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Nearly Two Dozen Charged With Impaired Driving During Dutchess Detail
Authorities in Dutchess County have just announced the results of a special multi-agency holiday DWI detail in Dutchess County.
Between Friday, July 2, and Monday, July 5, law enforcement agencies in Dutchess conducted impaired driving details that included saturation of patrols throughout the county in addition to their regular patrols, the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office announced on Wednesday, July 14.
In total, 21 motorists were busted for impaired driving.
Those arrested for DWI or DWAI include:
Darwin Cabrera-Lopez, age 25, of Poughkeepsie;
Koceila Ayouni, age 25, of Poughkeepsie;…
Strong Storms Bring Down Trees, Utility Lines, Knocking Out Power In Area
Storms bringing wind gusts of up to 70 miles per hour and nearly 2-inch hail left thousands in the Hudson Valley without power overnight as utility crews worked to make repairs to hundreds of reported outages.
During the storm, wind gusts toppled trees, felled power lines, and blocked roadways, leaving nearly 25,000 Putnam, Dutchess, and Westchester residents without power at the peak of the storm on Tuesday, July 6 as crews worked to make repairs across the region.
As of 9:45 a.m. on Wednesday, July 7, Central Hudson was still working to repair 220 active outages, that were impacting 9,801…
Area Man Charged With Violating Protective Order, Burglary
A man was arrested by New York State Police for allegedly violating a protective order, burglary, and a host of other charges.
Dutchess County resident Russell J. Hines, age 45, of Pleasant Valley, was arrested on Tuesday, April 27, for the incident which took place on Wednesday, March 10, said Trooper AJ Hicks.
An investigation revealed that Hines on March 10, 2021, illegally entered the dwelling of the victim and initiated a physical domestic dispute, said Hicks.
During the incident, Hines destroyed property inside the residence, and physically assaulted the victim while stealing the cel…
Covid-19: New Deaths Reported In Dutchess; Here's The Latest Breakdown Of Cases By Community
The number of active COVID-19 cases in Dutchess is getting closer to 1,000 as the death toll in the county rose slightly in the past week as the county recovers from the second surge of the virus.
Dutchess health officials were monitoring 1,080 active COVID-19 cases on Friday, March 5, down from 1,177 last week, but up from approximately 800 in late February.
According to the Department of Health, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Dutchess has reached 22,678 out of nearly 550,000 tests that have been administered countywide.
In the past week, six new virus-related deaths were repor…
Covid-19: Here's Brand-New Breakdown Of Dutchess County Cases By Community
There are now less than 1,000 active COVID-19 cases in Dutchess as the county continues to see a decline in the spread of the virus.
Health officials are now monitoring 819 active cases as of Thursday, Feb. 18, down from more than 1,000 as recently as Friday, Feb. 11.
According to the Department of Health, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Dutchess has reached 21,131 out of more than 500,000 tests that have been administered countywide.
In the past week, 10 new virus-related deaths were reported in Dutchess, bringing the total to 398 since the pandemic began last year.
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