Suspicious Man - Beige Car in Holmes Neighborhoods

Warning: Suspicious Man – A car with EDV in the license plate is crawling around the neighborhood. The beige car (possibly a Toyota Camry) and male driver (estimated in his early sixties) seems to show up when the morning school bus comes around and seems to watch for kids getting on bus. [...]

Please Plan to Attend Next Progress4 Pawling Meeting on April 29th @ 7PM

Please see below email from Dolores Ragsdale announcing the  next P4P community meeting which continues the dialogue on protecting our children from drugs and alcohol. The meeting on March 6th was a good first step. Please email me if you have any questions at BMEichinger@aol.com. I hope to see you all on April 29th.

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The next [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

More Teens Using Alcohol, Ecstasy and Marijuana Makes Early Parental Action Even More Critical

Cause for Concern: National Study Shows Reverse in Decade-Long Declines in Teen Abuse of Drugs and Alcohol
2/25/2010 10:17:03 AM

More Teens Using Alcohol, Ecstasy and Marijuana Makes Early Parental Action Even More Critical

New York, NY, March 2, 2010 – After a decade of consistent declines in teen drug abuse, a new national study released today by [...]

Pawling School Board Schedules Drug & Alcohol Public Meeting for Saturday March 6th

Please plan to attend the first ever Pawling School Board Public Meeting on Drug & Alcohol challenges in our Schools. The meeting will be held on Saturday March 6, 2010 at 10:00 AM at the Pawling Elelmentary School. This is an opportunity for all Pawling Community Members to express their opinions & concerns, ask questions [...]