Sunday Briefing: Child Abuse Guilty Plea, Cannabis at $3.3B, KitKat Heist
This briefing draws from reporting at Talk of the Sound, analysis and commentary published in Words in Edgewise, and selected regional coverage for the week ending March 29, 2026
A Note from the Publisher
I have been down the rabbit hole of making technical improvements to my publishing platforms. One good example of the result can be found on the new Talk of the Sound Nextdoor page; every article is automatically published using a mashup RSS feed which combines Talk of the Sound articles with a curated list of articles from external sources. What took a bit of doing was pulling a series of logo-image tiles for the other sources. I am working now on something similar for the Talk of the Sound Facebook page.
Below is this week’s structured briefing.
If You Read Nothing Else This Week
New Rochelle Man Pleads Guilty to Child Sexual Abuse, Dumping Teen’s Body; Faces 9-15 Years
New York Marks Five Years of Legal Cannabis with $3.3 Billion in Sales
Chocolate Heist: 12 Tonnes of KitKat Stolen in Europe Ahead of Easter
Public Safety & First Responders
Cocaine Shipment Intercepted En Route to White Plains, Officials Say
Explosion in Larchmont: Two Officers Injured in Manhole Fire
Manhole Fires Snarl Larchmont Traffic as Road Closures Continue
Rye Brook Police Warn of Fraudulent Court-Ordered Collection Notice
Man Killed After Construction Truck Rolls Over Him in Port Chester
Dumpster Fire: Car Engulfed in Flames at Port Chester Junkyard
Tractor-Trailer Operator Injured During Inspection After Brake Release in Port Chester
Rye I-95 Ramp Stop: Connecticut Driver Charged With Weapon Possession, ROR’d
Larchmont Police Blotter: Scofflaw Car Towed; Soccer Ball Theft Reporte
Cybercriminals Target Home Wi-Fi Networks, FBI Warn
Rye Traffic Stop Leads to Felony Charges in Alleged $75K BMW Fraud; CT Man ROR’d
Courts & Accountability
New Rochelle Man Sentenced for 1999 Bronx Murder of 13-Year-Old Girl
New Rochelle Teacher Denies Sending Threatening Email, Blames Third Party
New Rochelle Civil Case Filed by Jarrel Garris Estate Against City Advances With Status Conference
New Rochelle Hotel Rape Case: Man Indicted, Bail Posted
New Rochelle Marina Boat Rape Case: Bronx Man Indicted, Pleads Not Guilty
Mamaroneck Trench Death: Contractor Completes Court-Ordered Community Service
New Rochelle valet parking operator to be parked in prison
Former Rye Neck Teacher Accused of Sex Abuse Has Documented History of Alleged Unsavory Behavior
Schools & Government
Westchester Legislator Urges Governor Hochul to Establish Buffer Zones at Religious Sites
Governor Hochul Proclaims March 29 as Vietnam Veterans Day in New York
Bronx Enclave Sends Students to Pelham Schools Under Rare Boundary Qui
Pelham Public Library to Host Online Talk on History of the Beer Can
New Rochelle Public Library to Add Soundproof Practice Pods With Foundation Campaign
Pelham Trustees Terminate Normoyle MOU After Resident Pushback
Mamaroneck Weighs Higher Parking Fees, Ending Free Sunday Meters
After Last Year’s Spike, Mamaroneck Proposes Modest 2.53% Tax Increase
Westchester DA Hosts First Gun Buyback Program in White Plains
New Rochelle Opens Three New Downtown Parking Garages
New Rochelle approves 28-story 504-unit building for 570 Main St.
Rye Elects Marion Anderson as First Black Councilmember
New Rochelle Mayor Joins Hochul Roundtable on Housing, Infrastructure Reforms
New York Health Coverage Ending for 460,000 After Federal Cuts
Sound Shore Community & Culture
Tri-State Engineering Expo To Be Held at White Plains High School
Saks Off 5th Exits Westchester as Neiman Marcus Avoids Closure
Westchester County Honors Local Leaders at Sheros Awards
Free Roller Skating at Lincoln Park in New Rochelle During Spring Break
Pelham Manor Celebrates Girl Scout Silver Award Recipients
Earth Week Festival Planned at Clinton Park Plaza in Downtown New Rochelle
Last Call for Street Dining: Larchmont, Mamaroneck End COVID-Era Program
Ranking all 30 MLB lineups ahead of 2026 Opening Day
White Plains Neiman Marcus May Stay Open After Saks Global Reversal Report
Words in Edgewise
Sunday Briefing: CCA Programs End, Teacher Arrested, Police Lieutenant Demoted
This week’s commentary and analysis.
Full archive available at Words in Edgewise.
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Ongoing Investigations & Major Series
These long-running investigations continue to inform coverage across the region:
Flowers Park RFP & FOIL Litigation
New Rochelle Thimblerig Series
Sustainable Westchester Series
Alec McKenna – Kamal Flowers Archive
New Rochelle Board of Education Investigation
Nightmare on Stephenson Boulevard / NRPD PACT Unit PFFL Porn & Gambling Website
In Memoriam
Mall Giant David Simon Dies at 64
Closing
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— Robert Cox
Publisher, Talk of the Sound
