A 16-year-old was shot in the arm Sunday evening in the City of Poughkeepsie.
Through the first half of 2021, the city has seen six incidents in which people were struck by gunfire – two of them homicides – and nine incidents in which property was damaged by gunfire. In all, there were 33 times police confirmed shots were fired.
Mayor Rob Rolison called the uptick in incidents part of a “culture of violence,” not just in the city but across the state. They will shoot anybody in any place and that is a very troubling aspect of this gun violence and we are not alone, he said during a press event Monday. Every day it s someplace else.
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A former correction officer in the area has been convicted for the stabbing death of his ex-wife.
Timothy Alexander, age 35, of Poughkeepsie, was found guilty by a jury of the murder of his ex-wife, Terrie DeGelormo, in the town of Wappinger on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018, said Kristine Whelan, assistant district attorney of the Dutchess County District Attorney s Office.
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A former correction officer in the area has been convicted for the stabbing death of his ex-wife.
Timothy Alexander, age 35, of Poughkeepsie, was found guilty by a jury of the murder of his ex-wife, Terrie DeGelormo, in the town of Wappinger on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018, said Kristine Whelan, assistant district attorney of the Dutchess County District Attorney s Office.
(Whelan) started her opening statements by saying Terrie DeGelormo stood in the way of Tim Alexander s new life, DeFazio said. But where s the truth? He was living his life.
The two agreed to divorce. Defazio said Alexander had twins and remarried. Defazio said he wanted to buy a home in the same school district as Ryan, so his kids could attend school together.
Whelan argued Alexander had a financial motive to kill DeGelormo, due to their divorce agreement. Defazio said Alexander could have petitioned to change that agreement if it was causing financial stress.
Alexander is facing a second-degree murder charge; he plead not guilty on Feb. 7, 2019. Though he was employed as a corrections sergeant, the county said his employment had been terminated as of May 8, 2019.
71-year-old Hudson Valley Woman Accused of Killing 72-Year-Old
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On Wednesday, New York State Police from the Wappinger barracks in conjunction with the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office arrested 71-year-old Joan M. Darcy of Wappinger for second-degree manslaughter, a class C felony.
On November 5, 2020, New York State Police from the Wappinger barracks responded to a residence on Scarborough Lane in the town of Wappinger for a deceased woman. The investigation revealed the victim, identified as 72-year-old Carol A. Darcy died of blunt force injuries, police say.
While Joan and Carol share the same last name police did not say if they are related. Police also didn t release details on how their investigation led to Joan Darcy s manslaughter charge or what happened prior to Carol Darcy dying from blunt force injuries.