New Paltz Police charge man with making ‘terroristic threat’ at middle school
Police arrested Arnold Projansky, 80 of Lake City, UT, this morning and charged him with making a terroristic threat, a felony. According to police, a teacher encountered a suspicious man on school...
View ArticlePolice charge cab driver with forcibly touching female passengers in New Paltz
Ayman Aboueida, 47, of Kingston, was arrested Tuesday, May 9 and charged with one count each of the following misdemeanors: One count of forcible touching One count of attempted forcible touching One...
View ArticleCase of Solane Verraine raises issues of culpability and compassion
Verraine and Asia (Facebook) At her arraignment in Ulster County Court on May 4, Phoenicia resident Solane Verraine pled not guilty to second-degree manslaughter in the death of her husband, John...
View ArticleCentral Hudson warns of bill payment scam
Central Hudson warned local customers this week about a bill payment scam taking place locally and in other parts of the country. The company said customers have been contacted by telephone by...
View ArticleKingston man arrested for brandishing weapon in New Paltz restaurant
Mikim J. Phillips, 17, of Kingston, was arrested at about 3:14 a.m. Saturday May 13 and charged with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a felony. The arrest came after two people flagged...
View ArticleNew Paltz Police seeking hit and run driver who injured pedestrian
The New Paltz Police Department is investigating a vehicle vs. pedestrian hit and run accident that occurred in the early morning of May 7. At approximately 4:30 a.m. that morning, New Paltz Police...
View ArticleShots fired during neighbor dispute in Saugerties
Saugerties Police arrested Marco J. Roe, 51, of Michelle’s Boulevard yesterday in connection with a dispute during which he allegedly fired a rifle. Police responded to the 911 call at 8:26 p.m. last...
View ArticleSaugerties police arrest taxi driver in fatal train crash
The taxi cab (Saugerties Police) The driver of the taxi that was hit by a CSX train in Saugerties on Feb. 16, killing a passenger, was arrested today and charged with the felony of failure to stop at a...
View ArticleHudson man charged with arson for burning barn
State Police arrested Matthew P. Sackett, 19, of Hudson, and charged him with fourth-degree arson, a felony, in connection with an April 20 barn fire on Rt. 9 in the town of Livingston. The New York...
View ArticlePolice: Naked Saugerties man desecrates American flag
On May 18, at 6:34 a.m., Saugerties Police responded to the area of Market Street after receiving several calls for a reported naked man running down the street. Upon arrival, police said, officers...
View ArticleMan charged with assault at HITS
Hugo Cuaya, aka Hugo Eleazar Cuayacoatl, 38, whom police identified as an undocumented immigrant from Mexico, was arrested Wednesday, May 24 and charged with second-degree assault, a felony, following...
View ArticleStatewide crackdown on DWI announced for Memorial Day weekend
The New York State Police announced a statewide crackdown on drunk, impaired and reckless driving this weekend, from Friday, May 26 to Monday, May 29. “Troopers will be highly visible this weekend and...
View ArticlePolice charge Highland man in New Paltz robbery
New Paltz Police arrested Khaliq A. Jones, 24, of Highland in connection with an early morning assault and cash robbery that took place Friday, May 26 in the parking lot of the Mobil gas station on...
View ArticlePolice: Saugerties vet removed jacket from passerby he believed was...
Saugerties Police arrested Edward M. Kovacs, 31, of Blue Hills Dr., Saugerties, and charged him with petit larceny. Police responded to the area of Mirabella’s Restaurant on Partition St. Saturday, May...
View ArticlePolice arrest suspect in 2016 Uptown Kingston stabbing
Mark E. Lancaster of Middletown, 35, was arrested on June 9 and charged with the felony of first-degree assault after evading police for nine months. According to members of the Kingston Police...
View ArticleSaugerties town worker stole $1,000, police say
A 16-year employee of the town Buildings and Grounds Department has been charged with felony fourth-degree grand larceny after, town police said, he admitted stealing $1,000 in cash from a safe at the...
View ArticleMarine sentenced to 15 years for sexual assault and burglary in attacks on...
Kevin Guerrero, 20, was sentenced today to 15 years in state prison for burglary and sexual abuse charges stemming from an incident last fall in which Guerrero entered the apartment of a SUNY New Paltz...
View ArticleKingston woman struck, dragged by cars following fight in intersection
A Kingston woman suffered serious injuries after she was dragged by one car and struck by another following a fight at a Town of Ulster intersection. According to Town of Ulster police, the incident...
View ArticleCops seek clues in Midtown Kingston shooting
Kingston police are looking for a suspect or suspects in June 16 shooting on a Midtown street that left a man wounded. According to police, at 11:20 p.m. on Friday, June 16 cops were called to the area...
View ArticleTwo fugitives on the loose in the Hudson Valley
Update: On Sunday, June 25, State Police announced that the fugitives had left the Hudson Valley and were last seen Saturday, June 24 at a Wal-Mart in Matamoras, PA, just over the New York border...
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