Sunday, May 5, 2024
Westchester County police are set to add five officers, but it won’t be enough to meet the needs of the department, according to the union president. This year’s $1.8 billion county budget calls for funding for 292 police officers in the Department of Public Safety, but the department will still […]
In wake of Deputy Village Attorney Chris Cipolla’s resignation, the town/village of Harrison has begun a search to fill the position, according to the mayor. On March 2, Cipolla resigned from his position, which he had been serving in since 2012. Cipolla, 32, was first appointed by Mayor Ron Belmont, […]
The Harrison Police Department arrested a suspect in an armed robbery at Trotta’s Pharmacy on Halstead Avenue on March 12. Police were called around 8:30 a.m. to the scene where a man had allegedly revealed a handgun before taking off with 1,600 prescription pills. Following the robbery, Harrison police took […]
In an attempt to combat proposed changes in federal law that will weaken protection of wetlands nationwide, New York state officials have introduced legislation that would expand their authority in identifying and protecting wetland areas. State Sen. George Latimer, a Rye Democrat, has proposed legislation to provide the Department of […]
Harrison officials are working with legal consultants in considering a series of ordinances aimed at regulating the locations and operations of gun stores in the town. During a meeting on March 2, the Town Council heard from Allison Anderman, a staff attorney for the nonprofit Law Center to Prevent Gun […]
