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High winds that brought down a tree and utility lines sparked a brush fire Monday afternoon, May 4, near the Carmel–Mahopac border, prompting a multi-agency response and temporary power outages, according to the Carmel Fire...
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5/7/26
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A 23-year-old Hinsdale, Illinois, man was arrested April 30 and charged with second-degree assault, a class D felony, following a stabbing in Yorktown, police said.
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By Halston Media Staff
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5/6/26
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Two separate traffic stops on Interstate 84 over the past week led to multiple weapons-related arrests.
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By Tom Walogorsky
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5/5/26
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Two people were arrested on felony drug charges after deputies recovered more than 2½ ounces of cocaine during a traffic stop last Wednesday night in Carmel, according to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office.
Members of the Sheriff’s Office...
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5/2/26
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Yorktown police reported a series of recent arrests involving charges including assault, criminal contempt, felony criminal mischief and petit larceny, according to department blotters.
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By Halston Media Staff
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4/28/26
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An investigation revealed that a 7-year-old child was present in the vehicle at the time of the crash.
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By Tom Walogorsky
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4/28/26
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The suspect allegedly spat on and struck a 91-year-old resident.
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By Tom Walogorsky
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4/27/26
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The Putnam County SPCA has reported a 33 percent increase in animal welfare calls so far this year, with more than 800 complaints logged through its law enforcement dispatch.
The data portends an alarming trend. SPCA officials said 2025...
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BY BOB DUMAS
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4/26/26
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Operation Hard Hat initiatives are designed to improve safety for both roadway workers and drivers in active construction zones.
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By Halston Media Staff
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4/26/26
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The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office has trained its deputies to use a new device designed to safely stop fleeing vehicles, an effort officials say will reduce the dangers associated with high-speed police pursuits.
Sheriff Brian Hess...
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4/25/26
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April 18
An officer was dispatched back to the Green Street precinct at 2:38 a.m. to meet a woman at the callbox who wanted to report a missing person. The woman told the officer that her daughter, who is in her early 20s, had not come home many...
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4/24/26
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Carmel police arrested three drivers for reckless driving and impounded three vehicles during a targeted enforcement detail at the Mahopac Village Shopping Center (Acme Market) on Route 6, responding to ongoing complaints about dangerous driving...
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BY BOB DUMAS
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4/24/26
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When students at John Jay High School in Cross River hit the gym floor, their usual routines will be put on the back burner.
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By Halston Media Staff
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4/23/26
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A growing group of Mount Kisco moms renewed their demands this week for action after an inappropriate encounter at a local elementary school heightened fears for their children’s safety.
The sometimes tearful pleas, made at the Village Board’s...
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CAROL REIF
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A driver was extricated from an overturned vehicle Tuesday morning, April 21, after crashing into a residence on Drewville Road in Carmel, prompting a multi-agency emergency response.
At approximately 10:06 a.m., Mahopac Volunteer Fire...
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4/22/26
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The first half of April saw Lewisboro Police respond to reports of fraud, a neighbor dispute, and several fires.
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By Halston Media Staff
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4/22/26
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A devastating house fire in Cross River claimed the lives of two people and left multiple others injured, including two police officers.
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By Tom Walogorsky
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4/21/26
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He was presented the 2026 President’s Award at the Police Emerald Society of Westchester County’s 58th Installation Dinner Dance on Friday, April 17, at Mulino’s at Lake Isle in Eastchester for “exceptional leadership and steadfast dedication” to the law enforcement community.
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By Miranda Ferrante
Editor | 4/20/26 |
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Mahopac resident and former NYPD undercover Sgt. Erik Duran has been released on bail pending appeal of his manslaughter conviction in the death of suspect Eric Duprey. On April 9, Duran was sentenced to at least three years in prison following...
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By Emile Menasché and Bob Dumas
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BRONX, N.Y.—Mahopac resident and former NYPD undercover officer Erik Duran has been sentenced to at least three years in prison after his conviction for manslaughter in the death of suspect Eric Duprey during a 2023 undercover drug operation in...
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By Emile Menasché and Bob Dumas
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4/18/26
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