ABC News - Suburban Heroin Use Video Report Link Below March 29, 2010

March 29 & 30, 2010

From ABC News – Diane Sawyer

The New Face of Heroin – See below Video Links from ABC News March 29 & 30, 2010. Also, see News Story Post after Video Links. Copy and paste these links into your browser.

http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/face-heroin-10235268

http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/heroin-heartland-10245066

ABC News Heroin - Use In Suburbs on the Rise March 29, 2010

Heroin Use In Suburbs On The Rise
Suburban Teens Are Getting Addicted, Overdosing And Dying
By SHARYN ALFONSI and HANNA SIEGEL

March 29, 2010—

It’s 7 a.m. and we’re on an undercover surveillance operation with the Drug Enforcement Agency.

At a bus stop 35 miles outside of New York City, drug dealers from the city are dropping off [...]

DCSO Press Release Arrest of Lakeville, CT Man Made For Burglaries in Dutchess, Columbia Counties & CT

DUTCHESS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

Poughkeepsie, New York

PRESS RELEASE

For immediate release

Contact: Detective James Haire, Detective Thomas Cuddeback or

Detective Robert L. Harpp Jr.

845-486-3800

The Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of Duane E. DuBois of Lakeville Connecticut.  DuBois was arrested as a result of a continuing [...]

Local Schools Buckle Down on Drunk Driving - from Millerton News March 18th.

Millerton News

Schools buckle down on drunk driving
By CORY ALLYN – Staff Reporter
March, 18, 2010
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PINE PLAINS — Call it a competition. Call it an awareness project. Call it a bit of both. One thing is for sure: Pine Plains’ “Battle of the Belts” competitions are school-wide events.

Battle of the Belts is part of Sean’s [...]

Drug Task Force Siezes Heroin, Cocaine, Guns in Raid in Dover

From PoughkeepsieJournal.com
Drug task force seizes
heroin, cocaine, guns in raid

March 19, 2010

Three people have been charged with drug
possession, following a raid in Dover where the
Dutchess County Drug Task Force found about 400
bags of heroin, as well as other drugs and cash,
police said.

The no knock raid Wednesday was part of a five-
month investigation into sales [...]

The 3 Facebook Settings Every User Should Check Now

From the NY times, TECHNOLOGY | January 20, 2010
The 3 Facebook Settings Every User Should Check Now, By SARAH PEREZ of ReadWriteWeb

Changing these settings can be very important to protect your privacy and the privacy of children and teenagers.

Most Facebook users likely opt for the default settings without really understanding what they are agreeing [...]

New Ability to Sign-Up to Track Sex Offenders in Your Area

From PoughkeepsieJournal.com
State expands sex offender alert system

Journal Albany Bureau • March 15, 2010

ALBANY — New Yorkers who want to keep track of certain sex offenders can now register with the state’s NY-ALERT system to receive e-mail, text message, fax or telephone notifications that moderate- and high-risk sex offenders move within the state.

The sex-offender [...]

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From Port Washington Patch Newspaper March 1, 2010

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Initiative is the County Executive’s third prong in combating Nassau’s heroin epidemic.

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Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano [...]

Carmel Resident Arrested in Town of Pawling Near Routes 55 & 22 for DWI with Young Child in Car

Carmel woman charged with child-in-car DWI

from Poughkeepsie Journal

March 1, 2010//

A 34-year-old Putnam County woman who is accused of driving while intoxicated on Saturday is scheduled to appear March 25 in Pawling town court. Jeanine Steccato of Carmel was arrested on misdemeanor and felony DWI charges after she didn’t yield for a stop sign, [...]

Partnership for a Drug-Free America Link for Parents, Community, Schools

The following websites on Partnership for a Drug-Free America are excellent resources for Parents, Community Leaders and Schools. Please cut and paste into your browser.

www.drugfree.org is the main website for Partnership for a Drug-Free America.

www.timetotalk.org  is a great resource for concerned parents.

Partnership for a Drug-Free America has also just posted on March 2, 2010 new [...]