POUGHKEEPSIE – A Wednesday morning raid on Cottage Street in the City of Poughkeepsie resulted in the arrest of a suspected drug dealer on multiple charges, including a felony. Michael Dippolito, 46, a resident of 24 Cottage Street, was arrested on September 16, 2026, following an investigation by the City of Poughkeepsie Police Neighborhood Recovery Unit (NRU). The investigation was started after the police received complaints of narcotics activity and overdoses in the neighborhood.
Members of the NRU and Poughkeepsie Joint SWAT executed a search warrant at 24 Cottage Street and took Dippolito into custody. He was charged with felony criminal possession of a controlled substance and the misdemeanor of criminally using drug paraphernalia. Quantities of crack cocaine, fentanyl, methamphetamine, scales, packaging material, currency, and other evidence were located and seized according to the police.
Dippolito was held pending arraignment.
A woman was also located in the apartment and was wanted by the New York State Police on an outstanding warrant for the misdemeanor of criminal possession of a controlled substance. Officers took her into custody and turned her over to troopers for processing.
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