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Motorist Rushed To Westchester Medical Center After Rollover Crash Motorist Rushed To Westchester Medical Center After Rollover Crash
Motorist Rushed To Westchester Medical Center After Rollover Crash A driver was hospitalized after becoming trapped inside a vehicle in a rollover crash. First responders from the Mahopac Falls Fire Department were dispatched to the Lake Baldwin District in Mahopac late on Tuesday, Feb. 25, where there was a report of a vehicle that rolled over with entrapment. Crews from the fire department, area paramedics, Carmel Police Department, EMStar paramedics and recommend Towing and Recovery all responded to the scene to assist, Mahopac Falls Volunteer Fire Department spokesman Jack Casey said. Upon arrival, first responders found the driver already out of the…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Two-Alarm House Fire Breaks Out In Area Two-Alarm House Fire Breaks Out In Area
Two-Alarm House Fire Breaks Out In Area A late-afternoon, two-alarm house fire broke out on the third story of a residence in the area. It happened just before 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 28 in Mahopac on Nicole Way. The blaze brought a full response from the Mahopac Fire Department with mutual aid from Mahopac Falls, Yorktown and Croton Falls fire departments and NYSE&G, as stations that were responding were covered by other neighboring departments.   Chief Bill Nikisher was Incident Command and positioned the Ladder Company in the driveway of the home to access the third story.  Carmel Police responded wi…

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by Daily Voice
Obituaries
Services Scheduled For Westchester Native Killed In Mahopac Crash Services Scheduled For Westchester Native Killed In Mahopac Crash
Services Scheduled For Westchester Native Killed In Mahopac Crash Services have been scheduled for a Mahopac teen killed after crashing his car into a tree. John Rossetti, 18, was killed around 11:30 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 26, when his gray Honda Civic struck the tree on Woodbine Drive, came to rest on its passenger side, and then the engine block and tree burst into flames, said Carmel Police Lt. John Dearman. Rossetti was born to John Rossetti and Cherie Purdy on March 17, 2001, in Yonkers. He grew up in Mahopac and attended Mahopac High School. The love, pride, and joy of his mother, Cherie’s life, as well as her constant for the past 18 years, Rossett…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Teen Killed After Car Hits Tree, Bursts Into Flames, Police Say Teen Killed After Car Hits Tree, Bursts Into Flames, Police Say
Teen Killed After Car Hits Tree, Bursts Into Flames, Police Say An 18-year-old Mahopac teen was killed during a crash in which his vehicle struck a pine tree and then the car burst into flames. John Rossetti, 18, was killed around 11:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 26, when his gray Honda Civic struck the tree on Woodbine Drive, came to rest on its passenger side, and then the engine block and tree burst into flames, said Carmel Police Lt. John Dearman. Carmel Officer Christopher Fox pulled the unconscious driver out of the car as the fire began spreading into the passenger compartment, Dearman said. Officer Neil Brown assisted Fox to carry Rossetti away from…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Suspect Nabbed In Violent Armed Robbery At Area Store Linked To Other Crimes, Police Say Suspect Nabbed In Violent Armed Robbery At Area Store Linked To Other Crimes, Police Say
Suspect Nabbed In Violent Armed Robbery At Area Store Linked To Other Crimes, Police Say 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
Police & Fire
Head-On Rollover Crash Injures Three In Carmel Head-On Rollover Crash Injures Three In Carmel
Head-On Rollover Crash Injures Three In Carmel A rollover crash in Putnam County left three people hospitalized following a head-on collision in Carmel. First responders were dispatched to Drewville Road at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 23, police said. Two were transported to Putnam Hospital, and a third was airlifted to Westchester Medical Center following the crash with non-life-threatening injuries. Police said that the crash is currently under investigation by the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office and Carmel Police Department. No cause for the crash has been released. The extent of the injuries was not available on Monday mo…

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by Zak Failla
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State Sen. Murphy, Chief Of Staff Jump Into Action After Two-Car Crash On Route 6N State Sen. Murphy, Chief Of Staff Jump Into Action After Two-Car Crash On Route 6N
State Sen. Murphy, Chief Of Staff Jump Into Action After Two-Car Crash On Route 6N All hands were on deck early on Monday afternoon, including state senator and an aide who assisted at the scene of a two-vehicle crash in Putnam County. First responders in Mahopac Falls and the Carmel Police Department were dispatched to a stretch of Route 6N near the Westchester County line shortly after noon, where there was a report of the crash involving injuries. According to officials, when the first responders initially responded to the scene of the crash, it was already under the control of Sen. Terrence Murphy and his Chief of Staff Matt Slater, who happened to drive up to the cra…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Two Suspects Nabbed In Westchester Pharmacy Armed Robbery Attempt Two Suspects Nabbed In Westchester Pharmacy Armed Robbery Attempt
Two Suspects Nabbed In Westchester Pharmacy Armed Robbery Attempt An investigation into a daytime armed robbery of a pharmacy in New Rochelle has led to the arrest of two suspects who were apprehended in Putnam County over the weekend. New Rochelle Police Commissioner Deputy Commissioner Robert Gazzola announced on Monday that Mahopac residents Brian Dias, 31, and Tina Spearmon, 22, were arrested by officers from the Carmel Police Department on Sunday for the alleged robbery of the Main Street Pharmacy in New Rochelle. Gazzola said that the two were arrested following a stop in the vehicle believed to have used in the alleged robbery on Friday, July 13. I…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
Funeral Procession Held For Westchester Police Academy Grad, 29 Funeral Procession Held For Westchester Police Academy Grad, 29
Funeral Procession Held For Westchester Police Academy Grad, 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
Obituaries
Officer Killed In Crash With USPS Truck Was Westchester Police Academy Grad Officer Killed In Crash With USPS Truck Was Westchester Police Academy Grad
Officer Killed In Crash With USPS Truck Was Westchester Police Academy Grad 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 Hudson Valley Police Officer Killed In Motorcycle Crash Off-Duty Hudson Valley Police Officer Killed In Motorcycle Crash
Off-Duty Hudson Valley Police 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
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Hudson Valley Man Sentenced For Sexually Exploiting 12-Year-Old Girl Hudson Valley Man Sentenced For Sexually Exploiting 12-Year-Old Girl
Hudson Valley Man Sentenced For Sexually Exploiting 12-Year-Old Girl A 34-year-old Carmel man was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Friday for engaging in, and videotaping, sexual activity with a minor in the fall of 2003.   John Asmodeo pled guilty on Oct. 23, 2017, before U.S. District Judge Vincent Briccetti, who also imposed Friday’s sentence. Geoffrey S. Berman, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, said: “This case underlines the urgent need for law enforcement to continue its efforts to protect children from those who prey on them. We will continue to use every tool available to law enforcement to prosecute and punish those who sex…

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by Jon Craig