Local Police Department Continues to Address Illegal ATV/Dirt Bike Complaints

One Hudson Valley police department has announced that they will continue to address the community's complaints regarding ATV and dirt bike usage on roadways in Poughkeepsie, New York.

Over the last few years, many Hudson Valley communities have noticed a rise in reported incidents involving people driving unregistered and illegal ATVs and dirt bikes on roadways. Oftentimes the complaints report that the groups of riders are driving aggressively on roads by weaving in and out of traffic and sometimes performing stunts. The City of Poughkeepsie Police Department has reported that as spring approaches, their department will continue to apprehend individuals who are riding illegally on city roadways.

Illegal ATV & Dirt Bikes Riders in Poughkeepsie, New York

Back in 2021, we told you that the City of Poughkeepsie, along with many other Hudson Valley police departments, started seeing a rise in complaints from citizens regarding the use of ATVS and dirt bikes on roads. Many divers said that they were "driving like maniacs" and reported them because they were afraid that they would cause an accident.

Last year there was an incident involving a group of masked motorcycle riders who surrounded the New York State Police in the Village of Wappingers, New York. The altercation showed the bikers surrounded a trooper, taunting him and yelling expletives. One of the bikers reportedly stole the trooper's hat from inside his police car and proceeded to jump on the back of another bike and speed away as officers chased them on foot. Police eventually apprehended the suspects.

Poughkeepsie Police Impounding Off Road Vehicles

Hoping that another situation similar to the one above never happens again, the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department (CPPD) has announced that they have already begun to address the rise in off-road vehicle complaints. According to the CPPD Facebook page, they will "continue to address citizen complaints regarding ATV / Dirt Bike usage on City highways." Last week officers from the CPPD Traffic Division stopped an individual operating a dirt bike on a city street.

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The operator not only received several tickets, but officers also impounded the off-road vehicle.