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 Nov. 2-8.

 

Nov. 2 — Deputies responded to Main Street in the Village of Millerton for a reported grand larceny complaint. The reporting party indicating that they had had large sum of money fraudulently taken from their NBT Bank account. Investigation ongoing.

 

Nov. 7 — Deputies arrested Douglas J. Guerriero, 32, for aggravated driving while intoxicated and aggravated unlicensed operation in the second degree subsequent to a traffic stop in the area of Sycamore Boulevard in Dover. Subject to appear in the Town of Dover Court at a later date. 

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

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