By June Mercer | Monday, October 19, 2026
The Dutchess County Drug Task Force raided a Dean Place home in Poughkeepsie and arrested a man agents say sold PCP. State Police made two DWI arrests in Dutchess County, one of them a Leandra's Law case in Rhinebeck. Troopers also charged drivers in a Taconic hit-and-run and a counterfeit currency case in Westchester County.
Poughkeepsie
The Dutchess County District Attorney's Office Drug Task Force arrested Marc Greenland, 36, following an investigation into alleged narcotic sales on the South Side of the City of Poughkeepsie. Agents say they identified activity consistent with the sale and distribution of dangerous drugs in the area of Dean Place and surrounding areas. They identified Greenland as the alleged dealer and purchased PCP, a hallucinogen also known as Angel Dust, from him on numerous occasions. On October 15, 2026, Drug Task Force members, assisted by the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office Emergency Service Unit and the Poughkeepsie Joint SWAT team, executed a search warrant at Greenland's Dean Place address and took him into custody without incident. Agents say they found numerous packages of PCP ready for sale along with other evidence related to distribution of the drug. Greenland was charged with one count of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the fifth degree, a class D felony, and one count of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree with intent to sell, also a class D felony. He was arraigned in the City of Poughkeepsie and remanded without bail to the Justice and Transition Center. District Attorney Anthony Parisi said: "The distribution of dangerous drugs like PCP poses a serious threat to the safety and well-being of our communities."
Source: Dutchess County Sheriff's Office / District Attorney's Office Drug Task Force
Rhinebeck
State Police in Rhinebeck stopped a vehicle traveling southbound on Montgomery Street in the Village of Rhinebeck at approximately 10:25 p.m. on October 17, 2026, for a vehicle and traffic law violation. The operator, Jennifer A. Stiver, 43, of Poughkeepsie, exhibited signs of intoxication and was administered standardized field sobriety tests. A 15-year-old child was a passenger in the vehicle. At State Police Rhinebeck, Stiver's chemical breath test yielded a blood alcohol content of 0.09 percent. The child was safely released to a sober third party. Stiver was charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated with a child passenger under Leandra's Law, a class E felony, and driving while intoxicated, an unclassified misdemeanor. She was issued traffic tickets returnable to the Village of Rhinebeck Court on November 19, 2026, at 4:30 p.m.
Source: New York State Police, Troop K
East Fishkill
State Police in Stormville stopped a vehicle on westbound Interstate 84 in the Town of East Fishkill at approximately 10:54 p.m. on October 16, 2026, for vehicle and traffic law violations. The operator, Keely A. Broderick, 39, of Peekskill, exhibited signs of intoxication and was administered standardized field sobriety tests. At State Police Stormville, her chemical breath test revealed a blood alcohol content of 0.21 percent. Broderick was charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated, for a blood alcohol content of 0.18 percent or higher, and driving while intoxicated, both unclassified misdemeanors. She was issued traffic tickets returnable to the Town of East Fishkill Court on November 18, 2026, at 5:00 p.m.
Source: New York State Police, Troop K
Neighboring | Westchester County
State Police in Hawthorne observed a Ford Escape on the shoulder of the Taconic State Parkway near Exit 16 in the Town of Yorktown at approximately 2:30 p.m. on October 16, 2026, with a 47-year-old male lying on the ground nearby. The investigation revealed that the man had exited his vehicle when a northbound 2026 Mazda struck him and left the scene. The Town of Yorktown Police Department later located a vehicle matching the description, with significant damage, near Exit 19, and identified the operator as Richard A. Yusufov, 29, of Brooklyn. The victim was transported to Westchester Medical Center with serious injuries. Yusufov was charged with leaving the scene of an incident without reporting, personal injury, a class E felony. He was released on an appearance ticket returnable to the Town of Yorktown Court on November 12, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. State Police thanked the Town of Yorktown Police Department and the Westchester Real Time Center for their assistance.
Source: New York State Police, Troop K
Neighboring | Westchester County
State Police assigned to a retail theft detail at The Home Depot, 3051 East Main Street in the Town of Cortlandt, were advised on October 17, 2026, of a male suspected of using counterfeit currency to make a purchase. The investigation revealed that Justin Melendez, 29, of the Bronx, allegedly attempted to make a purchase using counterfeit $100 bills. Melendez was charged with five counts of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the first degree, a class C felony, and petit larceny, a class A misdemeanor. He was arraigned in the Town of Cortlandt Court and remanded to the Westchester County Jail.
Source: New York State Police, Troop K
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