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Thursday, August 30, 2007

08/30/07 - Rape On Fox Island Road In Port Chester

HEADLINE:

Suspect remains at large after Port Chester abduction, rape

STORY:

A rapist remains at large who allegedly abducted a 21-year-old village woman from a local gas station then forced her at knifepoint to drive to a nearby parking lot, where he committed the sexual assault, police said today.

The suspect sneaked into the back seat of her car as she entered the Citgo station at 37 Westchester Ave. at about 11:45 p.m. Sunday, police said. When she returned to her vehicle, he popped up wielding a knife and ordered her to drive him to a parking lot on Fox Island Road, Port Chester police Lt. James Ladeairous said.

After the assailant raped her, the woman jumped out of the car and ran down the street, where a cab driver saw her, picked her up and called police, Ladeairous said. Officers went to the parking lot, but the assailant had already fled.........


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Source: Journal News

Publication Date: August 30, 2007

Reporter: Shawn Cohen at spcohen@lohud.com or 914-694-5046

Source: URL: http://www.nyjournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070830/NEWS02/708300441

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08/30/07 - Lowey joins effort to stop Administration from limiting children's health insurance


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STORY:


Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-Westchester/Rockland) Wednesday announced that she will lead the effort to stop the Bush Administration from undermining the efforts of New York to provide children with healthcare.


“SCHIP is one of the most successful federal programs in existence,” said Lowey. “Given that 47 million Americans lack health insurance, including nine million children, it simply makes no sense that the Administration would go out of its way to prevent more children from having access to health care.”


Last week, the Administration issued new requirements that states must meet in order to provide health insurance to children in families earning more than 250 percent of the federal poverty rate. ........


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