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Police In Dutchess County De-escalate Suicidal Woman With Knife At Store Police In Dutchess County De-escalate Suicidal Woman With Knife At Store
Police In Dutchess County De-escalate Suicidal Woman With Knife At Store A suicidal woman with a knife was safely talked into dropping the weapon after a stand-off at a Hudson Valley store. The incident occurred at the All In One Food Mart in Dutchess County, in Beacon, on Monday, Dec. 2. According to Beacon Police Chief Thomas Figlia, officers who responded to the area of 1020 Wolcott Ave., along with a Mental Health America specialist, found the woman calm but incoherent. While they attempted to speak with her, she produced a kitchen knife from her pocket, held it to her own throat, and then slowly retreated into the grocery store as officers contin…

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by Kathy Reakes
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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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COVID-19: Molinaro Orders Dutchess County Jail Units To Be Repurposed As Emergency Shelters COVID-19: Molinaro Orders Dutchess County Jail Units To Be Repurposed As Emergency Shelters
Covid-19: Molinaro Orders Dutchess County Jail Units To Be Repurposed As Emergency Shelters In an effort to help battle the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Dutchess County will use temporary housing PODs as shelter for the area's homeless. Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro made the announcement on Friday, March 20, under an emergency order to allow the use of the vacant temporary housing units, also called PODs.  The PODs will be set up at the Dutchess County Law Enforcement Center and the Dutchess County Jail campus and be ready for use on Friday, Molinaro said. Each POD can house up to 52 males and 48 females, he said. They can also be used as medical shelters and comm…

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by Kathy Reakes