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Drunk Driver Leads Officers On Short Chase In Hudson Valley: Police Drunk Driver Leads Officers On Short Chase In Hudson Valley: Police
Drunk Driver Leads Officers On Short Chase In Hudson Valley: Police A 40-year-old drunk driver was apprehended after fleeing a traffic stop in the region, police said. The incident leading to the man's arrest began in Putnam County just before 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 24, when a Kent Police officer saw a vehicle driving erratically on Route 311, according to the department. The officer soon tried stopping the vehicle on Terry Hill Road. However, the car ignored the officer's emergency lights and sirens and kept going, authorities said. The vehicle was later stopped with help from the Carmel Police Department, Putnam County Sheriff's Office, and New Yor…

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by Ben Crnic
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New Update: Support On Rise For Fatal House Fire Victim's Family In Hudson Valley New Update: Support On Rise For Fatal House Fire Victim's Family In Hudson Valley
New Update: Support On Rise For Fatal House Fire Victim's Family In Hudson Valley In the days after a tragic house fire that left a man dead in the Hudson Valley, a community is making sure his family gets what they need to start their rebuilding process.  The blaze, which happened in Putnam County on Sunday, Sept. 22, began at around 5:40 a.m. at a Lake Carmel residence at 16 Marion Way and ended up fully engulfing the home, according to the Kent Police Department. Earlier Report - 1 Killed After House Fire Breaks Out In Lake Carmel One of the home's occupants, Joseph Hunt, was killed in the blaze, while two other residents were hospitalized. A fami…

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by Ben Crnic
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Update: Police Still Investigating Loud Booming Noise In Hudson Valley Update: Police Still Investigating Loud Booming Noise In Hudson Valley
Update: Police Still Investigating Loud Booming Noise In Hudson Valley Authorities have offered more possible explanations for a loud booming noise heard in the Hudson Valley. The possible explosion was heard by several Putnam County residents on Saturday, April 14 just before 9 p.m. when the Carmel and Kent Police Departments received several reports of a loud booming noise in the Lake Carmel area.  Earlier Report - 'Loud Boom' Heard In Carmel, Kent: Police Investigating After the noise was reported, both departments were unable to pinpoint the cause or find any damage related to it.   Days later, on Tuesday, April 16, Carmel Police agai…

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by Ben Crnic
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Victim Shot At Gas Station In Hudson Valley: Suspect Caught, Police Say Victim Shot At Gas Station In Hudson Valley: Suspect Caught, Police Say
Victim Shot At Gas Station In Hudson Valley: Suspect Caught, Police Say A suspect has been apprehended following a shooting at a Hudson Valley gas station that left one person injured, police said. The incident happened in Putnam County on Friday evening, Nov. 10 in Kent at the Sunoco gas station at 1320 Route 52.  According to the Kent Police Department, arriving officers soon found a victim with a gunshot wound. A description of the suspect and their vehicle was then quickly given to authorities in the area.  With this information, the suspect was apprehended with help from New York State Police and the Putnam County Sheriff's Office. Their id…

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by Ben Crnic
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K9 Officer Unexpectedly Dies In Hudson Valley: 'Made Considerable Impact' K9 Officer Unexpectedly Dies In Hudson Valley: 'Made Considerable Impact'
K9 Officer Unexpectedly Dies In Hudson Valley: 'Made Considerable Impact' A beloved K9 officer who had a successful career with a police department in the Hudson Valley has died unexpectedly at a young age.  K9 Maverick, who served with the Kent Police Department in Putnam County since 2017, died on Sunday, March 19 at the age of 7 after an unexpected medical emergency, Kent Police announced. A certified patrol and narcotics detection K9, Maverick spent his career with his handler, Sergeant Corey Ashe, and was also a member of the Putnam County Emergency Response Team.  K9 Maverick pictured with his handler, Kent Police Sergeant Corey Ashe.Kent Police Depart…

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by Ben Crnic
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Man Dies After Rescuing Grandchildren In Area House Fire, Police Say Man Dies After Rescuing Grandchildren In Area House Fire, Police Say
Man Dies After Rescuing Grandchildren In Area House Fire, Police Say An area grandfather died after saving his two grandchildren from a fire that destroyed a Hudson Valley home. The fire broke out in Putnam County around 10 p.m., Tuesday, March 8, at a home on Scarsdale Road in Lake Carmel, a hamlet in the town of Kent. Arriving firefighters and police found two small children outside the burning building, said the Kent Police Department. A 65-year-old man was found inside the burning home and was transported to Putnam Hospital Center where he was pronounced dead, police said. The house fire.Lake Carmel Fire Department The children, who were reportedly…

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by Kathy Reakes
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'Person In Crisis' Hospitalized After Hours-Long Standoff In Area, Police Say 'Person In Crisis' Hospitalized After Hours-Long Standoff In Area, Police Say
'Person In Crisis' Hospitalized After Hours-Long Standoff In Area, Police Say A person described as being "in crisis" was hospitalized following an hours-long standoff with responders at a residence in the area. At about 10:50 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 24 in Putnam County, the Carmel Police Department received a call to check on the welfare of a person in crisis at a residence on Union Valley Road.  The subject has had a history of mental health issues and was known to not respond to officers when attempting to make contact with them at the residence, Town of Carmel Police Department Lieutenant Stephen Kunze said. Carmel PD officers attempt…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Highway Worker Struck By Vehicle In Area Highway Worker Struck By Vehicle In Area
Highway Worker Struck By Vehicle In Area A highway worker was injured after being struck by a vehicle in Putnam County. The incident took place around 8:32 a.m., Wednesday, July 15, on Church Hill Road in Kent, said the Kent Police Department. Police said the Town of Kent highway worker was reportedly hit by a ramp on a passing truck. He is believed to have broken a collarbone and was transported to an area hospital. Additional details were not immediately available. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Father, Son Injured During Motorcycle Crash In Area Father, Son Injured During Motorcycle Crash In Area
Father, Son Injured During Motorcycle Crash In Area A father and son were injured while out for a motorcycle ride after the father lost control of the vehicle and slid off the highway, police say. The crash took place in Putnam County at around 2:30 p.m. Sunday, June 7, when James Fordham, 54, and his 12-year-old son, Dominick Fordham, were heading eastbound on Route 301 near Forest Court in Kent when a car stopped to make a right turn in front of the motorcycle, said Kent Police Chief Kevin R. Owens. Fordham attempted to stop but lost control and slid off the roadway and into a ditch and some trees, the chief said. The father was airlifted…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Investigation Leads To Arrest Of Teen On 73 Charges After Swatting Incident In Area Investigation Leads To Arrest Of Teen On 73 Charges After Swatting Incident In Area
Investigation Leads To Arrest Of Teen On 73 Charges After Swatting Incident In Area This story has been updated. A lengthy investigation into a swatting incident that occurred in the area last summer has led to the arrest of a 17-year-old in Ohio on 73 criminal charges, Putnam County Sheriff Robert L. Langley, Jr. announced. On the evening of Aug. 11, 2018, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a hostage situation at a house on Ressique Road in the Town of Kent. The caller alleged that he had an AR-15, had shot his wife and was now holding his son hostage.  Sheriff’s Deputies, Sheriff’s Investigators and members of the Emergency Response Team (…

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by Joe Lombardi
Lifestyle
Support Pours In For Family Of Police Officer Killed 8 Days Before Wedding Support Pours In For Family Of Police Officer Killed 8 Days Before Wedding
Support Pours In For Family Of Police Officer 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
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Motorist Killed After Crashing Into Pillar In Front Of Hudson Valley Deli Motorist Killed After Crashing Into Pillar In Front Of Hudson Valley Deli
Motorist Killed After Crashing Into Pillar In Front Of Hudson Valley Deli A 63-year-old man died after losing control of his vehicle and striking a pillar in front of a Hudson Valley deli, according to police in Putnam County. Edward Collins, of Holmes, a hamlet in the Town of Pawling, died around 7:30 a.m. Monday on Route 52, at Towners Road, after striking the pillar in front of Gino's Grab & Go Deli, said Kent Police Chief Alexander DiVernieri. According to the chief, Collins was driving a 2004 Saturn south on Route 52 when he crossed into the northbound lanes, going off the roadway, and hit the pillar. Collins was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedi…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man, 20, Barricades Himself Inside Carmel Home, Police Say Man, 20, Barricades Himself Inside Carmel Home, Police Say
Man, 20, Barricades Himself Inside Carmel Home, Police Say A local man who barricaded himself inside his Carmel home, threatening to hurt himself, was coaxed out by the Carmel Police Department and the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department. Officers were altered to the situation on Bullet Hole Road in Mahopac around 6:20 p.m. Sunday when they were asked to perform a welfare check on the man who was possibly suicidal, police said. An officer from the Carmel Police Department responded to a residence and when he attempted to speak with the man, he became highly agitated. The young man told the officer that he would not go back to the hospital and that …

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by Kathy Reakes