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Labor Day Impaired Driving Crackdown Period Leads To Arrests Of 60 Area Residents Labor Day Impaired Driving Crackdown Period Leads To Arrests Of 60 Area Residents
Labor Day Impaired Driving Crackdown Period Leads To Arrests Of 60 Area Residents Dozens of drivers were arrested in Dutchess County during an impaired driving crackdown period over Labor Day Weekend. Between Saturday, Aug. 17 and Monday, Sept. 2, state, county and local police agencies throughout Dutchess County conducted details that included sobriety checkpoints and emphasis patrols countywide, as well as their regular patrols. In total, 60 arrests were made, including 59 for alleged impaired driving. According to the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Department, “the objective of this continued enforcement grant is to revitalize and enhance the visibility of the STOP-DWI Pr…

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by Zak Failla
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Former Trooper In Area Dies From Injuries Suffered In Crash Former Trooper In Area Dies From Injuries Suffered In Crash
Former Trooper In Area Dies From Injuries Suffered In Crash A New York State Trooper who began his career at the Middletown and Liberty state police barracks was killed in a motor vehicle crash when he was rear-ended by a box truck. Trooper Jeremy J. VanNostrand, 36, was killed around 7:45 a.m. Tuesday when reporting to work at the State Police barracks in Fonda when he was involved in the crash, announced New York State Police Superintendent George P. Beach II.  The crash occurred while VanNostrand was stopped in the westbound lane of State Highway 5S waiting to turn into the station in his personal vehicle when he was rear-ende…

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by Kathy Reakes