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Drug Dealer Busted, Caught With Meth, Cocaine In Poughkeepsie: Police Drug Dealer Busted, Caught With Meth, Cocaine In Poughkeepsie: Police
Drug Dealer Busted, Caught With Meth, Cocaine In Poughkeepsie: Police Police have apprehended a 55-year-old man accused of dealing methamphetamine and cocaine after a police raid uncovered drugs packaged for sale inside his Dutchess County residence, authorities announced.  Orlando Peterson III was arrested on Thursday, Feb. 27, following a search conducted by the Dutchess County DA's Office Drug Task Force at his Poughkeepsie residence on Garden Street, the Task Force announced on Monday, March 3.   Officials said undercover agents had been purchasing drugs from Peterson before executing the search warrant at his home with the assistance of th…

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by Ben Crnic
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Fentanyl Sales Hub Shut Down In Dutchess: 20-Year-Old Man Charged, Police Say Fentanyl Sales Hub Shut Down In Dutchess: 20-Year-Old Man Charged, Police Say
Fentanyl Sales Hub Shut Down In Dutchess: 20-Year-Old Man Charged, Police Say A 20-year-old man faces charges following a raid on a Dutchess County apartment linked to narcotics sales, authorities said.  The Dutchess County Drug Task Force, acting on months of community reports about drug activity on South Clinton Street, executed a search warrant at a Poughkeepsie apartment on the evening of Thursday, Feb. 13, the task force announced on Friday, Feb. 14.  The raid, conducted with assistance from the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Service Unit (SWAT), the City of Poughkeepsie Police and Neighborhood Recovery Unit, and the Dutchess County Sheriff…

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by Ben Crnic
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Drug Task Force Nabs 3 Dutchess County Dealers In Warrant Takedown: Police Drug Task Force Nabs 3 Dutchess County Dealers In Warrant Takedown: Police
Drug Task Force Nabs 3 Dutchess County Dealers In Warrant Takedown: Police Three alleged Hudson Valley cocaine and fentanyl dealers were busted during a warrant takedown following an investigation sparked by residents' complaints. The incident occurred in Dutchess County on Thursday, Oct. 3, in the 400 and 500 blocks of Main Street in Poughkeepsie, said the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office Drug Task Force. According to Det. Sgt. Adam Harris of the task force, the investigation began after numerous community members reported this activity to the unit.  "Complaints included narcotic and dangerous drug sales taking place at all hou…

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by Kathy Reakes