Crime
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010 - 9:19 am
New York State Police report that they've arrested two sets of burglars that were caught in the act of robbing homes in the town of Mamakating on Sunday and yesterday. The first pair, 26-year-old Erin M. Peters and 35-year-old Joseph Francis Feuerstack... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Dec. 6, 2010 - 9:34 am
The Ulster County Sheriff's Department has arrested 16-year-old Thomas J. Langjan of Kerhonkson and an unnamed 14-year-old accomplice for having "subjected a 16-year-old female to unwelcome sexual contact." The press release is below:
Thomas J. Langjan... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Saturday, Dec. 4, 2010 - 9:25 am
A Catskill man who hurt his ankles while working as a corrections officer in Coxsackie was collecting workers compensation insurance for the injury while also working as a part-time police officer in Cairo, the New York State Insurance Department reported... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Nov. 29, 2010 - 11:21 am
Accord resident Kevin Chronister, 46, has been arrested and charged with endangering the welfare of a child for allegedly trying to burn a 9-year-old with a lit cigarette. A press release from the Ulster County Sheriff's Department:
Deputies from the... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010 - 4:18 pm
This just in from the Delaware County Sheriff's Office: A 30-year-old Franklin man named Preston E. Smith has been arrested for allegedly stealing a rifle and then using it to go hunting. The press release in full:
On November 22, 2010 Delaware County... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010 - 11:22 am
According to "I LOVE DELHI, NY," the Facebook page devoted to the little town on the West Branch of the Delaware River, somebody's bogarted the town's welcome sign. Posted yesterday evening:
WHO STOLE OUR WELCOME TO DELHI SIGN?? COST IS $1200. AS... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Nov. 22, 2010 - 9:56 am
A fight between two residents at an assisted-living home in Esopus got so violent that one man was airlifted to Albany by helicopter, and another is facing felony assault charges, police say. A press release issued last night by the Ulster County Sheriff'... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Nov. 19, 2010 - 11:49 am
Marc A. LitchkoThe State Police out of the Catskill barracks have released a detailed statement about the events that led to Wednesday's terrifying late-night standoff in downtown Windham. The release reports that six people, five men and one woman, were... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2010 - 5:47 pm
New evidence has emerged in the case of Sonja Ridge, who died under suspcious circumstances over the weekend. The man who was charged with second-degree murder in connection with her death, William A. Sprague III, has been released, according to the Daily... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2010 - 3:15 pm
The Daily Freeman has been publishing some incredible stories about an ongoing effort to bust participants in a really simple scam: According to police, a Midtown gas station accepted food stamp cards in exchange for half their value in cash, which... Read more
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