Tornado Watch Posted In New York
The National Weather Service posted a Tornado Watch for several counties in the New York City metro area on Monday afternoon.
The watch includes Dutchess, Sullivan and Ulster Counties in New York and Pike County in Pennsylvania.
The watch is in effect until 8 p.m.
The watch means that there could be conditions that make it possible for a tornado to form. It does not mean that a tornado is immanent.
There are several other counties that are not in the Fox 5 viewing area that are ...
Escaped Convict Killed New York Sheriff's Deputy In 2002
A convict being sought by authorities after escaping from a maximum-security prison in northern New York was serving a sentence of life without parole for the 2002 killing of an upstate sheriff's deputy.
David Sweat was one of three men arrested after 36-year-old Deputy Kevin Tarsia of the Broome County Sheriff's Office was fatally shot on the Fourth of July in 2002 in the town of Kirkwood, near the New York-Pennsylvania border outside Binghamton.
Police said the men had stolen rifles and ...
New Photos Of Convicted Killers Who Escaped Maximum-Security Prison In Upstate NY
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The following is via Breaking911.com:
The New York State Police continue to search for the two prisoners who escaped from the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, New York.
The escape of 35-year old David P. Sweat and 49-year old Richard Matt was reported to State Police early yesterday. Both were incarcerated for murder.
The State Police, in conjunction with Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS), the New York State ...
NYC Highway Melee Trial Exposes Life As Undercover NYPD Detective
As an undercover detective in New York, Wojciech Braszczok's job was to investigate members of Occupy Wall Street. Going by the name "Al," he hung around the group, blended in and was even arrested as a protester. He didn't carry a gun or a badge or identification bearing his real name. On the surface, he wasn't a cop.
"Basically I had no contact with the police department, except for my handler," he testified this week.
But that all ended when he joined a motorcycle ride on Manhattan's ...
The Latest On NY Maximum Security Prison Break: Probe Focuses On Likely Help
Investigators are looking into whether civilian employees or private contractors helped two convicted killers obtain the power tools they used to break out of a maximum-security state prison near the Canadian border, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday.
Cuomo said during a round of appearances on television morning news shows that he'd be shocked if a prison guard was involved in the escape from Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, 20 miles south of the border.
Officials said ...
Governor: 2 Inmates Must Have Taken Days To Pull Off Escape
Two murderers who used power tools to escape from prison must have taken days to cut through steel walls and pipes and break through the bricks, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Sunday as a $100,000 reward was posted for information leading to their capture.
Authorities were investigating how the inmates obtained the power tools they used in the "Shawshank Redemption"-style breakout over the weekend.
"It was sophisticated plan," Cuomo said. "It took a period of time, no doubt, to execute."
David ...
VIDEO: Gov. Cuomo Announces $100,000 Reward For Information Leading To Arrest of Escaped Inmates
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced a $100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of escaped Clinton Correctional Facility inmates Richard Matt and David Sweat. Both individuals are considered to be a danger to the public and anyone with possible information or with knowledge of unusual activity should immediately contact the State Police at 518-563-3761. As of Sunday afternoon, more than 250 law enforcement and corrections officials are actively searching for the ...
Cuomo: 2 Inmates 'Had To Be Heard' During Sophisticated Escape From Maximum Security Prison
New York's governor says two convicted murderers "had to be heard" as they cut through steel and escaped from a maximum-security prison.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo told ABC's "Good Morning America" that Richard Matt and David Sweat broke out of the Clinton Correctional Facility in "a really elaborate, sophisticated operation" that involved shimmying through a steam pipe.
The men were reported missing from their beds at about 5:30 a.m. Saturday.
Roadblocks were set up in the area of the prison, ...
TODAY: Greenfield to Give Away Free Bike Helmets Sunday At 'Friends Field' On Sunday Afternoon
Councilman David G. Greenfield is partnering with the NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) to host his fourth free bike helmet fitting and giveaway this Sunday in Midwood at Friends Field (Avenue L & East 4th Street). The event is open to everyone, with helmets for all ages. If interested in a helmet, you must stop by Friends Field between noon and 4 p.m. on Sunday, June 7. Helmets will be given out on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last. Only one helmet per person and ...
Boro Park: Free Fire Safety Devices Available At Fire Safety And Home Protection Even On Sunday Morning
Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) is sponsoring a Free Fire Safety and Home Protection Event that offers community members valuable and potentially life-saving information regarding the use of every-day products, as well as a number of free safety devices.
“The tragedy that one family experienced in Flatbush impacted our entire community,” said Hikind. “All of us must experience this not only as a deep loss but also as a wake-up call to do anything and everything necessary to protect ...
De Blasio Takes Listener Questions, Discusses NYPD Headcount
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has made a rare appearance on a call-in radio show.
De Blasio took four questions from listeners Friday as part of a half-hour appearance on WNYC's "The Brian Lehrer Show."
Three of the callers were from Queens, the other from Manhattan.
Much of the discussion was about the fate of the mayor's affordable housing agenda in Albany and a recent uptick in city crime.
De Blasio was pressed about his reluctance to embrace a City Council proposal to hire 1,000 ...
NYPD Union Leader Pat Lynch Re-Elected After Challenge
The longtime leader of New York City's largest police union has been re-elected after drawing national attention for clashing with the city's mayor.
Four-term Patrolmen's Benevolent Association President Patrick Lynch faced a challenge from trustee Brian Fusco. Fusco conceded Friday.
Lynch was first elected president of the 24,000-member union in 1999. He became a national figure during a public battle with Mayor Bill de Blasio last winter, after a grand jury declined to indict an officer ...
Most New Yorkers In Survey Want All State Pols Voted Out
A majority of New York voters in a recent survey say they don't think the state's current elected officials are capable of ending political corruption and should all be voted out of office.
The Quinnipiac University Poll of more than 1,200 voters between May 28 and June 1 shows 55 percent believe it's time to restart the state government with a clean slate.
While 28 percent say they think the current group is capable of ending Albany corruption, the remaining 17 percent say they don't ...
With Shootings On The Rise In NYC, Is de Blasio Vulnerable?
The screaming tabloid headlines and bizarre incidents harken a darker, scarier time in New York City history.
Shootings and murders are up modestly in the nation's largest city, even if the violence doesn't match the overheated headlines.
Mayor Bill de Blasio has assured the public that overall crime is down and that measures are already being put in place to combat the violence.
But even the perception that New York is suffering any sort of backslide into the violence-plagued bad old ...
Brooklyn: 100 Firefighters Battle Blaze At Methodist Hospital
More than one hundred firefighters battled a smoky fire at Methodist Hospital in Brooklyn.
The Fire Department says the two-alarm blaze at the hospital in Park Slope apparently started when work being done in the basement caused a fire in the duct work.
Smoke spread to several floors of the hospital but a Fire Department spokesman says the facility was not evacuated.
One person was treated for smoke inhalation.
The fire was reported at 11:18 a.m. and was under control at 1:30 ...
NY Gov.: 2 Convicted Murderers Used Power Tools to Escape
Two convicted murderers used power tools to cut through steel pipes at a maximum-security prison near the Canadian border and escape through a manhole, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Saturday.
"It was an elaborate plot," Cuomo said after joining law enforcement authorities to retrace the prisoners' escape route from the Clinton Correctional Facility in the town of Dannemora in the Adirondacks.
He said Richard Matt, 48, and David Sweat, 34, are "two dangerous individuals."
Sweat is serving a ...
Boro Park: Community Board 12 Update on 14th Avenue Resurfacing
Community Board 12 was happy to inform the public that the DOT, as promised, successfully completed their milling work on 14th Avenue this Thursday ahead of schedule and as agreed with CB12 will not be doing any work on Friday.
As per the request of CB12, the previously planned paving schedule was postponed to Saturday when there is almost no traffic.
The DOT will be paving the entire stretch of 14th Avenue from Church Avenue to 44th Street on Saturday and they expect to complete the ...
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