2 Mount Vernon Men Charged In String Of Armed Robberies |Patch PM

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White House Rescinds Federal Aid Freeze In NY

A federal judge had temporarily blocked the plan to halt federal grant and loan funding on Tuesday.

Monroe Man Gets Prison For Truck Arson

Prosecutors said the man slashed a truck's tires, left the scene, then returned and set the truck on fire.

2 Men Indicted For 7 Gas Station Robberies In Wee Hours: Prosecutors

Two Mount Vernon men were charged with robberies in 3 New Jersey counties in the wee hours of two evenings last year.

9 Convicted In Large-Scale Gun, Drug Trafficking Rings: NY AG

Police say a major drug and weapons operation has been shut down.

Westchester County Police Civil Service Exam Deadline Approaches

Westchester County will be holding police officer civil service examinations for the first time in four years.

Traffic Stop Leads To Seizure Of 1.22 Kg Cocaine, 2 Arrests: NYSP

It all started when the driver failed to come to a complete stop at a stop sign, according to New York State Police in Dutchess County.

'ShotSpotter' Alert Leads To Suspect Who Threw Gun Into Woods: Police

He tried to get rid of a loaded Glock 42 semiautomatic handgun, Newburgh police said. Then, a K9 named Raz found a spent .380 shell casing.

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