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By Julia Reischel on Monday, Aug. 1, 2016 - 1:12 pm
Above: Christopher H. Fairbairn, Salvatore M. Esposito and Karen C. Certain. Photos via the Delaware County Sheriff's Office.
Three people were charged with selling narcotics in and near the Delaware County village of Margaretville on Friday, July 29,... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Feb. 5, 2016 - 12:46 pm
Above: Drugs, cash and an imitation handgun found in Woodstock on Thursday. Photo via the Ulster Regional Gang Enforcement Narcotics Team.
Two people have been arrested in connection with a large heroin bust in the Ulster County town of Woodstock,... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016 - 4:17 pm
A Shokan man was arrested on Thursday, Jan. 14 after town of Olive police found a "substantial" marijuana growing operation in a house on Route 28, according to a press release from the Ulster County Regional Gang Enforcement Narcotics Team.
According to... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Sep. 15, 2015 - 2:11 pm
Police around the Catskills made a slew of drug trafficking arrests this past week, finding a secret marijuana grow house in Walton, 98 bags of heroin during a traffic stop in Saugerties, and a dealer who allegedly sold prescription medications from his... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015 - 3:52 pm
Above: Investigators seized 134 long guns, four assault rifles, one electronic stun gun and two handguns from a Lumberland residence during a drug raid. Photo via the New York State Police.
Left: William Cropley. Photo via the New York State Police. ... Read more
By John Phillip Tappen on Tuesday, Jun. 3, 2014 - 11:04 am
A South Cairo man was arrested and jailed last week after police found evidence of an illegal distilling operation, unregistered guns, marijuana and fireworks at his home.
On Wednesday, May 28, Robert Litchko Jr. of South Cairo was arrested by officers... Read more
By John Phillip Tappen on Thursday, May. 29, 2014 - 4:24 pm
A traffic stop on Route 209 in Wawarsing on Wednesday led to the arrest of a Kerhonkson man on multiple drug charges, police say.
Members of the Ulster Regional Gang Enforcement Narcotics Team (URGENT) and Ulster County Sheriff’s Office K-9 team arrested... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Apr. 9, 2014 - 2:03 pm
Above: Images from a photo gallery of arrests made during the recent URGENT investigation "Operation Spring Cleaning," posted on the Ulster County Sheriff's Office's Facebook page.
Over three dozen arrests were announced with great fanfare on Wednesday... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Sep. 13, 2013 - 3:57 pm
Above: Deputy John Demeo and K-9 Osman "Ozzie" Steele, the Delaware County Sheriff's Office's newest drug law enforcement team. Ozzie is the namesake of a famous Catskills officer of the law: Undersheriff Osman Steele, who was the only casualty of the... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Jun. 14, 2013 - 8:37 am
A 38-year-old Narrowsburg man was arrested on Wednesday, June 12 after state troopers found a marijuana growing operation in a Ryder Road home.
In a search of the home, police found over 100 plants and more than 10 pounds of processed marijuana,... Read more