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Trump Speaks Out About NFL's Decision To Play Game Near Paris Amid Riots, Widespread Violence
The NFL’s historic trip to France has drawn President Donald Trump’s attention as unrest puts more than football in the spotlight. Trump questioned the league’s decision to proceed with the Pittsburgh Steelers-New Orleans Saints matchup, suggesting it could have been postponed. “Well, you worry about it,” Trump told reporters on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One on Friday, Oct. 23. “I think maybe it's looking like tomorrow's gonna be a bad day in France. So you worry about it. "I would have said the NFL could have probably postponed that match, if you want…
Yonkers, NY
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Hatchet-Wielding Man Tased After Confronting Officers Inside Yonkers Home, Cops Say
A confrontation inside a Westchester County home ended when police used a Taser-like device to subdue a man who they said threatened officers with a large hatchet. The incident happened on Tuesday, Oct. 13, when Yonkers Police officers responded to a residence after receiving a call from concerned family members, the department said on social media on Friday, Oct. 23. The relatives had requested assistance because a family member was behaving erratically and holding what they described as a "cutting tool," police said. When officers entered the home, they said they found a …
York, PA
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York City Standoff Prompts School Lockdown; Police Swarm Second Location
A wanted man barricaded himself inside a Pennsylvania home, prompting a school lockdown and delaying another school’s dismissal on Wednesday, Oct. 21, according to local reports. Officers went to the 700 block of Courtland Avenue of York City around 10:30 a.m. after receiving a tip that a man wanted for attempted homicide was inside, ABC27 reported, citing a York City Police spokesperson. The man refused to come out, and the York County Quick Response Team responded and took him into custody, according to the outlet. His identity was not released. Police used tear gas before making t…
Rockville, MD
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'Gunner In The Park': What Montgomery County Boy, 9, Saw Before Riding His Bicycle Home
A 9-year-old boy was forced to hide in a Maryland playground before fleeing on his bicycle to warn his parents about a "gunner in the park" after a hooded man emerged from the woods and unleashed a barrage of gunfire during a crowded afternoon of flag football. Now, that man is heading to prison for decades. Gaithersburg resident Kenneth Oates, 40, has been sentenced to 100 years in prison, with all but 35 years suspended, for opening fire on his on-again, off-again girlfriend and her friend at a crowded Rockville park, according to the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office. The shoo…
Middle Township, NJ
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Walkers Find Human Remains In Wooded Area Of Middle Township: Prosecutor
Two people walking through a wooded area in Cape May County discovered human remains on Tuesday, Oct. 20, authorities said. The remains were found in the Edgewood section of Middle Township and reported to police, Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland and Middle Township Police Chief Tracey Super said. The human remains have not been identified and the investigation is ongoing, authorities said. There is no threat to the public, authorities said.
Mount Vernon, NY
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Sanitation Worker Stabbed On While On Job In Mount Vernon
A sanitation worker was stabbed multiple times while performing his duties in Westchester County. The attack happened on Tuesday morning, Oct. 20, near the intersection of Lincoln Avenue and North 7th Avenue in Mount Vernon, city officials said. The victim, an employee of the Mount Vernon Department of Public Works, was carrying out his regular sanitation duties when he was attacked by a suspect, according to the city. He reportedly suffered multiple stab wounds during the encounter. The injuries were described as non-life-threatening. The victim was transported to a loca…
Harrisburg, PA
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Man Exposes Himself To Woman On Wildwood Park Trail: Harrisburg Police
A man exposed himself to a woman on a trail at Pennsylvania park on Wednesday, Sept. 30, police said. The incident happened in the area of the Fox Run Trail in Wildwood Park, according to a Harrisburg police release issued Monday, Oct. 19. Investigators identified a person of interest who was subsequently charged in connection with the incident, police said. The release did not identify the person or specify the charges. Police are asking anyone with additional information about similar incidents in the Wildwood Park area to contact Harrisburg Police through CrimeWatch or call Dauphin Coun…
Harrisburg, PA
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Suspicious Letter At US Senator's Office Prompts Bomb Squad Response
A suspicious letter sent to Senator Dave McCormick’s Pittsburgh office prompted a bomb squad and Hazmat response on Monday, Oct. 19, Pittsburgh Public Safety told Daily Voice. The letter arrived with the mail at approximately 1:30 p.m., although police were notified “much later,” a public information officer said in an email. The Pittsburgh Police Bomb Squad and Hazmat responded “out of an abundance of caution,” according to the statement provided to Daily Voice at 5:13 p.m. The letter’s contents were determined to be harmless. “The contents were found to be benign/not hazardous and there…
Rivertowns, NY
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Aggressive Coyote Shot Near University In Irvington, Escapes Into Woods
Police in Westchester County are searching for a coyote that escaped into a wooded area after being shot by an officer following reports of aggressive behavior. The incident happened at around 8:30 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 19, near Mercy University and the Old Croton Aqueduct Trail in Irvington, village officials said. Irvington Police officers first responded to a report of a coyote sighting near the university. While they searched the surrounding area, authorities received more reports of a coyote behaving aggressively toward a person on the Old Croton Aqueduct Trail. Police…
Englewood, NJ
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Swatting Threat Brings Police Response To Englewood School
A reported threat at a Bergen County school prompted an immediate police response before investigators determined it was likely a hoax, authorities said. Englewood police responded to Elisabeth Morrow School on Thursday, Oct. 15, and worked with school staff to take precautions to protect students, employees and the surrounding community, Police Chief Thomas Greeley said. Investigators later determined the incident appeared to be a case of "swatting," in which someone reports a false threat to trigger an emergency police response. Police said there was no known credible threat to the schoo…
Lynbrook-East Rockaway, NY
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Girl Approached By ‘Suspicious’ Man In Lynbrook While Walking Home From School: Cops
A Long Island girl was approached by a “suspicious” man while walking home from school earlier this week, police said. The girl was in the area of Merrick Road and Lynbrook Avenue around 3:10 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14 when she was approached, the Lynbrook Police Department said Thursday, Oct. 15. The man was driving a baby blue Mercedes-Benz sedan and asked the girl to come over to his vehicle, police said. The girl refused multiple times, walked away, and contacted her parents to report the incident, cops said. Authorities said the man was between 50 and 70 years old with gray/white hair. P…
Kings Park, NY
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Fate Of Notorious Kings Park Psych Ward Tower, Empty For 30 Years, Remains Up In Air
The fate of a 13-story former psychiatric center on Long Island will remain undecided at least until next year — and cost nearly $3 million to figure out, officials said Friday, Oct. 16. The infamous Building 93 in Nissequogue River State Park could be torn down following the analysis by D&B Engineers and Architects, the state’s Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation said Friday. Building 93 and its various smaller centers have gone unused since 1996, when Kings Park Psychiatric Center closed. The complex’s largest structure, Building 93 served as the infirmary but it now…
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