CRIME & SAFETY
Fire rips through town apartments (VIDEO)
TOWN OF POUGHKEEPSIE – The Arlington Fire Department, assisted by firefighters from the Town and City of Poughkeepsie battled a two-alarm fire on Thursday morning just after 7:30 a.m. Firefighters, supported by Empress EMS, responded to the call at Manchester Garden Apartments just as many of the residents were...
Dover Woman Dies In House Fire Trying To Save Cats
The incident occurred in Dutchess County at 125 Reagans Mill Road in Dover around 5 a.m. on Thursday, April 25. According to Capt. John Watterson of the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office, Ellen R. Travis of Dover, died as a result of the fire and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Nicholle Hoke Guilty In Deadly Newburgh DWI Crash
Nicholle Hoke, age 45, pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide in Orange County Court on Wednesday, April 24. Orange County prosecutors said Hoke, of Shawnee, Oklahoma, was leaving an Ulster County bar in New Paltz on the night of June 24, 2023, when she crashed into another car on Route 9W in Newburgh at around 10 p.m.
Poughkeepsie Man Busted With Fentanyl, Cops Say
Dutchess County resident Shaquille Heirs, age 29, of Poughkeepsie, was arrested Thursday, April 25, after he was captured in the town of Poughkeepsie. According to Det. Sgt. Adam Harris of the Dutchess County District Attorney's Office Drug Task Force, Heirs became a target after a raid on a South Clinton Street home in March.
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