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30 Goats Loose In Mahopac Road Herded Back Into Pen By 'K9 Cowboy' 30 Goats Loose In Mahopac Road Herded Back Into Pen By 'K9 Cowboy'
30 Goats Loose In Mahopac Road Herded Back Into Pen By 'K9 Cowboy' A total of thirty goats that managed to escape their pen and block a Hudson Valley roadway were herded back home thanks to the help of a trusty K9 officer. The flock of goats made its escape in Putnam County on Monday, Sept. 25, when a Carmel Police officer found 30 of the animals loose in a Mahopac Falls road, completely blocking it.  Luckily, the officer was accompanied by his K9 partner, Pietro, who saw the moment as a perfect opportunity to live up to his German Shepherd name.  Soon enough, Pietro rounded up the goats and helped corral them back into their pen, a moment that was captu…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
K9 Officer Finds Loaded Illegal Gun During Traffic Stop In Westchester K9 Officer Finds Loaded Illegal Gun During Traffic Stop In Westchester
K9 Officer Finds Loaded Illegal Gun During Traffic Stop In Westchester A 25-year-old man faces weapons charges after a loaded gun was found in his car thanks to the nose of a K9 officer in Westchester, police said.  The arrest stemmed from a traffic stop on Monday, June 5 around 2:30 p.m., when an officer conducting traffic enforcement in the 700 block of Mamaroneck Avenue in Mamaroneck saw a vehicle with an expired Florida temporary registration and pulled it over.  According to the Village of Mamaroneck Police Department, the officer then retrieved his K9 partner, Ike, to conduct an exterior sniff of the vehicle for narcotics based on the demeanor of the dr…

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by Ben Crnic
Obituaries
Beloved Yorktown Police K-9 Dies Beloved Yorktown Police K-9 Dies
Beloved Yorktown Police K-9 Dies Moose, a beloved Yorktown Police Department K9 Officer has died at the age of 14. Yorktown police announced Moose's death on its Facebookk page. Moose worked side-by-side with his K9 Handler, Sgt. Justin Foley, for nearly nine years, from 2006-2014.   While the police department mourns the loss of Moose, it celebrates his many achievements. Moose was instrumental in several arrests, as well as in assisting tracking missing persons. " No one could clear a room / area and make it safe for all of us to do our work better than Moose." YPD said on its Facebook page. "Moose was …

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by Jon Craig