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…
Man Steals $50K From Church In Hyde Park, Police Say
A Westchester man is facing felony charges after stealing more than $50,000 from a Dutchess County church, police said.
Fatjon Sulaj, 35, of Yonkers, was arrested on Tuesday, July 29, following a month-long grand larceny investigation, according to the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office.
Sulaj was hired to create artwork for a church in the Town of Hyde Park but failed to complete any work after receiving a large payment, police said.
The church reported the incident to the Sheriff’s Detective Bureau, launching an inquiry that led to Sulaj’s arrest. He is now charged with second-degree grand…
