Dutchess County Sheriff's Report

The following information was provided by the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office as the Harlem Valley area activity report for Sept. 28 - Oct. 4.

Sept. 30 — Deputies arrested one Mark J. Carlson, 17, for driving while intoxicated subsequent to a traffic stop in the area of 12 Smith St. in the Town of Pine Plains. Subject to appear in the Town of Pine Plains court at a later date.        

Sept. 30 — Deputies responded to the area of 19 Lake Amenia Road in Amenia for a disturbance. Investigation reveals a disturbance between a father and his daughter’s boyfriend.  Matter resolved without further police intervention.  

Oct. 1 — Deputies arrested Manuel Monge-Quirindumbay, 42, for driving while intoxicated subsequent to a traffic stop on Route 22 in the Town of North East. Monge-Quirindumbay is to appear in the Town of North East court at a later date.   

Oct. 2 — Deputies stopped a vehicle that was reported as being operated in an erratic manner on Route 199 in the Town of Pine Plains. Investigation during the stop revealed that the vehicle’s operator, identified as one Joseph D. Singman, 30, was wanted by the Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, police department for several offenses related to forgery and possessing forged instruments. Singman’s privilege to operate a motor vehicle in the state of New York was also suspended. Singman was charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the third degree and was also charged as a fugitive from justice. Singman was arraigned and remanded to the Dutchess County jail, where he will wait for extradition to Pennsylvania.  

If you have any information relative to the aforementioned cases or any other suspected criminal activity, please contact the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office tip line at 845-605-CLUE (2583) or email  dcsotips@gmail.com. All information will be kept confidential.

All persons arrested and charged are alleged to have committed the crime and are presumed innocent until proven guilty and are to appear in local courts later.