Winter is Coming

(and A Stew For You)

Fall is a busy time for gardeners. But, while we are having this crazy warm spell, we have to wait on autumn bulb planting until after the frost arrives and night time temps are dropping into the 40s for a couple of weeks. No problem! This gives us a chance to run down a check list of other chores that […]

CRIME ROUNDUP

27 Drivers Arrested For Alcohol-Related Offenses

The DWI roundup continues; State Police arrested 27 motorists for alcohol-related offenses in recent days, and 13 of those apprehensions either involved Putnam residents or were made in Putnam. Brewster State Police were exceptionally busy. Troopers arrested Galdino Perez, 47, of Danbury for DWI after his car was stopped on Route 6 in Southeast near the New York- Connecticut state […]

WEIRD CRIME OF THE WEEK

Oh Deer: Two Arrested For Hunting Violations

Two men, residents of Putnam Valley and Carmel, face hearings in town courts later this month after being arrested by New York State Environmental Conservation Officer Kevin Wamsley for separate violations related to the taking of wildlife. In the Putnam Valley case, the officer received a call from a bow hunter who reportedly heard gunshots during the bow hunting season. […]

Green Haven Officers Attacked By Inmate


Two corrections officers at the maximum security Green Haven Correctional Facility in nearby Stormville were treated at Putnam Hospital Center after being attacked by a 47-year-old inmate serving a life sentence for murder, assault and promoting prison contraband. Authorities said the attack occurred Friday when the prisoner, identified as a resident of the Bronx, climbed onto a bed in his […]

Carmel Man Injured In Fatal Crash In White Plains


A Carmel man suffered non-life-threatening injuries when his truck was struck last Monday morning on Route 287—Cross Westchester Expressway–in White Plains. State Police said David Arndt, 49, was behind the wheel of his vehicle, parked in the left lane of the interstate at 1:30 a.m. due to a construction project taking place, when a speeding SUV driven by Patricia Jiminez- […]

10 Arrested By Narcotics Department


The Putnam County Sheriff’s Department Narcotics Enforcement Unit has made 10 arrests in recent days. The undercover deputies work all hours to rid the county’s six towns and three villages of narcotics. A vehicle stop on Route 6 in Mahopac led to the arrest of a 31-year-old Hopewell Junction man when a quantity of heroin was found in his possession. […]

PV Woman, Driving on Shoulder, Charged with DWI


A Putnam Valley woman is scheduled to appear in Yorktown Town Court next week to answer charges of aggravated DWI, driving while intoxicated and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, in addition to carrying an open container of alcohol in a vehicle and driving on the shoulder of a highway following her arrest last Thursday morning in Mohegan Lake. […]

Putnam Valley Man Facing Felony Charges For Vehicular Assault


A Putnam Valley man accused of driving while intoxicated at three times the legal limit is facing felony and misdemeanor charges. State Police arrested Kevin Singleton, 32, Saturday evening after being dispatched to a personal injury crash on Croton Avenue in Cortlandt. Troop K Public Information Officer Trooper A.J. Hicks said an investigation determined that Singleton was driving south in […]

Torrential Rains And High Winds Cause Problems


A cold front that ushered in November resulted in torrential rains and strong winds Friday and Saturday that caused problems throughout the county. The National Weather Service reported 3 inches of rain in Putnam Valley; 2.9 inches of rain at Fahnestock State Park in Kent while Carmel received a 2 inch rainfall; Cold Spring–1.65 inches of rain and Mahopac–1.76 inches. […]

Alleged Drug Dealer Nabbed in Mahopac


A northern Westchester man is facing a lengthy state prison term for allegedly selling cocaine in Mahopac. Terrron Fleming, 42, of Somers, was arrested by the Countywide Narcotics Enforcement Unit Saturday at an unidentified Mahopac pub after reportedly selling quantities of cocaine to undercover officers on two previous occasions in greater Mahopac. Fleming was charged with multiple counts of criminal […]