St. Patrick’s Day DWI Crackdown Enforcement Effort Dutchess County Executive Marcus J. Molinaro reminds residents and visitors that law enforcement agencies countywide will be part of a special enforcement effort to crackdown on impaired driving for the St. Patrick’s Day weekend. The statewide STOP-DWI Crackdown efforts begin today (March 15th) and will continue through Monday [...]

Orange County Executive Edward A. Diana and Deputy Commissioner Orange County Division of Police Liaison Services Craig W. Cherry today congratulated Christina M. Hale, who currently serves as the STOP-DWI Administrator for Orange County, on her recent appointment to the position of Chairperson of the New York State (NYS) STOP-DWI Coordinators Association. “Christina has long [...]

Impaired driving enforcement effort runs Feb 1-4, 2013 Ulster County Executive Michael P. Hein announced today that the Ulster County Sheriff’s Office will participate in a special enforcement effort to crackdown on impaired driving. Police Chiefs Egidio Tinti of the Kingston Police Department and Joseph Sinagra of the Saugerties Police Department have announced that they [...]

Orange County Participates in Statewide STOP-DWI Enforcement Effort Strives to Reduce Drunk Driving This weekend starts national “DRIVE SOBER OR GET PULLED OVER,” a STOP-DWI campaign effort which continues through Labor Day. Police agencies throughout the country will be providing additional patrols to look for intoxicated and drug impaired drivers. County Executive Edward A. Diana [...]

With prom and graduation season upon us, I’d like you to join with me in reminding the young people in our lives to make smart choices and think safety first as they enjoy their end of school year activities. While I don’t want to put a damper on a good time, I do believe it’s [...]

Dutchess County STOP- DWI Kickoffs Impaired Driving Enforcement Crackdown Molinaro: “Don’t Drink and Drive.  It just is not worth the risk.” Designate a sober driver when celebrating this summer because local law enforcement countywide will be out in force throughout the summer holiday season to arrest impaired drivers.  That was the message from Dutchess County [...]

Program targets drunk drivers during holiday season County Executive Edward A. Diana and Orange County Stop-DWI Coordinator and Deputy Commissioner Division of Police Liaison Services Craig W. Cherry advise residents to take appropriate and responsible precautions when driving during the holiday season to ensure their safety and that of other drivers, noting that Orange County [...]

Newburgh Free Academy Students Learn Safe Driving Skills During Partnership with Orange County STOP DWI State-of-the-art Simulators Offer Students Real-Life Driving Scenarios Newburgh Free Academy North Campus students in Tim Toomey and Mike Truncale’s Criminal Procedures class, part of the Forensics, Security and Law Academy, were recently given the opportunity to utilize two safe-driving simulators [...]