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Area Police Officers Awarded For Role In Seizing Nearly $32M Worth of Cocaine Area Police Officers Awarded For Role In Seizing Nearly $32M Worth of Cocaine
Area Police Officers Awarded For Role In Seizing Nearly $32M Worth of Cocaine Several members of the Westchester County Police Department have been awarded for their role in seizing almost one ton of cocaine from an airport cargo terminal.  The seizure happened on Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021, when the Drug Enforcement Task Force Group D-42, which includes members of the WCPD, was surveilling a cargo terminal at Newark Airport as part of a seven-month investigation into a Puerto Rico-based drug trafficking organization, according to a post by Westchester County Police on Monday, Nov. 14.  While conducting surveillance, detectives saw two large pallet…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Putnam Sheriff’s Department’s Names Newest Deputies Putnam Sheriff’s Department’s Names Newest Deputies
Putnam Sheriff’s Department’s Names Newest Deputies The Putnam County Sheriff’s Department has officially named its three newest deputies. Deputies Loprieno, Sangalli and Carroll just graduated from the Westchester County Police Academy 147th Session Basic Police Recruit Class. Deputy Varley, the Class Advisor and Defensive Tactics instructor, Sheriff Langley, Undersheriff Corrigan, Captain Jennings, Lieutenant McManus and Captain Tompkins appeared at the Deputies Ceremony to honor the new graduates. “Sheriff Langley wishes Deputies Loprieno, Sangalli and Carroll long, successful and safe careers and is proud of their efforts," said the Put…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Three Westchester Police Academy Grad Will Serve In Putnam Three Westchester Police Academy Grad Will Serve In Putnam
Three Westchester Police Academy Grad Will Serve In Putnam Eighty-three police recruits graduated Friday from the Westchester County Police Academy and are headed off to work at 22 law enforcement agencies in Westchester and one in Putnam. The new officers, who completed 20 weeks of training at the police academy in Valhalla, received their diplomas during a ceremony at Westchester Community College. County Executive George Latimer, Public Safety Commissioner Thomas A. Gleason and Westchester District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino Jr. addressed the graduates of the 147th Session Basic Police Recruit Class and congratulated them for mastering the phy…

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by Daily Voice
News
Police Academy Graduates Head To Two Putnam Agencies Police Academy Graduates Head To Two Putnam Agencies
Police Academy Graduates Head To Two Putnam Agencies Some of Westchester’s Finest got a little more fine on Friday. Eighty-six police officers graduated from the Westchester County Police Academy on Friday, and will now join 18 law enforcement agencies in the county and two in Putnam. The graduates were celebrated on Dec. 21 at a massive celebration at SUNY Purchase. The 86 graduates come from the 146th Session of Basic Recruit School, and received their diplomas in front of a packed house from Westchester County Police Commissioner Thomas Gleason. Of the 86 graduates, 10 have been assigned to serve as Westchester County Police officers. The…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
Funeral Procession Held During Services For Carmel Police Officer, 29 Funeral Procession Held During Services For Carmel Police Officer, 29
Funeral Procession Held During Services For Carmel Police Officer, 29 Services were held after a funeral procession for the 29-year-old Carmel police officer who was killed when his motorcycle was struck by a U.S. mail truck in Putnam County late last week. A Mass of Christian burial was held Tuesday at St. James the Apostle R.C. Church on Gleneida Avenue in Carmel as members of many local, state and regional agencies formed the procession. Interment followed at Fishkill Rural Cemetery.  Gary Pietropaolo, 29, was off-duty while driving east on Route 301 in Carmel when he was hit by the postal truck driven by 57-year-old Mary Gosney-Hyatt of Holmes as she was …

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by Joe Lombardi
Lifestyle
Support Pours In For Family Of Carmel Cop Killed 8 Days Before Wedding Support Pours In For Family Of Carmel Cop Killed 8 Days Before Wedding
Support Pours In For Family Of Carmel Cop Killed 8 Days Before Wedding Instead of wedding bells and cheers of joy, friends and family members of Carmel Police Officer Gary Pietropaolo Jr.'s, will be mourning the loss of the young officer who died in a crash eight days before his wedding. Pietropaolo, 29, who lived in Fishkill, died Thursday after his motorcycle was struck by a mail truck on Route 301 in Carmel while he was off duty, according to Kent Police Chief Alexander DiVernieri Jr. A GoFundMe page, set up to help his fiancée, Jacqueline "Jaci" Krampitz, keep their home and have time to grieve, shows photos of the two smiling and happy with fun…

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by Kathy Reakes
Obituaries
Services Scheduled For Carmel Police Officer, 29, Killed In Crash Services Scheduled For Carmel Police Officer, 29, Killed In Crash
Services Scheduled For Carmel Police Officer, 29, Killed In Crash The Carmel police officer who was killed when his motorcycle was struck by a U.S. mail truck  in Putnam County late last week is being remembered for his "big heart and contagious laugh." Gary Pietropaolo, 29, was off-duty while driving east on Route 301 in Carmel when he was hit by the postal truck driven by 57-year-old Mary Gosney-Hyatt of  Holmes as she was pulling out of a driveway. around 4:30 p.m. Thursday, June 7, according to Kent Police Chief Alexander DiVernieri Jr. Pietropaolo, of Fishkill, graduated from the Westchester County Police Academy in 2011 and began his caree…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Off-Duty Putnam County Officer Killed In Motorcycle Crash Off-Duty Putnam County Officer Killed In Motorcycle Crash
Off-Duty Putnam County Officer Killed In Motorcycle Crash Click here for an updated story: Services Scheduled For Carmel Police Officer, 29, Killed In Crash An off-duty Carmel police officer died after a motorcycle crash with a U.S. Postal vehicle in Kent.  Gary Pietropaolo, 29, was driving on Route 301 when he crashed around 4:30 p.m. Thursday, according to Kent Police Chief Alexander DiVernieri Jr. DiVernieri said the Pietropaolo was traveling east on Route 301 when he collided with a U.S. Postal vehicle, driven by Mary Gosney-Hyatt, 57, of Holmes, as she was pulling out of a driveway. Pietropaolo was transported by Kent Ambulance to Huestis…

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by Kathy Reakes