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Poughkeepsie Fire Spreads From One Home To Another
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – A fire that started outside one house in Poughkeepsie destroyed a neighboring home, according to a report by the Poughkeepsie Journal.
Fire officials told the Poughkeepsie Journal that the fire, which began at 163 N. Hamilton St. Monday, Feb. 29, and spread to the house next door, so far appears accidental.
The first home sustained some exterior damage and smoke damage, but the second home, 165 N. Hamilton St., was declared a total loss by fire officials, the Poughkeepsie Journal story said.
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Stamford Teen Skips School, Attacks Mom, Police Say
STAMFORD, CONN. -- A Stamford teen is facing charges after police said he attacked his mother when she caught him skipping school, according to a report by the Stamford Advocate.
Mayco Ortiz, 18, is accusing of grabbing his mom by the throat and threatening to kill her when she came home early Monday and found him there, the Stamford Advocate report said.
Ortiz was charged with strangulation, disorderly conduct and threatening, and held pending a court appearance, the Stamford Advocate story said.
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State Trooper From Somers Barracks Charged In Theft Of $22K In Equipment
SOMERS, N.Y. – A state trooper assigned to the Somers barracks is facing charges in connection with the theft of landscaping equipment, state police said.
Marko Kos, 35, of Brewster, was arrested on Wednesday, March 2, and charged with third-degree grand larceny, a felony, police said.
The 13-year Troop K veteran took $22,000 in landscaping equipment while he was off duty, state police said.
The theft had been reported to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office in 2014, police said.
Kos has been suspended without pay and is awaiting arraignment in Town of Southeast Court, state police said.
Sports Authority To Shut Down 140 Stores
Retail giant Sports Authority, which Wednesday filed for bankruptcy, will close 140 of its 463 brick-and-mortar stores, according to multiple media reports.
The sporting goods chain, headquartered in Colorado, has been struggling with mounds of debt, according to Bloomberg.com.
Declaring itself insolvent allows Sports Authority to break leases with underperforming stores.
The chain employs more than 14,000 people.
Bloomberg.com reported Wednesday that the chain failed to take advantage of the current fitness boom, allowing its nearest competitor, Dick’s Sport Goods, to flourish.
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