Town of Fishkill Police Department

09/19/2026

If you are enjoying the last bit of summer on your e-bike please remember to follow the rules.
They are in place to keep you safe.

09/12/2026

***No threat to the public.***

Town of Fishkill Police with Village of Fishkill and NY State Police responded to Walmart for a report of a person with a r***e.

After thoroughly searching the store and then, with the help of Walmart staff, a review of video footage, officers determined that no one was carrying a r***e and that there was no threat to the public.

We appreciate when people call to tell us when things look suspicious. We are more than happy to check it out and find nothing amiss.

Thank you to the person who called us. Like them, if you see something, say something.

09/07/2026

Good luck to all the students across the county starting school tomorrow. It's going to be the first day of school for us, too!

Officer Witt, our new School Resource Officer, will be at Brinkerhoff Elementary School to help keep everyone safe, lend a hand when needed, and most importantly get to know the students, staff, and families who make Brinkerhoff such a special place.

09/04/2026

Please see the The Town of Newburgh Police Department’s public statement regarding their arrest in the Town of Fishkill.
Note: there is no ongoing threat to the public.

🚨 PRESS RELEASE - ARMED ROBBERY🚨

Please see the attached information regarding arrests made in an armed robbery incident that occurred in the Town of Newburgh.

There is no ongoing threat to public safety.

09/02/2026

Our website www.fishkillpd.org is back online (finally).

We would love to get your feedback on it as we go forward building it out even more. Feel free to use the “Contact” page to submit ideas for things you’d like to see.

If you go to “Notices” you can see a statement about why we took it down, why there were delays in getting it back up and where we are heading with it next.

08/16/2026

Update as of 5:30 pm: After a bit of a foot pursuit, all subjects were taken into custody and are now safely back in their barn.

Thanks to all the citizens who helped get these guys back home!

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We’ve got some escapees roaming around town!

If you are missing a black cow, a couple of sheep and a handful of goats, our officers saw them this morning near Van Wyck Lake Road.

If they are yours, give our desk a call and we can fill you in on the rest of the details.

08/09/2026

The Town of Fishkill Police Department extends our deepest condolences to the Town of Newburgh Police Department on the loss of one of their detectives.

Town of Fishkill Police share a deep connection with the Town of Newburgh Police as many of our officers have been members of that agency and our agencies have worked many cases together.

Our thoughts and prayers are with their department, the detective’s family, friends, and loved ones during this incredibly difficult time.

08/01/2026

Superintendent Scofield was a fixture in the Town of Fishkill for years.
Although he will be missed, his legacy will live on in the roads and facilities of the town that he helped build and maintain.

For over 50 years the residents of the Town Fishkill put their faith in Glenn Scofield and over those 5+ decades Glenn faithfully and dutifully served the Town of Fishkill. He was the true embodiment of what a public servant should be…honorable, kind, trustworthy, and always up to the challenge. We lost a giant today, a pillar of our community. Our thoughts and prayers are with Glenn’s family during this difficult time. Rest in Peace Superintendent.

07/29/2026

UPDATE: Rt 9 is open (Thanks DOT!)
There will be intermittent lane closures on Friday, July 31 as they finish up the repair.

For the next day or so there will be a bump where the road was damaged, so please drive carefully. If you obey the speed limit you won’t have a problem with the bump…or with any of our officers.
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CAUTION: Route 9 between Van Wyck Lake Road and Clove Road has been damaged due to flooding and will be closed until NYS DOT can make repairs.

06/08/2026

Starting this week you may notice brand new body cameras on Town of Fishkill Police Officers.

A little about what they do and what they don't do:
- They do record audio and visual information (although an Officer can disable the microphone or the camera to preserve someone's privacy in particularly sensitive cases.)
- They do continually buffer, so the camera will "remember" the 30 seconds of video before the Officer hits the button to record.
- They don't have A.I. that scans the video, automatically generates reports from footage or provides information to another agency.
- They don't always provide a perfect recreation of everything an Officer sees and hears at an incident. The human element of an Officer's written reports and in-person testimony is still necessary for everything we do.

We are looking forward to having these cameras help us record our interactions with citizens and preserve evidence. (And we are already there: on the first day they were out, a camera captured a DWI suspect on video.)

If you see an Officer with one, feel free to ask about it. They will be happy to explain how we use the cameras & store the videos.