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Survey: Teen Smoking at Historic Lows But Marijuana Use High

Published December 14, 2011

Reuters

Cigarette and alcohol use among teens is at the lowest level in decades, but marijuana use is on the rise, according to a survey released on Wednesday.

Just under 19 percent of high school seniors said they smoked cigarettes in the [...]

DUTCHESS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

Poughkeepsie, New York

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Contact: Lt. John Watterson

845-486-3860

The Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office reports the investigation into a one-car double-fatal auto accident, which occurred on West Dover Rd in the Town of Pawling at approximately 2:25 am on 12/10/11.

Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the area of West Dover [...]

DOVER PLAIN — A two-month-long investigation is continuing after two people were arrested in a weekend drug bust, police stated.

Kevin Madisson, 27, of the Bronx, and Crystal McNeil, 20, of Wassaic, were charged with third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a felony.

The pair were arrested Saturday after a no-knock search warrant was carried out [...]

CARMEL — A Dutchess County man faces felony charges in the sale of cocaine and MDMA, a hallucinogenic drug, in town, police said.

James Telesco, 22, of Poughquag was arrested about 10:40 p.m. Wednesday after a three-month investigation by Officers Brian Shay, James Terrazas and Carmel detectives.

Police charged Telesco with two counts [...]

DUTCHESS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

Poughkeepsie, New York

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Leah Feldman, Project Coordinator                                                  Universal Response to Domestic Violence (845-486-2335)

The Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office, in conjunction with the Dutchess County Universal Response to Domestic Violence Steering Committee and the New York State [...]

DUTCHESS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

Poughkeepsie, New York

PRESS RELEASE
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Contact: Lt. John Watterson

845-486-3860

**UPDATE TO FATAL AUTO ACCIDENT**

The Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of Michael S. Herman, age 17 of Pawling, as a result of the investigation into the one-car fatal auto accident in Pawling [...]

DUTCHESS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

Poughkeepsie, New York

PRESS RELEASE

For immediate release

Contact: Lt. John Watterson

845-486-3860

**UPDATE TO FATAL AUTO ACCIDENT**

The Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of Michael S. Herman, age 17 of Pawling, as a result of the investigation into the one-car fatal auto accident in Pawling from [...]

From PJ.com

PAWLING — A Pawling teen was killed in a one-car crash Wednesday night on West Main Street in the village, authorities said.

Christian Rohor, 19, died at the scene, police said.

The crash occurred about 11 p.m. near Sheridan Drive, the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office said in a written release.

A Sheriff’s Office deputy found the accident [...]

Officials: Heroin use among young has risen sharply from PJ.com 08.14.11

When Pawling teenager Shane Smith was killed in a car-motorcycle accident in July 2009, police discovered the 21-year-old man who was driving the car was intoxicated at the time of the crash.

The substance Johnson had ingested wasn’t alcohol or cocaine. It was heroin.

And in the [...]