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“We Will Find You”: DA Warns Dealers, Touts Record Year Of Drug Arrests, Raids In Dutchess “We Will Find You”: DA Warns Dealers, Touts Record Year Of Drug Arrests, Raids In Dutchess
“We Will Find You”: DA Warns Dealers, Touts Record Year Of Drug Arrests, Raids In Dutchess Authorities in Dutchess County are warning dealers to watch out after recording their most aggressive and productive year on record for drug busts in 2025, targeting suspects across the county with a surge of raids, arrests, and seizures.    According to the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office, their Drug Task Force executed 37 search warrants and raids, made 75 felony arrests, conducted 230 covert drug purchases, and seized 10 illegal handguns during last year — the highest totals in the unit’s 36-year history.  Task Force Coordinator Adam Harris said the operations w…
Man Convicted In 'Cold-Blooded' Execution-Style Murder At Housing Complex In Dutchess County Man Convicted In 'Cold-Blooded' Execution-Style Murder At Housing Complex In Dutchess County
Man Convicted In 'Cold-Blooded' Execution-Style Murder At Housing Complex In Dutchess County A Pennsylvania man has been found guilty in the execution-style killing of a 32-year-old man at a Hudson Valley, NY housing complex, prosecutors announced.  On Tuesday, Sept. 23, Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi said 24-year-old Khyree Pratt of Philadelphia was convicted of first-degree murder, second-degree murder, conspiracy, and weapons charges following a five-day trial and less than an hour of jury deliberations in connection with a May 2022 murder.  Prosecutors said the crime happened on Saturday, May 14, 2022, around 7 p.m. at the Forrestal Heights apartment…
Overdose Surge Triggers Cocaine-Fentanyl Ring Bust In Dutchess: 9 Arrested, DA Says Overdose Surge Triggers Cocaine-Fentanyl Ring Bust In Dutchess: 9 Arrested, DA Says
Overdose Surge Triggers Cocaine-Fentanyl Ring Bust In Dutchess: 9 Arrested, DA Says A major drug investigation in Dutchess County has led to nine arrests and the seizure of cocaine and fentanyl, prosecutors announced.  The multi-week probe, dubbed “Operation DC Powder Outage,” targeted a distribution network following an increase in overdoses linked to cocaine mixed with fentanyl, Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi said on Thursday, Sept. 4. In connection with the investigation, the Dutchess County Drug Task Force executed undercover purchases, search warrants, and raids that led to the arrests. Agents seized cocaine, fentanyl, packaging mater…
Daughter Indicted For Fatal Stabbing Of Mother, 78, In Dutchess County: DA Daughter Indicted For Fatal Stabbing Of Mother, 78, In Dutchess County: DA
Daughter Indicted For Fatal Stabbing Of Mother, 78, In Dutchess County: DA A woman who was arrested earlier this year for fatally stabbing her 78-year-old mother in Dutchess County has now been indicted on a second-degree murder charge, prosecutors announced. Denise Gilpin, age 50, was arraigned in Dutchess County Court following her indictment by a grand jury in the death of her mother, Olga Hinds-Coley, at their 2 Oak Crescent home in Poughkeepsie on Sunday, April 7, Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi announced on Tuesday, Aug. 5.  On the day of the incident, police responded around 1:19 p.m. and found Hinds-Coley suffering from a stab wo…
Retired Cop Appears In Court On Murder Charge After Shooting Roommate In Dutchess, DA Says Retired Cop Appears In Court On Murder Charge After Shooting Roommate In Dutchess, DA Says
Retired Cop Appears In Court On Murder Charge After Shooting Roommate In Dutchess, DA Says A retired police officer accused of fatally shooting his roommate in Dutchess County last month has now been formally indicted for murder, prosecutors announced.  Former City of Beacon Police Officer Edison Irizarry, 52, of Beacon, was arraigned in Dutchess County Court following the return of a grand jury indictment charging him with second-degree murder in connection with the shooting of his roommate in July, Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi announced Tuesday, Aug. 5.  The charge stems from a fatal shooting that occurred on the night of Monday, July 21, at 8…
Martial Arts Instructor Admits Sexually Abusing Multiple Students In Dutchess (UPDATE) Martial Arts Instructor Admits Sexually Abusing Multiple Students In Dutchess (UPDATE)
Martial Arts Instructor Admits Sexually Abusing Multiple Students In Dutchess (Update) A former martial arts instructor accused of sexually abusing his students across Dutchess County has now pleaded guilty to multiple charges, sparing his victims from testifying at trial, prosecutors announced. Tyler G. LeClerc, age 27, of Hyde Park, entered a guilty plea in Dutchess County Court on Thursday, June 12, admitting to five crimes stemming from repeated sexual abuse of minors he taught through LeClerc’s Martial Arts, the Dutchess County District Attorney's Office announced.  LeClerc pleaded guilty to two counts of third-degree criminal sexual act and one count of first-degre…
Man Charged With Fatal Shooting Of 20-Year-Old In Dutchess County Man Charged With Fatal Shooting Of 20-Year-Old In Dutchess County
Man Charged With Fatal Shooting Of 20-Year-Old In Dutchess County Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi announced that Thomas Case, age 53, has been charged with murder in the second degree in the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old man. Case, a Pleasant Valley resident, was arraigned on Monday, Jan. 13, for the Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, shooting death of Anthony Cuozzo in Pleasant Valley, said Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi. He was also arraigned on two counts of criminal possession of a weapon. Authorities allege that Case intentionally killed Cuozzo by shooting him multiple times with a semi-automatic pistol.   Prosec…
Dutchess County Man Admits To Assault, Drug Possession Dutchess County Man Admits To Assault, Drug Possession
Dutchess County Man Admits To Assault, Drug Possession A man in the region is headed for prison after pleading guilty to a felony charge of attempted assault and possession of narcotics.  Dutchess County resident Rakim Paulin, age 43, of Beacon, pleaded on Thursday, Nov. 14, according to the Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi. "The defendant's involvement in both a violent assault and the illegal drug trade shows a clear disregard for the law and the lives of others, Parisi said.  The assault incident occurred on Tuesday, August 20, at Pershing Avenue and Maple Street in the City of Poughkeepsie, the DA's Offi…
Dutchess County Man Accused Of Smothering His 17-Year-Old Sister To Death Dutchess County Man Accused Of Smothering His 17-Year-Old Sister To Death
Dutchess County Man Accused Of Smothering His 17-Year-Old Sister To Death A 32-year-old Hudson Valley man has been charged with allegedly smothering his sister to death at their home.  The Dutchess County District Attorney's office said the incident occurred on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2021, at 58 Harts Village Road in the village of Millbrook. Mark Dedaj, of the village of Millbrook, was charged on Tuesday, Sept. 17, with the murder of Maureen Nelson-Lanzi, said Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi.  Dedaj is charged with intentionally killing Nelson-Lanzo by smothering her to death in their residence, Parisi said. The New York State Police in…