News in Southeast

I-684 crackdown in Putnam County leads to 150 citations
SOUTHEAST – State Police were out in force on I-684 in Southeast and during an eight-hour enforcement detail, troopers issued 150 traffic citations. Troopers assigned to the Brewster, Somers and East Fishkill stations joined members of the New York State Police Troop K Traffic…

Driving Drunk at 3AM with Two Kids in the Car?
Danbury Man Charged with Leandra’s Law Following Traffic Stop in Southeast On September 20, 2026, at approximately 3:25 a.m., New York State Police in East Fishkill conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle traveling eastbound on Interstate 84 in the town of Southeast for violations…

Danbury dad charged with driving drunk with kids in car
SOUTHEAST- A 35-year-old Connecticut man is facing felony charges of aggravated driving while intoxicated with child passengers (Leandra’s Law) for operating his vehicle on Route 84 in Southeast, allegedly under the influence of alcohol, while his eight and one-year-old children…

I-84 traffic stop in Putnam leads to arrest of trio for possessing loaded gun
SOUTHEAST- Two Middletown men and a woman from Poughkeepsie face felony charges for possessing a stolen loaded handgun following their arrests by State Police. Around 10 p.m., troopers stopped the car for speeding on I-84 in Southeast and called in a drug-detection canine while…

Poughkeepsie couple charged with felony drug offenses in Putnam County
SOUTHEAST- A couple from Poughkeepsie faces felony charges in Southeast following their arrests by the Putnam Sheriff’s Department. Sheriff Brian Hess reported the arrests Friday of Dennis Bussanich, 45, and Karleen Carter, 37. An investigation at the Home Depot in the Highlands…

Dog found in Putnam with muzzle taped shut
TOWN OF SOUTHEAST – Putnam SPCA Police are asking for the public’s help identifying the person who taped a German shepherd’s muzzle shut and abandoned the dog Tuesday at a strip mall on Starr Ridge Road in Southeast. SPCA Chief Ken Ross said the animal cruelty incident was…