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Unusual Suspects: Ice Pick; Dart Dispute; Teacher Locked in Room

Recent weird and unusual crime in the Hudson Valley. Reports do not indicate a conviction.

Three Long Island men were arrested after being observed and videotaped taking items from a Bedford drop-box. Two of the men allegedly lowered the third man into the box to retreive items. Police located the men in Mt. Kisco and discovered 800 pounds of clothing valued at $450 and three large clothing collection bins in their truck.

A West Harrison man allegedly attempted to steal an $88 mountain bike from the White Plains Wal-Mart, according to police. His method was perhaps most shocking--he simply wheeled it past the front door when security stopped him. 

Police observed an Ossining man with an ice pick at the top of an apartment building staircase, reportedly waiting for another man whom he had engaged in a verbal dispute with earlier. When officers ordered the man to put down the pick, he did at first and began walking down the stairs before chaning his mind and taking hold of the pick again. Allegedly, the man had a physical altercation with the man he threatened. The man resisted arrest and was charged accordingly, charged with unlawful possession of marijuana, and criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, a class D Felony.

According to Port Chester Police, a 22-year-old resident became upset when the mother of his two children dropped the kids off at his house with his sister. Despite an order of protection, the father went to the woman's house where she had locked herself in the bathroom. He reportedly broke into the apartment and threatened to hurt her if she did not come with him. The two children were not injured during the incident. When police searched the suspect, they found two stolen pairs of the victim's panties on his person. 

 bar staff asked two men to leave when they had a dispute over a late-night dart game. Police were called when staff realized the two men were waiting outside the bar for three other men involved in the initial dispute. Police asked the men to leave; one did, the other did not. A police officer was allegedly pushed to the ground and sustained a minor knee injury.

A 19-year-old student of theschool allegedly trapped a female staff member in a classroom. The male reportedly locked the door of the office and prevented her from exiting while supporting the door with his body. 

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Lisa Buchman (Editor) June 6, 2013 at 10:14 am
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Heather, thanks! I saw you in the crowd! These are awesome. It was a perfect night for it! I'll addRead More a link to your post from mine.
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John Craig June 3, 2013 at 11:50 am
Regarding paragraph 5 -- the retirement incentive. I haven't read anything to suggest that theRead More retirement incentive and the insurance switch are related or that that KLDTA asked for one to get the other. When I read the initial release from the board, I saw them as 2 different cost savings initiatives. ---The district indicated that each retirement saves a net of $32,500 per year. Early Retirement Incentive Plans (ERIPs) are fairly common stuff among downsizing private organizations. I think it makes sense to use them here to accelerate cost savings. ---The original petition was well written. Now that we have addressed point #3, I think it's time to make further progress on point #2 -- a financially sustainable contract. ---And, experience suggests that if you really want to move forward in a collaborative way, you have to let go of the past. Continuing to harp on past mistakes undermines point #5.
Sara Weale June 3, 2013 at 12:36 pm
Thanks for your comment. I agree that we all need to move forward -- but in my opinion, althoughRead More this side agreement made a long-overdue change in health care carriers (while maintaining a high level of health care benefits/access to teachers, retirees and their dependents), the KLDTA again asked for retirement incentives in return - just as they did for the December 2010 MOA that extended the terms of their contract for two years and avoided going to Triborough. Under the 2010 MOA, KLDTA requested a $10,000 retirement incentive and 21 teachers took the offer (including the current leader of KLDTA) -- resulting in an outlay of $210,000 by the district. Although some savings might have been realized for "early" retirements, it is difficult to calculate the exact amount because the district has no way of knowing when a teacher would have retired without the incentive. If 20 additional teachers take the new retirement incentive which was increased to $17,500 for some reason -- that is a total cost to the district of $350,000. Don't forget that regardless of the incentive, teachers retire with full pension and retiree health care benefits. Yes - the district will realize some savings from the incentives -- but we likely would have realized similar savings without incentives and natural attrition/retirement of our teaching staff. What I think we need to pay attention to as a community is that it seems the only way that KLDTA leadership will agree to changes in the status quo is if they get something in return. The last two agreements with the KLDTA will likely result in approximately $500,000 spent by the district in retirement incentives over a five year period -- money in my opinion, better kept in the district system during these difficult economic times and in the tax-cap environment. In my opinion, finally switching health care carriers did not merit financial rewards for teachers likely retiring in the next three years anyway.
Katonah19 June 6, 2013 at 08:08 am
For more insight, take a look at BOE Member Charles Day's statement on retirement incentives inRead More exchange for KLSDTA's agreement to changes in Health Care here: http://bedford.patch.com/groups/opinion/p/days-statement-on-kl-union-contract-changes