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WRIT OF REPLEVIN Courtesy of the Dutchess County Clerk
A writ of replevin directed the sheriff to recover stolen property. In the example above from 1781, Judge Zephaniah Platt ordered Sheriff Louis Dubois to seize a variety of household goods and fabric that Jonathan Brown had stolen from Sarah and Elizabeth Williams.
DEPUTIES AT THE
NEW HEADQUARTERS Courtesy of the Dutchess County Sheriff
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The origins of the Law Enforcement and Civil Divisions stretch back to 1717, when a single constable served all of
Dutchess County. Since that time, the Sheriff and his deputies have provided a core set of services that have grown
with the advent of new technologies. Early duties including arresting offenders, serving legal papers, and recovering
property have expanded to include road patrol and emergency response. The governor appointed sheriffs from
1721 until 1822, when a new state constitution authorized voters to elect this official. While technology and the
law have changed, the tradition of service to Dutchess County residents has remained steadfast.
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TECHNOLOGY BRINGS NEW EMERGENCIES Courtesy of the Dutchess County Sheriff
The automobile revolution in Dutchess County brought new challenges for the Sheriffs Office.
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SHERIFF'S OFFICE. COUNTY OF DUTCHESS 1no NOT l'OLn OR 11ou ,r11.1s IIKPOll'f) No. �33
INVESTIGATION REPORT Of
I I DEPUTY SHERIFF
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wet, S. resid•t UI__ :i-ta of fordP bwu., •uzen.. 0£ any fore\gn po al -operty -r--- Wat t'hat no Cl • f b� penon arr· srea.t European
N Y -need fear any mvu1on � d conducts bjnuelf
Dutches& County, • ., ceably about hi! bu&1nel& an
. hU IJO long a.1 he goes pea
nz , _ bidina: manner· confiscated the property
in a aaw-a er in any war, . el&lll"Y " The United State• hu ne
hv. ' wn bo1tile act& he made it nee
. 'dent unleas by 1" 0 • born re1identi
of any foreign res, f dec1a1'ing to all fo1'eign·
d nioneY " l take this foroial �
e;:; :.,,nership of their p1'o�lY
:: lonl Ill th will be protectt:d tn nal molutabODt f \hat � ___ .:u be free from per1JO and ilie ordinancd 0
and that they w..., N tion State and County obey the law• of the a '
they . hou\d they reside in one,
frain from public cliscllll•th• City,•
.,. ue1t that e.11 our peo!� red. maintain a calm a.nd.
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ion of questionl ard. all without rega1' , . eel allep&PC9.-- _ ..:.l. te attitude t.ow • • 0wea undivid . cosu-
er• . __ .1crstood tbat e-1ery abzen
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to th• Amencan ' • denc.e impod upol'l m, i• trealOD, f01' ._, _\. "tizenlhip and rein mforl to the eneJD.J bich W[lll,,U Cl • if,ve aid 01' CO that puniahm,eJ'lt 'W
ever alight, tending to . ded. in addition to . aU l&Dda,."L:rih .evete pcna\tiet ate prov, ory of a\J traiton ,n w- . . , _a:c;t1 upon tlte m•tn ,publi� opiaion _..
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In 1931, the deputies and guards moved into their new offices and jail on North Hamilton Street in Poughkeepsie. Pictured here on the building's front steps, the deputies wear "putts and breeches:" leather leggings paired with riding breeches. The guards behind them wear trousers.
A growing number of cars meant more accidents, requiring new equipment and protocols. In 1938, Sheriff Dwight Sedgewick
secured an emergency truck (right). It came filled with all of the supplies needed to respond to car crashes and other catastrophes, including space to transport injured individuals to the nearest hospital. The first aid squad that operated the truck treated 38 injuries at the Dutchess County Fair in 1938. Deputies spent an increasing amount of time handling automobile crashes, including
single vehicle accidents like the one above.
ExPANDING THE FORCE Courtesy of the Dutchess County Sheriff
In the face of a growing need for services throughout the 1960s, Sheriff Lawrence E. "Larry" Quinlan advocated for new technology and new deputies. In 1963, he hired 50 part-time deputies and created an expanding system of
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sheriffs sub-stations to insure countywide coverage. On May 28, 1967, Quinlan opened a sub-station at Wilcox Park in Milan (above right). Attendees at the opening included (&om le& to right), Milan Supervisor Thomas J. Odak, Sheriff
Quinlan, Pine Plains Supervisor John F. Battistoni, Jr., Sheriffs Corporal Henry W. Small, and Deputy Louis Imperato. Quinlan also introduced a new style of sheriffs cruiser with gold lettering and a county seal on the doors (above le&). In instituting these and other innovations, Sheriff Quinlan drew on decades of service with the force, stretching back to
when he first joined as a deputy in the early 1930s.
PROTECI1NG NATIONAL LEADERS Courtesy of the Dutchess County Sheriff
As Dutchess County appeared more frequently on national campaign trails, deputies found themselves assisting and protecting national leaders, from President Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Robert F. Kennedy. Pictured here at Poughkeepsie's Riverview Field on September 12, 1964, Kennedy was campaigning to become the region's
next U.S. Senator. In the bottom right corner of this photograph, Deputy Sheriff Louis Werner provides directions to Kennedy's driver.
A RrvERINE FORCE Courtesy of the Dutchess County Sheriff
Search and recovery operations in the Hudson River provided another
opportunity for new technology to ease deputies' duties. Initially, deputies
performed such duties using a row boat and hooks. By the 1960s, scuba
equipment offered a more effective way to search the Hudson River and other
bodies of water. Pictured at Sylvan Lake (Town of Beekman) in 1967 (bottom),
the sheriffs dive team included (&om le& to right) Hal Houghtaling,
Bill Gillette, Bruce Anderson, and Harold Krum, sranding with Sheriff
Larry Quinlan. A department boat (top) provided the team with a mobile base.
SERVICE IN w AR Courtesy of the Adriance Memorial Library
During both world wars, the Sheriffs Office played a vital role in protecting the home front. As seen in this proclamation &om World War I, those duties included pro-
• • •tect1ng 1mm1grants&om xenophobia.
Twenty years later, deputy sheriffs guarded key war
industries throughout Dutchess County, including
the Schatz-Federal Bearing Factory in Poughkeepsie,
which created ball bearings for warplanes.