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Armed Man Nabbed For Kidnapping Woman, Kids In Hudson Valley, Police Say Armed Man Nabbed For Kidnapping Woman, Kids In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Armed Man Nabbed For Kidnapping Woman, Kids In Hudson Valley, Police Say A Hudson Valley man has been nabbed for allegedly kidnapping a woman and her two children at knifepoint and forcing her to withdraw money from her bank account. The incident took place in Dutchess County around 6:45 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 6 in the city of Poughkeepsie. According to Det. Sgt. George Camacho, of the Poughkeepsie Police, police dispatch received a call from the victim who reported an attempted robbery.  During the course of an investigation, the victim reported to officers that an unknown man had approached her as she was sitting in her parked vehicle with two children (ag…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man With Handgun Leads Police On Chase Through School Zone In Area Man With Handgun Leads Police On Chase Through School Zone In Area
Man With Handgun Leads Police On Chase Through School Zone In Area  A man is in custody after he threatened the security guard of a residential building with an "Uzi-type handgun," then fled from police on foot, causing an area elementary school to lock down after running through a school zone with the loaded weapon, said police.  Maceo B. Lewis, 23, first brandished the gun to a security guard in Poughkeepsie of the Eastmin & Bixby apartments on 22 Montgomery St. at approximately 11:38 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 19, said City of Poughkeepsie police.  The guard reported the incident to police, who responded to the area.  A detective re…

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by Christina Coulter
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Man Who Reported Being Shot May Not Have Been, Police Say Man Who Reported Being Shot May Not Have Been, Police Say
Man Who Reported Being Shot May Not Have Been, Police Say A man who told police he was shot in the buttocks while walking down the street, might not have been shot after doctors couldn't find a bullet hole.  The incident took place around 2:26 .m., Sunday, May 17, when the City of Poughkeepsie Police received a 911 call reporting a person shot in the of Spruce Street. The 911 caller told officers the shooting had taken place 20 minutes earlier in the area of Mill and North Clover streets, City of Poughkeepsie Det. Lt. Matt Clark said.  Responding officers found a highly intoxicated 35-year-old Bronx man reporting he had been walkin…

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by Kathy Reakes