Poughkeepsie, NY
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Student Arrested In Connection To Arlington High School Lockdown Student Arrested In Connection To Arlington High School Lockdown Student Arrested In Connection To Arlington High School Lockdown
Student Arrested In Connection To Arlington High School Lockdown Update, 5:45 p.m. Thursday A student has been arrested as a result of the incident that prompted the Arlington High School to be placed in a lockdown on Monday morning. The Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office has charged a 15-year-old male student with falsely reporting an incident. The youth has been referred to Family Court for further action. Although it was determined that there was no imminent threat, school officials and sheriff’s deputies remained visible for the remainder of the school day to ensure the safety of all the students and staff in the building. Original report: Arlington…

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by Joe Lombardi
Armonk, NY
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New York 'Raises The Age' For Teen Offenders New York 'Raises The Age' For Teen Offenders New York 'Raises The Age' For Teen Offenders
New York 'Raises The Age' For Teen Offenders New York has joined 48 other states and changed the legal status for teenagers who commit crimes in the state. The Westchester County District Attorney’s office has been “actively involved in working groups preparing for the change in legal status of 16- and 17-year-old offenders.” The new law, which raises the age of criminal responsibility to 18, went into effect on Monday, Oct. 1. New York had been one of two states that automatically prosecuted 16- and 17-year-olds as adults. The new legislation includes statutory amendments that, among other things, creates a new Adolescent Offender (A…

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by Zak Failla
Yorktown, NY
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Yorktown Man Surrenders To Police For Failing To Appear In Family Court Yorktown Man Surrenders To Police For Failing To Appear In Family Court Yorktown Man Surrenders To Police For Failing To Appear In Family Court
Yorktown Man Surrenders To Police For Failing To Appear In Family Court A Yorktown man surrendered himself into police custody in Yorktown after a warrant for his arrest was issued in White Plains. Kareem Newby, 35, was arrested and held on an arrest warrant on Saturday afternoon, after failing to appear in White Plains Family Court, which issued the warrant. Police said that Newby turned himself in on June 2 for the open warrant, which was issued by White Plains Family Court Judge Hal Greenwald. Following arraignment, Newby was remanded to the Westchester County Jail in lieu of bail. Newby is due back in White Plains Family Court on Monday afternoon to answer…

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by Zak Failla
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
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'Joke' School Shooting Post Gets Garfield Boy, 12, Delinquency Complaint 'Joke' School Shooting Post Gets Garfield Boy, 12, Delinquency Complaint 'Joke' School Shooting Post Gets Garfield Boy, 12, Delinquency Complaint
'Joke' School Shooting Post Gets Garfield Boy, 12, Delinquency Complaint GARFIELD, N.J. – A 12-year-old Garfield boy must go before a family court judge after police said he threatened a school shooting on social media and then said it was just a joke. School officials notified police Friday morning about a “threatening post [that] indicated a Garfield school shooting was going to occur on Monday and then indicated that the post is a joke,” Capt. Darren Sucorowski said. School officials and police took it seriously: Detectives issued a delinquency complaint against the middle schooler for offenses which, if committed by an adult, would equal causing a false publ…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Beekman-Poughquag, NY
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Bomb Threat Made To Dover Schools An 'Unfounded Prank,' Sheriff Says Bomb Threat Made To Dover Schools An 'Unfounded Prank,' Sheriff Says Bomb Threat Made To Dover Schools An 'Unfounded Prank,' Sheriff Says
Bomb Threat Made To Dover Schools An 'Unfounded Prank,' Sheriff Says The investigation into a pair of bomb threats that forced the evacuation of all four schools of the Dover Union Free School District was determined to be an “unfounded prank,” according to the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators from the Sheriff’s Office and New York State Police were dispatched to the Dover High School at approximately 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning, when two non-specific bomb threats were made over the phone. The Sheriff's Office said that because the threats were not specific to a specific school or building, the high school, Middle School and both elementary…

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by Zak Failla
New Rochelle, NY
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Second Teen Charged In Fatal Stabbing Of New Rochelle HS Student Second Teen Charged In Fatal Stabbing Of New Rochelle HS Student Second Teen Charged In Fatal Stabbing Of New Rochelle HS Student
Second Teen Charged In Fatal Stabbing Of New Rochelle HS Student A second teenager has been arrested in connection to the fatal stabbing of a New Rochelle High School junior last month. Officers in New Rochelle arrested a 15-year-old suspect - whose name is being withheld due to his age - who has been charged with hindering prosecution and tampering with physical evidence both felonies, New Rochelle Police Capt. Robert Gazzola said. The charges stem from his actions at the crime scene on the day of the fatal stabbing. Since the suspect is a juvenile, his case will be adjudicated in Family Court, Gazzola said. According to police, officers responded to D…

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by Zak Failla
Rivertowns, NY
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Hastings Girl Stabs Fellow Teen, Injures Adult, Police Say Hastings Girl Stabs Fellow Teen, Injures Adult, Police Say Hastings Girl Stabs Fellow Teen, Injures Adult, Police Say
Hastings Girl Stabs Fellow Teen, Injures Adult, Police Say A 13-year-old girl staying at the Graham Windham residential center in Hastings-on-Hudson stabbed a fellow teenager there and injured a staff member. The event took place Friday, Jan. 12, when the teen attacked a staff member with a weapon, said Hastings-on-Hudson Police Lt. David Dosin. During the altercation, another student tried to intervene and suffered a "superficial" stab wound to the chest and a laceration to the hand, Dosin said.  The staff member received an injured lip, he added. The 13-year-old, whose name wasn't released because of her age, was charged with two coun…

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by Kathy Reakes