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The 22-year-old went into the water to cool off after a hike, but quickly went below the waterline and didn't resurface.
The 59-year-old shattered the window of an employee's car and stole a wallet, according to Harrison police.
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The rankings were based on student achievement on state-required assessments, strong graduation rates, and college readiness measures.
The Mount Vernon man was found to have a BAC of 0.29 percent, after being arrested in Greenburgh, according to New York State troopers.
The 28-year-old faces grand larceny and identity theft charges after making $1636.18 in purchases at businesses throughout Spring Valley.
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The 33-year-old Instagram influencer killed on Sunday was close friends with rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine, according to media reports.
Investigators said they believe that the 33-year-old victim was likely targeted, and her death was not a random act.
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"Our community will be safer while this offender spends the next two decades in prison," Orange County District Attorney Hoovler said.
Homeland Security and Sheriff's Office investigators identified an Instagram account linked to the 68-year-old Kent man, police said.
Investigators said they believe the victim "may have been targeted for violence," adding there is no danger to the public.
The 43-year-old Yonkers woman is accused of having sex with her student over a yearlong period, sometime at her office in the school.
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The suspect had already attacked members of the Dutchess County Mobile Crisis Team before being confronted by police, officials said.
A 24-year-old told police he was on I-87 north, when he hit an "unknown object" which later disabled his car on the Palisades Parkway.
A preliminary investigation, including a review of footage of the accident, showed that the driver had the right of way, Yorktown PD said.
The suspects include a 14-year-old boy, a 16-year-old girl, a 16-year-old boy, and a 19-year-old man, Village of Ellenville police said.
