Police officers are ever expanding their definition of what constitutes an “open container.” These days, it could be a package of gummy bears. Earlier this month, police in another state arrested three young adults from New York who were traveling in a car together. The officers initially stopped the car over for a speeding violation. […]
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A recent decision from a federal appeals court in another state might be of interest to our readers here in Poughkeepsie, New York. The court decided that a woman could pursue her case against a state trooper who stopped her,…
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Earlier this month in a New York City subway station, Scout Willis, the daughter of Demi Moore and Bruce Willis was arrested for underage drinking and using a fake driver’s license. The 20-year-old Brown University student was released on her…
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Dutchess County officials have kicked off a STOP-DWI program called “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over.” The Dutchess County executives and legislators told residents not to “drink and drive. It’s just not worth the risk.” The joint initiative is an enhanced effort by authorities to make our roads safer and prevent fatalities caused by driving
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For the past several years, authorities have focused a great deal of attention on drinking and driving. Lawmakers passed laws instituting increasingly strict penalties for DWI offenses and police have stepped up enforcement efforts. Officials are now turning their attention to a related matter: drugged driving. Arrests for driving while ability impaired by drugs, have
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In November 2009, New York Gov. David A. Paterson signed the Child Passenger Protection Act into law. The Act, more commonly known as “Leandra’s Law” in honor of a girl who died in a drunk driving accident, made charges more severe for driving while intoxicated with children as passengers. Enhanced Penalties Leandra’s Law makes a
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With each conviction of driving while under the influence of drugs or alcohol, the penalties increase. You lose your license, you forfeit your car, you get probation and maybe even jail time if you don’t learn your lesson after a few arrests. By that time, your choices boil down to trial or plea bargain, and
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Last month, a 20-year-old Poughkeepsie man led New Jersey State Police on a high-speed chase without a front tire. Needless to say, once the police caught up to him he faced a number of related charges such as resisting arrest…
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It’s prom and graduation season. Summer time means teens will be celebrating and probably on the road every hour of the day or night. Therefore, many of your neighbors are instilling rules for their new drivers this summer. According to…
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While this little story comes to us from outside our Dutchess County area, it was too good not to bring to your attention. A couple weeks ago a Brooklyn man seems to have avoided drunk driving charges by claiming he only had one lung. Without enough lung capacity, police were unable to obtain a blood
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