GARRISON – Dozens of law enforcement personnel including FBI agents, State Police, members of the Putnam Sheriff’s Department along with staff from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives converged on a section of Garrison Wednesday in the vicinity of Routes 9 and 403.
Witnesses reported the individuals were searching an area of thick brush with hedge shears, shovels, a metal detector and other tools.
The Town of Philipstown issued a bulletin on its website noting authorities were looking for “evidence related to an old investigation.”
The FBI’s New York office would only say, “We are assisting our local partners in Putnam County.”
Putnam Undersheriff James Menton told , “Due to the sensitive nature of the matter, we can only advise that the activity observed was related to an ongoing criminal investigation. We appreciate the public’s understanding.”
The search was conducted in the vicinity of the Appalachian Market.
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