Tarrytown-SleepyHollow, NY
Schools
Unauthorized Man Enters Westchester School In New Incident, Police Say Unauthorized Man Enters Westchester School In New Incident, Police Say
Unauthorized Man Enters Westchester School In New Incident, Police Say An intruder allegedly entered a school on two separate occasions, stealing at least one wallet from a staff member’s office in the latest such incident in Westchester, police said.The Scarsdale Police Department received a report last week that a suspicious man entered the Immaculate Heart of Mary School on Friday, Feb. 21, and Friday, Feb. 28. Police said that once the man was discovered, he was asked to leave the building and did so without incident. It was later reported to police that a wallet was stolen from the school during the second visit, which was on the same day as two reported i…

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by Zak Failla
Mahopac, NY
Schools
Intruder Who Entered School Attempted To Enter Another Neighboring School Building Intruder Who Entered School Attempted To Enter Another Neighboring School Building
Intruder Who Entered School Attempted To Enter Another Neighboring School Building An intruder who was allowed unauthorized access to a Westchester elementary school allegedly attempted to target other school buildings in the area, officials said. On Friday, Feb. 28, a new security guard at the Waverly School in Eastchester allowed a man to enter the building at approximately 2 p.m. after he claimed to be waiting for someone in maintenance, school officials said. Rather than screen his identification, issuing a visitor’s badge and notifying the maintenance staff - which is district protocol - the security guard allowed him to wait and sit nearby, Eastchester School Super…

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by Zak Failla
Mahopac, NY
News
School Security Official Assaulted After Large Fight Breaks Out School Security Official Assaulted After Large Fight Breaks Out
School Security Official Assaulted After Large Fight Breaks Out A security official was assaulted during an incident at a school in the area. Officers responded to Poughkeepsie Middle School around 2:52 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 5, on a report of a "large fight," said City of Poughkeepsie Police Det. Lt. Matt Clark. During the disturbance, a member of the school’s security team was assaulted, Clark said. Clark did not provide additional information regarding the "fight," but did say the matter was under investigation. Poughkeepsie City School District Superintendent Eric Rosser said the district is working with law enforcement to investigate "this isolate…

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by Kathy Reakes
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Search For Suspect Causes Lockouts At Seven Long Island Schools Search For Suspect Causes Lockouts At Seven Long Island Schools
Search For Suspect Causes Lockouts At Seven Long Island Schools Multiple schools were placed into their lockout protocols as police on Long Island conduct a search for a wanted man. Seven schools in Massapequa and Farmingdale were entered into lockouts on Friday, Jan. 31, as a precaution as police attempt to locate a suspect involved in an alleged domestic dispute in Suffolk County before fleeing west toward Nassau County. In Massapequa, Lockhart, East Lake, and McKenna elementary schools and the Massapequa High School’s Ames campus entered the protocol. In Farmingdale, the high school, Woodward Parkway and Albany Avenue elementary schools were also pla…

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by Zak Failla
Bridgeport, CT
Police & Fire
Pursuit Of Masked Suspects Leads To School Lockout In Bridgeport, Police Say Pursuit Of Masked Suspects Leads To School Lockout In Bridgeport, Police Say
Pursuit Of Masked Suspects Leads To School Lockout In Bridgeport, Police Say The pursuit of three suspicious masked men led to a temporary school lockout in Bridgeport, police said. A caller made a 911 call at approximately 11:40 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 26, reporting that there were three men lingering in masks, acting suspiciously in the area of Radel Street. Police said that officers spotted the vehicle, and attempted to stop it near the intersection of Freeman Street and Connecticut Avenue. The driver failed to stop, and took police on a short car chase that turned into a foot chase when they fled the vehicle. Following a foot chase, officers were able to apprehen…

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by Zak Failla
Greenwich, CT
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
Peekskill, NY
News
Out-Of-Control Fight At Area High School Leads To Large Police Response Out-Of-Control Fight At Area High School Leads To Large Police Response
Out-Of-Control Fight At Area High School Leads To Large Police Response This story has been updated. An out-of-control fight at Poughkeepsie High School caused a "hold-in-place" at the school as well as a large police response. The incident took place around 12:56 p.m., Monday, Nov. 18, when the City of Poughkeepsie Police received a call for help from school security, said City of Poughkeepsie Police Chief Richard T. Wilson. According to the chief, numerous members of the department responded including patrol, traffic, detectives and supervisors. Arriving officers assisted school district security in restoring order within the area of the school’s …

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by Kathy Reakes
Bronxville, NY
News
School Lockouts Lifted After Threat At Private Academy In Westchester, Police Say School Lockouts Lifted After Threat At Private Academy In Westchester, Police Say
School Lockouts Lifted After Threat At Private Academy In Westchester, Police Say This story has been updated. Lockouts at three schools in Westchester have been lifted after a threat at a nearby private academy was contained to that campus, police said. The schools, Columbus Elementary, Westlake Middle School and Westlake High School, in Mount Pleasant, were put on lockdown around 1 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 8, following some type of threat and police investigation at the EF Academy, said Mount Pleasant School District Superintendent of Schools Kurtis Kotes. "All police supervisors have reconciled that it is safe for us to dismiss our students," Kotes said in an email to par…

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by Kathy Reakes
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
'Death Is Life Lived': Union City HS Security Guard Left Final Facebook Post Before Suicide 'Death Is Life Lived': Union City HS Security Guard Left Final Facebook Post Before Suicide
'Death Is Life Lived': Union City HS Security Guard Left Final Facebook Post Before Suicide The body of a security guard was found hanged in an apparent suicide at Union City High School on Wednesday -- a day before the fall semester was to begin, authorities said. Maura Diaz, 58, changed her profile photo early Wednesday to a meme about death a short time before a law enforcement source told Daily Voice that her body was found in a closet. “La muerte es una vida vivida," reads a quote from legendary Argentinian author Jorge Luis Borges in the meme. "La vida es una muerte que viene.”  Translated into English: “Death is a life lived. Life is a death that comes." Diaz, who'd been…

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by Jerry DeMarco
DV Plus - Westchester, NY
Schools
Westchester Schools Prepare To Protect Children When Classes Resume Westchester Schools Prepare To Protect Children When Classes Resume
Westchester Schools Prepare To Protect Children When Classes Resume Reading, writing, criminal background checks. Opening school day priorities have shifted due to the nationwide increase in mass shootings. Many Westchester schools are now hiring county or local police to protect children and teachers. Other school districts turn to private security firms, in-house guards or a mix of public and private forces. In addition to surveillance cameras, some school districts have installed security scanners to run background criminal checks on all visitors.  "Strengthening security at all of our schools has been a priority for us over the past several years,…

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by Jon Craig
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Bringing Gun To Westfield School Meant No Harm: Brother Man Accused Of Bringing Gun To Westfield School Meant No Harm: Brother
Man Accused Of Bringing Gun To Westfield School Meant No Harm: Brother The Delaware man who police said was armed with a loaded gun and who had several more rounds of ammo in the trunk of his vehicle when he was arrested at a grade school in Westfield last week made his first court appearance Thursday. Thomas Wilkie, 46, was arrested after police in Westfield received a call from law enforcement in New Castle, Del., notifying them that Wilkie was armed and headed to Tamaques Elementary, police said.  School was out of session but a number of students were in the building for an after-school program when Wilkie was taken into custody without incident aroun…

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by Paul Milo
Mount Pleasant, NY
Schools
Voters Heading To Polls To Vote On School District Budgets In Westchester Voters Heading To Polls To Vote On School District Budgets In Westchester
Voters Heading To Polls To Vote On School District Budgets In Westchester Voters will head to the polls on Tuesday, May 21 to vote on their school districts’ budget, proposed bonds and Board of Education races. In Westchester, no school districts are proposing budgets that override the cap on increasing property tax levies, a cap that was made permanent by Gov. Andrew Cuomo earlier this year. Multi-million dollar bond proposals will be voted on in four school districts - Briarcliff Manor, Irvington, Pleasantville and Somer - though there is expected to be limited tax implication. Briarcliff Manor’s nearly $3 million proposal would include a roof replacement at…

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by Zak Failla