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Police Investigate Suspicious White Powder At Yonkers School
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- For the second day in a row Yonkers police investigated a suspicious white powder incident, this time at a school, according to Yonkers Police.
Yonkers police responded to 77 Lee Ave., the address for St Paul the Apostle School, around 9:16 a.m. Thursday to investigate a white powder found in a plastic bag, police said.
Hazmat members were called out and determined the ingredient was sugar, said Det. Sgt. Dean Politopoulos.
During Wednesday's incident, at 1050 Neppherhan Ave., the white powder was found in a white envelope that was addressed, Politopoulos said. …
Newburgh Drug Operation Nets Heroin, Crack, Marijuana, And Cash
NEWBURGH, N.Y. – Newburgh police busted nine people Thursday in a narcotics operation after receiving numerous complaints from members of the community, according to Newburgh Police.
Members of the City of Newburgh Police Department, Hudson Valley Safe Streets Task Force, and New York State Police conducted the operation on Johnston Street to address the complaints, said Sgt. Christopher Lahar.
During the operation officers recovered seven grams of crack cocaine, 81 baggies of heroin, one large marijuana plant, and $1,900 in cash, police said.
Charged with criminal possession of a control…
