Crime
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Feb. 28, 2011 - 8:57 am
The Ulster County Sheriff's Office is reporting today that 21-year-old Matthew Fragner, of Kingston, has been arrested as part of a complicated, bizarre, and very damp robbery.
According to the press release, Fragner helped two other men, Shawn McCarthy... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011 - 3:36 pm
The Daily Star reports that police are searching for a man who robbed the Smoker's Choice in Sidney on Monday:
A male wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt and jeans entered the business in the Great American Plaza at about 8 p.m., police said. He displayed a... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Feb. 18, 2011 - 9:03 am
The alleged wrongdoings of Kingston police Detective Lt. Timothy Matthews, who has been charged with stealing thousands from the city of Kingston, are inspiring a full-scale investigation of Ulster County's Regional Gang Enforcement Narcotic Team, the... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Feb. 14, 2011 - 4:04 pm
Last week, a Sullivan County man was released from a 50-year jail sentence after he was found innocent of raping a 12-year-old girl, while an Ulster County man was arrested after reportedly being caught in the act of trying to erase a hard drive full of... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011 - 10:21 am
When news broke of the death of 15-year-old Naomi Miklic -- who was fatally shot in a car in Owego on Monday, an incident in which two Cherry Valley men now face charges -- police initially said the teenager was from Cherry Valley. In fact, the Utica... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011 - 2:45 pm
This just in from the Ulster County Sheriff's Office: An unnamed 28-year-old woman reportedly has experienced what might be the world's worst employment interview in the town of Esopus.
According to a press release (read it in full below), the woman was... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011 - 5:03 pm
Fox 40 has the story:
An 18-year-old Cherry Valley man has been charged with manslaughter following the shooting death of an Otsego County teen in Owego Monday night.
Authorities say 15-year-old Naomi Miklic of Cherry Valley was shot in a car on East... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011 - 12:34 pm
This just in from the Delaware County Sheriff's Office: A man driving a black pickup truck made off with two ATVs sitting near Rte. 10 in Walton on Saturday night. There is a reward for whoever returns them. Helpfully, both ATVs are bright yellow.
For the... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011 - 9:27 am
Timothy BirchallOn Saturday, the State Police arrested 28-year-old Timothy S. Birchall of Ellenville for allegedly sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl in Warwarsing four years ago.
The press release offers few details about the investigation, but... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Jan. 17, 2011 - 10:31 am
A convicted sex offender is free in Franklin, in the wake of legal complications over his sentencing that have yet to be resolved.
In May of 2009, Robert Becker Jr. -- who was convicted earlier that year of the sexual abuse of five students at Franklin... Read more
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