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Woman Wanted On Warrant Caught With Narcotics After Complaints In Dutchess County, Jailed: Cops Woman Wanted On Warrant Caught With Narcotics After Complaints In Dutchess County, Jailed: Cops
Woman Wanted On Warrant Caught With Narcotics After Complaints In Dutchess County, Jailed: Cops An investigation into complaints about drug activity, squatting, and loitering at a Dutchess County apartment building led to the arrest of a woman wanted on an outstanding warrant and two others, police said.  The arrests followed a police response at 65 South Hamilton St. in Poughkeepsie on Thursday, May 7, following repeated complaints about illegal activity at the property, City of Poughkeepsie Police announced on Sunday, May 10.  During the investigation, officers arrested Elena Lafalce, 28, on an outstanding Putnam County warrant charging her with felony fourth-degree crimin…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
2-Alarm Fire Tears Through Home In Dutchess County, Brings Heavy Response 2-Alarm Fire Tears Through Home In Dutchess County, Brings Heavy Response
2-Alarm Fire Tears Through Home In Dutchess County, Brings Heavy Response Firefighters battled an intense house fire in Dutchess County that required a second alarm and help from multiple departments.  The blaze began in Wappingers Falls just after noon on Sunday, Jan. 4, when Hughsonville firefighters were dispatched to 218 Old Hopewell Rd. after an alarm sounded, the Hughsonville Fire Department said. Moments later, Dutchess 911 upgraded the call to a reported structure fire based on additional information from the caller, according to the department. The first arriving chief reported smoke coming from the residence and upgraded the inciden…

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by Ben Crnic
News
“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…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Sexual Abuse Of Child Lands Man Felony Charge: Dutches County District Attorney Sexual Abuse Of Child Lands Man Felony Charge: Dutches County District Attorney
Sexual Abuse Of Child Lands Man Felony Charge: Dutches County District Attorney A man is accused of sexually abusing a child younger than 13, New York State Police announced on Sunday, Dec. 14. Julio Cesar Vargas Martinez, 30, of Red Hook, was arrested following an investigation into a reported sexual assault involving a child, according to the release. Investigators with the New York State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation in Rhinebeck said they received information on Thursday, Dec. 11, about the alleged assault. The investigation determined Vargas Martinez engaged in sexual contact with a victim younger than 13 while being 21 or older, police said. Vargas Mar…

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by Jillian Pikora
Politics
Election 2025: Key Races To Watch Across Lower Hudson Valley Election 2025: Key Races To Watch Across Lower Hudson Valley
Election 2025: Key Races To Watch Across Lower Hudson Valley Election Day has come again, and voters across the lower Hudson Valley will be deciding who comes out on top in a wide range of local races that will shape community budgets and priorities in the years to come.  Here are some of the notable races across the region:  Westchester County  County Executive  Westchester's most prominent race this year is for County Executive and is a rematch between Democrat incumbent Ken Jenkins, named County Executive after a special election in early January following former County Executive George Latimer's departure to represent Ne…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Student Evaluated After Blaze At Culinary Institute Of America In Dutchess County (UPDATE) Student Evaluated After Blaze At Culinary Institute Of America In Dutchess County (UPDATE)
Student Evaluated After Blaze At Culinary Institute Of America In Dutchess County (Update) Fire officials have released new details about the small fire that prompted an evacuation at the Culinary Institute of America’s Dutchess County campus.  According to the Roosevelt Fire District, crews were dispatched just before 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 15, to Metz Hall after an automatic fire alarm reported smoke inside the building on the institute's Hyde Park campus, as Daily Voice previously reported.  Once they got to the scene, firefighters found flames coming from a dryer vent on the second floor, and a 10-75 alarm was transmitted to bring in additional resources.&nb…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
School Employee From Dutchess County Accused Of Shoving, Endangering Disabled Student School Employee From Dutchess County Accused Of Shoving, Endangering Disabled Student
School Employee From Dutchess County Accused Of Shoving, Endangering Disabled Student A 28-year-old employee of a school in the region faces a felony charge after allegedly endangering a disabled student, police said. The events leading to the arrest began in Northern Westchester at around 5:45 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 1, when a suspicious incident at the Shrub Oak International School at 3151 Stony St. prompted a police response, Yorktown Police announced on Friday, Nov. 15.  An investigation determined that a school employee, identified as Dutchess County resident Sebastian Borba-Ferreira of East Fishkill, allegedly shoved and "committed other endangering actions" on…

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by Ben Crnic