Two Liberty residents face burglary charges after a stolen rifle was found during a traffic stop, according to New York State Police.
On Thursday, August 30, Village of Liberty police stopped Liberty resident Lakiay Arevalo for a traffic violation. During the traffic stop, according to a New York State Police press release, Arevalo was found in possession of a Marlin 30-30 rifle.
Village police found that the rifle was part of the proceeds of a burglary outside of the village of Liberty. New York State troopers were contacted, and a joint investigation found that Arevalo and Enricky Rodriguez, both of Ahrens Road, Liberty, had broken into a Parksville home and stolen three long guns and a chainsaw. The other two guns and the chainsaw were found at the suspects' home.
Arevalo and Rodriguez were both arrested and charged with second-degree burglary. They were arraigned in the Town of Liberty. Arevalo was released on her own recognizance, and Rodriguez was remanded to the Sullivan County Jail.
Above: Pot plants seized in Esperance. Photo courtesy of the New York State Police.
A 58-year-old Esperance man and a 64-year-old Sloansville man face multiple charges after police discovered 460 marijuana plants in four separate locations on Monday, according to a New York State Police press release.
Gregory F. Stevenson of Egelston Drive in Esperance and Ronald L. Ragan of Ragan Road in Sloansville were both charged after State Police in Cobleskill stopped a vehicle for a “routine violation” and subsequently learned information of where to seize the marijuana plants.
Stevenson was charged with unlawfully growing marijuana, criminal possession of marijuana, criminal possession of a controlled substance and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon. Stevenson was arraigned in the town of Cobleskill court and sent to Schoharie County Jail on $2,500 bail.
Ragan was charged with unlawfully growing marijuana, unlawful possession of marijuana and unlawful possession of fireworks. He was issued an appearance ticket to the town of Esperance court for August 29. Read more
According to multiple news outlets, the skeletal remains of a Queens man who went missing in July were found along Route 17 on Monday afternoon.
State Police at Liberty found the remains of 77-year-old Robert Goode Jr. near the area of the new Route 17 Bypass in Parksville near Exit 98, according to a New York State Police press release. Goode had been reported missing to the New York City Police Department on July 12.
The Times Herald-Record reported that Goode’s family members had not seen him since the Fourth of July and that a construction worker found the remains of Goode in a creek bed on the eastbound side of the highway.
An autopsy was performed at Catskill Regional Medical Center, but the cause and manner of death are pending, according to The Associated Press.
The New York State Police at Catskill announced the arrest of a 55-year-old Prattsville man on Wednesday for cashing seven forged checks at a local supermarket.
Lila Rikard was charged with criminal possession of a forged instrument and grand larceny, both felonies. The arrest was made after police received a complaint that numerous stolen and forged checks were being cashed at a Great American supermarket on Route 23 in Prattsville, according to a New York State Police press release.
An investigation revealed Rikard cashed seven checks that were stolen from Eagle Redemption in Delaware County, the press release said.
Rikard was arraigned in the Town of Catskill Court and sent to Greene County Jail on $2,500 bail or $5,000 bond.
A 33-year-old Kingston man was arrested earlier this week and charged with engaging in sexual acts with a 5-year-old girl.
Rudolph “Rudy” Robinson was arrested on Monday and charged with criminal sexual act in the first degree, sexual abuse in the first degree and endangering the welfare of a child, according to a New York State Police press release.
Police investigated an allegation that Robinson had engaged in sexual contact with the child, which led to the involvement of the Ulster County Family Violence Unit.
On Monday, Robinson was arraigned in the town of Ulster and sent to the Ulster County Jail on $50,000 bail or $100,000 bond. He was scheduled to appear in the Town of Ulster Court at 1pm on Wednesday, August 8.
The case has been referred to the Ulster County District Attorney’s Office Special Victims Bureau.
A 24-year-old Cairo man was arrested for burglary on Tuesday, according to a New York State Police press release.
Joseph G. White was arrested by New York State Police at Catskill after a burglary in progress complaint was reported at 70 Chappell Road in Acra. White was later charged with burglary in the second degree.
White was arraigned in the town of Cairo and sent to Greene County Jail on $5,000 bail.
Above: Vandals broke into Margaretville Cemetery on Monday night and damaged a dozen headstones. Photo courtesy of Diane Galusha.
On Monday night, Margaretville Village Cemetery was struck by vandals who toppled over headstones and permanently damaged some of the oldest graves at the historic site.
The unknown grave-vandals pushed over 12 headstones in total and permanently destroyed five of them, Margaretville Public Works Superintendent Henry Friedman said.
“A lot of people are quite upset,” Friedman said. “Some of those headstones date back to the 1800s.”
A 52-year-old Palenville man was arrested for burglary on Saturday after allegedly threatening a homeowner with a hammer and knife, a New York State Police press release said.
Michael P. Legari was arrested by New York State Police in Catskill after an investigation revealed he unlawfully entered a home and threatened the owner with a hammer and knife.
New York State Police in Catskill told the Watershed Post that Legari entered the home in the town of Hunter and began arguing with the homeowner. Once the argument escalated, Legari “menaced” the owner with the weapons.
Police said they have not determined what the argument was about.
Legari was charged with burglary in the second degree, criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree and menacing in the second degree.
Legari was arraigned in the village of Tannersville Court and remanded to the Greene County Jail on $1,000 bail.
Announced by the state Department of Environmental Conservation today: 60 tickets issued to 21 people, in a crackdown on the increasing problem of illegal, unsafe, and unbelievably gross use of Kaaterskill Clove by swimmers and picnickers.
The recent tickets, issued between July 7 and 9, span a wide range of offenses: littering, illegal parking, underage drinking, marijuana possession. From today's DEC press release: Read more
On Thursday night, police say, a Pine Hill man was stabbed in his home by a drunken neighbor, but fought back and managed to restrain his assailant and call for help until police arrived.
Shandaken police report that Kenneth J. Fazzina, a 52-year-old Pine Hill resident, was arrested last night after they received a 911 call about a man yelling for help on Academy Street. According to a press release, a drunken Fazzina entered his neighbor's house without permission and slashed the man on the abdomen with a knife, leaving a 6-inch cut.
Fazzina was also injured in the fight, and was taken to the Margaretville Hospital, where he was treated and received four staples for a head wound. Read more
According to multiple news outlets, the skeletal remains of a Queens man who went missing in July were found along Route 17 on Monday afternoon.
