HUDSON VALLEY- A device known as the Grappler—a pursuit intervention tool—designed to safely stop fleeing vehicles and bring dangerous pursuits to a swift conclusion, has been used for the first time in New York State by members of the Putnam Sheriff’s Department with amazing results.
Late Friday afternoon, Sheriff Brian Hess reported the arrests of Frank Commisso, 35, of Newburgh, and Hilary Rampe, 39, of Walden, that resulted from an alleged larceny and high-speed vehicle pursuit that spanned more than 30 minutes across Putnam and Dutchess counties 24 hours earlier.
Deputies initially responded to a report of power tools stolen from Tractor Supply on Route 311 in Patterson…