Cortlandt, NY
Police & Fire
Investigation Leads To Charges For Driver After SUV Hits Officer On Route 6 Investigation Leads To Charges For Driver After SUV Hits Officer On Route 6
Investigation Leads To Charges For Driver After SUV Hits Officer On Route 6 The driver of an SUV is facing multiple charges after striking an officer directing traffic on a busy stretch of Route 6. The incident happened around 7:38 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 14 in Mahopac. Due to the injuries and the mechanism of injury, the Putnam County sheriff's deputy was transported to Danbury Hospital by the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department’s Ambulance where it was determined that the injuries did not appear to be life-threatening, Putnam County Sheriff Robert L. Langley, Jr. said. As a result of that investigation, the driver of the SUV was issued three summons …

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by Joe Lombardi
Lewisboro, NY
Police & Fire
Trio Caught Shoplifting $1.1K Worth Of Merchandise From Macy's Trio Caught Shoplifting $1.1K Worth Of Merchandise From Macy's
Trio Caught Shoplifting $1.1K Worth Of Merchandise From Macy's Three people were nabbed for allegedly shoplifting more than $1,000 in merchandise from the Yorktown Macy's. Channon Powell, 35, of Newburgh, Maurice Williams, 38, of Monticello, and Evelyn Cruz, 32, of Wallkill, were arrested on Monday, Oct. 28, after police received a report of a grand larceny theft from Macy's, said the Yorktown Police. After receiving the report, Yorktown officers spotted the suspect's vehicle on Route 6 and stopped them on Mahopac Avenue, police said. An investigation was conducted, and police say the trio allegedly left the store with $1,010.00 in merchandise without…

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by Kathy Reakes
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Mahopac Woman Charged With DWAI Attempts To Flee From Officers In Yorktown, Police Say Mahopac Woman Charged With DWAI Attempts To Flee From Officers In Yorktown, Police Say
Mahopac Woman Charged With Dwai Attempts To Flee From Officers In Yorktown, Police Say A an area woman has been charged with DWAI after police say she tried to flee from officers in Northern Westchester. Yorktown Police say they initiated a traffic stop on Route 6 after observing a speeding driver who was failing to maintain their lane on Wednesday, Sept. 11 around 10 p.m. Further investigation revealed that the driver, identified as Amanda Darrigo, 33, of Mahopac, was driving while her ability was impaired, police say. Darrigo also resisted arrest by attempting to run into traffic and failing to comply with officers’ orders, police say. Darrigo was eventually placed under …

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by Valerie Musson
Mahopac, NY
Traffic
Road Closure Planned For Busy Route 6 Stretch Road Closure Planned For Busy Route 6 Stretch
Road Closure Planned For Busy Route 6 Stretch There will be road closures for several days on a busy stretch of Route 6 as contracting crews perform work. The New York State Department of Transportation issued an alert cautioning that from 6 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 2 through 6 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 6 in Orange County, there will be road closures on Route 6 between Minisink Avenue and County Route 15 in Port Jervis. During the construction project, motorists have been advised that there may be delays in the area and should seek alternate routes, when possible. The NYSDOT noted that “motorists are reminded that fines are doubled for speedi…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Spray Paint Theft Suspect Nabbed For Earlier Route 6 Graffiti Tagging Spray Paint Theft Suspect Nabbed For Earlier Route 6 Graffiti Tagging
Spray Paint Theft Suspect Nabbed For Earlier Route 6 Graffiti Tagging A 24-year-old man arrested for allegedly stealing 16 cans of spray paint, was later arrested for an earlier graffiti tagging of a Route 6 sound barrier. Daniel Vines-Mevec, of Buchanan, was arrested on Monday, July 15, after Yorktown Police responded to A.C.Moore Arts & Crafts at 3333 Crompond Road, for a report of the theft of 16 cans of spray paint worth $120 by two people, said the Yorktown Police. When police arrived, store employees were able to provide a description of the car the suspects were driving. Police broadcast a description of the vehicle to other departments and a short…

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by Kathy Reakes
Cortlandt, NY
Police & Fire
One Hospitalized In Route 6 Crash Between Car, Truck One Hospitalized In Route 6 Crash Between Car, Truck
One Hospitalized In Route 6 Crash Between Car, Truck A crash between a car and a truck on Route 6 in Mahopac sent one person to the hospital.  The crash took place around noon, Wednesday, July 17, on Route 6 near Lupi Court, causing police to close one lane of the highway, said Jack Casey of the Mahopac Falls Volunteer Fire Department. Mahopac Fire, EMS and Fire responded, along with an ambulance, which transported one patient to Putnam Hospital.  The cause of the crash is under investigation by the Carmel Police.

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by Kathy Reakes
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Man, Woman Damage Victim's Vehicle In Hate Crime At Northern Westchester Restaurant, Police Say Man, Woman Damage Victim's Vehicle In Hate Crime At Northern Westchester Restaurant, Police Say
Man, Woman Damage Victim's Vehicle In Hate Crime At Northern Westchester Restaurant, Police Say A man and woman are behind bars after police say they damaged a victim's vehicle after violating a protection order at a popular restaurant in the area. State Police troopers responded to the parking lot of Chili's Grill & Bar on Route 6 in Somers for a report of a domestic dispute on Saturday, July 6 at approximately 8:15 p.m. An investigation revealed Antonio Vuksanaj and Gina Vuksanaj, both age 50 from Carmel, violated the order of protection and blocked the retreat of the victim, police said. The Vuksanajs then attempted to extricate the victim from a vehicle through force and…

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by Joe Lombardi
North Salem, NY
Traffic
Serious Two-Car Crash Causes Heavy Delays On Route 6 Stretch Serious Two-Car Crash Causes Heavy Delays On Route 6 Stretch
Serious Two-Car Crash Causes Heavy Delays On Route 6 Stretch This story has been updated. A serious two-car crash is tied up traffic during the morning commute near the border of Northern Westchester and Putnam. The crash, reported just before 8 a.m. Monday, June 17, occurred on westbound Route 6 at the intersection of Windsor Road, just west of Mahopac Avenue in Somers. One of the vehicles involved landed well off the road. Delays lasted through the end of the morning commute.

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by Daily Voice
Stony Point, NY
News
IDs Released For Man, Woman Killed In Head-On Route 6 Crash IDs Released For Man, Woman Killed In Head-On Route 6 Crash
IDs Released For Man, Woman Killed In Head-On Route 6 Crash The man and woman killed in a late-night head-on crash in the area have been identified. The crash occurred at around 11 p.m. Friday, May 3 in Orange County on Route 6 in the town of Woodbury between the 293 split and Long Mountain Parkway. An investigation revealed that a 2007 Dodge Caliber traveling west on Route 6 crossed over into the Eastbound lane, state police said. A 2016 Nissan Titan traveling east moved into the opposite lane to avoid the Dodge. The Dodge Caliber corrected itself, moving back into the westbound lane striking the Nissan Titan, police said. The only two occupants o…

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by Joe Lombardi
Stony Point, NY
Police & Fire
Two-Killed In Head-On Route 6 Crash In Orange County Two-Killed In Head-On Route 6 Crash In Orange County
Two-Killed In Head-On Route 6 Crash In Orange County This story has been updated. The two people killed in a late-night head-on crash in Orange County have been identified. The crash occurred at around 11 p.m. Friday, May 3 on Route 6 in Woodbury between the 293 split and Long Mountain Parkway. An investigation revealed that a 2007 Dodge Caliber traveling west on Route 6 crossed over into the Eastbound lane, state police said. A 2016 Nissan Titan traveling east moved into the opposite lane to avoid the Dodge. The Dodge Caliber corrected itself, moving back into the westbound lane striking the Nissan Titan, police said. The only two occupant…

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by Joe Lombardi
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
Westchester Man Faces Animal Cruelty Charge After Good Samaritan Reports Badly Injured Beagle Westchester Man Faces Animal Cruelty Charge After Good Samaritan Reports Badly Injured Beagle
Westchester Man Faces Animal Cruelty Charge After Good Samaritan Reports Badly Injured Beagle A Westchester County man was arrested on alleged animal cruelty charges after his badly injured Beagle was found running loose and saved by a Good Samaritan. Nuno Afonso-Gouveia of Yonkers was arrested on Saturday, April 6, by Putnam County SPCA officers after his dog "Snoopy," was found running loose near the Meadowlands Auto Dealership on Route 6, in Carmel, said Ken Ross, Chief of the Putnam County SPCA. The Good Samaritan observed that the dog’s barking collar was extremely tight and when it was removed,  they found three large holes and raw skin where the fur had been worn away by the…

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by Kathy Reakes
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Teen Accused Of Stealing $149 In Merchandise From Macy's, Police Say Teen Accused Of Stealing $149 In Merchandise From Macy's, Police Say
Teen Accused Of Stealing $149 In Merchandise From Macy's, Police Say A teen from Mahopac has been accused of stealing nearly $150 of Macy’s merchandise, police say. Yorktown Police say they received a report of a shoplifting incident at Macy’s on Thursday, April 4 around 6 p.m. The complainant stated that the suspect fled the scene in a blue Honda Civic. Officers responded and located the vehicle on Route 6. Police say the woman, identified as 19-year-old Michele Ward, left the store without paying for assorted women’s clothing valued at $149. Ward was arrested and charged with petit larceny, a Class A misdemeanor, and transported to Yorktown Police Departm…

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by Valerie Musson