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Crime Trends: Arrests Up 133% in December; Most Police Stats Down Month-Over-Month
Two of the arrests in Rye were for felonies, including the Dec. 18 apprehension by police of a Brooklyn man who used counterfeit bills on Purchase Street.
Board of Education Launches Online Community Survey for New Superintendent Search
The survey, created by the search firm Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates, will help determine “the desired characterizes” of the next superintendent.
Latimer Ends Run as County Executive; Set to Be Sworn Into Congress on Friday
Latimer’s official resignation from Westchester government took effect Thursday as he is set to be sworn into the heavily blue 16th District in Congress seat on Friday.
Rye PD Marine Unit Locates 49-Year-Old Paddle Boarder Swept Away by Long Island Sound
A man reported to police he was wakeboarding with a friend when they became separated, last seeing him swept up by the Long Island Sound current.
Board of Education Launches Schools Superintendent Search After Finalizing $27K Contract With Consulting Firm
HYA was chosen from five search firms that responded to an October request for proposal. The Rye City Board of Education approved the contract at its Dec. 17 meeting.
Brooklyn Man With Lengthy History of NYC Robberies Arrested For Using Counterfeit Bills on Purchase Street
Elijah Gay was arrested by Rye police following a warrant issued. The fake bills were allegedly used at All Paws Gourmet Pet Store and Sammy + Nat.
City Council Approves Override Budget, Trims Tax Rate Increase to 5.07%
The council voted Wednesday to raise residential building permit fees by $1. The adjustment brings the tax rate hike down to 5.07 percent.
Rye Schools Hold First Emergency Response ‘Reunification Drill.’ Less Than Two Weeks Later, There’s Another School Shooting.
Another school tragedy struck Wisconsin, when a 15-year-old female student at a Christian school opened fire Monday killing two and injuring six others.
Crime Trends: Three Arrests Made in November, Although Overall Police Calls Decline
Police made three arrests in November, including nabbing a Long Island man in a stolen Nissan full of illegal pills, who was caught trespassing on Nov. 4.
No-No-No: The MTA Plays Grinch Banning Booze on Metro-North Trains for SantaCon
Alcoholic beverages will be confiscated, summonses issued, and offenders possibly removed from MTA trains or stations entirely.