Leading off today: East Ramapo baseball team members had nearly $2,500 of personal
property stolen from their locker room Thursday during a game against Scardsale at Ramapo High School.
Missing items included wallets, iPods, handheld electronic games and jewelry, police said. The room was locked, and police believe someone may have used a key to gain entry; two similar incidents occurred during the fall.
Baseball coach accused: An assistant baseball coach at Manhattan's Norman Thomas High is accused of clubbing two teens with a bat after a scrimmage, authorities said.
Ernest Cruz, 34, allegedly attacked the students at Fort Hamilton High School on Tuesday after they cheered for one of their team's pitchers. Cruz denied starting the fight and claimed self-defense after he and team members were confronted by nearly a dozen youths while walking to their bus.
At least two youths suffered injuries, authorities said, with one of them treated for a broken jaw.
Cruz was arraigned in Brooklyn Criminal Court on assault, menacing, harassment and weapons charges and released without bail.
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