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Putnam County, NY

54-Year-Old Killed After Hitting Tractor-Trailer On I-684 54-Year-Old Killed After Hitting Tractor-Trailer On I-684
54-Year-Old Killed After Hitting Tractor-Trailer On I-684 A 54-year-old Hudson Valley man was killed after his vehicle struck a tractor-trailer parked near a rest area on a busy interstate in Northern Westchester.  The crash happened at around 5:15 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 12, when a 2021 Kia Sportage driving southbound on Interstate 684 in Bedford left the roadway for an unknown reason and hit a 1995 International Harvester tractor-trailer parked south of the town's rest area, New York State Police announced on Wednesday, Nov. 13. The driver, Putnam County resident Howard Zaibel of Brewster, was rushed to Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount …
CT Man Accused Of Selling Drugs, Fleeing Police Nabbed On Multiple Outstanding Warrants CT Man Accused Of Selling Drugs, Fleeing Police Nabbed On Multiple Outstanding Warrants
CT Man Accused Of Selling Drugs, Fleeing Police Nabbed On Multiple Outstanding Warrants A 33-year-old Connecticut man accused of selling controlled substances and fleeing from officers was jailed in the Hudson Valley after being apprehended on multiple outstanding warrants, police said. Hartford County resident Luis Flores of New Britain was arrested at Connecticut's Derby Superior Court and extradited back to Putnam County on Tuesday, Oct. 22, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Monday, Oct. 28.  According to the Sheriff's Office, Flores had an outstanding bench warrant in the Town of Southeast Court for failing to appear to answer the following charges: Se…
Firefighter Falls Through Floor While Battling Blaze At North Salem Home Firefighter Falls Through Floor While Battling Blaze At North Salem Home
Firefighter Falls Through Floor While Battling Blaze At North Salem Home A firefighter fell through a floor during the response to a blaze at a Northern Westchester residence. The blaze began on Tuesday, Oct. 29 inside the laundry room at a North Salem home on Nash Road, according to the Croton Falls Fire Department.  Arriving fire crews soon began dousing the flames with hose lines and started making their way inside. However, while firefighters were battling the blaze inside, one member fell through the floor, prompting a mayday transmission.  The firefighter was soon found, though, and removed from the building with minor injuries. The response to…
Name Released Of 15-Year-Old Killed In Shooting Near NY/CT Border That Led To  Manhunt, Arrest Name Released Of 15-Year-Old Killed In Shooting Near NY/CT Border That Led To  Manhunt, Arrest
Name Released Of 15-Year-Old Killed In Shooting Near NY/CT Border That Led To Manhunt, Arrest This story has been updated. The name has been released of a teenage boy who was killed in a fatal shooting in Northern Westchester that led to a 12-hour manhunt and the arrest of a suspect. Fernando Jimenez, age 40, shot his girlfriend and her two children with an illegally possessed handgun in the Baldwin Place section of Somers during a domestic dispute at about 11:35 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 28, according to New York State Police. One of the children, a 10th-grade student at Somers High School now identified as Michael Raimondi, age 15, was killed.  The boy's brother, a 13-year-…
Major Brush Fire In NY Spreads Smoke Into Fairfield County Major Brush Fire In NY Spreads Smoke Into Fairfield County
Major Brush Fire In NY Spreads Smoke Into Fairfield County A major brush fire over at least a dozen acres in the Hudson Valley produced smoke that spread across the New York border into Connecticut. The blaze broke out at around 12:05 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 26 in Putnam County in the area of Route 301 and East Boyds Road in the town of Kent and was finally contained late in the day on Sunday, Oct. 27. While responding, crews observed a large fire on the mountain and immediately requested mutual aid from neighboring departments, according to the Kent Fire Department.  Responding crews located the large brushfire of approximately 5 to 6 acres…
Brookfield Man Caught With Heroin, Cocaine After Complaint From Resident Brookfield Man Caught With Heroin, Cocaine After Complaint From Resident
Brookfield Man Caught With Heroin, Cocaine After Complaint From Resident Two people, including a Fairfield County resident, face charges after they were caught with heroin, cocaine, and prescription medication in the Hudson Valley during a suspected drug deal, police said. The arrests resulted from an incident in Putnam County on Thursday, Oct. 17 just before 10:30 p.m., when a caller told the Putnam County Sheriff's Office that drugs were possibly being sold from a car within the village of Brewster.  Sheriff's deputies responded to the location and found 52-year-old Michael Flynn of Brookfield, Connecticut in possession of heroin and cocaine that he alleg…
Man Wanted In Danbury Nabbed With Loaded Rifle, Drugs After Sending Threats: Police Man Wanted In Danbury Nabbed With Loaded Rifle, Drugs After Sending Threats: Police
Man Wanted In Danbury Nabbed With Loaded Rifle, Drugs After Sending Threats: Police A 56-year-old Hudson Valley man was caught with controlled narcotics and an illegally possessed weapon following an investigation into threatening messages, police said. Putnam County resident Kevin Willis of Southeast was arrested on Friday, Oct. 18 around 3:45 p.m. after he was found with narcotics and a firearm he was prohibited from having, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Wednesday, Oct. 23.  According to the Sheriff's Office, Willis's arrest followed a short investigation into threatening messages he had allegedly sent someone. While deputies questioned him, they l…
Here's How Fairfield County Luxury Housing Market In Q3 2024 Compared To Hudson Valley Here's How Fairfield County Luxury Housing Market In Q3 2024 Compared To Hudson Valley
Here's How Fairfield County Luxury Housing Market In Q3 2024 Compared To Hudson Valley A new report has revealed a growing number of luxury home sales in the Hudson Valley and Fairfield County during the third quarter of 2024.  In markets north of New York City, including the Hudson Valley counties of Westchester, Putnam, and Dutchess as well as Fairfield County, luxury home sales have experienced a sharp uptick, according to Houlihan Lawrence's Q3 Luxury Market Report.  The report, released on Thursday, Oct. 10, revealed that the percentage of these sales increased by double digits in each county and was concentrated in the lower end of the luxury markets.  T…
Man Nabbed After Stealing Apple Watch At Knifepoint In CT, Fleeing Across State Lines: Police Man Nabbed After Stealing Apple Watch At Knifepoint In CT, Fleeing Across State Lines: Police
Man Nabbed After Stealing Apple Watch At Knifepoint In CT, Fleeing Across State Lines: Police A 28-year-old man was apprehended on an interstate in the Hudson Valley after stealing a package containing an Apple Watch from a victim at knifepoint in Connecticut, authorities said. The robbery happened in Litchfield County on Monday, Sept. 30, when the suspect followed a victim home in New Milford after they picked up a FedEx package containing an Apple Watch at their parent's residence, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office said on Friday, Oct. 4.  The suspect, identified as Philadelphia, Pennsylvania resident Dalin Gonzalez-Marte, then stole the package at knifepoint while trying to…
Suspect Nabbed On I-84 After Knifepoint CT Robbery Leads To Cross-State Manhunt Suspect Nabbed On I-84 After Knifepoint CT Robbery Leads To Cross-State Manhunt
Suspect Nabbed On I-84 After Knifepoint CT Robbery Leads To Cross-State Manhunt From a FedEx delivery to a high-stakes chase, a cross-state manhunt ended in the dramatic arrest in New York of a suspect from Pennsylvania who allegedly fled from a knifepoint robbery in Connecticut.  The Putnam County Sheriff's Office just released details on the chain of events that began Monday, Sept. 30, at approximately 3:45 p.m. when it received a description of a vehicle and suspect that had just been involved in the Litchfield County incident in the town of New Milford. The robbery occurred when the suspect followed a victim home after the person retrieved a FedEx package…
CT Man Caught Snorting Cocaine In Car: Police CT Man Caught Snorting Cocaine In Car: Police
CT Man Caught Snorting Cocaine In Car: Police A 32-year-old Connecticut man was apprehended after authorities caught him snorting cocaine inside a vehicle in the Hudson Valley, police announced.  The arrest was made on Monday, Aug. 26 just before 3 p.m., when a man was seen snorting a white powdered substance while sitting in the driver's seat of a car in the Putnam County town of Southeast, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office said on Monday, Sept. 30. According to the Sheriff's Office, the man's vehicle was found to have a Virginia license plate that expired in 2016. A search of his car undertaken by members of the Sheriff's Offic…
CT Woman Nabbed After Trying To Access Victim's Bank Account: Police CT Woman Nabbed After Trying To Access Victim's Bank Account: Police
CT Woman Nabbed After Trying To Access Victim's Bank Account: Police Four people, including a Connecticut resident, face attempted identity theft charges after trying to withdraw funds from a victim's account at a Hudson Valley bank, police said.  The arrests were made following an incident that began in Putnam County at around 9:50 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 11, when the Hudson Valley Credit Union at 1620 Route 22 in Southeast reported a fraudulent incident, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Friday, Sept. 13.  According to the Sheriff's Office, the bank reported that a woman had entered and tried to present fraudulent documents to…
Brookfield Fire Truck Careens Off Roadway, Driver Admits To Texting: Police Brookfield Fire Truck Careens Off Roadway, Driver Admits To Texting: Police
Brookfield Fire Truck Careens Off Roadway, Driver Admits To Texting: Police A road in the Hudson Valley was closed for several hours after a fire truck from a Connecticut department crashed while its driver was allegedly texting, authorities said.  The crash happened in Putnam County on Tuesday, Aug. 14 around 11:45 a.m., when a fire truck from the Candlewood Lake Fire Department in the Fairfield County town of Brookfield went off the roadway on Haviland Hollow Road (Route 68) in Patterson, according to Captain Michael Grossi of the Putnam County Sheriff's Office.  The driver, who later admitted to texting, had been bringing the truck to a busin…
Driver Taken To Danbury Hospital After Car Overturns On Roadway Just Over CT Border Driver Taken To Danbury Hospital After Car Overturns On Roadway Just Over CT Border
Driver Taken To Danbury Hospital After Car Overturns On Roadway Just Over CT Border A driver was hospitalized following a rollover crash on a busy Hudson Valley road.  The crash happened in Putnam County on Monday afternoon, July 22, when an Acura flipped on Milltown Road in the village of Brewster near the Connecticut border, according to the Brewster Fire Department.  Arriving first responders found the driver trapped inside the vehicle and were able to free her before taking her to Danbury Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.  The crash closed Milltown Road on Monday as the scene was cleared, the department said.
Popular Grocery Store Chain DeCicco & Sons To Launch First CT Locale In Greenwich Popular Grocery Store Chain DeCicco & Sons To Launch First CT Locale In Greenwich
Popular Grocery Store Chain DeCicco & Sons To Launch First CT Locale In Greenwich Gourmet grocery fans will be ecstatic to learn that DeCicco & Sons is making its Connecticut debut with a new store in Fairfield County.  It will occupy a 20,000-square-foot space at 11 Glen Ridge Road in Greenwich. The store is slated to welcome shoppers in the Summer of 2025, pending town approval. A specific opening date has not yet been announced. Store officials said Greenwich residents can look forward to "an unparalleled selection of premium products," including their acclaimed beer selection, Italian bakery, fresh produce, and highly rated prepared…
Danbury Man Caught With Illegally-Possessed Gun In Traffic Stop: Police Danbury Man Caught With Illegally-Possessed Gun In Traffic Stop: Police
Danbury Man Caught With Illegally-Possessed Gun In Traffic Stop: Police A Connecticut man faces a felony weapons charge after being caught with an illegally possessed gun during a traffic stop in the Hudson Valley, police announced.  Fairfield County resident Mathew Conti of Danbury, age 27, was arrested in Putnam County on a weapons charge on Tuesday, June 25, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Friday, June 28.  According to the Sheriff's Office, at around 1:15 a.m. on Tuesday, deputies saw a vehicle with an obscured license plate driving north on Route 22 near the interchange with Interstate 684 in Brewster and pulled it over. After th…
CT Man With No ID Killed In Crash After Speeding In Opposite Lane: Police CT Man With No ID Killed In Crash After Speeding In Opposite Lane: Police
CT Man With No ID Killed In Crash After Speeding In Opposite Lane: Police A Connecticut man was killed in a New York crash after allegedly speeding in the opposite lane of traffic and striking another vehicle before hitting a tree, police announced.  The crash happened in Putnam County on Wednesday, June 19 just before noon, when two cars collided on Route 311 just south of Caroline Drive in the town of Patterson, according to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office. Arriving Sheriff's deputies found both an Infiniti on the shoulder of the road as well as an Acura that had hit a tree.  The Infiniti's driver, a 35-year-old Patterson woman, told authorities t…
Duo Nabbed In Jewelry Store Burglary Spree That Hit Fairfield County Business Duo Nabbed In Jewelry Store Burglary Spree That Hit Fairfield County Business
Duo Nabbed In Jewelry Store Burglary Spree That Hit Fairfield County Business Two suspects are behind bars in connection with a string of jewelry store burglaries that targeted businesses in the Hudson Valley and Connecticut. In Dutchess County, police were called at around 4:30 a.m. Thursday, June 13, for a burglary in progress in Beacon at Sky Diamond Jewelers on Main Street. As officers arrived, the suspects were seen driving away from the scene.  Officers initially pursued the vehicle onto the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge but called off the chase “due to the unsafe speeds,” Beacon Police said. Investigators determined that the suspects broke into Sky Diamond Jew…
$97K Scheme: Bookkeeper From CT Steals From Employer, Police Say $97K Scheme: Bookkeeper From CT Steals From Employer, Police Say
$97K Scheme: Bookkeeper From CT Steals From Employer, Police Say A 45-year-old Connecticut woman faces grand larceny charges after allegedly stealing more than $97,000 from the New York company where she worked as a bookkeeper, authorities announced. New Haven County resident Marlenin Vito of Waterbury was arrested on Tuesday, April 23 after investigators determined she had stolen tens of thousands of dollars from the Putnam County business where she worked, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Tuesday, May 21.  According to the Sheriff's Office, the events leading to Vito's arrest began on Monday, April 8, when a business owner in t…
Norwalk Man Tries Fleeing Arrest After Trying To Entice Teen Into Sex: Police Norwalk Man Tries Fleeing Arrest After Trying To Entice Teen Into Sex: Police
Norwalk Man Tries Fleeing Arrest After Trying To Entice Teen Into Sex: Police A 20-year-old Connecticut man was apprehended after ramming police vehicles to escape arrest for trying to entice a 13-year-old victim into engaging in sexual activity in the Hudson Valley, authorities said.  Fairfield County resident Francisco Javi Gomez of Norwalk was arrested in Putnam County on Wednesday, April 3 in connection with an investigation that began on Friday, March 15, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Friday, April 12.  According to authorities, Gomez had been enticing a 13-year-old victim to engage in sexual activity with him through social medi…
Ridgefield Woman, 30, ID'd As Victim In Fatal Wrong-Way I-84 Crash Ridgefield Woman, 30, ID'd As Victim In Fatal Wrong-Way I-84 Crash
Ridgefield Woman, 30, ID'd As Victim In Fatal Wrong-Way I-84 Crash A 30-year-old woman has been identified as the victim of a wrong-way driver fatal crash on I-84 in the Hudson Valley. Related: Wrong-Way Crash: 1 Killed In Hudson Valley The crash occurred in Putnam County around 4 a.m. Monday, April 8, near mile marker 68 eastbound on I-84 in the town of Southeast. According to Trooper AJ Hicks of the New York State Police, a Subaru Cross Trek driven by Alexandra R. Quinn, age 30, of Ridgefield, Connecticut, was traveling westbound in the eastbound lanes when it struck an eastbound 2024 Volvo tractor-trailer. Quinn was pronounced de…
Wrong-Way Crash: 1 Killed On I-84 Stretch Wrong-Way Crash: 1 Killed On I-84 Stretch
Wrong-Way Crash: 1 Killed On I-84 Stretch One person was killed during a Hudson Valley crash between a sedan that was allegedly driving in the wrong direction and a tractor-trailer. The incident took place in Putnam County around 4 a.m. Monday, near mile marker 68 eastbound on I-84 in the town of Southeast. According to Trooper AJ Hicks of the New York State Police, A Subaru Cross Trek was traveling westbound in the eastbound lanes when it struck an eastbound 2024 Volvo tractor-trailer. The driver of Subaru was pronounced dead on the scene, Hicks said. The tractor-trailer driver was not injured. The name of the victim has no…
Solar Eclipse: How To Keep Furry Friends Safe During 'Astronomy Event Of Decade' Solar Eclipse: How To Keep Furry Friends Safe During 'Astronomy Event Of Decade'
Solar Eclipse: How To Keep Furry Friends Safe During 'Astronomy Event Of Decade' Ahead of the upcoming total solar eclipse – dubbed the astronomy event of the decade – pet owners should also be prepared. The total solar eclipse, slotted to occur on Monday, April 8, will follow a path of totality across just 15 states on the eastern side of the United States, including much of western and upstate New York. Between 3:15 and 3:30 p.m. that day, the moon will pass between the sun and the earth, blocking out all light for a few minutes for those in the zone of totality – which includes Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Watertown, Lake Placid, and Plattsburgh. Places farther away…
Drunk Driver From Danbuy Nabbed Over St. Patrick's Day Weekend: Police Drunk Driver From Danbuy Nabbed Over St. Patrick's Day Weekend: Police
Drunk Driver From Danbuy Nabbed Over St. Patrick's Day Weekend: Police Two men, including a Fairfield County resident, face charges after they were caught driving while intoxicated in the Hudson Valley as part of a Saint Patrick's Day enforcement detail, police announced. The two arrests were announced on Wednesday, March 20 by the Putnam County Sheriff's Office, which conducted an increased drunk driving enforcement detail over Saint Patrick's Day weekend. The first arrest was made on Saturday, March 16 around midnight, when a sheriff's deputy saw a vehicle driving on Fair Street in Carmel that could not stay in its lane. The deputy then pulled the car over a…
Clothing Under $110 Now Exempt From Sales Tax In NY's Putnam County: Here's How Long Clothing Under $110 Now Exempt From Sales Tax In NY's Putnam County: Here's How Long
Clothing Under $110 Now Exempt From Sales Tax In NY's Putnam County: Here's How Long Those who purchase any clothing or footwear cheaper than $110 in one Hudson Valley county will not have to pay sales tax thanks to a new piece of legislation.  Effective on Friday, March 1, clothing and footwear under $110 purchased in Putnam County will be exempt from sales tax for two years, officials announced.  The exemption comes thanks to a piece of legislation signed into law by Putnam County Executive Kevin Byrne in 2023. The legislation was passed unanimously by the County Legislature in November as part of a series of initiatives in the 2024 County Budget. …
72 MPH Wind Gust Reported During Storm: Here's Rundown From Region 72 MPH Wind Gust Reported During Storm: Here's Rundown From Region
72 MPH Wind Gust Reported During Storm: Here's Rundown From Region Did you hear it howling overnight? You're not alone. Widespread 40 to 50-mile-per-hour wind gusts were reported across the region as a powerful storm accompanying a frontal system swept through the Northeast. The highest reported gust -- at 72 miles per hour -- happened on Long Island just before 12:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 29 on top of a building in Stony Brook at 159 feet, according to the National Weather Service. Here are more wind-gust reports from locations in New York and Connecticut. Location Speed Time/Date Provider New York Nassau County …
How Much Snow Did You Get? New Winter Storm Produces Higher-Than-Expected Totals In These Areas How Much Snow Did You Get? New Winter Storm Produces Higher-Than-Expected Totals In These Areas
How Much Snow Did You Get? New Winter Storm Produces Higher-Than-Expected Totals In These Areas A quick-moving winter storm that is now moving east produced higher-than-expected snowfall totals in some parts of the region, especially in and around New York City and on Long Island. Totals are from the National Weather Service and submissions from Daily Voice readers: Location Amount Time/Date Provider New York New York City New York County (Manhattan) Central Park 2.0 inches 0700 AM 02/17 Official NWS Obs SE Greenwich Village 3.2 inches 0920 AM 02/17 NWS Employee Kings County (Brooklyn) Coney Island 9.9 inches 0655 AM 02/17 Trained Spotter Coney Is…
Danbury Woman Nabbed During Super Bowl Weekend Drunk Driving Enforcement Detail: Police Danbury Woman Nabbed During Super Bowl Weekend Drunk Driving Enforcement Detail: Police
Danbury Woman Nabbed During Super Bowl Weekend Drunk Driving Enforcement Detail: Police A police enforcement detail conducted over Super Bowl weekend in the Hudson Valley resulted in several drunk driving arrests, authorities announced.  The enforcement detail was conducted in Putnam County by the Carmel Police Department and resulted in a total of four arrests on Saturday, Feb. 10, according to Carmel Police Lt. Michael Bodo. The first of the arrests resulted from an incident that began around 1 a.m. when a Carmel Police officer responded to a two-car crash in the area of 1350 Route 6. An investigation eventually determined that one of the drivers, 73-year-old Anton Anto…
New Update: How Much Snow Did You Get? Reports From Fairfield County, Region For Winter Storm New Update: How Much Snow Did You Get? Reports From Fairfield County, Region For Winter Storm
New Update: How Much Snow Did You Get? Reports From Fairfield County, Region For Winter Storm Here are snowfall reports from the region for the winter storm that is sweeping through the Northeast on Tuesday, Feb. 13. Totals are from the National Weather Service and submissions from Daily Voice readers: Location        Amount        Time/Date      Provider New York Westchester County Peekskill 10.3 inches 1000 AM 02/13 Public Croton-on-Hudso 10.5 inches 12:45 PM 02/13 Daily Voice reader submission North Salem/Peach Lake 10.0 inches 0430 PM 02/13 Daily Voice reader submission Croton-on-Hudson …
Woman Killed After Crossing Into Oncoming Lane, Striking Car Head-On Near CT Line Woman Killed After Crossing Into Oncoming Lane, Striking Car Head-On Near CT Line
Woman Killed After Crossing Into Oncoming Lane, Striking Car Head-On Near CT Line A woman was killed in a head-on collision in the Hudson Valley that also left two young children injured as well, police announced.  The crash happened in Putnam County on Thursday, Jan. 25 around 6 p.m., when two vehicles collided in the town of Southeast in the area of 477 Tonetta Lake Rd. An arriving deputy found that one of the drivers was in immediate need of medical attention and began performing CPR and using an automated external defibrillator on her until she was taken to Putnam Hospital Center by Brewster EMS.  After arriving at the hospital, the driver, ident…
Latest Update: ID Released Of CT Man Killed In Fatal Crash, Car Fire Just Over NY Border Latest Update: ID Released Of CT Man Killed In Fatal Crash, Car Fire Just Over NY Border
Latest Update: ID Released Of CT Man Killed In Fatal Crash, Car Fire Just Over NY Border The identity of a Connecticut man who was killed in a fatal crash and car fire in the Hudson Valley has been released by authorities.  New Haven County resident Jaydir Ramos Jacobo of Prospect, age 40, was killed on Thursday, Jan. 11 in a Putnam County crash on Danbury Road (Route 6) in Brewster near Dingle Ridge Road, according to New York State Police.  Earlier Report - New Update: More Details Emerge In Fatal Crash, Car Fire In Brewster On the day of the crash around 6:45 a.m., a 2011 Toyota Rav4 driven by Jacobo had been speeding westbound before striking …