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Yonkers man accused of threatening note to church

A Yonkers man is accused of leaving a threatening note inside a Catholic church on the Yonkers-Bronx border. Police say priests from St. Barnabas Church in Woodlawn found a hate-filled note in the

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Nov 19, 2015, 3:04 AM

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Yonkers man accused of threatening note to church
A Yonkers man is accused of leaving a threatening note inside a Catholic church on the Yonkers-Bronx border.
Police say priests from St. Barnabas Church in Woodlawn found a hate-filled note in the collection basket on Sunday.
The note said, "Those who kill you are doing a holy duty of God."
Basil Boland, 66, was arrested Tuesday and charged with making a terroristic threat and aggravated harassment.
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