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Man Accused Of Beating Woman With Lawn Chair In Dutchess, Police Say Man Accused Of Beating Woman With Lawn Chair In Dutchess, Police Say
Man Accused Of Beating Woman With Lawn Chair In Dutchess, Police Say A 32-year-old man was arrested for domestic violence after allegedly beating a woman with a lawn chair. John Peters, age 32, of Conway, South Carolina, was arrested by New York State Police on Wednesday, May 19, after police responded to a home in the town of Fishkill, said Trooper AJ Hicks. During an investigation of the incident, troopers found that Peters struck the victim with a lawn chair causing the victim to suffer serious but non-life-threatening injuries, Hicks said. He was arrested and charged with assault and criminal possession of a weapon. Peters was arraigned before the town…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman Wanted For Cashing Fraudulent Checks Worth $4.5K At Dutchess Banks Woman Wanted For Cashing Fraudulent Checks Worth $4.5K At Dutchess Banks
Woman Wanted For Cashing Fraudulent Checks Worth $4.5K At Dutchess Banks New York State Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a woman who crashed multiple fraudulent checks at a pair of local banks and is known to frequent different areas around the Hudson Valley. State Police investigators in Wappinger issued an alert for 29-year-old Ophelia Atkins, who is wanted on multiple charges that include grand larceny and criminal possession of a forged instrument following a fraudulent check scam she ran in the area. Atkins, is wanted by State Police and the Town of Wappinger Court following a grand larceny investigation in which Atkins is alleged to h…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Accused Of Stabbing Victim With Scissors In Dutchess, Police Say Man Accused Of Stabbing Victim With Scissors In Dutchess, Police Say
Man Accused Of Stabbing Victim With Scissors In Dutchess, Police Say A 31-year-old man was charged with assault after stabbing a man with a pair of scissors then choking him to the point of unconsciousness, according to state police.  Troopers responded to the incident in Dutchess County on Scarborough Lane in Wappinger at approximately 3:10 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 25.  According to a police investigation, Michael Valentin, of Wappinger, used a pair of scissors to stab an individual who walked away from a verbal argument with him before Valentin choked that individual.  The victim was transported to MidHudson Regional Hospital with non-life…

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by Christina Coulter
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Man, 51, Charged With Rape Of 28-Year-Old Dutchess Woman Man, 51, Charged With Rape Of 28-Year-Old Dutchess Woman
Man, 51, Charged With Rape Of 28-Year-Old Dutchess Woman A 51-year-old man has been charged with the rape of a 28-year-old woman in the area, state police said. State Police from the Wappinger barracks arrested Brian J. Ozzone, 51, of Poughkeepsie on Tuesday, Dec. 31. An investigation conducted by the state police revealed that Ozzone had engaged in sexual conduct with the Wappinger Falls woman, who was unable to consent, police said. Ozzone was charged with second-degree rape. Ozzone’s next scheduled court appearance is in the Town of Wappinger Court on Wednesday, Jan. 8.

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by Joe Lombardi
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Alleged Dutchess Drug Dealer Nabbed During Domestic Incident In Mercedes Alleged Dutchess Drug Dealer Nabbed During Domestic Incident In Mercedes
Alleged Dutchess Drug Dealer Nabbed During Domestic Incident In Mercedes A domestic dispute between two parties inside a parked Mercedes-Benz led to drug charges for a Dutchess County man who was found in possession of crack cocaine, heroin and other drugs that were being prepared for distribution. New York State Police troopers responded to Orchard Street in Poughkeepsie shortly before 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 11, to assist officers from the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department with a domestic incident that had been reported inside a 2010 Mercedes-Benz S550 in the area. Police were able to track down the vehicle, and while interviewing its occupants, multiple…

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by Zak Failla
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Dutchess Woman Charged With Identity Theft Dutchess Woman Charged With Identity Theft
Dutchess Woman Charged With Identity Theft A 39-year-old woman is behind bars after being charged with two felony counts of identity theft, State Police from the Wappinger barracks said Saturday. Troopers received a complaint on Oct. 15, 2017 of a fraudulent line of credit opened in the victim’s name. Continued investigation determined Susan Odell of Poughkeepsie opened multiple lines of credit and monetary loans in the name of the victim which she used to purchase goods, police said. Odell was charged with identity theft in the first degree, a Class D felony, and ID theft in the second degree, a Class E felony. She was arraigned b…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Poughkeepsie Man, Woman Caught With Thousands Worth Of Heroin, Crack Poughkeepsie Man, Woman Caught With Thousands Worth Of Heroin, Crack
Poughkeepsie Man, Woman Caught With Thousands Worth Of Heroin, Crack A man and woman from Poughkeepsie are both behind bars after state police say they were in possession of thousands of dollars worth of heroin and crack cocaine. Investigators from the Hudson Valley Community Narcotics Enforcement Team, during the course of a narcotics investigation, initiated a traffic stop of a suspicious vehicle on Main Street in the City of Poughkeepsie on Wednesday, Jan. 24 at approximately 5 p.m. Glassine bags used for packaging heroin were observed in plain view during the stop, police said. Further investigation found Michael L. Harrison, 35, and Dominique M. Amodeo,…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Two Nabbed In Wappingers Junior High School Burglary Two Nabbed In Wappingers Junior High School Burglary
Two Nabbed In Wappingers Junior High School Burglary Dutchess County Sheriff's deputies arrested two people for breaking into Wappingers Junior High School and stealing items during a special event on Wednesday, Jan. 3. David M. Borrelli, 36, of Pleasant Valley, and Felicia S. Burnham, 30, Bay Shore in Suffolk County, are facing charges after an investigation following a report of suspicious people and a possible burglary during a school event, said Capt. John Watterson. When deputies arrived, the two had already fled the area, but the investigation by the sheriff's detectives led to Borrelli and Burnham, both of whom were arrested on Friday,…

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by Kathy Reakes