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Elyse DeGeorge

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Six Arrested As Opioid Ring Operating Out Of Dutchess Market Is Taken Down Six Arrested As Opioid Ring Operating Out Of Dutchess Market Is Taken Down
Six Arrested As Opioid Ring Operating Out Of Dutchess Market Is Taken Down A Hudson Valley drug task force announced the arrests of six people and the dismantling of a local criminal enterprise that operated out of an area market and deli, officials said. The Dutchess County Drug Task Force announced that they have broken up a drug ring that sold “counterfeit” Oxycodone pills and a fraudulent Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits out of the Zaid Market and Deli on Main Street in the city of Poughkeepsie for more than a year. It is alleged that the owner of the market, Rami Nshaiwat, and his employees distributed large quantities of illegal opio…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Dutchess County St. Patrick's Day Crackdown Results In 21 Arrests Dutchess County St. Patrick's Day Crackdown Results In 21 Arrests
Dutchess County St. Patrick's Day Crackdown Results In 21 Arrests A total of 21 people were busted for alleged drunk driving or driving while impaired during a St. Patrick’s Holiday DWI crackdown in the area. It ran from Tuesday, March 16 to Sunday, March 21, in Dutchess County. “With enforcement efforts being ramped up throughout the St. Patrick’s Day Community Engagement Campaign, the message is clear: these preventable behaviors and choices which are serious safety threats on our roadways remain a targeted priority in Dutchess County," said Dutchess County STOP-DWI Coordinator William C. Johnson. Those arrested were: Roberto Vale…

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by Kathy Reakes