K9 Helps Nab Man Caught With Child Porn In Hudson Valley: Authorities K9 Helps Nab Man Caught With Child Porn In Hudson Valley: Authorities
K9 Helps Nab Man Caught With Child Porn In Hudson Valley: Authorities A 53-year-old Hudson Valley man faces child pornography charges following a search of his residence, police announced. Putnam County resident John Towers of Mahopac was arrested on Friday, March 29 after he was caught in possession of images depicting the sexual abuse of children, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Tuesday, April 2.  According to the Sheriff's Office, Towers' arrest followed an investigation that began in February, when the office's Bureau of Criminal Investigation received information that a Town of Carmel resident had photos containing child pornography.…
2 Drunk Drivers Nabbed In Hudson Valley Over St. Patrick's Day Weekend: Police 2 Drunk Drivers Nabbed In Hudson Valley Over St. Patrick's Day Weekend: Police
2 Drunk Drivers Nabbed In Hudson Valley 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…
Gas Leak Forces Evacuation At Hudson Valley Condo Complex Gas Leak Forces Evacuation At Hudson Valley Condo Complex
Gas Leak Forces Evacuation At Hudson Valley Condo Complex Several residents and firefighters were evaluated by first responders following a gas leak at a Hudson Valley condominium complex that forced an evacuation.  The incident happened on Saturday, March 9 in Putnam County, when a gas leak was detected in a building at The Retreat at Carmel condominium complex, the Carmel Fire Department said on Wednesday, March 20.  Arriving fire crews soon smelled a heavy odor of gas and began to evacuate the building. Firefighters were then able to find and isolate the leak, which was found to be coming from a stove on the second floor of the buildi…
Man Nabbed For Selling Psychedelic Mushroom Products At Hudson Valley Business: Police Man Nabbed For Selling Psychedelic Mushroom Products At Hudson Valley Business: Police
Man Nabbed For Selling Psychedelic Mushroom Products At Hudson Valley Business: Police A 39-year-old man was nabbed on drug charges after authorities found him selling psychedelic mushroom products at a Hudson Valley tobacco shop, police announced.  Putnam County resident Zhenxiu Lu of Brewster was arrested on Monday, March 4 after he was found to be selling psilocybin mushroom products at the business he worked at, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Thursday, March 7. According to the Sheriff's Office, in January 2024, investigators with the department's Narcotics Enforcement Unit determined that The Tobacco House of Zhang, located in Carmel at 1878 Ro…
Vehicle Rollover Briefly Shuts Down Hudson Valley Road Vehicle Rollover Briefly Shuts Down Hudson Valley Road
Vehicle Rollover Briefly Shuts Down Hudson Valley Road A vehicle rollover left a Hudson Valley road temporarily closed, police said. The crash happened in Putnam County on Monday, March 4 at around 9:30 a.m., when a vehicle flipped on its side on Kennicut Hill Road in Carmel near Country Lane, according to Carmel Police. The incident left the road closed until just before 10:10 a.m., the department said. No injuries were reported in the one-car crash, the exact cause of which was not released. However, the department advised residents to "please drive carefully," in a social media post on Monday.
2-Car Crash Blocks Traffic At Busy Hudson Valley Intersection 2-Car Crash Blocks Traffic At Busy Hudson Valley Intersection
2-Car Crash Blocks Traffic At Busy Hudson Valley Intersection A two-vehicle crash held up traffic at a busy Hudson Valley intersection, firefighters said. The crash happened in Putnam County on Wednesday, Feb. 28 around 6:10 p.m., when two cars collided in Carmel at the intersection of Route 6 and Crane Road (Route 32), according to the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department.  The collision sent one car off the road into some brush, according to photos of the crash released by the department.  The cause of the crash was not released. 
4 Nabbed During Super Bowl Weekend Drunk Driving Enforcement Detail In Hudson Valley: Police 4 Nabbed During Super Bowl Weekend Drunk Driving Enforcement Detail In Hudson Valley: Police
4 Nabbed During Super Bowl Weekend Drunk Driving Enforcement Detail In Hudson Valley: 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…
Speeding Motorist Nabbed After Leading Officers On Chase In Hudson Valley: Police Speeding Motorist Nabbed After Leading Officers On Chase In Hudson Valley: Police
Speeding Motorist Nabbed After Leading Officers On Chase In Hudson Valley: Police A 23-year-old man was arrested after leading police on a chase in the Hudson Valley until his motorcycle became disabled, authorities said. The incident began in Putnam County on Saturday, Feb. 10, when Carmel Police officers spotted a motorcyclist traveling at high speed on Route 6 in Mahopac. An officer tried pulling him over, but instead, the motorcyclist sped off, according to Carmel Police Lt. Michael Bodo. Police then began pursuing the motorcycle and eventually caught up with it on Route 6 in the area of the Reed Memorial Library in Carmel. There, the driver tried making a U-tur…
Bullet Found On School Grounds In Hudson Valley, Causes Lockdown Bullet Found On School Grounds In Hudson Valley, Causes Lockdown
Bullet Found On School Grounds In Hudson Valley, Causes Lockdown Authorities are investigating after a bullet was found outside a middle school in the Hudson Valley, prompting the building to enter into a lockdown.  The incident happened in Putnam County on Thursday, Feb. 8, when a single bullet was found in a grassy area outside George Fischer Middle School in Carmel just before noon, according to Captain Michael Grossi of the Putnam County Sheriff's Office. The discovery prompted the school to go into lockdown for 45 minutes as authorities searched the building and grounds.  The investigation into the discovery is still ongoing, Gr…
Man Rushed To Hospital By Helicopter After Being Pinned Between Car, Building In Hudson Valley Man Rushed To Hospital By Helicopter After Being Pinned Between Car, Building In Hudson Valley
Man Rushed To Hospital By Helicopter After Being Pinned Between Car, Building In Hudson Valley A man was critically injured after becoming pinned between a car and a building in the Hudson Valley, firefighters said. The incident happened in Putnam County on Friday, Feb. 2 around 12:30 p.m., when a vehicle that had been put on a mechanical lift suddenly accelerated forward, pinning a man against a building in Carmel, according to the Lake Carmel Fire Department.  The exact location of the incident was not released.  Arriving first responders found the man with severe traumatic injuries and used mechanical systems to move the car and free him. He was then taken by Lake Carme…
Update: ID Released Of Northern Westchester Man Nabbed After Stabbing At Sports Facility Update: ID Released Of Northern Westchester Man Nabbed After Stabbing At Sports Facility
Update: ID Released Of Northern Westchester Man Nabbed After Stabbing At Sports Facility Authorities have released more details about a stabbing at a Hudson Valley sports facility that left a 33-year-old from Westchester with a collapsed lung.  The stabbing happened in Putnam County on Sunday, Jan. 28 just before 3 p.m. at Hudson Valley Airsoft, located in Carmel on the Paladin Center Campus on Seminary Hill Road.  Earlier Report - 20-Year-Old Suspect Nabbed After Stabbing At Sports Facility In Carmel According to Carmel Police Lt. Michael Bodo, the suspect, identified as 20-year-old Justin Pagan of Bedford Hills, became involved in a dispute with a 33-year-old …
2 People Injured In Head-On Crash In Hudson Valley 2 People Injured In Head-On Crash In Hudson Valley
2 People Injured In Head-On Crash In Hudson Valley Two people were injured in a head-on collision in the Hudson Valley that left two cars severely damaged.  The incident happened in Putnam County on Friday, Jan. 19 around 2:45 p.m., when two cars collided on Crane Road (Route 32) in the area of Fini Drive in Carmel, according to the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department.  Two people were taken to a hospital after the crash by first responders, firefighters said. The cause of the crash was not released.