YONKERS POLICE: Search underway a second missing teen, this week, with autism from Yonkers

Mel Harris, from Yonkers, is missing. This image was distributed by police in 2017

A search is underway for a missing 17-year-old boy with autism who was last seen on Thursday.

Mel Harris was last seen on foot along Hoover Road in Yonkers at about 6:48 p.m., authorities said.

It is believed he may be in need of medical attention.

He is described to be 5-feet 11-inches and 115 pounds and was last seen wearing a red sweatshirt, blue jeans and glasses.

YONKERS FILM: The The Outlaw Josey Wales Makes A Stop In Yonkers

The Outlaw Josey Wales is a 1976 American revisionist Western film set during and after the American Civil War

MOVIE TRAILER: After avenging his family’s brutal murder, Wales is pursued by a pack of soldiers. He prefers to travel alone, but ragtag outcasts are drawn to him – and Wales can’t bring himself to leave them unprotected.

With a Tomatometer Score of 95 percent and an Audience Score of 92 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, this 1976 release is not to be missed.

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/outlaw_josey_wales

The Chicago Reader’s Dave Kehr said, “Wales also possesses a touching emotional vulnerability that marks another significant step away from Eastwood’s often-overcriticized ‘macho’ image,”

https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/the-outlaw-josey-wales/Film?oid=2686750

Richard Schickel of TIME Magazine noted, “Eastwood gets to the heart of the matter briskly, orchestrates his confrontations intelligently and gets off without lingering unduly over the resultant ugliness.”

http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,914464,00.html

Get a piece of the action at Alamo Drafthouse Yonkers (2548 Central Park Avenue) on Wednesday, March 20th

DOUBLE DUTY: Greenwich Hires Yonkers Police Sergeant as Part Time Emergency Preparedness Coordinator

Yonkers Police Sargent David Fraszka will be especially helpful in bolstering emergency planning efforts in Greenwich, CT, because of his knowledge of emergency management, his professional training, his strong agency coordination skills and his ideal educational background in Homeland Security

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Yonkers Police Sargent David Fraszka has been appointed to the position of Part-Time Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Coordinator for Greenwich.

PRESS RELEASE: Yonkers Police Sargent David Fraszka has been hired under a limited financial federal grant to assist the Dept of Health prepare for and respond to public health emergencies, whether man-made or natural.

GREENWICH: Yonkers Police Sargent David Fraszka will serve as the contact person for State and local public health emergency planning coordination activities.

Yonkers Police Sargent David Fraszka will work with various community agencies and organizations to prepare for emergencies. He will also participate in public health planning activities, which involve all emergency response area disciplines such as hospitals, EMS, Emergency Management, Mass Care, Long Term Care and Community Healthcare Organizations.

Officer Fraszka worked in the Health Services field before joining the Yonkers Police Department in 2011, where he is currently employed and holds a rank of Sergeant.

In his role as a Yonkers Patrol Supervisor, he provides guidance to field police officers and conducts planning and response efforts to emergency situations.




THE FIRE THAT WONT DIE: Yonkers firefighters are still on the scene putting out hot spots

HORRIFIC MEMORY: A Relentless Fire Engulfed A Yonkers Building And 150 City Residents Lost Their Home

Yonkers firefighters are still on the scene putting out flare-ups from a massive Tuesday Night Fire that left 150 homeless in the city of hills.

The fire, which began around 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 12 w3as started by plumbers working on the sixth floor

More than 100 firefighters from Yonkers and other departments, battled the blaze for about 11 hours and are still trying to control hot spots in the heavily damaged building

Anyone who was displaced and in need of help can call the Mayor Mike Spano’s helpline at 914-377-4357 for referrals to resources.


TWO THUMBS UP: Restaurant co-owner Jennifer Lampert offers free meals to tenants displaced by massive fire

Ladle of Love Healthful takeout & delivery cafe and caterer, that also allows you to order soups, salads, sandwiches, lunches and dinners online

Ladle of Love in #Bronxville is offering free meals for as long as needed to the 150 people affected by a a massive fire at an apartment building Tuesday evening at 15 Parkview Avenue and 1 Garrett Place

The Roosevelt High School gym, which is now a makeshift reception center for dozens of the displaced families.

Multiple GoFundMe accounts have been set up to raise money for the victims.

Ladle of Love

Address: 18 Palmer Ave, Bronxville, NY 10708

Phone: (914) 346-8883

Website: https://www.ladleoflove.com

YONKERS POLICE DEPARTMENT: A 15-year-old girl with autism has gone missing

Kayela Carrol was last seen around 7 p.m. Wednesday on Prospect Street, wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, green sweater and black sweatpants.

YONKERS: The Yonkers police Department is searching for a missing 15-year-old girl with autism who may be in need of medical attention.

A New York State missing child alert was issued early Thursday morning for Kayela Carroll, who just turned 15 this week.

Kayela Carroll is described as 5 feet 7 inches tall, 230 pounds and has black hair and brown eyes.

Anyone with information about Kayela Carroll’s whereabouts is asked to call Yonkers police at 914-377-7900 or 911.




BUDGET PROBLEMS: Mayor Spano’s Wife Has Concerns About Her $10,000 Month Job As CBS Staffers Reel Over CBS Cost Cutting Plans

Mary Calvi (born June 11, 1969) is a WCBS TV News personality and the author of Dear George, Dear Mary: A Novel of George Washington’s First Love

BAD NEWS: As CBS’ renews its call for $100 million in cuts, Yonkers’ Mary Calvi and other staffers of the broadcast company are in a tizzy over who’s in and who’s out, The Post has learned.

QUOTE: “We are reorganizing and thinking about functions that go across multiple divisions,” interim CEO Joe Ianniello told analysts at Deutsche Bank Media and Telecom conference in Palm Beach, Fla., on Tuesday. “We expect to … get $100 million in cost savings,” he said.

WRITING IS ON THE WALL: The morning show hasn’t had an executive producer for two and half months. and the evening news team fears they are all fired.

HOT MESS: Ratings for “CBS This Morning” fell 8 percent from last year, with 3.1 million total viewers.

The morning show has suffered since co-host Charlie Rose was ousted over a barrage of sexual harassment allegations, putting it even farther behind ABC’s “Good Morning America” and NBC’s “Today” show.

The CBS Evening News” is also in last place for its time slot, although it has suffered less than the morning show, down just 3 percent from last year.

Staffers of CBS’ news and Mary Calvi, who is on a book tour, are questioning who might be on the chopping block, especially as ratings for its morning and nightly news shows fall

Mary Calvi and other news personalities were already jittery amid signs that newly promoted CBS News President Susan Zirinsky has been rethinking the anchor lineup, even at the New York City Flagship Station WCBS Channel 2

CBS is also looking for a new CEO to replace Les Moonves, who resigned last fall due to sexual harassment allegations.

Reps for Curry and Banfield declined to comment. A CBS rep said, “CBS News declines to engage in speculation.”

#LOL… PLEASE DON’T CALL 911: Widespread outages on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp have caused “blackouts” to occur in Yonkers

Facebook has taken to Twitter to acknowledge the outage problem that is effecting Yonkers users, claiming that they are working on making the site accessible again.

FACEBOOK DOWN: Yonkers Facebook members are reporting that they are being greeted with a message that reads “Facebook will be back soon.”

Others Yonkers users have reported to receive a message that the site is down for “required maintenance.”

As of 12:53 p.m. Eastern time, Down Detector, a site that follows outage patterns on the social media platform, is reporting widespread outages throughout the world.

Additionally, Instagram is also reporting widespread outages across the globe, primarily affecting portions of the United States and Europe.

There is no word yet from Facebook, or Instagram, as for when the issues will be resolved for Yonkers residents

To keep track of what areas are being affected by the blackout, visit the Down Detector website.