Putnam Valley
CRIME & SAFETY
Drug Dealer Linked To Fatal Overdose In Southeast Gets Prison Time: Here's Sentence
Putnam County resident William Mancusi III of Kent was sentenced to nine years in state prison for selling a dangerous combination of heroin and fentanyl on two occasions, Putnam County District Attorney Robert Tendy announced on Tuesday, May 14. Earlier Report - Drug Dealer From Kent Convicted After Being Linked...
Police Issue Alert For Northern Westchester Teens Missing For Days
Authorities are seeking help from the public in finding two teenagers who have been missing from Northern Westchester for several days.In an announcement on Wednesday, May 15, the Yorktown Police Department and New York State Police said they are looking for 17-year-old Evelyn Jimenez and 15-year-o…
Man Attacks Woman At Peekskill Apartment, Police Say
The incident happened on Tuesday, May 14 around 3:10 p.m., when a woman was assaulted inside a Peekskill apartment at 900 South St., according to Peekskill Police. Arriving officers found a 56-year-old victim with severe injuries who was soon taken to Westchester Medical Center. The suspect, identified as Haseem Jenkins,...
NYC cop from Mahopac charged with manslaughter back in court
BRONX – A NYPD sergeant from Putnam County accused of throwing a cooler and killing a man last summer in the Bronx was back in court this week. Erik Duran of Mahopac, an undercover member of the NYPD Narcotics Borough Bronx Tactical Response Unit, who faces manslaughter and other charges in the August 2023 death of Eric Duprey, was surrounded by more than a dozen fellow officers as he appeared before a judge.
Route 6 In Mahopac Reopens After Oil Spill
A stretch of a busy Hudson Valley road was temporarily closed to traffic following a crash that resulted in a large oil spill, police said. The incident happened in Putnam County on Wednesday, May 15, when a crash occurred on Route 6 in Mahopac between Crane and Washington Roads, Carmel Police announced around 12:15 p.m.
Updated technology equipment en route to Carmel Police Department
CARMEL – Carmel Police received good news Tuesday, a $400,000 grant from the State Division of Criminal Justice Services Law Enforcement Technology grant program is on its way to Putnam County’s largest town police department. The funding is to assist the police in purchasing new technology and equipment...
3 Adults, Child Hospitalized After Car Crashes Into School Bus In Westchester
Three adults and a child were taken to a hospital after a car struck a school bus in Westchester.The incident happened on Tuesday, May 14 around 3:30 p.m., when a sedan struck a school bus in the area of 317 South Broadway (Route 9) in Yonkers, according to Yonkers Police Detective Sergeant Fr…
Newburgh man sentenced for illegal possession of gun
GOSHEN – A Newburgh man was sentenced on Monday to four years in state prison and five years of post-release supervision following his guilty plea in Orange County Court to a charge of criminal possession of a weapon. It was alleged that late in the evening of October 16,...
Nanuet woman arrested for attempted murder of ex-boyfriend
A Nanuet woman was arrested Sunday for domestic assault and attempted murder after allegedly stabbing her ex-boyfriend multiple times. Clarkstown Police Det. Norm Peters said officers responded to the scene of a domestic assault on Spring Brook Road in Nanuet on Sunday around 4:37 a.m. where two victims were found with stab wounds. ...
Car chase that began in Liberty ends in Newburgh
NEWBURGH – What began as a car chase when a vehicle ran over fire hoses in Liberty on Sunday ended in the City of Newburgh with the arrest of two people. Police said the car sped east on Route 17 to Interstate 84 in the Town of Wallkill where the pursuit was terminated.
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