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Package Possibly Stolen From This Mahopac Neighborhood, Police Warn Package Possibly Stolen From This Mahopac Neighborhood, Police Warn
Package Possibly Stolen From This Mahopac Neighborhood, Police Warn Authorities are seeking information regarding a possible package theft in a Hudson Valley neighborhood.  The incident reportedly happened in the Putnam County hamlet of Mahopac, where a package was believed to have been taken from the neighborhood surrounding South Lake Boulevard and Clark Place, the Carmel Police Department said on Tuesday, Sept. 10.  The theft was reported in a social media post that the department is now investigating, police added.  Those in the area are advised to watch out for any suspicious activity, which can be reported to police by calling 845…

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by Ben Crnic
News
'Threat Environment' Prompts Proactive Measures In Place In Hudson Valley, Sheriff Says 'Threat Environment' Prompts Proactive Measures In Place In Hudson Valley, Sheriff Says
'Threat Environment' Prompts Security Measures In Putnam As tensions in the Middle East rise following Iran's attack against Israel, authorities in the Hudson Valley are taking precautionary measures to look out for suspicious activity and to keep residents safe. As a result of "heightened threat environments," the Putnam County Sheriff's Office will enact "proactive measures" to keep the county safe, including extra visibility at several pre-determined locations, authorities said.  These measures follow an aerial attack conducted by Iran against Israel on Saturday, April 13, which the country said was made in response to an Israeli strike a…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Police Probe Reports Of People Following Mother, Child Inside Target At Mall In Hudson Valley Police Probe Reports Of People Following Mother, Child Inside Target At Mall In Hudson Valley
Police Probe Reports Of People Following Mother, Child Inside Target At Mall In Hudson Valley After reports on social media of men following a woman and a child in a Hudson Valley Target store, police found the suspects and investigated the crime. The incident took place in the Town of Poughkeepsie around 11 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 6. The Town of Poughkeepsie Police said on Facebook that it investigated a report of several subjects following a woman and her child throughout the Target store at the Poughkeepsie Galleria Mall.  The suspects were located and interviewed, police said. "At this time there is no information to substantiate that a crime was committed," the department s…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Woman Says Man Tried To Lure Her Into Van At Business Park In Northern Westchester Woman Says Man Tried To Lure Her Into Van At Business Park In Northern Westchester
Woman Says Man Tried To Lure Her Into Van At Business Park In Northern Westchester A suspicious man sought to lure a woman into the back of his van in the parking area of a Northern Westchester business park, police said. Shortly after 3 p.m. on Monday, March 21, a woman walked into North Castle Police Headquarters to advise that she had just been approached by a man trolling in a van. Police said the woman reported that she was walking in the parking lot of a Business Park Drive building in Armonk at approximately 2:15 p.m. on Monday afternoon when she was approached by a man between the age of 45 and 50 who was operating a “newer model, brown-colored van.” It is alle…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
25-Year-Old Nabbed For Northern Westchester Vehicle Larcenies Following Foot Pursuit 25-Year-Old Nabbed For Northern Westchester Vehicle Larcenies Following Foot Pursuit
25-Year-Old Nabbed For Northern Westchester Vehicle Larcenies Following Foot Pursuit A 25-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly attempting to break into numerous vehicles and taking police on a foot pursuit when they attempted to stop him. Michael S. O'Connor, of Carmel, was arrested on Tuesday, Dec. 15, by state police after they received a call about a suspicious person on Ridge Road, in Northern Westchester, said Trooper AJ Hicks. Responding Troopers found and attempted to interview a male subject in the area. The subject, later identified as, O’Connor, fled on foot from the approaching troopers, Hicks said. After a short pursuit, O’Connor was located in a nearb…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Driver Linked To Suspicious Carmel Incident Cleared By Police Driver Linked To Suspicious Carmel Incident Cleared By Police
Driver Linked To Suspicious Carmel Incident Cleared By Police Update: A person who identified himself as the driver of a pickup truck involved in a suspicious incident with a 5-year-old in Carmel spoke with detectives investigating the case. "It was learned that the driver did stop to check that the 5-year-old running in the roadway was OK," Town of Carmel Police Chief Michael Cazzari said late Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 4. Cazzari said the man drove away after confirming that the child was safe in a residential neighborhood off Route 301 in the hamlet of Carmel. "It has been deemed that there is no suspicious or criminal activity at th…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Suspect On Loose After Pair Of Home Burglaries In Northern Westchester Suspect On Loose After Pair Of Home Burglaries In Northern Westchester
Suspect On Loose After Pair Of Home Burglaries In Northern Westchester A suspect is still on the loose after police say he was involved in two burglaries in Northern Westchester. Police say they investigated reports of burglaries in New Castle on Annandale Drive and Crossways on Monday, Sept. 23 around 2 p.m. During the first incident, New Castle Police say the suspect entered through an open window after removing the screen. The suspect allegedly gained entry into the second home through an unsecured basement sliding door. Police say they also received two reports of a suspicious person on Orchard Ridge Road and Taylor Road stating that an unknown suspect kn…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Police Investigate Suspicious Man Lurking In Westchester Backyard Police Investigate Suspicious Man Lurking In Westchester Backyard
Police Investigate Suspicious Man Lurking In Westchester Backyard A local resident received a scare when she spotted a man lurking in her backyard before he hopped a fence into a neighbor’s yard, police said. The resident of Meadowbrook Lane in Mount Kisco alerted Westchester County Police investigators on Tuesday, Jan. 8, that the previous night, she observed a man in her backyard at approximately 11:30 p.m. Police said that the resident reported that the suspicious man proceeded to climb over her fence into her neighbor’s property when a dog began barking at him. Investigators said that the man was near a shed on her property, but the homeowner stated t…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Police Patrols Increased After Luring Attempt Involving Student In Northern Westchester Police Patrols Increased After Luring Attempt Involving Student In Northern Westchester
Police Patrols Increased After Luring Attempt Involving Student In Northern Westchester Click here for an updated story: Luring Incident In Northern Westchester A Misunderstanding, Police Say There are extra police patrols on Monday after school officials say a man tried to lure a student into his car in Northern Westchester. The incident occurred on Friday, Nov. 2 at around 3 p.m. when the driver of a dark-colored SUV tried to lure a Fox Lane Middle School student into his car at the corner of Parkview Place and Lafayette Street in Mount Kisco. "It is heartening that our student did exactly the right thing in this suspicious and scary circumstance by runni…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Suspicious Man Questions Girl Home Alone In Northern Westchester, Police Say Suspicious Man Questions Girl Home Alone In Northern Westchester, Police Say
Suspicious Man Questions Girl Home Alone In Northern Westchester, Police Say A suspicious man approached a girl in Northern Westchester while her parents weren’t home, asking if she “needed her lawn debugged,” police said. The North Castle Police Department received a report shortly after 7 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 10 of the solicitor, who asked the girl if anyone was home. The girl said that there wasn’t, “but her parents would be back soon.” The man said he could wait for them to come back, or return in the morning, prompting the girl to ask him to leave repeatedly. The man eventually took off in an unknown direction down Byram Ridge Road in Armonk. He was described…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Seen Them? Pair Of Suspicious Men Seen Walking Around Houses In Southeast Seen Them? Pair Of Suspicious Men Seen Walking Around Houses In Southeast
Seen Them? Pair Of Suspicious Men Seen Walking Around Houses In Southeast State Police are seeking the public’s assistance as they search for a pair of suspicious men who were skulking around Southeast, looking for houses to enter. Troopers received a report this week regarding two suspicious men who were walking around several Putnam County blocks, “looking for ways to enter” in the areas of Larkspur Road, South Drive and South Road. Police described the two men as white males in their 20s. One homeowner interviewed by investigators told troopers that one of the men knocked on the door, claiming that they thought they had rented the house before making off on fo…

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by Zak Failla