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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...

One hometown in the Hudson Valley released a police reform plan.

By Mid Hudson News -www.midhudsonnews.com Feb 3, 2021 POUGHKEEPSIE – The City of Poughkeepsie’s criminal justice reform report not only meets, but exceeds the tenets contained in the governor’s mandate for reimaging all police agencies in the state by April 1, Mayor Rob Rolison said. Specifically, he cited the police department’s training in progressive policing and strategies and techniques. Over the years, the city department has undertaken an array of training, including in procedural justice, which focuses on the way police interact with the public. The agency has also undertaken...