The Putnam County Sheriff's Department issued a press release on Monday announcing the arrest of a New Jersey man. Multiple agencies worked in concert to arrest McDermott including: Putnam County Sheriff's Department, Westchester County Police, New York State Police, Carmel Police and Yorktown Police all assisted with the investigation.
Pete Gagliardo is a resident of Putnam Lake, NY and a family friend. Recently, Pete reached out to the I-95 Morning Show through our boss John D. to make us aware of a Facebook scam he fell victim to. We invited Pete on the Monday (2/5/24) edition of the I95 Morning Show to explain the scam in detail.
It turns out I was right where I needed to be and a Patterson story was showing up on a national media service. If a story from Putnam County shows up on this particular media radar, it has to be bananas or nuts in this case. It proved to be all of the above and I was reading something I've never heard before, a local man accused of animal cruelty against squirrels.
One of our foundational topics is our passion for the State of Connecticut. The guys and I love our home state and we like to examine why, frequently. We also are quick to point out the things that suck about Connecticut and wonder how we can make them better. Recently, we ran an informal Facebook poll to see what people love about Connecticut, in 5 words or less and the answers were eye-opening.