St. Patrick’s Day Crackdown Results in 21 Arrests for Impaired Driving

During the St. Patrick’s Holiday High Visibility Engagement Campaign period of  March 16, 2021 through March 21 , 2021 members of the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office, New York State Police, Town of Poughkeepsie Police Department, Town of Hyde Park Police Department, Town of East Fishkill Police Department, Village Millerton Police Department and Town of Red Hook Police Department  conducted multiple coordinated Impaired Driving details which consisted of saturation patrols throughout the county, in addition to their regular patrols. A total of 21 impaired driving arrests were made throughout Dutchess County during the crackdown period.

These coordinated details were funded by the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee and the NYS STOP-DWI Foundation, which once again awarded the Dutchess County STOP-DWI Program a Community Engagement Campaign grant for the 2020-2021 enforcement periods. The objective of this continued enforcement grant is to revitalize and enhance the visibility of the STOP-DWI Program through coordinated multi-agency impaired driving enforcement details during identified statewide engagement periods. They also include the assignment of certified Drug Recognition Experts (DRE) to aid in the identification and apprehension of drivers impaired by drugs other than alcohol.

Dutchess County STOP-DWI Coordinator William C. Johnson stated “With enforcement efforts being ramped up throughout the St. Patrick’s Day Community Engagement Campaign, the message is clear: these preventable behaviors and choices which are serious safety threats on our roadways remain a targeted priority in Dutchess County.”

Below is a listing of arrestees and charges from the details as well as arrests by agency patrols.

• Valencia-Perez , Roberto age 31 of Poughkeepsie NY       DWI (Misdemeanor ) 
• Capone, Francis age 63 of Poughkeepsie NY         DWI (Misdemeanor)   
• Jarosch, Daniel  age 35  of LaGrange   NY                       DWI (Misdemeanor)
• Tatai, Zoltan  age  62  of Wappinger  NY                  DWI (Misdemeanor)
• DeGeorge, Elyse age 26  of Poughkeepsie NY         DWI (Misdemeanor) 
• Boyles, William age 25  of Fishkill  NY                       DWI (Misdemeanor)
• Gaul, Timothy   age 25  of Fishkill   NY                   DWI (Misdemeanor) 
• Glynn, Williams age 35  of Rhinebeck  NY              DWI (Misdemeanor) 
• Giattino, Christian age 23 of Wappinger  NY           DWI (Misdemeanor) 
• Iraci, Christine age 34 of  Fishkill  NY                        DWI (Misdemeanor)
• Graziano, Harmony age 45 of Wappinger NY           DWI (Misdemeanor) 
• Schwabedissen, Scott age 37 of Pleasant Valley NY     DWI (Misdemeanor)
• Grayson, Kenneth age 36 of Poughkeepsie NY            DWI (Misdemeanor ) 
• Winslow, Reginald age 36 of Town Rhinebeck             DWI (Misdemeanor) 
• Maestrsa-Villanueva, Jean age 40 of East Fishkill       DWI (Misdemeanor) 
• Valdez, Arreola age 29 of Texas                                       DWI (Felony)  
• Stella Scott  age 44 of Catskill , NY                            DWI (Misdemeanor) 
• Keelyn, Edward  age 23  of Poughkeepsie                      DWAI (Drugs )  
• Richardson, Brandon age 33 of Poughkeepsie             DWAI (Drugs)       
  • Crim Possession of Narcotic with intent to sell 3rd
  • Criminal Possession of a Narcotic 2nd Drug < 4oz
  • Resisting arrest         
• Simmons, Philip  age 55  of Hyde Park                          DWI (Misdemeanor) 
• Ohlinger, Vicki   age 41  of Hopewell Jct.                      DWI (Misdemeanor )

*All subjects arrested and charged are alleged to have committed the crime and are presumed innocent until proven guilty and are to appear in local courts at a later date.