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Police: Arrest made in SUNY Purchase gun scare

A New Rochelle man has been arrested in connection with the gun scare at SUNY Purchase over the weekend. School police got a call about Jean-Pierre Filtcher, 24, showing off a loaded gun at an on-campus

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Police: Arrest made in SUNY Purchase gun scare

A New Rochelle man has been arrested in connection with the gun scare at SUNY Purchase over the weekend. School police got a call about Jean-Pierre Filtcher, 24, showing off a loaded gun at an on-campus

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