About Us

The City of Poughkeepsie PBA is comprised of active and retired Officers, Detectives, Sergeants and Lieutenants from the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department. 

Members work in several divisions within the department:

Patrol Division: As with any Police Department the patrol division is the backbone of the police department, responding to all emergency calls and all calls for service from the residents of the City of Poughkeepsie. 

Neighborhood Recovery Unit:  Plain clothes unit, which investigates quality of life crimes, as well as vice crimes (narcotics and prostitution) within the City

Community Policing Unit:  Members are assigned to both vehicle patrol as well as bike patrol.  Members handle quality of life crimes as well as crime prevention.  Members work closely with the community to solve crime problems within the city.

Traffic Division; Members are assigned to both cars and motorcycles:  Members enforce the vehicle and traffic laws in the city.  Most members are also certified in accident reconstruction.

Training and Development:  Members are responsible for the training of all City of Poughkeepsie Police Department personnel.  The members also hold training for police officers from all over the state.

Dutchess County Drug Task Force:  Members investigate narcotics crimes with in the City of Poughkeepsie as well as Dutchess County.  A member of the City of Poughkeepsie PBA currently heads up the Task force

Detective Division: Detectives investigate crimes from Petit Larcenies to Homicides.

Crime Analysis Unit:  Members analyze crime trends and patterns within the City and pass along the information to the supervisors and the other units.

Juvenile Division:  Handle juvenile crimes within the city

 

Due to the size of the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department, members are asked to wear many hats during their work day.  Members of the above units are also members of:

  • The Emergency Service Unit

  • Hostage Negotiation/Crisis intervention Unit

  • Firearms Instructor

  • Crime Scene Technicians

  • Arson Investigation

  • Accident Reconstruction

  • K-9 Handler

  • Certified Instructors