*PUBLIC SAFETY ADVISORY FOLLOWING SPIKE IN OVERDOSES ACROSS ...

Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi is warning residents of a significant increase in suspected drug overdoses throughout Dutch...
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DEJAHN RUFFIN SENTENCED TO 12 YEARS IN PRISON FOR ATTEMPTED ...

Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi announced today that DeJahn Ruffin, 39, was sentenced in Dutchess County Court to 12 years ...
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DCDA PRESS RELEASE: ROBERT BUDA JR. SENTENCED TO 40 YEARS T...

Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi announced today that Robert Buda, Jr., 36, was sentenced in Dutchess County Court to 20 yea...
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POUGHKEEPSIE MAN SENTENCED ON CRIMINALLY NEGLIENT HOMICIDE C...

Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi announced today that Haitham Dasan, 49, was sentenced to 2-4 years state prison after ...
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WESTCHESTER MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO 15 COUNTS OF UNLAWFUL SURVE...

Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi announced today that Kyle Petrozzi, 23, pleaded guilty to 15 counts of Unlawful Surveillanc...
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JURY CONVICTS THOMAS CASE OF MANSLAUGHTER IN THE FIRST DEGRE...

Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi announces that today following five and a half days of testimony and six days of deliberati...
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VILLAGE OF WAPPINGERS FALLS MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO CRIMINALLY ...

Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi announces today that Thomas Martinez, 41, pleaded guilty to Criminally Negligent Homicide, ...
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HYDE PARK MAN SENTENCED UP TO FOUR YEARS INCARCERATION FOR H...

Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi announces today that Jacob Bender, 32, was sentenced to 1 and 1/3 to 4 years in prison foll...
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District Attorney Anthony P. Parisi

A lifelong resident of Dutchess County, District Attorney Anthony P. Parisi began his legal career in the Dutchess County Public Defender's ...
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DRUG TASK FORCE TAKES DOWN ALLEDGED NARCOTIC AND DANGEROUS DRUG DEALER

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Aug 27, 2026
The Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office Drug Task Force reports the arrest of Tommy Houston, age 48, related to narcotic sales in the Poughkeepsie area. District Attorney Anthony Parisi said, “Today’s arrest is another example of the aggressive, intelligence-driven appr...
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URGENT PUBLIC SAFETY WARNING: DANGEROUS “DOOR KICK CHALLENGE” INCIDENTS REPORTED IN THE TOWN OF BEEKMAN, TOWN OF POUGHKEEPSIE, AND TOWN OF LAGRANGE

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Aug 13, 2026
The Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office, Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office, New York State Police and Town of Poughkeepsie Police Department are investigating multiple incidents in the Town of Beekman, Town of Poughkeepsie and Town of Lagrange involving the dangerous soc...
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*PUBLIC SAFETY ADVISORY FOLLOWING SPIKE IN OVERDOSES ACROSS DUTCHESS COUNTY*

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Jun 18, 2026
Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi is warning residents of a significant increase in suspected drug overdoses throughout Dutchess County over the past 72 hours. Since the beginning of this surge, law enforcement and emergency responders have documented at least s...
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Edward Moore - Criminal Contempt in the 2nd Degree

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Sep 8, 2026
Edward Moore was arrested for Criminal Contempt in the 2nd Degree.
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THOMAS CASE SENTENCED TO MANSLAUGHTER IN THE FIRST DEGREE

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Sep 8, 2026
Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi announces that 54-year-old Thomas Case was sentenced today in Dutchess County Court following his conviction for Manslaughter in the First Degree, a Class B Violent Felony, in connection with the October 2024 shooting death of 2...
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Justin Levan Criminal Contempt in the Second Degree and Harassment in the Second Degree

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Sep 8, 2026
Justin Levan was arrested for  Criminal Contempt in the Second Degree and Harassment in the Second Degree
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Clive Palmer - Assault in the 3rd Degree

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Sep 8, 2026
Clive Palmer was arrested for Assault in the 3rd Degree.
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Moore, Gerald - ASSAULT IN THE SECOND DEGREE and 2 additional charges

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Sep 8, 2026
Gerald Moore was arrested for ASSAULT IN THE SECOND DEGREE ,OBSTRUCT GOVERNMENTAL ADMINASTRATION IN THE SECOND DEGREE and RESISTING ARREST
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Brianna Harris Arrested for DWI

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Sep 8, 2026
Brianna Harris Arrested for DWI
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Velez, Michael A - CRIMINAL POSSESSION CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-4TH DEGREE: NARCOTIC and 4 additional charges

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Sep 8, 2026
Michael Velez Arrested for C RIMINAL POSSESSION CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-4TH DEGREE: NARCOTIC, OBSTRUCTING GOVERNMENTAL ADMINISTRATION 2ND DEGREE, RESISTING ARREST, CRIMINAL USE DRUG PARAPHERNALIA 2ND DEGREE, and ATTEMPTED TAMPERING WITH PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
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