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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
From Port Washington Patch Newspaper March 1, 2010
Schools, Police & Fire, Government
Officials Say County is “Too Good for Drugs”
Officials Say County is “Too Good for Drugs”
200 2nd Ave, Massapequa Park, NY
Nassau County Police Academy
Initiative is the County Executive’s third prong in combating Nassau’s heroin epidemic.
By Josh Stewart |
new
Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano [...]
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