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Two garbage bags and a cardboard box filled with mutilated animal remains were found near the water in Lake Carmel on Monday, March 16, marking the third such discovery in the past year.
Putnam County SPCA detectives recovered the bodies of...
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BY BOB DUMAS
Editor-at-Large | 3/21/26 |
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A pre-dawn fire destroyed a maintenance building at the Putnam County Golf Course early Friday, with compromised propane tanks prompting a hazardous materials response, fire officials said.
The Mahopac Falls Volunteer Fire Department was...
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By Halston Media Staff
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3/20/26
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A fast-moving early morning fire destroyed a home on West Lake Boulevard in Mahopac on Wednesday, displacing a family of four and killing the family dog, authorities said.
The Mahopac Falls Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to the...
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BY BOB DUMAS
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3/18/26
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A 36-year-old Carmel man, a married father of two young children, died Monday, March 16, after his vehicle crashed into a tree while attempting to avoid debris from a separate fallen tree on Route 9A in Mount Pleasant, police said.
Mount...
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BY BOB DUMAS
Editor-at-Large | 3/18/26 |
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A Bethel, Conn. man was arrested on multiple drug and weapon charges after a traffic stop on Bryant Pond Road last weekend, according to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office.
Sheriff Brian Hess said deputies assigned to the department’s...
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3/12/26
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A vehicle that was driving on the ice of Lake Mahopac Monday evening, fell through and the occupant had to be rescued by dive teams from Mahopac Falls and Yorktown.
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BY BOB DUMAS
Editor-at-Large | 3/10/26 |
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Carmel police have made a series of arrests in recent days involving a fugitive wanted in Florida, two men accused of identity theft and three workers who were charged with stealing building materials.
Florida fugitive arrested At...
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3/4/26
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Carmel police are warning residents about an email scam that claims to be from the Zoning Board of Appeals and asserts that the recipient owes the town money, and that payment is due immediately.
The email requests that payment be made via...
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BY BOB DUMAS
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2/27/26
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Putnam County Sheriff’s Deputy Brian Osika has been suspended following a Feb. 21 arrest for alleged domestic violence. The 10-year department veteran and vice president of the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department Police Benevolent Association is married to Putnam County Legislator Erin Crowley of Mahopac.
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BY EMILE MENASCHÉ
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2/26/26
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A federal lawsuit filed Feb. 5 in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York accuses Putnam County of systematically underpaying members of the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office by miscalculating their base and overtime rates for...
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By Bob Dumas
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2/25/26
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The death of a Yorktown Heights woman last year led to federal drug trafficking charges, according to the DOJ.
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By Miranda Ferrante
Editor | 2/18/26 |
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A 46-year-old Mahopac man was arrested Saturday night, Feb. 7, after Carmel police say he was driving erratically on Route 6 and found with drugs and a weapon in his vehicle.
Steven J. Bisordi was stopped around 10:30 p.m. at the BP Gas...
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2/13/26
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Three Brooklyn residents were arrested in Mahopac on Feb. 1 after Carmel police say they were found in possession of fraudulently purchased electronics, counterfeit identification and an overdue rental vehicle in Mahopac.
A Carmel Police...
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2/11/26
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The Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department held its 112th Annual Dinner and Installation of Officers on Jan. 10 at Villa Barone, an evening that included the swearing-in of administrative and firematic officers and the presentation of Chiefs’ Awards.
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By Halston Media Staff
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2/11/26
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An NYPD sergeant from Mahopac has been convicted of manslaughter in the 2023 death of a Bronx man after the officer threw a cooler at him while he was riding a motorized scooter, according to the New York Attorney General’s...
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BY BOB DUMAS
Editor-at-Leage | 2/7/26 |
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A 19-year-old Mahopac man is facing multiple felony gun charges after state police say he pointed a loaded handgun at the driver of a school bus carrying special-needs children during a road-rage incident on the Taconic State...
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2/6/26
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The Carmel Police Department has promoted one of its patrol officers to the rank of detective in an effort to reduce the burden investigators face when dealing with extreme risk protection orders (ERPOs), also known as “red flag”...
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BY BOB DUMAS
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2/4/26
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The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office joined more than 250 law enforcement officers from across the region on Friday, Jan. 30, as part of a coordinated, multi-agency enforcement initiative aimed at addressing priority crimes affecting local...
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By Halston Media Staff
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2/3/26
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Two suspects were taken into custody Wednesday, Jan. 28, following a multi-agency vehicle pursuit along Route 6 that began in Westchester County and ended in Putnam County, authorities said.
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BY BOB DUMAS
Editor-at-Large | 1/29/26 |
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The community is rallying around a Carmel police officer and his family after a fire destroyed their home earlier this week.
The Carmel Fire Department was dispatched to a call for a residential structure fire on DeLuca Lane on Friday night...
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BY BOB DUMAS
Editor-at-Large | 1/25/26 |