Crime & Safety
Wappingers Falls To Disband Police Department
The cost-cutting measure will have the county take over law enforcement in the village.
WAPPINGERS FALL, NY — The Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office will take over law enforcement duties from the Village of Wappingers Falls police. On Wednesday, the village Board of Trustees voted 5-2 to disband the village police department.
Mayor Matt Alexander said the police budget would be reduced from $1.49 million to $906,000 due to the change, the Poughkeepsie Journal said. (For more information on this and other neighborhood stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts.)
For more details, including how existing village police officers will be affected, read the complete Poughkeepsie Journal article here.
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