Police & Fire

MAHOPAC, N.Y. - Mahopac schools are taking part in what officials call “best practices” by employing the services of an outside security firm to work alongside its resource officers and monitors.

“Some years ago, the conversation started about security throughout the district and the high school [in particular],” said Gary Ziegelhofer, assistant principal at the high ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - A Patterson man has been charged in the death of a 59-year-old Carmel woman, as well as with a litany of drug allegations, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced last week.

Besides being charged with the murder of Lori Lee Campbell of Carmel, Dwayne Pulliam, 59, of Patterson, faces one count of traveling in interstate commerce and using a ...

MAHOPAC, N.Y. - A $50,000 grant to purchase license plate readers for the Carmel Police Department has been approved and the investigative technology should be ready to install in patrol vehicles this spring.

The grant project was started several years ago by Supervisor Mike Cazzari when he was police chief.

“We recently received an approval for a State and Municipal [SAM] Facilities ...

MAHOPAC, N.Y. - During his “Spotlight on Mahopac Schools” online program last week, Superintendent Anthony DiCarlo extolled the work done by the district’s school resource officers (SRO) and the role they play in keeping students safe.

“It’s a tremendous partnership,” DiCarlo said. “It is something the community has embraced. They understand the ...