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Illegal Firearm, Cocaine Seized From Poughkeepsie Drug Dealer In Going Investigation: DA Illegal Firearm, Cocaine Seized From Poughkeepsie Drug Dealer In Going Investigation: DA
Illegal Firearm, Cocaine Seized From Poughkeepsie Drug Dealer In Going Investigation: DA A Poughkeepsie man wanted in connection with a significant drug bust in East Fishkill has been arrested following a community tip, authorities announced. Michael S. Birney, 32, was taken into custody on Sunday, Jan. 5, after Drug Task Force Agents located him near Hooker Avenue and South Hamilton Street. Birney was arrested without incident, according to the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office. Birney's arrest comes nearly a month after those of Stephen Bai and Angela Martinez, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Birney had been under investigation by the Drug Task Force, wh…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Cold Case: Police Asking For Help, Clues In 2008 Hudson Valley Murder Cold Case: Police Asking For Help, Clues In 2008 Hudson Valley Murder
Cold Case: Police Asking For Help, Clues In 2008 Hudson Valley Murder Police in the Hudson Valley are asking the public for help solving a 15-year-old murder that has kept detectives digging for clues for years.  The murder of Dutchess County resident David Green took place in the city of Poughkeepsie on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008, inside an apartment on South Hamilton Street. The 42-year-old Green, known as "Dee Dee" to all, was found strangled to death after officers from the city of Poughkeepsie Police responded to a call for a deceased man inside an apartment, said Det. Lt. Matt Clark of the Poughkeepsie Police Department. David "Dee Dee" GreenCity of …

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by Kathy Reakes
Obituaries
Watergate Mastermind G. Gordon Liddy Laid To Rest In Hudson Valley Watergate Mastermind G. Gordon Liddy Laid To Rest In Hudson Valley
Watergate Mastermind G. Gordon Liddy Laid To Rest In Hudson Valley G. Gordon Liddy, the mastermind of the Watergate burglary, was laid to rest in the Hudson Valley where his public life began. Liddy, who died on Tuesday, March 30, at the age of 90, is known for his role in the Watergate break-in that led to the downfall of President Richard Nixon. He started his career as an attorney in Poughkeepsie and later became an assistant district attorney in Dutchess County in the 1960s where he fought hard against drug abuse. Liddy, who also had worked as an FBI agent and was an Army veteran, lost a primary run for Congress in 1968 against Hamilton Fish…

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by Kathy Reakes