Man Charged With Criminal Contempt After Wife Found Dead At Area Motel Man Charged With Criminal Contempt After Wife Found Dead At Area Motel
Man Charged With Criminal Contempt After Wife Found Dead At Area Motel A 50-year-old man who violated a protection order is behind bars after his wife was found dead at an area motel, according to police. The death of 38-year-old Jennifer C. Minihane is being investigated by Hyde Park Police detectives and the Dutchess County Medical Examiner’s office. The results of an autopsy are not complete. Hyde Park Police were dispatched to the Roosevelt Inn on Route 9 (Albany Post Road) for a report of a 38-year-old woman who was unconscious and unresponsive.  Patrols arrived and found Jennifer Minihane deceased. She had rented the room with her husband…
Man Charged In Ex-Wife's Murder Was President Of Sheriff's Employee Association Man Charged In Ex-Wife's Murder Was President Of Sheriff's Employee Association
Man Charged In Ex-Wife's Murder Was President Of Sheriff's Employee Association The 32-year-old man charged in the stabbing death of his wife late Thursday night was president of the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Employee Association who was serving as a sergeant in the county corrections division at the time of his arrest last week. Timothy Alexander of Poughkeepsie was charged with murder in the second degree, a Class A-1 felony. At about 11 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, state police and emergency medical services in Dutchess County responded to a home in the town of Wappinger in the vicinity of All Angels Hill Road. Responding units rendered first aid and…
Ex-Husband Charged In Stabbing Death Of Woman, 34, In Area Ex-Husband Charged In Stabbing Death Of Woman, 34, In Area
Ex-Husband Charged In Stabbing Death Of Woman, 34, In Area Click here for an updated story: Man Charged In Ex-Wife's Murder Was President Of Sheriff's Employee Association A 32-year-old man has been charged in the stabbing death of his wife late Thursday night. At about 11 p.m. Nov. 15, state police and emergency medical services in Dutchess County responded to a home in the town of Wappinger in the vicinity of All Angels Hill Road. Responding units rendered first aid and CPR. However, the victim, 34-year-old Terrie DeGelormo, was pronounced dead at the scene as a result of injuries sustained from the assault, police said. …
Woman Accused Of Setting Two Fires In Hudson Valley Woman Accused Of Setting Two Fires In Hudson Valley
Woman Accused Of Setting Two Fires In Hudson Valley A 39-year-old woman has been accused of setting two fires in the Hudson Valley. Dana M. Weitlich of Wappingers Falls was arrested Tuesday and charged with arson and other related charges following an investigation into a series of incidents that occurred over the last several months in the Town of Wappinger, said the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office. As a result of the investigation, evidence was developed that Weitlich set fire to a structure located on a residential property and attempted to set a vehicle on fire.  She was charged with felony arson, felony criminal mischief, felony reckl…
Alleged Drug Dealer Nabbed During Police Response To Domestic Incident In Mercedes-Benz Alleged Drug Dealer Nabbed During Police Response To Domestic Incident In Mercedes-Benz
Alleged Drug Dealer Nabbed During Police Response To Domestic Incident In Mercedes-Benz 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…
Man, 44, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Child For Two Years Man, 44, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Child For Two Years
Man, 44, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Child For Two Years A 44-year-old Hudson Valley man is behind bars after authorities say he sexually assaulted a child for two years. Members of the City of Poughkeepsie Police, the Dutchess County Child Abuse Center and the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office began an investigation into the alleged sexual assault of a 9-year-old female on Wednesday, Aug. 1. Octavio H. Santiago, a City of Poughkeepsie resident, was then arrested on Friday, Aug. 3 and charged with predatory sexual assault against a child, a Class A felony, said Matt Clark of the City of Poughkeepsie PD. Santiago was arraigned and remand…
Traffic Stop Results In Felony Drug Possession Charge For Man, 30 Traffic Stop Results In Felony Drug Possession Charge For Man, 30
Traffic Stop Results In Felony Drug Possession Charge For Man, 30 A 30-year-old man is behind bars after a traffic stop on the Taconic State Parkway resulted in the discovery of a variety of drugs, state police said. Troopers stopped a 2008 Honda on the Taconic in the town of Milan in Dutchess County on Friday, July 27 at approximately 4:20 p.m. While interviewing the occupants, a strong odor of marijuana was detected, state police said. An investigation found the passenger, Orlando Calderon of Brooklyn, possessed approximately 38 grams of marijuana, Adderall pills and 9 grams of psilocybin mushrooms, according to police. He was charged with criminal pos…
Man Assaults Victim With Hammer In Domestic Dispute, Police Say Man Assaults Victim With Hammer In Domestic Dispute, Police Say
Man Assaults Victim With Hammer In Domestic Dispute, Police Say A 34-year-old man was arrested after assaulting another person with a hammer during a domestic dispute, according to the New York State Police. James M. Macisaac of Pine Plains was arrested Sunday for the attack with took place on Friday, July 13, in Pine Plains, said Trooper AJ Hicks. Troopers were alerted to the attack when nurses at Northern Dutchess Hospital reported a possible victim of domestic violence, Hicks said. An investigation found the victim was assaulted by Macisaac with a hammer, he said. Macisaac was then located at his residence on Church Street and arrested and charged …
Man Throws Table At Cops After Slashing Neighbor's Tires, Police Say Man Throws Table At Cops After Slashing Neighbor's Tires, Police Say
Man Throws Table At Cops After Slashing Neighbor's Tires, Police Say A 34-year-old man was arrested by police after slashing a neighbor's tires and then attacking police when they attempted to apprehend him, according to Town of Poughkeepsie Police. Tyler S.J. Borzowski of Poughkeepsie was arrested Tuesday, July 3 following a month-long investigation into ongoing criminal mischief at the Mountainbook Estates apartment complex, said Capt. Kevin Faber. Borzowski was arrested after officers responding to the complex for a report of a resident's tires being slashed, Faber said. When officers arrived they found Borzowski near the scene and as they attempted to t…
Police: Man Chokes Two, Including Child, In Hudson Valley Domestic Dispute Police: Man Chokes Two, Including Child, In Hudson Valley Domestic Dispute
Police: Man Chokes Two, Including Child, In Hudson Valley Domestic Dispute A 32-year-old man spent the night behind bars after allegedly abusing a child during a domestic incident in Dutchess County. State Police troopers in received a report of a domestic incident at approximately 9 p.m. on Monday night, prompting an investigation.  That investigation determined that Red Hook resident Christopher Struse allegedly choked his first victim, who was reporting the crime, and a child under the age of 6 years old, during the struggle. Struse was arrested and charged with two counts of criminal obstruction of breathing, and endangering the welfare of a child, all misdem…
Woman Menaces Utility Workers With Knife In Hudson Valley, Police Say Woman Menaces Utility Workers With Knife In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Woman Menaces Utility Workers With Knife In Hudson Valley, Police Say A 60-year-old area woman was arrested and sent to jail after screaming at utility workers and menacing them with a knife and pepper spray, state police said. The incident occurred at around noon on Wednesday, June 27 when troopers responded to Madalin Court in the Dutchess County village of Tivoli for a report of a woman screaming at Central Hudson work crews in the area.  An investigation found Mona F. Herman of Tivoli also menaced the workers with a knife and pepper spray, police said. She was charged with menacing in the second degree, a Class A misdemeanor. After being arraigned befor…
Woman Behind Bars After Stabbing Male Acquaintance While Walking In Area Woman Behind Bars After Stabbing Male Acquaintance While Walking In Area
Woman Behind Bars After Stabbing Male Acquaintance While Walking In Area A 34-year-old woman is behind bars after a dispute with a male acquaintance turned violent while they were walking on the Dutchess Turnpike in Town of Poughkeepsie, police say. Jolene R. Fassino of Poughkeepsie and the man were involved in a dispute Sunday night, June 24 when she took out a pocket knife she was carrying and stabbed the victim in the left leg, according to Town of Poughkeepsie Police. A passing motorist was flagged down and called 911. The man was transported to Vassar Brothers Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries. Fassino was charged with second-degree assaul…