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Putnam K9 Officer Hannah Featured In New Yorker Magazine For Sniffing Out Child Porn
Putnam County Sheriff Department’s K9 Officer Hannah, one of just 14 dogs trained by state police to sniff out child pornography, has been featured in an article in the New Yorker.
Hannah, a yellow lab, has been trained to detect a heat-reducing chemical called triphenylphosphine oxide, present in all electronic storage devices. After graduating from her 10-week training course in March, Hannah can technically work on any type of cybercrime; however, her abilities are most often used to combat sex offenders.
Hannah and her handler, John Hyla, of the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, successfu…
Passenger From Carmel Found With Heroin In Mahopac Stop, Sheriff Says
A man from Carmel is facing drug charges after being busted with alleged heroin while he was a passenger in a car that was stopped for a violation in Mahopac over the summer, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department announced.
Members of the Narcotics Enforcement Unit on patrol in Mahopac stopped Shrub Oak resident Jay Seton, 36, when he was spotted making a traffic violation, prompting a police stop, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office reported on Friday, Sept. 13.
During the stop, it was determined that Seton had a suspended driver’s license, and his passenger, Steven Vukaj, 32, was in posse…
