The Town of Poughkeepsie is a community in Dutchess County , New York , United States . Police protection to the Town of Poughkeepsie is provided by the Town of Poughkeepsie PD . When someone calls 911 , the call is routed to the Dutchess 911 center in the Town of Poughkeepsie and they route it to the Town of Poughkeepsie Police Department 's Communications Center who then dispatch the closest unit ( s ) based on a GPS map .