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Fourth Putnam Valley teen charged in robbery attempt
Police this week arrested the fourth teen accused of holding up three people last month near Oscawana Lake in Putnam Valley.
The Putnam County Department of Health has given the green light for four beaches in Putnam Valley to reopen.
Beaches In NYC Northern Suburbs Closed For July Fourth Weekend
Four public beaches in Putnam County won't be open for the long holiday weekend due to high bacteria readings.
Four Putnam beaches closed for high bacteria
PUTNAM VALLEY - Four private beaches that were closed Monday for high bacteria readings remain off limits today.
Cops: Cortlandt gas-theft suspect leads police from 3 departments on pursuit
CORTLANDT - A 19-year-old Cortlandt man faces a host of criminal and motor vehicle charges after leading police on a pursuit that involved crashing his car and running away from the wreck, state police said ...
Cops say members of Few Good Men motorcycle gang had weapons, drugs
Members of URGENT, he Ulster Regional Gang Enforcement Narcotics Team, stopped members of the Few Good Men motorcycle gang around 10:30 a.m Thursday on the traffic circle in town.
Cases continued for Yorktown drug suspects
YORKTOWN - A felony hearing has been scheduled for tomorrow night for one of three men arrested recently on felony drug charges as part of a two-month investigation by town and county police.
Moviemakers, musicians drawn to Putnam Valley's charm
Known as a community of lakeshore enclaves, Putnam Valley has long been a weekend destination for city-dwellers seeking nature and tranquility and for families wanting a close-knit suburban town. via Journal News
Police consider charging 2 women in Putnam, northern Westchester burglaries
“We're looking to see if any of our open burglary cases fit their (method)”
Police from various agencies were comparing notes yesterday before deciding what charges to file against two women accused in a string of burglaries in Putnam and northern Westchester counties. via Journal News
Cortlandt, Lake Peekskill youths charged in Yorktown copper theft
Four people have been charged in the theft of the copper from the Holland Sporting Club in Mohegan Lake, police said today. via The Patent Trader
Putnam Valley engineer whose work was used in The Manhattan Project is dead
“He didn't realize he was working on the project and already serving in the Army.”
A funeral will be held tomorrow for longtime resident Alois Kral, an engineer whose work was used by The Manhattan Project, the team of World War II scientists who developed the nuclear bomb. via The Journal News
“He was dazed and he looked like he was bleeding from the back of the head. I opened the back door, propped my hands under his head and held him up. We spoke and I asked him if he believed in God and we said a prayer. I kept trying to talk to him.”
A 26-year-old Lake Peekskill man died yesterday morning after his car flipped over a guardrail and rolled down an embankment off the Sprain Brook Parkway, state police said. via The Patent Trader
Driver killed in one-car crash
GREENBURGH A Lake Peekskill man was killed when he lost control of his car while on the Sprain Brook Parkway in the Town of Greenburgh Sunday morning. via Mid-Hudson News
Lake Peekskill man, 26, killed in Sprain accident
By Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy * The Journal News * March 30, 2008 A 26-year-old Lake Peekskill man died this morning when his car flipped over a guardrail and rolled down into an embankment off the Sprain Brook ... via The Patent Trader
Route 6: Anthony Rivera, 21, of Poughquag was charged March 22 with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor. via Journal News
Westbrook Drive: Maximilien Peck, 20, of Lake Peekskill was charged Saturday with aggravated driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor, after a state trooper stopped his car because it had an inadequate ... via Journal News
Homeless Man Gets 15 Years for Killing WWII Vet
A homeless man who killed a World War II veteran in his home when the veteran refused to let him move in has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. via WINS-AM New York
Fishkill man allegedly stabbed another over debt
PUTNAM VALLEY - A Fishkill man faces a felony assault charge after stabbing a man who confronted him about a $50 debt, police said. via Poughkeepsie Journal
A man from the Lake Peekskill section of the town of Putnam Valley surrendered to a Putnam County Sheriff's deputy after learning he was wanted on a bench warrant from the Town of Carmel Justice Court, police ... via Poughkeepsie Journal
Main Street: Louis A. Miccio III, 22, of Blackberry Drive, Southeast, was charged Jan. via Journal News