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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
Photos: House Fire Breaks Out Overnight In Area Photos: House Fire Breaks Out Overnight In Area
Photos: House Fire Breaks Out Overnight In Area Three people were hospitalized overnight when a fire broke out and tore through a Putnam County home, officials said. Shortly after midnight on Tuesday, Feb. 18, first responders were dispatched to Oak Road West in Lake Secor, when a fire ravaged a one-story home, Jack Casey, spokesman for the Mahopac Falls Volunteer Fire Department, said. Upon arrival, firefighters found the house fully engulfed in flames, with the residents outside the home. Fire crews, who were hampered by low-hanging wires that required NYSEG ’s assistance, had the flames knocked down by approximately 2:30 a.m. on Tue…

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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
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 Carmel Police Officer Killed In Motorcycle Crash Off-Duty Carmel Police Officer Killed In Motorcycle Crash
Off-Duty Carmel 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