POUGHKEEPSIE – helped catch a man who was suspected of stealing a package from the porch of a house on Parker Avenue on Monday, December 22.
The police recruits were on the North Side Spur of the Rail Trail along Parker Avenue for a physical fitness test when they were flagged down by a person around 1:45 p.m., reporting that a package had just been stolen from her front porch and had Ring camera footage was evidence.
The camera footage showed the suspect had fled onto the trail where the recruits were conducting their testing. The recruits alerted their instructor, including Dutchess County Sheriff’s Detective Kate Capalbo and the group located and detained the suspected porch pirate. “Evidence of the crime was also located and recovered by the recruits on the trail, which the suspect had attempted to dispose of,” said Sheriff’s Sergeant Alonzo Montanya.
The suspect and the recovered property, including Christmas presents for her children, were turned over to the City of Poughkeepsie PD. The property, including the gifts sent from a relative, was returned to the victim.
The recruits, slated to graduate from the Academy on February 26, showed they are ready to serve the residents of Dutchess County, Montanya said. “Their fast thinking and actions helped stop a real-life Grinch from spoiling Christmas for a local family.”
Mid-Hudson News recently covered the recruits during nighttime firearms training. .
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