Crime
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012 - 5:16 pm
A SUNY New Paltz student suspected of being "under the influence of an unknown hallucinogen" was arrested today after allegedly taking several fellow students hostage with a Japanese katana sword, according to the Times Herald-Record:
Isaac Doughty, 18,... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Feb. 6, 2012 - 4:31 pm
It took a month of investigation, but the New Paltz police have finally nabbed a suspect in a string of 20 commercial burglaries committed recently in the town. The Daily Freeman reports that 19-year-old Adam Keller has been charged with the crimes:
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By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012 - 11:37 pm
Ulster County sheriff's deputies arrested 39-year-old Kingston resident Christoforos Christoforou on second-degree assault and other charges this afternoon, after being called to investigate a report of a woman screaming for help at the Lake Motel in... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Jan. 30, 2012 - 2:56 pm
54-year-old Emma Maxwell was arrested last week, on charges of stealing over $100,000 from the Breakabeen/North Blenheim Presbyterian Church, where she was the treasurer. Several news outlets report that Maxwell turned herself in.
The Times-Union reports... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012 - 10:24 am
An 18-year-old student at the BOCES campus in the town of LIberty was rescued by state toopers, sheriff's deputies, and volunteer firemen from sinking into an icy pond on Tuesday, according to a press release from the New York State Police.
The teenager... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Jan. 13, 2012 - 7:35 pm
Tip for not getting arrested after plowing a pickup truck into the side of a house: Don't park your truck down the block.
The Ulster County Sheriff's Office is reporting the arrest of 59-year-old Tom Beverley of Esopus on Thursday, after investigating an... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012 - 12:44 pm
Michael A. KissingerDerrick YoungThomas J. MercerSince November, state troopers in Schoharie and Montgomery Counties have been getting complaints about mysterious BB gun shooters who fire on unsuspecting cars from a moving vehicle. Yesterday, the New... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Jan. 6, 2012 - 10:40 am
Krista L. Hess Cortney R. Hess
21-year-old Krista L. Hess of Hobart and her younger sister, 18-year-old Cortney R. Hess of Grand Gorge, were arrested yesterday and charged with assault after allegedly fighting in front of an apartment building... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Jan. 2, 2012 - 11:21 pm
Ulster County sheriff's deputies report that a home on Old Unionville Road in Plattekill was robbed by armed invaders early this morning. Police say that around 4am, two men entered the house armed with handguns, took some property, and struck one... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Jan. 2, 2012 - 11:26 am
Above: Video footage shot in 2009 by undercover PETA investigator at the Angel's Gate animal hospice in Delhi.
Susan Marino, a 60-year-old Delhi resident and the founder of the Angel's Gate animal hospice, has been arrested on five counts of cruelty to... Read more
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