Maffettone
PUTNAM VALLEY – A Local man has been arrested by Putnam County
Sheriff’s investigators on a charge of impersonating a police officer.
On February 16 at 1:40 p.m., a woman was pulled over on Oscawana Lake
Road by a man in a GMC vehicle with blue flashing lights. He told the
woman he worked with the Peekskill Police Department and that he pulled
over because she crossed the double line.
The woman became suspicious and asked him for identification, but he refused
and left the area.
After an investigation, police stopped a vehicle matching the description
of the one that had pulled her over earlier in the day.
The driver, Joseph Maffettone, 25, of Putnam Valley was charged with felony
criminal impersonation. He was released pending a future court appearance.
Anyone with information or has been stopped by Maffettone is asked to
call Investigator Paul Piazza at 845-225-8060.
