Holmes Pawling Neighborhood Watch

February 18, 2011

Police briefs

Ga. man pleads guilty to Pawling burglary

A Georgia man faces up to three years in prison for burglarizing a home in Pawling last year.

Eugene Browning, 20, of Marbleton, Ga., entered a guilty plea Tuesday in Dutchess County Court to third-degree burglary, a felony.

Browning told Judge Peter M. Forman he broke into a [...]

Cops: Pawling mom gave
teen alcohol at party

 
Susan Campriello • Poughkeepsie Journal •
January 3, 2011

 
PAWLING — A woman facing misdemeanor charges
that she provided alcohol at a New Year’s Eve party
attended by more than a dozen minors will be
arraigned Thursday, police said.

Cynthia Drake, 47, is accused of providing Jell-O
shots, champagne and other alcoholic beverages to
at least one [...]

Sheriff’s Office honored for
STOP-DWI efforts

 
December 5, 2010

 
ALBANY — The Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office was
recognized for it’s efforts to crack down on drunk
driving and underage drinking at the 15th annual
Mothers Against Drunk Driving Law Enforcement
Recognition Awards.

The event was held by MADD and the state STOP-
DWI Foundation Nov. 16 at the Desmond Hotel and
Conference Center in Albany [...]

From Poughkeepsie.Journal.com
72-year-old woman struck
and killed in Pawling

 
November 23, 2010

 
PAWLING — A 72-year-old woman was struck and
killed crossing Holmes Road last night, State Police
reported today.

Ruth Austin had just finished a shift working as a
home health aide at a nearby residence when she
crossed the road in an attempt to reach her car
around 7:30 p.m., according to police.

The [...]

Halloween safety tips

The American Academy of Pediatrics offers these safety tips:
• Choose costumes that are bright and reflective and short enough to prevent tripping, entanglement or contact with flame. Add reflective tape or striping to costumes and treat bags to make children more visible.
• Remember, masks can hinder or block eyesight. Non-toxic makeup and decorative [...]

 Go to www.drugfree.org for great resources  to help parents with teens keep their teens drug free.
 

October 7, 2010
Let Us Reintroduce Ourselves
A lot can happen in 24 years. 
Since our founding in 1986, you likely have seen some of our public education campaigns over the airwaves.  As we’ve embraced the power of the web to communicate and connect [...]

Violent crime rises from
2007-09 in Beacon, City of
Poughkeepsie

Emily Stewart • Poughkeepsie Journal •
September 14, 2010

In the cities of Poughkeepsie and Beacon, incidents
of violent crime have crept upward from 2007 to
2009, according to statistics gathered by the FBI.

Despite the increase, however, the yearly total
number of violent crimes reported in both cities did
not top the number in [...]