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CRIME & SAFETY
Hyde Park HS Student Dead, 1 Critical Following Crash
The incident occurred in Dutchess County shortly before noon on Wednesday, May 15, on South Quaker Lane in Hyde Park. According to Capt. John Watterson of the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office, Hyde Park officers responded to reports of a crash on South Quaker Lane near Honeywell Lane. Upon arrival, it was discovered that the collision involved one car with four occupants.
Police searching for suspects who KO’d one cop, injured another (VIDEO)
POUGHKEEPSIE – One city officer was knocked unconscious on Sunday night and a second one was injured after a man tried to flee from a traffic stop by ramming police cars. The 10:00 pm incident occurred on the 600 block of Main Street near the intersection with Church Street.
Vicious Drive-By Double-Shooting In Hudson Valley, At Least 1 Murdered
A late-night double shooting in the Hudson Valley has killed at least one victim. Both victims were shot inside a car. Police are starting to investigate a double shooting that left at least one of the victims dead in Orange County, New York. Double Shooting In the City Of Newburgh,...
Poughkeepsie Man Convicted In Fatal Stabbing of Roommate
Dutchess County resident Andrew Alex Fraser of Poughkeepsie was convicted of murder on Monday, May 13, after two days of jury deliberations. According to the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office, Fraser killed Dontay Brown, age 24, during a knife attack, which resulted in a fatal stab wound into Brown’s skull, on Sunday, June 4, 2023, at 12:30 p.m. at 25 South Grand Ave., in the City of Poughkeepsie.
Newburgh man sentenced for illegal possession of gun
GOSHEN – A Newburgh man was sentenced on Monday to four years in state prison and five years of post-release supervision following his guilty plea in Orange County Court to a charge of criminal possession of a weapon. It was alleged that late in the evening of October 16,...
Police Week highlights dangerous shortage of Poughkeepsie cops
POUGHKEEPSIE – President John F. Kennedy proclaimed May 15 as National Peace Officers Memorial Day in 1962 and the calendar week in which May 15 falls, as National Police Week. National Police Week pays special recognition to those law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty for the safety and protection of others. In the City of Poughkeepsie, the week calls attention to the shortage of police officers which several cops have called “dangerously low”.
Attempted murder suspect charged in violent Poughkeepsie attack released on $1,350 bail
Rakim Paulin, 43, was released on Wednesday after the ruling found the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office failed to prosecute the case against the defendant within 90 days while Paulin was behind bars without bail, as required under the state’s new bail reform laws.
Car chase that began in Liberty ends in Newburgh
NEWBURGH – What began as a car chase when a vehicle ran over fire hoses in Liberty on Sunday ended in the City of Newburgh with the arrest of two people. Police said the car sped east on Route 17 to Interstate 84 in the Town of Wallkill where the pursuit was terminated.
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