Patterson Man Who Crashes Into Bridge Was Driving Drunk, Police Say
KENT, N.Y. -- A Patterson man who slammed his car into a bridge on Friday, Jan. 13, was charged with driving drunk, according to the Kent Police Department.
Richard Hofmeister, 46, was charged with aggravated DWI when Officer Corey Ashe found Hofmeister's car on Mooney Hill Road after crashing into a bridge. Both the car and the bridge had received extensive damage from the crash, said police.
When Ashe walked up to the car, Hofmeister was still in the driver's seat and exhibited signs of intoxication and was given a variety of field sobriety tests, which he failed, police said.
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Poughkeepsie Man Faces Heroin Charges After Drug Task Force Serves Warrant
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- A Poughkeepsie man is behind bars after City of Poughkeepsie police and members of the Dutchess County Drug Task Force recovered heroin, scales, and drug packaging materials while serving a search warrant on Monday.
The task force, along with members of the City of Poughkeepsie Police Neighborhood Recovery Unit, executed the warrant at 20 Mansion St., after an investigation revealed narcotics sales taking place at the home, said Frank Tasciotti, assistant coordinator of the task force.
Andrew Atkins, 30, who lives at the residence, was charged with felony criminal poss…
Carolyn Vernum Maurizi, 60, of Nyack
NYACK, N.Y. -- Carolyn Vernum Maurizi, 60, of Nyack, died Wednesday, Jan. 18.
Vernum Maurizi was born on Sept. 9, 1956, in New York and graduated from Tappan Zee High School in 1974.
She was a traveler and adventurer and loved taking care of animals and people. She also enjoyed fixing things, taking photos, and handing out vegetables from her garden to her neighbors.
Her family and friends will miss her warmth, sense of humor, her spontaneity and laughter.
She is survived by her daughters, Brook Frye and Nicole Frye; father, Robert Vernum; sisters, Laura Vernum and Beth Brewster; brother…
