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Police Reform Moves Forward In Dutchess County Police Reform Moves Forward In Dutchess County
Police Reform Moves Forward In Dutchess County Emergency mental health services will be expanded in Dutchess County, while Sheriff's Deputies will be assigned and mandated to use body cameras and take mandated implicit bias and procedural justice training per County Executive Mark Molinaro's 2021 executive budget. “We have a duty here in our community to strengthen what works, fix what is broken, and come together to build a safer and freer home for all," said Molinaro of the measures toward police reform in the 2021 budget.  "Despite the challenges 2020 has presented us, my Executive Budget enhances our County’s mental health…

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by Christina Coulter
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Large Police Response After Out-Of-Control Poughkeepsie HS Fight Large Police Response After Out-Of-Control Poughkeepsie HS Fight
Large Police Response After Out-Of-Control Poughkeepsie HS Fight This story has been updated. An out-of-control fight at Poughkeepsie High School caused a "hold-in-place" at the school as well as a large police response. The incident took place around 12:56 p.m., Monday, Nov. 18, when the City of Poughkeepsie Police received a call for help from school security, said City of Poughkeepsie Police Chief Richard T. Wilson. According to the chief, numerous members of the department responded including patrol, traffic, detectives and supervisors. Arriving officers assisted school district security in restoring order within the area of the school’s …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Support Pours In For Family Of 14-Year-Old Found Dead Near Hudson Valley Home Support Pours In For Family Of 14-Year-Old Found Dead Near Hudson Valley Home
Support Pours In For Family Of 14-Year-Old Found Dead Near Hudson Valley Home Friends of a young teen who was found dead behind his home after he was reported missing are raising funds to help cover funeral expenses through a GoFundMe page. Timothy Davis, 14, went missing at around 8 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 10 in Washingtonville, a village in the Town of Blooming Grove in Orange County. His body was found Sunday several hundred feet behind his home in the woods. Davis would have been an incoming freshman at Washingtonville High School. "Losing someone can be a very difficult thing to experience," the page creators said. "Losing someone who is young, tal…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Missing Area Student, 14, Found Dead Missing Area Student, 14, Found Dead
Missing Area Student, 14, Found Dead An area teen who was reported missing late last week was found dead on Sunday, according to school officials. Timothy Davis, 14, went missing at around 8 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 10 in Washingtonville,  a village in the Town of Blooming Grove in Orange County. The body of the incoming freshman at Washingtonville High School was found several hundred feet in the woods behind his home. An investigation is ongoing and no further information is being released. "This loss is sure to raise many emotions, concerns, and questions for our entire school, especially our students," Roy Reese, W…

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by Joe Lombardi