Drunken-Driving Programs Try To Scare Teens Straight - Shane Smith Tragedy Recalled by PJ.com

May 30, 2010

Drunken-driving programs try to scare teens straight

Larry Hertz
Poughkeepsie Journal

As dusk fell over Pawling on July 27, 19-year-old Shane Smith was cruising down Route 55 on his motorcycle after a long day of work at a local landscaping company.

Without warning, a car driven by a young man who had been drinking alcohol and using [...]

Dutchess Crime Falls in 2009 but Violent Crime Rises PJ.com

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Dutchess crime falls in 2009,
but violent incidents rise

Jon Campbell • Journal Albany bureau • May 29,
2010

ALBANY — As the economy declined in recent years,
some crime experts expected the state’s crime rate
to increase. But recent statistics show that wasn’t the
case.

And as crime has dropped overall, another trend
has developed: The majority of [...]

Newburgh Drug Gangs – Major Arrests – A Very Scary Story

78 charged in crackdown on
Newburgh drug gangs

Sarah Bradshaw • Poughkeepsie Journal • May
14, 2010

NEWBURGH — In neighborhoods, including one
nicknamed “Blood Alley,” cash is exchanged for
crack and heroin.

Violent clashes occur between rival gang members
over drug territories.

Children initiated as gang members act as police
lookouts and carry weapons.

Since March 2007, federal, state and local law
enforcement agencies have been [...]

3-10 Year Sentence for Keith Johnson in July 2009 Tragic Death of Shane Smith

HPNW contacted the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office today to follow up on the sentencing of Keith Johnson of Pawling who has previously plead guilty in the tragic death of 19 year old Patterson resident Shane Smith on July 27, 2009.

The April 22, 2010 sentencing has resulted in a  3-10 year sentence for Keith Johnson [...]

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 [...]

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