Category: Police Blotter

Homicide fugitive arrested in Dutchess County

Homicide fugitive arrested in Dutchess County The Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of Stephanie M. Vance, age 26 of Philadelphia, Mississippi on 1/11/24 on a homicide warrant from the State of Mississippi. On the above date the Dutchess…

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Alert-Sex Offender relocation notice, DOVER

Alert-Sex Offender relocation notice, DOVER DESCRIPTION: NY Alert is sending this notice because you registered to receive notification when an offender moves into or out of your requested area. We are notifying you of a move into/out of the area…

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Corrections Officers Assaulted During Alleged Escape Attempt

Corrections Officers Assaulted During Alleged Escape Attempt The Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of Julia E. Marcinak, age 28 of Highland Falls NY, in connection with a recent investigation by both the Law Enforcement and Corrections Divisions. Ms. Marcinak…

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Environmental Conservation Police on Patrol

Environmental Conservation Police on Patrol The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) Division of Law Enforcement enforces the 71 chapters of New York State’s Environmental Conservation Law (ECL), protecting fish and wildlife and preserving environmental quality across New…

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DRUG TASK FORCE – FENTANYL, AMMUNITION, AND HIGH CAPACITY MAGAZINES SEIZED IN EARLY MORNING RAID

DRUG TASK FORCE – FENTANYL, AMMUNITION, AND HIGH-CAPACITY MAGAZINES SEIZED IN EARLY MORNING RAID The Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office Drug Task Force reports the arrest of Joseph T. Anderson, age 20, a City of Poughkeepsie resident, for Criminal Sale…

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A Dover man and Massachusetts fugitive held after felony DWI arrest

The Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of John P. Ballou, age 59 of Dover Plains, at approximately 6:30 pm on 1/17/24 as the result of a traffic stop. On the aforesaid date and time Sheriff’s Deputies stopped a…

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Half Kilo Of Cocaine Seized On The Taconic

Cocaine Seized On The Taconic     Half Kilo Of Cocaine Seized On The Taconic   PRESS RELEASE   On January 11, 2024, the New York State Police from the Poughkeepsie barracks arrested Brandon M. Green, age 31, of Pittsfield,…

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DCJ Incarcerated Individual Charged After Investigation

DCJ Incarcerated Individual Charged After Investigation The Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of Joseph G.Boccard, age 54 of Poughkeepsie, in connection with a recent investigation by both the Law Enforcement and Corrections Divisions. Mr. Boccard was incarcerated at the…

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One Charged After Failure to Comply

One Charged After Failure to Comply The Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of Scott W. Owen, age 27 of Poughkeepsie, on 1/14/24 in the Town of Poughkeepsie in connection with a failure to comply. On the aforesaid date at…

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Fatal Crash on Danbury Road

PRESS RELEASE On January 11, 2024, the New York State Police began investigating a fatal motor vehicle crash on Danbury Road in the town of Southeast. At 6:45 a.m., Troopers were dispatched for a car versus tractor trailer crash by…

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DRUG TASK FORCE – NEWBURGH FENTANYL DEALER APPREHENDED IN DUTCHESS COUNTY

DRUG TASK FORCE – NEWBURGH FENTANYL DEALER APPREHENDED IN DUTCHESS COUNTY The Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office Drug Task Force reports the arrest of Takai Jackson, age 27, from the City of Newburgh for Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance…

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Drug Task Force – New Year Raid Nets Two Illegal Handguns And Narcotics

The Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office Drug Task Force in collaboration with Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office and the Hyde Park Police Department executed a search warrant in the Town of Hyde Park which took two illegal handguns and narcotics packaged…

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Bear Mountain Bridge Victim Found

PRESS RELEASE On December 29, 2023, the deceased victim who jumped from the Bear Mountain Bridge on November 24, 2023, was located by Westchester County Police Department near Steam Boat Dock in the Verplanck area of Cortlandt.  The victim was…

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Two Arrested After Crash of Stolen Car

PRESS RELEASE On December 30, 2023, the New York State Police arrested Justin T. Bumpers, age 28, of Brooklyn, NY, for Possession of a Forged Instrument in the 1st degree, a class C felony, Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in…

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Pine Plains Woman Faces Multiple Charges:

Pine Plains Woman Faces Multiple Charges: On Friday December 29th at approximately 10:50 AM Red Hook Police conducted a traffic stop for a vehicle operating without insurance in the parking lot of Stewart’s south. The driver of the vehicle, later…

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