THAT SHOPLIFTING SCOURGE---AND MASKS OF COURSE--PEEKSKILL MAN NABBED AFTER STEALING $11K IN BEAUTY PRODUCTS FROM STORE: POLICE

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Peekskill Man Nabbed After Stealing Over $11K In Beauty Products From Store: Police

A 22-year-old New York man faces charges after stealing more than $11,000 worth of merchandise from a Connecticut store and leading authorities on pursuits in two states …

Northern Westchester resident Jebocka Perkins of Peekskill was picked up from the Westchester County Correctional Facility in Valhalla and taken to the New Haven County city of Meriden on Wednesday, Feb. 14, where he was charged in connection to an August 2023 larceny, Meriden Police announced. According to Meriden Police, on Sunday, Aug. 27, around 6 p.m., Perkins and three other women entered the Ulta Beauty store at 533 South Broad St. in Meriden while wearing surgical masks and carrying bags. Read more

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ANOTHER LITHIUM BATTERY FIRE--THIS TIME HOWEVER--LITHIUM BATTERY WAREHOUSE GOES UP IN FLAMES

Residents were told to stay inside and lock windows and doors as the fumes from 900 tons of batteries filled the air - TIM KNOWLES© Provided by The Telegraph

EXECERPTED --A warehouse in France storing lithium batteries caught fire on Saturday, amid growing fears over their safety...Authorities ordered residents to stay indoors and keep their windows closed as thick smoke billowed over the town. No injuries or deaths were reported and the cause of the fire has yet to be established...Jean-Louis Denoit, the mayor of Viviez, called Saturday’s fire “shocking” and told French news channel BFMTV: “Behind all this, there is indeed reason to ask questions about the function of electric vehicles and lithium batteries.” READ MORE AT Lithium battery warehouse goes up in flames (msn.com)

A FAVORITE OF A LOCAL BUSINESS--JOHANNA VON KOCZIAN HAS PASSED

COURTESY OF EFSP

Johanna von Koczian (1933-2024)---On 13 February, German actress, singer and author Johanna von Koczian (1933-2024) passed away in Berlin. During the late 1950s and early 1960s, she was one of Germany’s most popular film stars. Later, she evolved into a stage actress, a popular Schlager singer, a TV presenter, and a successful author of novels and children's books. Johanna von Koczian was 90.

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European Film Star Postcards: Johanna von Koczian (1933-2024)

CROTON 1960--STARLIGHT DRIVE-IN, ELMER GANTRY

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A reader swears she saw "Elmer Gantry "at The Starlight Drive-in in Croton "in the sixties"--her brother says no it never played in Croton--here is the ad--hope this doesn't result in a family squabble!  CLICK ON THE IMAGE.

FOR MORE ABOUT "ELMER GANTRY": Elmer Gantry is a 1960 American drama film about a confidence man and a female evangelist selling religion to small-town America. Adapted by director Richard Brooks, the film is based on the 1927 novel of the same name by Sinclair Lewis, and stars Burt Lancaster, Jean Simmons, Arthur Kennedy, Shirley Jones and Patti Page. READ MORE ABOUT THE FILM AT Elmer Gantry (film) - Wikipedia

SEE MORE ABOUT THE LEAD STARS VIA OUR FRIENDS AT EFSP:

--JEAN SIMMONS--GO TO European Film Star Postcards: Jean Simmons

--BURT LANCASTER--GO TO European Film Star Postcards: Imported from the USA: Burt Lancaster

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WHAT ALL THE COMMOTION WAS ABOUT LAST THURSDAY--THANK YOU CROTON EMS, CROTON FIRE , CROTON POLICE, OSSINING EMS AND MTA POLICE

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2/16/2024 --Around 2:45 PM on Thursday, 2/15 the Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department, Croton EMS, Croton Police, Ossining EMS Paramedics and MTA Police responded to the Croton-Harmon Train Station for a person unconscious laying on the train tracks.  Metro-North stopped rail traffic and disconnected power to the high voltage Third Rail to enable rescuers to access the patient. Everyone worked together and placed the patient in a Stokes Basket (designed for moving injured patients from below grade or at higher elevations) minutes after arriving on location.  While moving the patient from the precarious location, they went into cardiac arrest. EMS personnel - as well as a Fire Department EMT - immediately initiated CPR and other life saving measures. The aided was taken to a local hospital where, as of this posting, they are awake and recovering from their medical emergency.  On scene were 2083, E118, E119 & E120. Another solid effort by your Croton First Responders! Facebook