There was a recent fervor over rumors that arrests had been made in the case. Alarmingly, those rumors pointed to two local town police officers as the culprits. Later however, the rumors proved to be not entirely accurate. The two officers in question were not charged with any crime, but did submit to DNA testing, while one officer is said to have admitted to a relationship with the slain teen.
Previous coverage on that development can be found here:
CONFIRMED: 2 town officers submit DNA in case of slain teen
Police have refused to comment further or to even confirm if the report by Hudson Valley News was accurate after their exclusive interview with Hyde Park Police Chief Charles Broe. It is reported though, that the Chief told a Poughkeepsie Journal reporter, "The media coverage of this case has gotten so far off from where it should be."
Sadly though, the Chief has given neither the public nor media any clear, timely, or official information on the case at all. Therefore, it is the opinion of this author, that the Chief's comment has no standing. How can coverage be "off" if there is nothing to report? Or, if something has been reported inaccurately, why not set the record straight?
More details have also just emerged as to the initial report of the young woman's body being found. Subject to the state's Freedom of Information Law, the Dutchess County Sheriff's Department police blotter reveals in a Noon entry on March 19 that a cellphone caller identified as Tyler Clark placed a call to 911 and that six deputies were dispatched to the scene. They Hyde Park Police Department has yet to reveal their blotter and other paperwork subject to the same Freedom of Information Law.
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