Cops: Hypodermic Needles Found after Traffic Stop in Carmel

Putnam County Sheriff Donald B. Smith reports the arrest of a Mount Kisco man on misdemeanor charges following a traffic stop in Carmel.

At 3:53 p.m. Feb. 19, Sergeant Johnathon Cihanek stopped a motorist for allegedly failing to yield the right of way to traffic on U.S. Route 6 in the Town of Carmel. The driver, identified as Christopher J. Demauro, of 17 Carlton Drive in Mount Kisco, allegedly misrepresented his identity to the deputy by giving a false name.

Police allege that their investigation found that the 30-year-old was in possession of two hypodermic needles.

Sgt. Cihanek arrested Demauro and charged him with Criminal Impersonation in the Second Degree and two counts of Criminally Possessing a Hypodermic Instrument, all misdemeanors.

He was booked at the Sheriff’s Office and arraigned before Carmel Town Justice Thomas Jacobellis, who set bail at $1,000.00 cash or $2,500 bond. Cash bail was posted on Feb. 20 to secure his release pending further court action. If found guilty of the charges, Demauro could face up to a year in jail and a fine of up to $1,000 on each count.