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Oct 22, 2026
Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi announced that yesterday, October 21st, two Crime Analysts with the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office helped save a woman’s life after discovering her in medical distress in a parking deck stairwell in Poughkeepsie. “Th...
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Oct 19, 2026
Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi announced that Annette Strehle, 53, of Pawling, pleaded guilty to Attempted Assault in the Second Degree and two counts of Criminal Mischief in the Fourth Degree following a violent confrontation involving multiple individuals p...
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Created Oct 7, 2026 / Updated Oct 8, 2026
The Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office Drug Task Force reports the arrest of Taryll Cutchin , age 50, related to alleged narcotic sales in the Arlington Business District of the Town of Poughkeepsie. Drug Task Force Agents working in the Town of Poughkeepsie identified...
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Image for DCDA PRESS RELEASE: POUGHKEEPSIE MAN PLEADS GUILTY AFTER POINTING REALISTIC-LOOKING FIREARM AT RESPONDING OFFICERS
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Oct 16, 2026
Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi announced that on October 14th, Kevin Fitzpatrick, 43, pleaded guilty to three counts of Menacing a Police Officer, Class D Felonies, one count of Reckless Endangerment, a Class D Felony, and one count of Falsely Reporting an In...
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Image for DUTCHESS COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY ANNOUNCES 41-YEAR PRISON SENTENCE FOR POUGHKEEPSIE MAN CONVICTED OF MULTIPLE SEXUAL OFFENSES AGAINST A CHILD
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Created Oct 8, 2026 / Updated Oct 19, 2026
POUGHKEEPSIE, NY – Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi announced today that Victor Harris, 42, of Poughkeepsie, was sentenced by the Honorable Jessica Segal following his August conviction by a Dutchess County jury on six felony sexual offenses and one misdemeanor...
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Created Oct 6, 2026 / Updated Oct 19, 2026
The Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office Drug Task Force reports the arrest of Schuyler Houis, age 40 , related to alleged narcotic sales in the Town of Northeast near the Connecticut State border with NY. Drug Task Force Agents were alerted to significant drug activity ...
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Created Oct 5, 2026 / Updated Oct 8, 2026
Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi announced today that Anthony Taylor, 19, plead guilty in Dutchess County Court to one count of Murder in the Second Degree, a Class A-1 Felony, and two counts Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree, both Class C Ar...
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Image for JOSEPH MARCINELLI ARRAIGNED ON VEHICULAR MANSLAUGHTER CHARGES IN FATAL MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH
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Sep 22, 2026
Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi announced that Joseph Marcinelli, 25, was arraigned today on an Indictment returned by the Dutchess County Grand Jury related to a fatal motor vehicle crash that occurred in the early morning hours of September 12, 2026, in the ...
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Sep 10, 2026
The Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office Drug Task Force reports the arrest of Phillip H. Farrar, age 67 , related to alleged narcotic sales in the Poughkeepsie area. District Attorney Anthony Parisi said, “Illegal narcotics trafficking fuels addiction, violence, and ins...
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