Police Blotter, February 1, 2010
10:18 a.m. Detectives responded to the Putnam County Savings Bank in the Village of Pawling for a report of a suspicious male. According to bank employees, a white male entered the bank wearing an oversized camo jacket, sun glasses, what appeared to be a wig, and did not remove his hands from his pockets the entire time. The subject asked a teller if he could swap smaller bills for larger bills. He was told no at which point he became agitated and stormed out.
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Police Blotter, February 3, 2010 February 1, 2010 New laws aim to save teen drivers’ lives Emily Stewart Teens asking for the car keys are going to have a few more rules to abide by come Feb. 22. To combat the high rate of accidents among young drivers, the state has enacted laws that go into effect this month. The new laws further restrict the rights of 16- and 17-year-old drivers. Car accidents are the biggest killer of people ages 16 to 18 in the United States, and driver error is considered a factor in more than three-quarters of all fatal crashes involving a 16-year-old driver, according to 2004 data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Among 17- to 19-year-old drivers, the percentage of fatal accidents caused by driver error drops to about two-thirds, and for drivers 20 to 49 it’s a little more than half, the administration said. “Most people think it’s alcohol and perhaps drug abuse that’s the cause of fatal crashes in that age group, but it’s not,” said Ken Brown, a spokesman for the state Department of Motor Vehicles. Starting Feb. 22, drivers with a junior license or junior permit will not be able to have more than one other person younger than 21 in the car unless they are accompanied by a parent or guardian, the DMV said. Previously, they were allowed two young passengers when driving unsupervised. The limited junior license, which allowed drivers with less than six months of experience to go to and from work or school, will be eliminated , the DMV said. Now, young drivers will have to have six months of experience with a learner’s permit before they can schedule a road test. Also, the number of supervised driving hours required before a road test rises from 20 to 50, including 15 after sunset. Stephen Serafini, an instructor at the Dutchess School of Driving in Hopewell Junction, said the changes are a move in the right direction. “Young people are being put out on these roads, which are not like they were 20 or 30 years ago,” he said. “The roads are so unforgiving and overpopulated.” Serafini said increasing the number of supervised driving hours is a good idea because situations will arise in that time that new drivers should be taught how to handle. “How would this person truly fare in every navigational situation on the road?” he said. “Did they get out on those interstates, in tunnels, city practice? “When we go through the whole soup to nuts of what it takes to be on the road, even 50 hours is not enough,” he said. Serafini said that while prohibiting more than one nonfamily passenger younger than 21 would reduce the “distraction factor,” he said he already supported parents making that rule on their own. Sarah Hoger , a Hyde Park parent, said she, too, had that rule in place when her daughter, Kate Watson, 18, was learning to drive. “There are a lot more distractions for kids — someone else’s phone is ringing, laughing and giggling,” she said. “You’re not focused on the road.” Hoger said she thinks raising the amount of required practice time is also a good idea. “I think from a driving perspective there’s a difference between being able to keep the car on the road and being able to integrate the rules in different driving situations,” she said. For more information, visit http://nysdmv.com/youngerdriver. ——————————————————————————– From DCSO Police Blotter 01.29.10: A Pawling 20 year old female was arrested in Poughkeepsie for controlled substance possession and drug paraphernalia. NYSP 01.28.10 Poughkeepsie Journal Two Men Arrested in Dover for String of Commercial Burglaries In & Around Wingdale Including PawlingFron Poughkeepsie Journal January 29, 2010 2 Dover men held in string of burglaries around Wingdale Emily Stewart Police charged two Town of Dover men in a string of commercial burglaries that began in early December. Robert M. Metzler, 25, and Cresson T.F. Horton, 26, were each charged with one count of third-degree burglary, a felony. Police said more charges are pending. Police believe the men were involved, either together or separately, in at least nine commercial burglaries in Dutchess County and four in Connecticut. The burglaries were centered around the Wingdale area, said Detective Thomas Cuddeback of the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office. Metzler was arrested Sunday. He was arraigned in the Town of Amenia Court and sent to Dutchess County Jail on bail of $25,000 cash or $50,000 bond. He was scheduled to appear in the Town of Dover court Thursday at 6 p.m. Horton was arrested Monday and arraigned in the Town of Dover Court. Bail was set at $25,000 cash or bond. He is scheduled to return to court Feb. 8 at 6 p.m. ——————————————————————————– Criminal mischief investigated at Pawling Train Station and at several local businesses on Charles Colman Blvd reported on DCSO Blog January 25th. From DCSO Police Blotter 01/11/10: Deputies investigated a complaint of criminal mischief to several mailboxes on Route 292 in the area of Whaley Lake. Please see below email from Dolores Ragsdale from Progress4Pawling. Please attend this important meeting on Janaury 28th as noted in her below email. These funds are from a Pawling resident and are to be used for the youth of Pawling. As a Community, we need to be sure that we express our wishes on how these funds should be spent in Pawling. Progress4Pawling has taken the lead in helping us to do so. Please contact Dolores Ragsdale if you have any questions. The email for Dolores is Dolores@pawlingcommunityservices.org. Thank you – Bob Eichinger Hello! Progress4Pawling has scheduled a community meeting for Thursday, January 28th at 7:00 in the Pawling Village Hall. Our guest will be Paul Ward, Coordinator of Community Expansion for the Newburgh YMCA. It appears that the approximately $40,000 from an endowment created to provide programs for Pawling youth from a former community member has been awarded to the Newburgh YMCA. The YMCA is now looking for community input. Please come and meet Mr. Ward, hear how the Newburgh YMCA plans to spend the endowment money and let Mr. Ward know what programs you would like to see in this community. Thanks, Dolores Ragsdale Executive Director |
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