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The Town of Poughkeepsie Police Department reports the investigation of a pattern of pocketbook thefts that have been occurring at grocery stores in the Arlington and South Road areas. The suspect would observe and then target female shoppers who left their pocketbooks unattended in shopping carts as they shopped. When the victim shopper was...
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On Tuesday, July 17th in the early morning hours, Troopers from SP Rhinebeck stopped Anthony C. Williams, 29, of Poughkeepsie, NY for allegedly speeding (56/40) on ST-9 in the Town of Poughkeepsie. Troopers interviewed Mr. Williams and the odor of alcoholic beverage was detected. Mr. Williams was unable to perform Standardized Field Sobriety Tests...
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On July 5, City of Poughkeepsie Police officers received several reports from residents in the Fox Hill Condominium Complex that two to three young black males were identifying themselves as Central Hudson employees and asking to see the residents’ utility bills to verify a refund or discount. The subjects then left the area without...
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The Town of Poughkeepsie Police Department warns residents of scams occurring in the town. Individuals are going door to door, posing as employees of Central Hudson Gas and Electric Corporation, attempting to gain access into homes. A town resident was advised by an individual, posing as aCentral Hudsonemployee, that there was a gas leak...
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The Town of Poughkeepsie Police Department reports conducting an investigation in to quality of life complaints at the Shady Brook Trailer Park, located at 67 Old Manchester Road, Poughkeepsie NY. The specific complaints involved reports of suspicious activity at one particular trailer. This alleged suspicious activity included narcotics use and sales, possession and firing...
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On Wednesday, July 11, at approximately 5:50 p.m., City of Poughkeepsie Police officers conducted a traffic stop on Baker Street in the area of South Grand Avenue. During the stop the front seat passenger, later identified as Amir Martin, fled the vehicle on foot. As officers pursued him, they observed him reaching for his...
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The Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of Robert L. Day, 45 of East Fishkill. Day has been charged with the crime of Grand Larceny in the 2nd degree, a class C Felony. Day is accused of stealing $68,588.30 from the Pawling Congress of Teachers during his tenure as treasurer of the association....
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The Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of Jerry Sykes, age 37 of Poughkeepsie, in the early morning hours of Sunday, July 8th, resulting from a vehicle pursuit throughout the Town and City of Poughkeepsie. A Sheriff’s Office Deputy attempted to stop a 1999 Mercury Sable on Route 44 in the Town of...
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The Town of Poughkeepsie Police Department received numerous reports of thefts of catalytic converters beginning in mid June, 2012. These converters had been removed from vehicles parked at a train station, local shopping centers and a local auto repair shop. After a lengthy investigation, four subjects were arrested in connection with these thefts. These...
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Today, DC 911 dispatched Livingston Fire Department and Northern Dutchess Paramedics to Rt. 82 near the intersection of Bells Pond Road in the Town of Livingston for a reported serious personal injury accident involving a motorcycle and a car. NYS Police at Livingston, along with BCI members, responded to the scene. The investigation...
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