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Who We Are
The Town of Poughkeepsie is located in Dutchess County along the
east bank of the Hudson River. The town is approximately 29 square
miles and is currently ranked as the 26th largest town in the State
of New York. Additionally the Town of Poughkeepsie is home to
several major corporations including, International Business
Machines Corporation, the South Hills Mall and the Galleria Mall,
and is a renowned educational center with two nationally recognized
institutions of higher learning, Marist College and Vassar College,
as well as the preparatory Poughkeepsie Day, Oakwood, Spackenkill
and Our Lady Of Lourdes High schools.
Police headquarters is located at #19 Tucker Drive in a modern
twenty thousand square foot facility built in 1996.
The department is comprised of several divisions to include:
• Patrol Division
• Communications Division
• Detective Division
• Identification Division
• Traffic Division
• Computer and Technical Division
• Juvenile Aide Bureau
• Vehicle Accident Investigation and Reconstruction Unit
The department also offers a variety of special services
including:
• K-9 Unit
• D.A.R.E.
• Crime Prevention
• Community Policing
• Crisis Negotiating Team
• Special Weapons and Tactics Team
• School Resource Officer
The department is a full-time civil service department consisting of
87 sworn officers and 12 civilians. Department operations are under
the command of the Chief of Police.
The department provides all police services for the approximately
43,000 full time residents of the Town of Poughkeepsie to include
the distinct areas and neighborhoods of, Arlington, Rochdale,
Fairview, Red Oaks Mill, Spackenkill and the hamlet of New Hamburg,
as well as the countless numbers of daily visitors, business people
and shoppers
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