Former Saugerties police chief’s handguns, badge and ID stolen from parked car
A backpack apparently belonging to former Saugerties Police Chief Gregory M. Hulbert containing two loaded handguns was reported stolen from an unlocked vehicle on Latham Circle in the Village of...
View ArticleCourt documents: Kingston murder suspect told cops how he brutally killed...
The Elmendorf Street Bridge where, Seth Lyons allegedly told police, he killed Anthony Garro Jr. (photo by Dan Barton) (Editor’s note: The following story contains disturbing accounts that may not be...
View ArticleFormer police chief’s handguns and permits recovered from thieves
Gregory Hulbert (file photo) Two loaded handguns, their corresponding permits and ammunition, a police shield and police credentials were stolen from the unlocked vehicle of former Saugerties police...
View ArticlePolice: Hudson Valley man fired shotgun at patrols responding to domestic...
Tyler Meltz A Columbia County man fired at Sheriff’s Deputies and State Troopers responding to a domestic dispute last night, but no one was hurt, police said. At approximately 10:25 p.m., Columbia...
View ArticlePolice: Dutchess County man stabbed landlord
New York State Police from the Wappinger barracks yesterday arrested Nathan B. Lee, 25, of Wappinger, for second-degree assault and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon. Yesterday at...
View ArticleWoodstock to rejoin county drug task force
Jay Wenk The Town Board renewed Woodstock’s participation in a countywide drug task force, but only after serious discussion about protecting child informants and addressing asset forfeiture. The town...
View ArticleSaugerties police trends: More mental hygiene arrests, more body cameras
Saugerties police chief Joseph Sinagra The Saugerties police report for 2017 includes a record high in spending, earnings almost triple that of last year, and the purchase of new equipment, including...
View ArticleDutchess County teacher arrested on child porn charges
New York State Police from the Wappinger barracks today arrested Steven Schwartz, 53, of Poughkeepsie, for six counts of Possession of a Sexual Performance by a Child, a class E felony. On Jan. 26,...
View ArticleNew Paltz’s URGENT questions
Members of the New Paltz Town Board have questions they’d like answered about the Ulster Regional Gang Enforcement Narcotics Team (URGENT) before renewing a contract under which a town officer is...
View ArticlePolice: Dutchess County man killed neighbor’s dog with shotgun
On Feb. 9, the New York State Police from the Poughkeepsie barracks arrested Scott Messick, 58, of Pleasant Valley, for Aggravated Cruelty to Animals, a class A misdemeanor, and Illegal Discharge of a...
View ArticlePolice: New Paltz mom crashed car while drunk, left the scene, assaulted deputy
The Ulster County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 33-year-old woman following a motor vehicle accident in Rosendale. On Feb. 4, at approximately 9:30 p.m. deputies responded to an accident in the town of...
View ArticleLarge Hudson Valley drug ring busted
Eric Schneiderman (file photo) State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman today announced the takedown of a major Hudson Valley narcotics distribution ring in what the office dubbed “Operation Yellow...
View ArticlePolice make arrest in Catskill murder
Carlos Graham Brandyn Foster New York State Police yesterday arrested Carlos Graham, 31, of Catskill, for second-degree murder as a result of the ongoing investigation into the disappearance of...
View ArticlePhoenicia woman will serve prison time for assisted suicide
Verraine and Asia (Facebook) Phoenicia resident Solane Verraine, having pled guilty to manslaughter in the assisted suicide of her husband, John Owings, Jr., a.k.a. Johnny Asia, was sentenced on...
View ArticleGang slaying in state park was recorded on video; four arrested
If these trees at Turkey Point State Forest could talk… (Photo by Will Dendis) This story has been updated several times with additional information since it was first posted Feb. 26, most recently on...
View ArticleFoster body found: Catskill man is charged with second-degree murder
Brandyn Dayne Foster When Brandyn Dayne Foster went missing a little over a year ago, it was Woodstock Police who first picked up the case. But according to Chief Clayton Keefe, all files were handed...
View ArticleSocial media posts mentioning school shooters lead to gun charges for...
The story was updated with additional information Thursday, March 1. Saugerties Police arrested a father and a son on February 27 after being alerted by Saugerties High School officials to a potential...
View ArticlePolice: Woodstock man threatened school violence
Henry Reilly The New York State Police at Kingston announce the arrest of Henry L. Reilly, 23, of Woodstock, for the felony offense of Making a Terroristic threat. Police said Reilly posted a...
View ArticleGreene County father and son arrested for selling heroin
Andrew J. Robinson, Sr. & Jr. On Feb. 23, a Greene County grand jury indicted Andrew P. Robinson Jr., 25, of Catskill, on the following charges: Four counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled...
View ArticleCops find mobile meth lab in man’s car
Town of Ulster officers investigating a report of man passed out in his vehicle uncovered, police say, a rolling meth lab inside the vehicle. Brian N. Lazor, 35, of Wood, Pa. was arrested around 10:59...
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