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Skater Hospitalized With Hypothermia After Falling Through Ice On Lake Dutchess: NYSP Skater Hospitalized With Hypothermia After Falling Through Ice On Lake Dutchess: NYSP
Skater Hospitalized With Hypothermia After Falling Through Ice On Lake Dutchess: Nysp A team of New York State Police Troopers and local first responders saved a man from freezing waters after he fell through the ice while skating on a lake in Dutchess County, NY on Monday, Dec. 23. Troopers from multiple stations responded to 19 Dutchess Dr. in Pawling alongside the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) after reports of a man stranded in icy water several hundred feet from shore. The man was ice skating when the ice gave way, plunging him into the frigid lake. When authorities arrived, the man’s arms and upper torso were visible above the ice, struggling to stay afloat. …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Drunk Driver From Norwalk 'Violently' Resists Arrest After Traffic Stop Near CT Line: Police Drunk Driver From Norwalk 'Violently' Resists Arrest After Traffic Stop Near CT Line: Police
Drunk Driver From Norwalk 'Violently' Resists Arrest After Traffic Stop Near CT Line: Police A traffic stop on Interstate 684 in the Hudson Valley led to a violent confrontation with an intoxicated Connecticut man who resisted arrest, authorities said. The incident occurred around 4 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 15, when a Putnam County Sheriff's deputy saw a vehicle driving southbound near Exit 10 in Brewster that was allegedly unable to maintain its lane, the Sheriff's Office said on Wednesday, Dec. 18.  After stopping the vehicle, the deputy identified the driver as 36-year-old Fairfield County resident Dimas Minero Argueta of Norwalk and noted that he appeared to be intoxicated, ac…

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by Ben Crnic
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Danbury Man Nabbed For Drunk Driving After Failing To Stay In Lane: Police Danbury Man Nabbed For Drunk Driving After Failing To Stay In Lane: Police
Danbury Man Nabbed For Drunk Driving After Failing To Stay In Lane: Police Several people, including Connecticut residents, were apprehended for impaired driving over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend in the Hudson Valley, including several incidents involving crashes and dangerous driving behaviors, authorities announced. The arrests, which occurred in Putnam County between Tuesday, Nov. 26, and Wednesday, Dec. 4, were announced by the Putnam County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday. The first of the incidents happened on Nov. 26, when deputies were dispatched to a two-car crash on Route 311 in Patterson near McManus Road North.  According to the Sheriff's Offic…

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by Ben Crnic
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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…

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by Ben Crnic
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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…

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by Ben Crnic
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New Fairfield Man Caught Drunk Driving After Almost Hitting Pole: Police New Fairfield Man Caught Drunk Driving After Almost Hitting Pole: Police
New Fairfield Man Caught Drunk Driving After Almost Hitting Pole: Police Several people were nabbed on drunk driving charges in the Hudson Valley over the holiday weekend, including a Westchester woman rescued from a rolled-over car and a taxi driver, police said. The arrests were announced by the Putnam County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday, Oct. 17, and were all made over Columbus Day weekend.  The first incident happened on Friday, Oct. 11 in Putnam Valley, when a car crashed and flipped on Church Road in the area of Kramers Pond Road.  Arriving sheriff's deputies found a vehicle on its side with downed live wires nearby. They then rescued the drive…

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by Ben Crnic
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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…

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by Ben Crnic
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Suspect Nabbed In NY After Knifepoint CT Robbery Leads To Cross-State Manhunt Suspect Nabbed In NY After Knifepoint CT Robbery Leads To Cross-State Manhunt
Suspect Nabbed In NY 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…

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by Joe Lombardi
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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…

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by Ben Crnic
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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…

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by Ben Crnic
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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…

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by Ben Crnic
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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…

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by Ben Crnic
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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…

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by Ben Crnic
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$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…

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by Ben Crnic
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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…

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by Ben Crnic
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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…

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by Ben Crnic
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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…

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by Ben Crnic
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Duo From CT Nabbed After Trying To Sell Cocaine To Undercover Officer: Police Duo From CT Nabbed After Trying To Sell Cocaine To Undercover Officer: Police
Duo From CT Nabbed After Trying To Sell Cocaine To Undercover Officer: Police Two Connecticut residents were arrested following a chase that began after one of the suspects tried selling cocaine to an undercover investigator in the Hudson Valley, police said.  New Haven County residents Luis Flores, age 32, and Lymaris Burgos, age 37, both from Ansonia, were arrested in late October in connection with an investigation into drug sales in Putnam County, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Monday, Nov. 22.  The events leading up to the duo's arrests began in October when an investigator discovered that Flores was involved in the sale of cocaine in …

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by Ben Crnic
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Danbury Man Nabbed For DWI, Unlicensed Driving, Police Say Danbury Man Nabbed For DWI, Unlicensed Driving, Police Say
Danbury Man Nabbed For DWI, Unlicensed Driving, Police Say Four people, including Westchester and Fairfield County residents, face various charges after they were caught driving while intoxicated in the Hudson Valley, police said. The arrests all happened in Putnam County over both Saturday, Aug. 19, and Sunday, Aug. 20, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Tuesday, Aug. 22.  The following people were arrested, according to sheriff's deputies:  Fairfield County resident Michael F. Bautista-Zumba, age 23, of Danbury, was arrested on Saturday around 2:10 a.m. after authorities saw him allegedly travel from his lane in an unsafe…

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by Ben Crnic
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Same Store Burglarized Twice By Suspects From Fairfield County In Separate Incidents: Police Same Store Burglarized Twice By Suspects From Fairfield County In Separate Incidents: Police
Same Store Burglarized Twice By Suspects From Fairfield County In Separate Incidents: Police A total of eight suspects from Connecticut face charges after stealing from the same Hudson Valley store in two separate incidents, police said. The first of the thefts happened on Tuesday, Aug. 8 just after 4 p.m., when Putnam County Sheriff's Deputies saw several suspects entering and leaving an unnamed store in Southeast and delivering items to a vehicle in the parking lot.  According to the Sheriff's Office, the suspects were dressed in bubble jackets which were out of place in the warm weather, and appeared to be hiding items under them.  Sheriff's deputies then quickly took…

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by Ben Crnic
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Drunk Wrong-Way Driver From Danbury Nabbed After Being Caught With Child In Car: Police Drunk Wrong-Way Driver From Danbury Nabbed After Being Caught With Child In Car: Police
Drunk Wrong-Way Driver From Danbury Nabbed After Being Caught With Child In Car: Police A Fairfield County drunk driver faces a felony charge after being caught driving on the wrong side of a Hudson Valley road with a 12-year-old boy inside the car, police said.  The arrest stemmed from an incident that happened in Putnam County on Sunday, July 2 around 12:30 a.m., when sheriff's deputies saw a car driving in the wrong lane in Southeast on Danbury Road (Route 202), according to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office.  When authorities pulled the car over, they found that the driver, 35-year-old Segundo Castro Rodriguez of Danbury, Connecticut, was allegedly drunk af…

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by Ben Crnic
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Norwalk Woman Defrauds Car Dealership: Police Norwalk Woman Defrauds Car Dealership: Police
Norwalk Woman Defrauds Car Dealership: Police A Fairfield County woman faces grand larceny charges after allegedly defrauding a car dealership in the Hudson Valley while trading in her vehicle, police said.  On Tuesday, June 13, Norwalk resident Melanie Ham was arrested for defrauding a dealership, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Friday, June 30. Ham's arrest stemmed from an investigation that began on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022, when a Putnam County sheriff's deputy was sent to a dealership within the county to take a complaint regarding a fraudulent transaction.  According to the Sheriff's Office, Ham had traded…

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by Ben Crnic
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Drunk Driver From CT Stopped With Spike Strip On Busy Highway Drunk Driver From CT Stopped With Spike Strip On Busy Highway
Drunk Driver From CT Stopped With Spike Strip On Busy Highway After refusing to stop for officers, a Connecticut drunk driver's ride was finally cut short after authorities deployed a spike strip on a busy highway interchange in the Hudson Valley, police said.  The incident happened in Putnam County on Friday, June 16 just after 11:30 p.m., when patrol officers saw a Jeep Commander commit a traffic infraction on Route 52 in Kent, according to Kent Police.  The officers tried pulling the Jeep over, but it refused to stop and started driving erratically in an eastbound direction on Interstate 84.  At this point, the Putnam County Sheriff…

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by Ben Crnic
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String Of Drug Arrests: 5 Suspects, Including CT Man, Face Charges String Of Drug Arrests: 5 Suspects, Including CT Man, Face Charges
String Of Drug Arrests: 5 Suspects, Including CT Man, Face Charges A total of five people face drug-related charges after authorities made arrests in three separate incidents in the Hudson Valley, police said.  The five arrests were all made by the Narcotics Enforcement Unit in Putnam County and stemmed from three incidents on Tuesday, June 13, Wednesday, June 14, and Wednesday, May 31, according to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office.  The first three arrests resulted from the May 31 incident, when NEU members saw three suspects allegedly committing larcenies at a business in the town of Southeast. When authorities attempted to pull over the susp…

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by Ben Crnic
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Danbury Resident Among 5 Charged During Memorial Day Weekend Detail Danbury Resident Among 5 Charged During Memorial Day Weekend Detail
Danbury Resident Among 5 Charged During Memorial Day Weekend Detail Five people from the Hudson Valley and Connecticut ended their three-day Memorial Day weekends with drunk driving charges and a host of traffic tickets, police announced.  The arrests all happened during a weekend detail in Putnam County, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Monday, June 5.  The detail resulted in the arrests of the following people, according to sheriff's deputies: Litchfield County resident Nadine L. Vaillancourt, age 39, of Woodbury, was arrested on Friday, May 26 just after 3 a.m. and charged with misdemeanor DWI after she was seen improperly turn…

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by Ben Crnic
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Man Steals Catalytic Converters From Cars In CT: Police Man Steals Catalytic Converters From Cars In CT: Police
Man Steals Catalytic Converters From Cars In CT: Police A man faces numerous charges after allegedly stealing catalytic converters from vehicles throughout the Hudson Valley and Connecticut, including one that was parked at a high school, police said.  The arrest stemmed from an incident that happened on Thursday, March 23 around 3 p.m., when a Putnam County sheriff's deputy assigned as a school resource officer at Putnam Valley High School was told that a vehicle parked in the school's lot had a catalytic converter stolen from it.  According to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office, this deputy was able to obtain surveillance video …

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by Ben Crnic
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Man Rushed To Danbury Hospital After Being Shot By Stepson On Easter: Police Man Rushed To Danbury Hospital After Being Shot By Stepson On Easter: Police
Man Rushed To Danbury Hospital After Being Shot By Stepson On Easter: Police A Hudson Valley man was charged after allegedly shooting his stepfather on Easter Sunday. The incident took place in Putnam County on Sunday, April 9 in the town of Southeast on Ridgebury Road. According to Trooper Steven Nevel, state police responded to the home after receiving a report of a dispute between a stepfather and stepson. Responding units located the victim, a 55-year-old man, suffering from a gunshot wound to his lower leg. He was transported to Danbury Hospital in stable condition, Nevel said. The suspect, Harrison M. Salisbury, age 21, of Southeast, was arrested for assault…

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by Kathy Reakes
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27-Year-Old From Fairfield County Accused Of Stabbing Person Repeatedly Outside Restaurant 27-Year-Old From Fairfield County Accused Of Stabbing Person Repeatedly Outside Restaurant
27-Year-Old From Fairfield County Accused Of Stabbing Person Repeatedly Outside Restaurant A 27-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder for allegedly repeatedly stabbing another man outside a Hudson Valley restaurant. The incident took place in Putnam County around 4 a.m., Sunday, Oct. 16 in the town of Southeast at the La Patrona Mexican Restaurant at 182 Route 22. Putnam County Sheriff Kevin J. McConville said deputies were dispatched to the restaurant for a dispute in progress with a knife involved.  Arriving deputies found a large crowd outside the restaurant and quickly located the victim, a 27-year-old man who had been stabbed in the neck an…

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by Kathy Reakes
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20-Something CT Trio In Stolen Car Caught After Chase, Police Say 20-Something CT Trio In Stolen Car Caught After Chase, Police Say
20-Something CT Trio In Stolen Car Caught After Chase, Police Say Three men are facing charges after allegedly leading police on a highway chase in a stolen vehicle through the region, authorities said. New York State Police troopers in Northern Westchester attempted to stop the vehicle, which had been reported stolen, at around 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, as it drove on I-684 in the town of Bedford. The driver refused to stop, leading troopers on a 13-mile pursuit that finally ended at the I-84 interchange in the village of Brewster in Putnam County, police said. That's where troopers deployed a spike strip, disabling the vehicle. All three suspe…

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by Michael Mashburn
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New Details Emerge After Accused Dealer Nabbed In CT For Customer's Murder New Details Emerge After Accused Dealer Nabbed In CT For Customer's Murder
New Details Emerge After Accused Dealer Nabbed In CT For Customer's Murder New details have emerged in the case of a missing New York woman found dead in North Carolina. An accused drug dealer in the Hudson Valley has been arrested for allegedly participating in a conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine and for traveling and using facilities of interstate commerce to operate a narcotics business enterprise, and murdering the woman who he believed was stealing from that business, federal authorities in New York announced. The filing of a criminal complaint in Westchester County, at White Plains Federal Court on Friday, April 22, charges Putnam County resident …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Accused Drug Dealer Arrested In CT For Murder Of Customer Accused Drug Dealer Arrested In CT For Murder Of Customer
Accused Drug Dealer Arrested In CT For Murder Of Customer Updated story: Details Emerge In Case Of Missing Hudson Valley Woman Found Dead An accused drug dealer in the Hudson Valley has been arrested for allegedly participating in a conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine and for traveling and using facilities of interstate commerce to operate a narcotics business enterprise, and murdering a customer he believed was stealing from that business, federal authorities in New York announced. The filing of a criminal complaint in Westchester County, at White Plains Federal Court on Friday, April 22, charges Putnam County resident Dwayne Pu…

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by Joe Lombardi