Saugerties man charged with public lewdness
On November 12 at 8:05 p.m., Saugerties Police responded to the Wenton Motel, 3127 Route 9W, for several reports of a male masturbating in the parking lot. Upon arrival, witnesses identified the male...
View ArticleKingston man indicted on charges of sexual assault against two children
Devin Harkins, 29, 35 Amsterdam Avenue, in the City of Kingston, was indicted by an Ulster County grand jury on Friday, November 13 on the charges of Predatory Sexual Assault Against a Child, a class...
View ArticlePolice: Kingston laundromat sold marijuana, untaxed cigarettes
The City of Kingston Police Department reports the arrest of 71-year-old Joseph W. Rapp of O’Reilly Street in Kingston. On Monday, November 16, the Kingston Police Department’s Special Investigations...
View ArticleKingston police scale back interagency surge that began following spike in...
The multi-agency police surge in Kingston that began in early August as a response to an uptick in shootings is now being scaled back, with Chief Egidio Tinti declaring the effort a success . . . This...
View ArticlePolice investigate shots fired in Port Ewen
The approximate location of the shots, according to several 911 callers Members of the Ulster County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a call for potential shots fired in the Town of Esopus. On...
View ArticlePolice: Ulster County man stole golf cart
On Tuesday, November 17, State Police Ellenville arrested Etienne Dodge, 31, of Wawarsing for Criminal Possession Stolen Property 3rd degree, a felony, following an investigation into a stolen golf...
View ArticleSullivan County man pleads guilty in fatal stabbing in Ulster
On November 18, 2020, Tiquan Underwood, 21, entered a guilty plea in Ulster County Court on the charge of Manslaughter in the First Degree. During the virtual court proceeding, Underwood admitted that...
View ArticleHudson Valley man charged with possession of child pornography
On December 8, State Police Catskill arrested Giovanni Fascella, 53, of the village of Catskill, on the charges of Possessing a Sexual Performance by a Child and Promoting a Sexual Performance by a...
View ArticleRhinebeck man charged with possession of child pornography
New York State Police from the Rhinebeck barracks today arrested a 64-year-old Rhinebeck man for Possession of a Sexual Performance by a Child, a class E felony. The arrest followed an investigation by...
View ArticlePolice: Two Saugerties men arrested with 800 bags of heroin
Shultis and Tompkins Members of the Ulster Regional Gang Enforcement Narcotics Team (URGENT) report the arrest of Brian Shultis, 31, and Cody Tompkins, 29, both of Saugerties. Shultis and Tompkins were...
View ArticleKingston Police Department to get new license plate readers
The Kingston Common Council voted 6-3 to transfer $375,000 to the Kingston Police Department to cover the expense of license plate readers. The system will have cameras, supporting software, server...
View ArticleKingston traffic stop yields 200 bags of heroin; two arrested
Members of the Ulster Regional Gang Enforcement Narcotics Team (URGENT) report the arrest of Jason T. Pease, 29 and Jennifer Krom, 39, both of Kingston. Pease and Krom were arrested during a traffic...
View ArticleUlster County man driving U-Haul leads police on high-speed chase, gets 39...
A chase across southwestern Ulster County involving multiple police departments ended with a town of Shawangunk man being arrested on a felony charge and issued 39 tickets. Here’s what happened,...
View ArticleIn Saugerties, dollar-store dispute over face mask turns violent
A Saugerties man was arrested Sunday after police say he was approached by a woman for not wearing a mask at Dollar General, which touched off a dispute that resulted in the man pushing her into a...
View ArticleThree arrested after Suboxone found in package sent to Ulster County Jail
Detectives from the Ulster County Sheriff’s Office report the arrest of Diane J. Maiolo, 35, and Gary L. Hoffman, 30, of Kingston, as well as Jessica M. Henry, 36, of Ulster Park. All three were...
View Article12-year-old girl killed in Kingston shooting
A shooting in Kingston last night resulted in the death of a 12-year-old girl and the hospitalization of a 9-year-old boy. The shooting occurred at about 8 p.m. at 60 Van Buren Street. Upon arrival,...
View ArticlePolice: Kingston man threw Molotov cocktail inside restaurant
The Kingston Police Department reports the arrest of 36-year-old Grant A Shan of Kingston for Arson in the first degree. On Sunday, December 20 at about 7:50 p.m., members of the Kingston Police...
View ArticleTwo arrested in shooting death of 12-year-old Kingston girl
Robert James and Gilbert Thomas. Two Kingston men have been arrested in death of a 12-year-old Kingston girl last week. The New York State Police today announced the arrests of Gilbert Thomas, 24, and...
View ArticleSecond accuser joins lawsuit alleging sexual abuse by Kingston teacher
In June of this year, an unnamed man, “John Doe,” sued William Dederick, a retired Kingston biology teacher and administrator, alleging Dederick sexually abused him while he was a student at Kingston...
View ArticleTwo Kingston men indicted in shooting death of girl
Robert “Nikki” James and Gilbert Thomas Gilbert Thomas, 24, and Robert “Nikki” James, 46, both of 49 Franklin Street, were indicted today by an Ulster County grand jury, according a press release from...
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