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Teen Shot Multiple Times On Busy Area Street Teen Shot Multiple Times On Busy Area Street
Teen Shot Multiple Times On Busy Area Street A teen was shot multiple times while standing on a busy area street overnight. The incident took place around 10:12 p.m., Monday, Nov. 9, in the area of Hooker Avenue in the City of Poughkeepsie, said City of Poughkeepsie Police Det. Lt. Matt Clark. According to Clark, officers responded to the area after the department received multiple 911 calls regarding a man shot in the area. Once on the scene, officers located a 17-year-old man who had been shot multiple times, Clark added. The teen was transported to Vassar Hospital where he underwent surgery for his injuries, he is expected to sur…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Police Officer Stabbed In Neck During Incident In Area Police Officer Stabbed In Neck During Incident In Area
Police Officer Stabbed In Neck During Incident In Area A police officer was hospitalized after being stabbed in the neck during an incident in the area overnight. It happened around 7:45 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7 in the City of Poughkeepsie. Officers from the City of Poughkeepsie Police and workers from the Mobil Crisis Team responded to 25 Smith St. for a report of a man experiencing mental health problems, City of Poughkeepsie PD Det. Lt. MJ Clark said. Immediately upon entering the apartment, the man, 32-year-old Jalil Smith, came after the police officers with a screwdriver, police said. Smith was tased to stop his attack, accordin…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Man, 20, Found Shot Multiple Times In Vehicle In Area Man, 20, Found Shot Multiple Times In Vehicle In Area
Man, 20, Found Shot Multiple Times In Vehicle In Area A 20-year-old Dutchess County man was found shot multiple times in his vehicle. The incident took place around 11:07 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 1 in front of 168 Winnikee Ave., said City of Poughkeepsie Police Det. Lt. Matthew J Clark. When officers arrived on the scene, they found the unidentified City of Poughkeepsie man inside a vehicle, shot multiple times, Clark said. He was transported to MidHudson Regional Hospital for treatment.  The vehicle had been struck multiple times as well and multiple shell casings were at the scene.  Clark said the incident did not appear to be a …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Suspect Nabbed In Fatal Stabbing Of Army Veteran In Poughkeepsie Suspect Nabbed In Fatal Stabbing Of Army Veteran In Poughkeepsie
Suspect Nabbed In Fatal Stabbing Of Army Veteran In Poughkeepsie A 21-year-old Dutchess County man was arrested by police for the previously-unsolved murder of a 55-year-old Army veteran, who was stabbed to death outside his home.  Anthony Gray of Poughkeepsie was stabbed at approximately 9:25 p.m. outside Liberty Station in the area of North Clinton Street on Friday, Oct. 16. He succumbed to his injuries during surgery at an area hospital, and was pronounced dead at approximately 1 a.m. on Saturday Oct. 17.  On Thursday, Oct. 21, City of Poughkeepsie Police said they arrested Anthony Jackson of Poughkeepsie, who they had identified as the…

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by Christina Coulter
Police & Fire
Handcuffed Rite Aid Larceny Suspect Escapes From Officers In Poughkeepsie Handcuffed Rite Aid Larceny Suspect Escapes From Officers In Poughkeepsie
Handcuffed Rite Aid Larceny Suspect Escapes From Officers In Poughkeepsie A handcuffed man is still on the run after evading a police officer by taking off while the officer was unlocking his cruiser and his back was turned.  The officer had been dispatched to the Rite Aid location in the City of Poughkeepsie at 238 Hooker Ave. at 1:06 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 7 to check on a woman in distress outside of the store.  When he arrived, police said, the store's security pointed out a man leaving the premises who allegedly had just stolen merchandise.  The man was apprehended, handcuffed and led to the officer's police cruiser; before he was put into the …

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by Christina Coulter
Police & Fire
Suspect At Large After 29-Year-Old Fatally Stabbed Outside Area Park In Front Of Crowd Suspect At Large After 29-Year-Old Fatally Stabbed Outside Area Park In Front Of Crowd
Suspect At Large After 29-Year-Old Fatally Stabbed Outside Area Park In Front Of Crowd A suspect is at large after a man was fatally stabbed in front of a crowd in broad daylight at an area park. The incident happened on Tuesday, July 7 at 1015 a.m. near Pershing Avenue Park in the City of Poughkeepsie.  Units responding to the scene found a 29-year-old man with a serious stab wound, according to City of Poughkeepsie Police said.  He was transported to MidHudson Regional Hospital. The victim later died while undergoing surgery. There were numerous people present during the incident, police said.  Anyone with information on this homicide is asked to call …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
ID Released For 16-Year-Old Victim In Fatal Poughkeepsie Shooting ID Released For 16-Year-Old Victim In Fatal Poughkeepsie Shooting
ID Released For 16-Year-Old Victim In Fatal Poughkeepsie Shooting A teen who died after being shot while walking along a Dutchess County street with a friend has been identified. Frederick Wells, 16, of the City of Poughkeepsie, was shot around 10: 33 p.m., Saturday, June 20, in the City of Poughkeepsie, said Det. Lt. Matt Clark. Officers responding to a 911 call to the area of North Bridge Street and Charles Street found Wells shot, and another 16-year-old teen stabbed, Clark said. Wells was transported to MidHudson Regional Hospital where he was later pronounced dead. The stabbing victim was transported to another hospital with a serious but …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Teen Fatally Shot, Another Stabbed Hours After Separate Poughkeepsie Shooting Hospitalizes Two Teen Fatally Shot, Another Stabbed Hours After Separate Poughkeepsie Shooting Hospitalizes Two
Teen Fatally Shot, Another Stabbed Hours After Separate Poughkeepsie Shooting Hospitalizes Two One teenager was shot and killed and another stabbed in incidents that occurred after two people were hospitalized after being shot earlier in the day in the City of Poughkeepsie. On Saturday, June 20 at around 10:30 p.m., City 911 received a call reporting shots fired in the area of North Bridge Street and Charles Street.  At 10:38 p.m. City 911 received a call reporting a person stabbed in the area of 206 Mill Street.  Responding officers found a 16-year-old boy shot and another 16-year-old male stabbed in the area of North Bridge and Charles Streets, according to Cit…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Police Need Help Identifying Gunpoint Pharmacy Robber Police Need Help Identifying Gunpoint Pharmacy Robber
Police Need Help Identifying Gunpoint Pharmacy Robber Police are asking the public for help identifying a man wanted in connection with a gunpoint robbery of a pharmacy. The incident took place in Dutchess County around 5:59 p.m., Friday, June 5, in the City of Poughkeepsie, said Det. Lt. Matt Clark. According to Clark, police received a report of a robbery at the Smith Street Pharmacy at 269 Mansion St., in the City of Poughkeepsie, in which a man armed with a gun demanded pain medication. Police were told by the pharmacy staff that the man, armed with a black and silver handgun entered the store, pointed the gun at them, and deman…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Protest Draws Thousands To Poughkeepsie Protest Draws Thousands To Poughkeepsie
Protest Draws Thousands To Poughkeepsie Peace was the message as thousands of protesters took to the streets in Dutchess County to protest the death of George Floyd, a Minnesota man who died after an officer allegedly detained him. The protestors, ranging from 12-year-old children to elderly adults, gathered at Harriet Tubman Park in the late afternoon on Tuesday, June 2, in the City of Poughkeepsie to voice their outrage over the death. With thousands turning out, the park was quickly overrun and protestors spilled into the streets, marching from the park to the Mid-Hudson Bridge, where they were stopped by New York State troope…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Police Ask Public's Help In Search For Suspect In Burglary At Office Building In Area Police Ask Public's Help In Search For Suspect In Burglary At Office Building In Area
Police Ask Public's Help In Search For Suspect In Burglary At Office Building In Area Police are asking the public's help in locating the suspect in a burglary at an office building in the area that houses several businesses. This incident happened Friday, May 15 at the Poughkeepsie Journal building located at Civic Center Plaza. On that day, several people reported finding a man walking through the building, City of Poughkeepsie Police said. When asked who he was, he stated he was there to empty the garbage. He was then handed a bag of garbage and he left the area, police said.  On Monday, May 18 while reviewing video, the man was seen walking through severa…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
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