Gunfire Reported Twice On Same Day In Poughkeepsie: Police Investigating Gunfire Reported Twice On Same Day In Poughkeepsie: Police Investigating Gunfire Reported Twice On Same Day In Poughkeepsie: Police Investigating
Gunfire Reported Twice On Same Day In Poughkeepsie: Police Investigating Police are investigating two separate reports of gunfire that occurred hours apart on the same day in a Dutchess County city. The first incident happened on Sunday, Sept. 14, around 9:35 a.m., when 911 callers reported shots fired near Fox Terrace and South White Street, according to the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department.  Officers responded but found no victims. A search of the area turned up several shell casings and other evidence. Police also found a vehicle connected to the incident a short distance away. It was found unoccupied and secured for processing, the department sai…
State Police Sergeant Killed In Taconic Parkway Crash In East Fishkill: Was Station Commander State Police Sergeant Killed In Taconic Parkway Crash In East Fishkill: Was Station Commander State Police Sergeant Killed In Taconic Parkway Crash In East Fishkill: Was Station Commander
State Police Sergeant Killed In Taconic Parkway Crash In East Fishkill: Was Station Commander A longtime New York State Police sergeant was killed in a motorcycle crash on the Taconic State Parkway in Dutchess County, police said.  The crash happened around 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16, near mile marker 36.1 southbound in East Fishkill, according to New York State Police. Investigators said a 2025 Ducati motorcycle was heading south when its rider lost control. The rider, identified as Sergeant Nigel K. Barnett, 49, of Poughkeepsie, was ejected and struck the guardrail on the western shoulder. Despite immediate life-saving efforts, Barnett was pronounced dead at the scene. Bar…
Gunfire In Public: 2 Teens Caught In Shots-Fired Incident In Poughkeepsie, Police Say Gunfire In Public: 2 Teens Caught In Shots-Fired Incident In Poughkeepsie, Police Say Gunfire In Public: 2 Teens Caught In Shots-Fired Incident In Poughkeepsie, Police Say
Gunfire In Public: 2 Teens Caught In Shots-Fired Incident In Poughkeepsie, Police Say Police in Dutchess County have made arrests in a gunfire case last year that they say involved two teenagers. The incident happened in Poughkeepsie on Nov. 1, 2024, when officers responded to Cannon Street in the area of Reservoir Square for reports of shots fired, the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department said in an announcement on Thursday, Sept. 11. At the scene, officers recovered seven shell casings. Following an investigation, two people were charged in connection with the shooting, police said. A 17-year-old city resident was arrested on Tuesday, Sept. 9. Meanwhile, Jeremyah Newton…
Fatal Overdose At Philipstown Motel Leads To Arrests Of 2 Drug Dealers: Sheriff Fatal Overdose At Philipstown Motel Leads To Arrests Of 2 Drug Dealers: Sheriff Fatal Overdose At Philipstown Motel Leads To Arrests Of 2 Drug Dealers: Sheriff
Fatal Overdose At Philipstown Motel Leads To Arrests Of 2 Drug Dealers: Sheriff A deadly overdose in Putnam County has led to the arrest of two men accused of dealing drugs, authorities said.  The arrests stemmed from an incident on Wednesday, Sept. 3, at around 5:30 p.m., when deputies were called to a motel in Philipstown for the unattended death of a 40-year-old person, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office said on Tuesday, Sept. 9. Investigators determined the victim had likely died from a drug overdose. The specific motel where the incident happened was not identified by the Sheriff's Office.  The case was turned over to the Sheriff's Office's Narcoti…
Man Stabbed In Buttocks Saved With Tourniquet In Poughkeepsie: Suspect At Large Man Stabbed In Buttocks Saved With Tourniquet In Poughkeepsie: Suspect At Large Man Stabbed In Buttocks Saved With Tourniquet In Poughkeepsie: Suspect At Large
Man Stabbed In Buttocks Saved With Tourniquet In Poughkeepsie: Suspect At Large Authorities are investigating a stabbing in Dutchess County that left a man hospitalized. The incident happened in Poughkeepsie on Saturday, Sept. 6 at around 9:15 p.m., when officers responded to Montgomery Street for a report of a stabbing, the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department said Sunday, Sept. 7. When officers arrived, they found a 49-year-old man suffering from stab wounds to his leg and buttocks. The victim was losing consciousness from blood loss, and officers applied a department-issued tourniquet before he was taken to a nearby hospital. He is expected to recover, police sai…
Monsey Teen Electrocuted, Killed Trying To Fix Faulty Heater At Jewish Bath House: Sources Monsey Teen Electrocuted, Killed Trying To Fix Faulty Heater At Jewish Bath House: Sources Monsey Teen Electrocuted, Killed Trying To Fix Faulty Heater At Jewish Bath House: Sources
Monsey Teen Electrocuted, Killed Trying To Fix Faulty Heater At Jewish Bath House: Sources A 17-year-old boy from Monsey died after being electrocuted while trying to repair a faulty heater at a mikvah, a ritualistic Jewish bathhouse, in Upstate New York, Daily Voice has learned. As first reported by Yeshiva World News, the teen was at a camp in Kerhonkson on Aug. 20 when the incident occurred.  Catskills Hatzalah paramedics found him in cardiac arrest, revived him, and rushed him to a hospital in Poughkeepsie before transferring him to Westchester Medical Center, the outlet said. The Monsey Scoop reports the boy died two weeks later. He was identified as the son of Rabbi E…
Basement Blaze Prompts Search For Residents, Investigation In Poughkeepsie Basement Blaze Prompts Search For Residents, Investigation In Poughkeepsie Basement Blaze Prompts Search For Residents, Investigation In Poughkeepsie
Basement Blaze Prompts Search For Residents, Investigation In Poughkeepsie Fire crews rushed to an overnight basement fire at a Dutchess County home that prompted a police investigation. The blaze happened in Poughkeepsie at 19 Glen Dr. on Tuesday, Sept. 2, at around 2 a.m., according to the New Hamburg Fire District.  Crews arrived within five minutes to find heavy smoke coming from the basement. A 10-75 alarm was requested, bringing in more help from the Arlington Fire District.  Once there, firefighters made an aggressive interior attack that kept the flames confined to the garage while also searching the home for anyone inside, the department said. …
Bomb Threat At Vassar College Found To Be Hoax (UPDATE) Bomb Threat At Vassar College Found To Be Hoax (UPDATE) Bomb Threat At Vassar College Found To Be Hoax (UPDATE)
Bomb Threat At Vassar College Found To Be Hoax (Update) This story has been updated.  The bomb threat that prompted an evacuation at Vassar College in Dutchess County on Friday morning, Aug. 29, has been determined to be a hoax, according to school officials. The incident began at around 10 a.m. on Friday, when the college issued an emergency alert after a bomb threat was reported at the Davison Hall dormitory on the Vassar Campus, located in Poughkeepsie. Vassar President Elizabeth H. Bradley said in a message to the campus community that Davison Hall has since been cleared by police, Campus Safety, and other authorities as of 2…
MIT Gets No. 1 Spot In 2026 Rankings, Nine Other MA Colleges Make Top 100: See Which Ones MIT Gets No. 1 Spot In 2026 Rankings, Nine Other MA Colleges Make Top 100: See Which Ones MIT Gets No. 1 Spot In 2026 Rankings, Nine Other MA Colleges Make Top 100: See Which Ones
MIT Gets No. 1 Spot In 2026 Rankings, Nine Other MA Colleges Make Top 100: See Which Ones Universities across the Northeast dominated a new list of the best colleges in the US, with more than 30 institutions ranked among the nation's top 100. Niche released its 2026 Best Colleges in America list on Monday, Aug. 25. The annual rankings cover more than 4,000 US colleges and universities, comparing them based on academics, value, student life, and athletics. Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts, was ranked No. 1 overall. Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, followed in second place, while fellow Cambridge school Harvard University finished fo…
Man Admits Pistol-Whipping Burger King Employee In Violent New Windsor Robbery: DA Man Admits Pistol-Whipping Burger King Employee In Violent New Windsor Robbery: DA Man Admits Pistol-Whipping Burger King Employee In Violent New Windsor Robbery: DA
Man Admits Pistol-Whipping Burger King Employee In Violent New Windsor Robbery: DA A Dutchess County man has admitted to carrying out a violent armed robbery at a Burger King in Orange County earlier this year, prosecutors announced.  On Tuesday, Aug. 19, 50-year-old Joseph Rico of Poughkeepsie pled guilty in Orange County Court to first-degree robbery, District Attorney David Hoovler said on Wednesday, Aug. 20. The robbery happened in New Windsor on Thursday, March 27, at the Burger King on Windsor Highway, as Daily Voice reported at the time.  Prosecutors said Rico entered the restaurant before it opened by following employees inside. Once in the building, Ri…
2 Arrested With Felony Weight Crack Cocaine In Poughkeepsie: Police 2 Arrested With Felony Weight Crack Cocaine In Poughkeepsie: Police 2 Arrested With Felony Weight Crack Cocaine In Poughkeepsie: Police
2 Arrested With Felony Weight Crack Cocaine In Poughkeepsie: Police Two people were arrested after police said they were caught with a large amount of crack cocaine in Dutchess County. The incident happened in Poughkeepsie on Thursday, Aug. 14, around 1 p.m., when Poughkeepsie detectives and officers saw suspicious activity near 17 Rose St., according to the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department. During a field interview, officers identified the suspects as 28-year-old Takeisha Smith and 31-year-old Donques Derello-Johnson. Investigators said both were found to have a quantity of felony weight crack cocaine.  Smith and Derello-Johnson were each charg…
Man Gets Maximum Sentence For Fatally Shooting Victim In Head In Poughkeepsie Man Gets Maximum Sentence For Fatally Shooting Victim In Head In Poughkeepsie Man Gets Maximum Sentence For Fatally Shooting Victim In Head In Poughkeepsie
Man Gets Maximum Sentence For Fatally Shooting Victim In Head In Poughkeepsie A man found guilty of pointing a gun at a victim's head and firing in Dutchess County, killing him, will spend decades behind bars.  Gloversville resident Jan Deere, age 39, was sentenced to 30 years in state prison on Monday, Aug. 18, after being found guilty of manslaughter and weapons charges in Dutchess County Court, prosecutors announced.  Deere received the maximum sentence of 25 years for first-degree manslaughter and an additional five years for two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, all violent felonies. He will also serve five years of post-release …