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Know Him? Man Wanted For Using Counterfeit Cash, Putnam Sheriff Says Know Him? Man Wanted For Using Counterfeit Cash, Putnam Sheriff Says
Know Him? Man Wanted For Using Counterfeit Cash, Putnam Sheriff Says Recognize him?  If so the Putnam County Sheriff's Office wants to know. They have been searching for the man who allegedly passed counterfeit money in the Town of Carmel on Sunday, Feb. 23. Anyone with information is asked to contact the office at 845-225-4300. Earlier report: Increase In Counterfeit Currency Cases Reported In Putnam County Share this story by clicking on the Facebook icon below.

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Patterson Man Wanted For Hit-Run CT Crash Nabbed In Putnam Traffic Stop Patterson Man Wanted For Hit-Run CT Crash Nabbed In Putnam Traffic Stop
Patterson Man Wanted For Hit-Run CT Crash Nabbed In Putnam Traffic Stop A 32-year-old man wanted for a hit-and-run crash was arrested during a routine traffic stop. Marcellus Ferrell, 32, of Patterson, was apprehended on Saturday, Feb. 8, when stopped by Putnam County Sheriff’s Deputy Kevin Osika for a traffic violation, said the Putnam County Sheriff's Office. During the stop, Osika ran a check of the driver’s license and found that Ferrell was wanted for the hit-and-run involving serious injury or death in Connecticut, the department said. Additionally, a check of the vehicle’s registration revealed a suspension for an insurance lapse. Ferrell was taken int…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Putnam Sheriff, Police Departments To Participate In Super Bowl DWI Crackdown Putnam Sheriff, Police Departments To Participate In Super Bowl DWI Crackdown
Putnam Sheriff, Police Departments To Participate In Super Bowl DWI Crackdown If you plan to drink and drive over the Super Bowl weekend be warned that law enforcement across the region will be out in force. In an effort to save lives, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office, the Town of Carmel Police Department, and the Kent Police Department announced their departments will participate in a special statewide enforcement effort to crack down on impaired driving. The enforcement effort will run from Friday, Jan. 31 and ends early Monday, Feb. 3. The Super Bowl is America’s most-watched national sporting event and Super Bowl Weekend is historically a d…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Southeast Woman Charged With DWI After Route 6 Crash In Carmel Southeast Woman Charged With DWI After Route 6 Crash In Carmel
Southeast Woman Charged With DWI After Route 6 Crash In Carmel A woman from Southeast has been charged with DWI after a crash on Route 6, according to Putnam County Sheriff's Office. Deputies responded to a Putnam 911 dispatch regarding an auto accident in the area of State Route 6 and Stoneleigh Avenue in the Town of Carmel on Friday, Feb. 15 around 9 p.m. Further investigation revealed that one of the drivers involved in the accident, identified as 52-year-old Lisa Laureano of Southeast, was allegedly intoxicated. Laureano was eventually arrested after initially putting up a struggle. She was transported to the Putnam County Correctional Facili…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Suspect In Violent Armed Robbery At Mahopac Store Linked To Other Crimes Suspect In Violent Armed Robbery At Mahopac Store Linked To Other Crimes
Suspect In Violent Armed Robbery At Mahopac Store Linked To Other Crimes This story has been updated. A suspect arrested in connection with a violent armed robbery at an area store has been linked to other recently committed crimes, police said. On Friday, Jan. 4, detectives from the Carmel Police Department arrested Anthony Pesiri, 43, of Mahopac in connection with the Dec. 1 robbery of the Video Games Plus Store, located at 2 Clark Place in Mahopac. It is alleged that Pesiri displayed what appeared to be a black firearm and pointed it towards the register clerk demanding that he open the cash register, said Chief Michael Cazzari of the&nbs…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Scammers Making Calls Pretending To Be From Police, Town Of Carmel Scammers Making Calls Pretending To Be From Police, Town Of Carmel
Scammers Making Calls Pretending To Be From Police, Town Of Carmel The Carmel PBA is warning residents about a scam in which the scammers are “spoofing” the telephone number of the “Town of Carmel” or “Town of Carmel Police." The victim reported that a male caller with a Middle Eastern accent was trying to gather information about cell phone software from the victim and appeared to be calling from a Town of Carmel official phone line.  "We believe if the scam continued, the scammer would have attempted to gain remote access into the victim's phone or computer and extort money from the victim once the device takeover took place," the Carmel P…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Putnam County Joins Statewide STOP-DWI Crackdown Over St. Patrick's Weekend Putnam County Joins Statewide STOP-DWI Crackdown Over St. Patrick's Weekend
Putnam County Joins Statewide Stop-dwi Crackdown Over St. Patrick's Weekend Putnam County Sheriff Robert L. Langley, Jr. and Town of Carmel Police Chief Michael Cazzari announced Tuesday that their departments will participate in a special enforcement effort to crackdown on impaired driving. The statewide STOP-DWI Crackdown efforts start on March 16 and end on March 18, covering the St. Patrick's Day weekend when more impaired drivers are typically on the road.  New York State Police, County Sheriffs, and municipal law enforcement agencies will collaborate across the state and will be out in force in this coordinated effort to reduce the number of impaired rela…

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by Daily Voice
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Man Nabbed For Prostitution, Drug Charges In Putnam Man Nabbed For Prostitution, Drug Charges In Putnam
Man Nabbed For Prostitution, Drug Charges In Putnam Putnam County Sheriff's deputies nabbed a man for prostitution and drug charges following a traffic stop where he had two young women in the car. Leonardo Martinez, 42, of Elmhurst, was busted following a stop on Friday, Feb. 16,  when members of the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department Narcotics Enforcement Unit (NEU) conducted a traffic stop of a vehicle on Bucks Hollow Road in the Mahopac area of the Town of Carmel.  During the stop, deputies determined that Martinez, who was accompanied by two females, 23 and 28, both of Queens, was operating the vehicle without a valid drivers license. …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Carmel Man, 22, Nabbed For Selling Illegal Prescription Drugs In Putnam Carmel Man, 22, Nabbed For Selling Illegal Prescription Drugs In Putnam
Carmel Man, 22, Nabbed For Selling Illegal Prescription Drugs In Putnam A 22-year-old Carmel man was arrested in Putnam County after selling pills to an undercover deputy, according to Putnam County Sheriff Robert L. Langley Jr. Jamie J. Mclean was arrested Thursday, Jan. 11, by a deputy with the Narcotics Enforcement Unit after he developed information that Mclean was involved in the sale of prescription drugs, according to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office. The deputy was able to make contact with Mclean and arrange for the purchase of prescription medication (Suboxone) on several occasions, the department said. Mclean was charged with three counts each of …

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by Kathy Reakes