed For Westport The Westport School District may be increasing its budget and cutting jobs if the superintendent’s proposed spending plan is approved. Westport Schools Superintendent Colleen Palmer has proposed a $119,283,880 budget for 2019-20, which represents an increase of 2.68 percent ($3,110,080) from the current budget. The proposal would potentially see as many as 18 jobs in the district eliminated to cut costs. The proposal includes cutting as many as six full-time teachers, several support teachers, special education specialists, an administrator, library and media teacher. Many of the cuts are c…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Vernon
Police & Fire
Mount Vernon City Hall Evacuated Twice For Suspicious Package, Fire Mount Vernon City Hall Evacuated Twice For Suspicious Package, Fire
Mount Vernon City Hall Evacuated Twice For Suspicious Package, Fire Mount Vernon City Hall was evacuated twice on Monday morning when a suspicious package was found, followed by a suspicious fire that is under investigation. Police said that the threat was announced at approximately 11 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 14, prompting an evacuation as officers took emergency measures. The area around City Hall was shut down. The Westchester County Police Bomb Squad responded to City Hall and determined that the package outside the Building Department contained a pest control device. Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas noted that it is not a typical pest control device that …

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by Zak Failla
Armonk
News
Alert Issued After Students Followed 'Uncomfortably Close' In Westchester Alert Issued After Students Followed 'Uncomfortably Close' In Westchester
Alert Issued After Students Followed 'Uncomfortably Close' In Westchester Two students in Mount Pleasant received a scare on Thursday when they “sensed someone walking uncomfortably close to them,” near the Hawthorne train station after being let off the bus. Mount Pleasant Central Schools Superintendent Kurtis Kotes issued an alert to parents on Friday, Dec. 14 cautioning that on Thursday, Dec. 13, two students were followed after being let out at their designated bus stop near the station. As the student and her sibling walked toward their home, they sensed that they were being followed, Kotes said. The two were able to get back safely and promptly alerted thei…

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by Zak Failla
Danbury
Schools
Three-Hour Lockdown Ends As WestConn Declared Safe Three-Hour Lockdown Ends As WestConn Declared Safe
Three-Hour Lockdown Ends As WestConn Declared Safe Update: A three-hour lockdown ended at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury after the campus was declared to be safe following a report of a man with a gun in the Visual & Performing Arts Center. The declaration came after a search by police officers and a SWAT team. Students no longer needed to shelter in place, but police are continuing to investigate the campus, WCSU said just after 5 p.m. Classes were canceled for the rest of the day. Original report: A report of a man with a gun in the Visual & Performing Arts Center has prompted a lockdown at Western C…

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by Joe Lombardi
Stratford
News
Suspicious Man Reported At Stratford Bus Stop Suspicious Man Reported At Stratford Bus Stop
Suspicious Man Reported At Stratford Bus Stop Stratford Police are investigating a suspicious man was reported at an area bus stop Thursday morning. Police said on Twitter, that the man was reportedly at the bus stop at 7 a.m. Thursday. "There is no threat to any child or school," the department said.  Out of an abundance of caution, Wooster Middle School was placed on a "stay put" mode, police said. Police, who did not release further details, said the incident is under investigation.

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by Kathy Reakes
Yonkers
Police & Fire
Yonkers Police Turn To Social Media Network To Aid Safety, Communications Yonkers Police Turn To Social Media Network To Aid Safety, Communications
Yonkers Police Turn To Social Media Network To Aid Safety, Communications The Yonkers Police Department is turning to a special social media network In an effort to improve citywide safety and neighbor-to-neighbor communication. Police officials announced that they are partnering with Nextdoor, after using it during a several month trial period to “collaborate with neighbors to address safety concerns and respond to quality-of-life issues.” Officials said that Nextdoor enables the Yonkers Police Department to work directly with neighbors to increase safety and strengthen virtual neighborhood watch. In fact, according to a recent Nextdoor poll, 81 percent of Yonk…

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by Zak Failla
Cliffside Park-Edgewater
Police & Fire
New Fairview Police, Municipal Building Has Emphasis On Security New Fairview Police, Municipal Building Has Emphasis On Security
New Fairview Police, Municipal Building Has Emphasis On Security FAIRVIEW, N.J. — Walk into the current Fairview police station and you may rub elbows with incoming prisoners, domestic violence victims or patrolmen switching posts. The new building under construction next door was designed to make sure that none of that will happen. Chief Martin Kahn and Capt. Vincent Bellucci helped design all three floors with an emphasis on the safety, security and privacy of everyone inside "We put a lot of thought into these aspects," Kahn told Daily Voice. "In today's day and age, you want to take every precaution you can. You don't want anyone hurt…

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by Cecilia Levine
Ossining
News
Ossining School Lockdown Lifted Ossining School Lockdown Lifted
Ossining School Lockdown Lifted An early morning lockdown at Ossining High School has been lifted after police performed a sweep of the premises, according to the Ossining Police Department. The lockdown took place around 9 a.m. Friday at the school at 29 S. Highland Ave., for an unspecified threat. Police responded within minutes and searched the building before lifting the lockdown. Check back to  Daily Voice for updates.

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by Kathy Reakes