Man Busted With Felony-Weight Crack Cocaine After Traffic Stop In Poughkeepsie, Police Say
A routine traffic stop in Dutchess County led to a felony drug arrest after officers allegedly discovered a large quantity of crack cocaine, authorities announced.
The arrest happened around 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 5, when City of Poughkeepsie Police officers stopped a vehicle near Winnikee Avenue and Harrison Street, the department said Thursday, Aug. 7.
The driver, identified as 31-year-old Donques Derello-Johnson, was found to be operating the vehicle with a suspended license, police said.
During the stop, officers conducted a further investigation and allegedly uncovered a felony-w…
Man Caught With Over 500 Grams Of Cocaine On Taconic Parkway In East Fishkill: Police
A traffic stop in Dutchess County led to the arrest of a Long Island man after police said they discovered more than a pound of cocaine in his vehicle.
The arrest happened at around 3 p.m. on Monday, August 4, when troopers pulled over a 2024 Toyota traveling northbound on the Taconic State Parkway in the Town of East Fishkill for vehicle and traffic violations, New York State Police said in an announcement on Tuesday, Aug. 5.
The driver, identified as Clinton P. Moody, age 46, of Hempstead in Nassau County, was the only one inside the vehicle, police said.
During the stop, State Pol…
K9 Finds Crack Cocaine, Fentanyl, Over $2.5K In Jeep On Taconic Parkway In Clinton: Police
A traffic stop on the Taconic State Parkway in Dutchess County led to the arrest of a Capital Region man after police said they discovered a large amount of drugs in his vehicle.
The incident happened on Tuesday, Aug. 5, at around 11 a.m., when troopers stopped a 2020 Jeep traveling northbound through the Town of Clinton for alleged vehicle and traffic law violations, New York State Police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 6.
The driver and sole occupant was identified as Quintril M. Clark, age 35, of Albany, police said.
During the stop, State Police K9 Wild conducted an exterior sniff of the …
Daughter Indicted For Fatal Stabbing Of Mother, 78, In Poughkeepsie: DA
A woman who was arrested earlier this year for fatally stabbing her 78-year-old mother in Dutchess County has now been indicted on a second-degree murder charge, prosecutors announced.
Denise Gilpin, age 50, was arraigned in Dutchess County Court following her indictment by a grand jury in the death of her mother, Olga Hinds-Coley, at their 2 Oak Crescent home in Poughkeepsie on Sunday, April 7, Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi announced on Tuesday, Aug. 5.
On the day of the incident, police responded around 1:19 p.m. and found Hinds-Coley suffering from a stab wo…
Man, 26, Found Dead In Van At Residential Facility For Developmental Disabilities In Hyde Park
Authorities are investigating the death of a 26-year-old man who was found unresponsive in a transportation van parked at a residential facility in Dutchess County.
The incident occurred on Monday, August 4, around 2 p.m., when troopers were dispatched to New Horizons Resources Inc. at 201 Cream St. in the Town of Hyde Park, New York State Police announced on Tuesday, Aug. 5.
Upon arrival, officers found the man, a resident of the facility, deceased in a van owned by New Horizons. The van was parked on the property at the time he was found.
The State Police Bureau of Criminal I…
Air Quality Alert Issued for Hudson Valley, Capital Region Amid Wildfire Smoke
Weather officials have issued an Air Quality Health Advisory for a large swath of eastern New York, including the Hudson Valley, Capital Region, and parts of the Adirondacks, due to elevated levels of fine particulate matter in the air.
The advisory is in effect until midnight tonight, Tuesday, August 5, with air quality index (AQI) levels expected to exceed 100, indicating potentially unhealthy conditions for sensitive individuals, according to the National Weather Service and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Fine particulates, also known as PM…
