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In the wake of a tense standoff in which officers from the Carmel Police Department assisted, a Patterson man now faces a litany of charges including felonious assault.
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10/17/25
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A former CEO and president of the Greater Mahopac-Carmel Chamber of Commerce was arrested on federal charges Tuesday, Oct. 7, for allegedly talking about engaging in violent sexual activity with a girl who he thought was 15, but was actually an...
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BY BOB DUMAS
Editor-at-Large | 10/9/25 |
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LAKE CARMEL, N.Y. — Investigators say that someone in Putnam County may be engaged in the ritualistic mutilation and killing of birds.
The Putnam County SPCA Law Enforcement Division was contacted by the Kent police on Friday, Oct. 3, regarding a...
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10/8/25
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Carmel police officers and the Mahopac Fire Dept. with EMS personnel saved the life of a Mahopac resident who had suffered a heart attack and showed no signs of a pulse when they first arrived.
On Friday, Sept.26, at around 3:45 p.m., Mahopac...
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10/1/25
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Hundreds of people showed up at Camarda Park on Sunday (Sept. 14) to pay tribute to area law enforcement at the sixth annual Back the Blue Prayer Walk.
Event organizer and founder Marianne Chaluisan, a longtime Mahopac resident, said the crowd...
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BY Bob Dumas
Editor-at-Large | 9/25/25 |
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The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office has named James T. Menton as its new undersheriff. Menton replaces Brian Hess, who was named acting sheriff in the wake of the passing of Sheriff Kevin McConville.
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By Halston Media Staff
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9/7/25
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SOMERS, N.Y. — A road rage incident on Route 6 in Somers has an off-duty New York City cop facing menacing charges for allegedly pulling a gun on a car full of teenagers after they stopped short in traffic while he was driving behind them.
In a...
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By Emile Menasché
Editor | 9/3/25 |
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PATTERSON, N.Y. — A 20-year-old Patterson man has been charged with aggravated animal cruelty, an E felony under state agriculture and markets law, after the death of a rabbit earlier this month.
According to the Putnam County SPCA, state police...
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8/31/25
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Putnam County Acting Sheriff Brian Hess has received the Republican Committee’s nomination to run for sheriff in the November general elections. Hess replaces Sheriff Kevin McConville on the ballot after McConville passed away earlier this month.
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BY BOB DUMAS
Editor-at-Large | 8/30/25 |
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Two workers from the New York City Watershed property in Carmel Hamlet were sent to the trauma center at Westchester Medical Center after the ATV they were riding in rolled down a steep embankment …
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8/27/25
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Putnam County Sheriff Kevin McConville passed away early Friday morning, Aug. 22, after a long illness. He was 68.
A statement from the Sheriff’s Office said, “It is with profound sadness that we announce the death of Sheriff Kevin McConville who...
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BY BOB DUMAS
Editor-at-Large | 8/22/25 |
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A 20-year-old Mahopac man has been arrested and charge with one count of public lewdness after an incident on the Putnam County Trailway near Mount Hope Road. Detectives from the Carmel Police Department said the incident took place on Tuesday, Aug. 5, at around 11:30 a.m. The suspect was eventually arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 13.
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8/14/25
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State Police and local law enforcement will be out in force through Labor Day weekend as part of the national “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign to prevent drugged and drunk driving. The national enforcement period started on Wednesday, Aug 13, and runs through Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 1.
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8/14/25
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In the wake of the retirement of Putnam County Undersheriff Thomas Lindert, Brian Hess, commanding officer and founder of the Westchester-Putnam Real Time Crime Center, has been named his successor.
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BY BOB DUMAS
Editor-at-Large | 8/13/25 |
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An 18-year-old Mahopac man has been arrested and charged with multiple DWI-related felonies after crashing his car into a tree early Friday morning (Aug. 8) sending three occupants to the hospital with serious injuries.
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BY BOB DUMAS
Editor-at-Large | 8/12/25 |
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CARMEL, N.Y. – A passenger in a vehicle involved in a head-on collision on Stoneleigh Avenue near the intersection of Drewville Road was airlifted to the hospital with severe injuries on …
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HALSTON MEDIA STAFF
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7/23/25
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SOUTHEAST, N.Y.- Police say that a Michigan man and his Mahopac girlfriend were arrested earlier this month and are now facing weapon and larceny charges.In a statement from the Putnam County …
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6/13/25
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SOUTHEAST, N.Y. - Multiple fire companies raced to the scene of an inferno at an apartment building on June 11 in an incident that saw one of the residents arrested on arson charges. Members of …
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Tom Walogorsky
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6/12/25
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MAHOPAC, NY – SafeWise, an advisory group based out of Utah and consisting of experts in personal safety, theft trends, IT security, criminal justice, and health, has named Carmel the second-safest …
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6/7/25
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CARMEL, N.Y. - Putnam County Sheriff Kevin McConville has withdrawn from the race in his bid for re-election due to illness.With McConville, who received the Republican and Conservative Party …
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Bob Dumas
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6/5/25
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