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Hudson Valley Duo Nabbed With Gun, Drugs By Task Force, Police Say
A Hudson Valley man and woman were allegedly nabbed with a loaded gun and drugs during an operation by a drug task force.
The arrests took place in Dutchess County, on Thursday, Feb. 15 in Poughkeepsie.
According to Sgt. Adam Harris of the Dutchess County Drug Task Force, James E. Morris, age 51, and Jonette Drake, age 43, both of Poughkeepsie, were charged after an investigation into drug sales in the area.
The two were busted when Morris sold cocaine to the Drug Task Force multiple times, said Harris.
At the time of his arrest Drake, who was with Morris, was found to be in&nb…
Beloved Hudson Valley Mother Of 3 Dies At Age 50
A Hudson Valley mother of three has died at the age of 50.
Dutchess County resident Jennifer J. Strang-Thrasher, of Wassaic, died on Sunday, February 4, at Mid-Hudson Regional Hospital in Poughkeepsie.
Strang-Thrasher, born in Connecticut in the town of Sharon in Litchfield County, was a graduate of Dover High School and Dutchess Community College.
She was a direct care worker at Cardinal Hayes Home for Children in Millbrook, for 30 years, according to her obituary.
In addition to her mother, Boonie (Coons) Strang of Wassaic, and her husband, Daryl Thrasher of Poughkeepsie, she is s…
Fentanyl Dealing Duo Nabbed In Hudson Valley By Task Force, Police Say
Two fentanyl dealers were nabbed in the Hudson Valley in separate busts following an investigation into drug sales in the region.
On Tuesday, Feb. 6, the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office Drug Task Force arrested James Scott, age 35, of Poughkeepsie for the criminal sale of a controlled substance, said Sgt. Adam Harris, of the task force.
The Dutchess County Drug Task Force had actively been investigating the sale of fentanyl in the City of Poughkeepsie, this investigation led to the arrest of Scott, Harris said.
Harris said in a second warrant arrest, the task force na…
