By June Mercer | Local News | October 21, 2026
A short blotter this Wednesday. New York State Police, Troop K, issued one major release, detailing a pursuit that began Monday night on the Taconic State Parkway and ended in Putnam County with the arrest of a Brooklyn man and the seizure of a large quantity of suspected fentanyl. A note on Dutchess County follows.
East Fishkill / Southeast: Taconic Pursuit; 5,455 Grams of Suspected Fentanyl Seized
On Monday, October 19, 2026, at approximately 10:48 p.m., New York State Police in Stormville attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a 2012 Nissan traveling northbound on the Taconic State Parkway in the town of East Fishkill. The driver failed to comply, and a pursuit ensued eastbound on Interstate 84.
During the pursuit, the vehicle's driver's side tire failed, causing the vehicle to become disabled. The vehicle ultimately came to rest on Carmel Avenue in the town of Southeast, Putnam County.
The sole occupant, identified as Tyrike Gibbs, 36, of Brooklyn, New York, was taken into custody without further incident. State Police K9 Wild conducted an exterior sniff of the vehicle and provided a positive alert for the odor of narcotics. A subsequent probable cause search of the vehicle revealed approximately 5,455 grams of suspected fentanyl.
Gibbs was arrested and charged with Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 1st Degree (Narcotic Drug, 8 Ounces or More), a class A-I felony; Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd Degree (Narcotic Drug with Intent to Sell), a class B felony; and Unlawful Fleeing a Police Officer in a Motor Vehicle in the 3rd Degree, a class A misdemeanor. Gibbs was arraigned in the Town of Southeast Court and remanded to the Putnam County Jail.
Source: New York State Police, Troop K, release dated October 21, 2026.
Dutchess County
As of Wednesday evening, the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office had posted no new releases since its October 19 release on the Dean Place case in the City of Poughkeepsie, which was covered in Monday's blotter. No other Dutchess County police release dated October 21 was posted.
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