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Putnam agrees to intermunicipal agreement for police tactical teams
41+ min ago (205+ words) CARMEL " For years, the Emergency Response Team (ERT) has been deployed in Putnam during crises to assist local police with situations involving armed suspects, barricaded individuals, or people in emotional distress. Two years ago, the team was disbanded because, according…...
Putnam coroners investigate nine cases in first quarter
48+ min ago (220+ words) Gross, a retired educator, has been covering the events in and around Putnam for the past 60 years. His reporting has received many awards from the NYS Press Association in addition to recognition from the Associated Press and the Columbia Journalism…...
Crime down in Westchester County
56+ min ago (180+ words) WHITE PLAINS "Crime was down in Westchester County in 2025 as compared to the year before, including a 25 percent drop in violent crime. Overall, total Index Crimes, which includes violent crime and property crime categories, were down 17 percent, according to the…...
Putnam deputy sheriff appears in court on assault charges
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (218+ words) SOUTHEAST " Putnam County Deputy Sheriff Kevin Osika appeared in Southeast Town Court to answer charges of assault and aggravated harassment stemming from an alleged domestic dispute in February. Southeast Town Judge Louis Gasparini dismissed the aggravated harassment charge leaving the…...
Drug Task Force interrupts multi-county drug-selling duo
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (305+ words) POUGHKEEPSIE " Two men have been arrested by the Dutchess County Drug Task Force as part of an investigation into wholesale distribution of cocaine and fentanyl in Dutchess County." Tysheed Mc Phee, 30, and Raquan Storts, 33, were working together to distribute cocaine…...
Sherif's office identifies victim of motorcycle fatality
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (134+ words) CAMPBELL HALL " The Orange County Sheriff's Office has identified the motorcyclist killed in a crash with two SUVs in Campbell Hall on Monday afternoon, May 4 as Kevin Crawford, 73, of Chester. Deputies said that at around 1: 40 p. m. , the collision occurred on County…...
National Guard member at area state prison assaulted by inmate
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (159+ words) COXSACKIE " A National Guardsman was assaulted by a prisoner at the Coxsackie State Correctional Facility on Tuesday morning when the inmate tossed a cup of unknown liquid on the pants and boot of the guardsman, prison officials told Mid-Hudson News....
Maybrook traffic stop leads to cocaine arrest
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (217+ words) Hank Gross is the founder of Mid-Hudson News and a veteran journalist with over five decades of experience covering the Hudson Valley. A graduate of SUNY Oneonta, where he began his career in broadcasting, Hank has worked across radio, TV,…...
NJ woman guilty of threatening Middletown City Court judge
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (118+ words) GOSHEN " An Atlantic City, New Jersey woman faces up to 364 days in the Orange County Jail following her conviction on a charge of threatening a Middletown City Court judge. Yon Renee Woodson-Renner, 65, left a message on the Middletown City Court…...
State announces STRIVE grants to reduce intimate partner violence
3+ day, 48+ min ago (75+ words) ALBANY " The state has announced new funding for its Statewide Targeted Reductions in Intimate Partner Violence (STRIVE) for participating police departments. This is the second year of the funding to respond to and prevent domestic violence, hold individuals who cause…...