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A U.S. Postal Service delivery truck caught fire Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 21, on Varna Lane, prompting a response from the Mahopac Falls Volunteer Fire Department (MFVFD) and Carmel PD
Firefighters were dispatched at about 2 p.m. for a...
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1/22/26
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Enhanced security is expected at tonight’s Mahopac School Board meeting after word spread that pro-immigration advocates plan to attend and demand the resignation of Trustee Christopher Harrigan. The calls follow the circulation of social media...
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BY EMILE MENASCHÉ
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1/22/26
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A missing person investigation in Putnam County has ended with the discovery of a deceased individual, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies received a report of a missing person on Tuesday, Jan. 6, according to Undersheriff...
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1/8/26
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A Carmel man was arrested after deputies alleged he falsely reported a vehicle theft and was driving while intoxicated, according to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office.
Scott A. Endrulat, 35, of the town of Carmel, was taken into custody...
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1/7/26
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Two Mahopac residents have been charged with a litany of felonies related to the alleged possession and distribution of crack cocaine.
Carmel police said a months-long investigation led to the arrest of a 46-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman...
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1/2/26
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An arrest has been made in the death of Brewster-based cabdriver Aurelio Zhunio-Orbez, 68, who was found dead in the Croton Falls Reservoir last week.
Santos Vasquez Ramirez, 28, of Pawling, has been charged with second-degree murder and...
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BY EMILE MENASCHÉ
Editor | 12/13/25 |
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A 74-year-old Brewster man was killed Thursday morning (Dec. 11) when the vehicle he was driving collided with pick-up truck that was towing an excavator on a trailer on Route 301 in Carmel Hamlet.
Carmel police were called to the scene near the...
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By Halston Media Staff
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12/11/25
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A man’s body was recovered from Croton Falls Reservoir in Southeast near the Carmel town line on Sunday in what the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office is calling a homicide under investigation.
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BY EMILE MENASCHÉ
Editor | 12/8/25 |
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A cyber tip led to a Somers man facing charges of child sexual exploitation.
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By Carol Reif
Staff Reporter | 12/1/25 |
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A Kent man has been arrested following a shooting in Southeast, the office of Putnam County Sheriff Brian Hess said.
According to a release from the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, Luis A. Galvez, 37, of Kent allegedly shot into a taxi in the...
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By Halston Media Staff
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11/25/25
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On Nov. 24 at about 8:35 p.m., the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office was investigating on Sodom Road in the Town of Southeast when a suspect tried to flee. The suspect’s vehicle struck a deputy, injuring them.
The deputy fired their weapon and the...
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By Halston Media Staff
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11/25/25
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Jim Oster has been named the new commissioner of the Putnam County Bureau of Emergency Services (BES).
Oster, a lifelong Kent resident and seasoned law enforcement and emergency response professional, will begin his service as on Dec. 1.
Oster...
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11/21/25
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Thanks to the keen instincts of Putnam County Undersheriff James Menton, two suspects are now facing a litany of charges after they allegedly stole more than $1,000 in groceries from TOPS supermarket in Carmel Hamlet.
On Tuesday evening (Nov. 18)...
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11/20/25
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A Purdys man was tragically killed after being hit by a falling tree limb on Nov. 17.
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By Halston Media Staff
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11/19/25
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Thieves have been stealing street signs in throughout the town of Carmel, and police are using modern technology to fight back against a "harmless prank" that's not so harmless
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BY Bob Dumas
Editor-at-Large | 11/13/25 |
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A Brewster man has been arrested and charged with public lewdness after sheriff’s deputies found him naked on the Putnam Trailway bike path in Carmel Hamlet.
Acting Sheriff Brian Hess said that Dennis O. Cantoral Lopez was arrested during the...
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11/4/25
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A Mahopac man is facing several criminal charges, including a felony, after he fled Carmel police on an ATV after an attempted traffic stop.
Police said that on the afternoon of Sunday, Oct. 19, they observed a man operating an ATV on East Lake...
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10/31/25
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Putnam County voters will soon decide who will lead their sheriff’s office. Two candidates—Acting Sheriff and veteran law enforcement officer Brian Hess and Larry Burke, who had a decades-long career with the NYPD—are set to face off for the...
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By Miranda Ferrante
Staff Reporter | 10/25/25 |
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The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office has welcomed Deputy Joseph Coletti to its ranks. Coletti joins the department with prior law enforcement experience at the City of Kingston Police Department, bringing valuable skills and a strong commitment to...
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10/25/25
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Local law enforcement is stepping up patrols on the bike path and cracking down on encampments after a woman was allegedly assaulted by "currently undomiciled" man on Sunday (Oct. 19) while jogging in Carmel Hamlet
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BY Emile Menasché
Editor | 10/24/25 |
