*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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Samantha Odonnell Criminal Possession of Controlled Substance in the Seventh Degree

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Sep 13, 2026
Samantha Odonnell Criminal Possession of Controlled Substance in the Seventh Degree
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William Hurtado - Attempted Assault in the 3rd Degree

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Sep 11, 2026
William Hurtado was arrested for Attempted Assault in the 3rd Degree.
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Boughton, Frederick - CRIMINAL MISCHIEF 3RD: DAMAGE ANOTHER PERSON'S PROPERTY- AMOUNT > $250

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Sep 11, 2026
Frederick Boughton was arrested for Criminal Mischief in the 3rd Degree: Damage Another Person's Property in the Amount > $250.
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Nekos, Peter - CRIMINAL POSSESSION CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE 7TH DEGREE

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Sep 11, 2026
Peter Nekos was arrested for Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Seventh Degree
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Ralph Petronella - Criminal Contempt in the 2nd Degree

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Sep 11, 2026
Ralph Petronella was arrested for Criminal Contempt in the 2nd Degree.
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Birks, Zaire - CRIMINAL POSSESSION WEAPON IN THE SECOND DEGREE and 3 additional charges

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Sep 11, 2026
Zaire Birks was arrested for CRIMINAL POSSESSION WEAPON IN THE SECOND DEGREE,CRIMINAL POSSESSION WEAPON-3RD DEGREE,CRIMINAL POSSESSION FIREARM and CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE IN THE SEVENTH DEGREE
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Darryl Hannah - Public Lewdness

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Sep 11, 2026
Darryl Hannah was arrested for Public Lewdness.
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