James Sheerin, a resident of Ardsley in Westchester County, originally faced a felony charge for discharging raw sewage into the creek, which is a popular trout stream and swimming spot. From an April press release issued by the state Department of Environmental Conservation at the time of Sheerin's arrest:
Following an investigation by DEC, Mr. Sheerin was charged with one count of discharging sewage to the waters of New York State without a permit, a Class E felony. The charge is punishable by up to four years in prison and/or a fine of up to $75,000 per day of the violation.
On January 10, Sheerin pleaded guilty in Town of Catskill Court to a misdemeanor charge, and agreed to pay $15,000 to settle the charge. Read more
After nearly two weeks of investigation, state police have made an arrest for the murder of 40-year-old Scott Myer, who was found dead in his Greenville home on New Year's Day.
Poughkeepsie resident Maurice L. Pratt, 30, was arrested Saturday and charged with first-degree murder, according to information released by the New York State Police.
A Harpersfield man is facing felony drug charges after a search warrant turned up five ounces of oxycodone powder, with a street value of about $50,000.
Delaware County police arrested 40-year-old Robert J. Wilsey on December 21, 2012. The police did not notify local media of the arrest until today. Wilsey is charged with second-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a felony offense.
Wilsey was arraigned in the Town of Stamford court and remanded to the Delaware County Correctional Facility without bail. Police say he is expected to face additional charges, and additional arrests are also forthcoming.
Wilsey's arrest is part of a continuing, joint investigation being conducted by the Delaware and Otsego County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Divisions and the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in cooperation with the New York State Police.
Police say they are working with the security department at Covidien, a pharmaceutical company that manufactures prescription narcotics in Hobart, to investigate the diversion of pharmaceuticals into the local illegal drug trade.
Update: The Ulster County Sheriff's Office has released a photo of the robber (above). He is described as a white male, 5ft 10in, clean shaven, and wearing dark thick rimmed glasses, a green knit ski cap and a beige jacket. Anyone who recognizes this man or has any information isa sked to contact the Saugerties Police Department at (845) 246-9800.
Deputies from the Sullivan County Sheriff's Department say they have made a major strike against local drug trade with the Thursday arrest of Angel Mulero, a 24-year-old Monticello resident. Mulero is charged with two counts of criminal sale of a controlled substance, a felony.
Deputies say he was stamping his packages with the names “heavy hitter” and “melaza,” which means molasses. Sheriff Mike Schiff said many other dealers have stopped branding their heroin packages to avoid being linked to overdose deaths.
A registered nurse from New Paltz who works at the Shawangunk Correctional Facility is charged with promoting prison contraband and petit larceny, after police found her in possession of stolen prescription drugs while working at the prison.
The New York State Police and Department of Corrections Inspector General's Office announced the arrest of 25-year-old Amanda L. Ragule on Tuesday. Ragule was arraigned in the Town of Shawangunk Court and released on her own recognizance to return on a later date.
The more serious charge of the two Ragule faces -- promoting prison contraband in the first degree -- is a felony.
Although police say more charges are pending, Morris faces only misdemeanor charges: Two counts of endangering the welfare of a child. Some of the threatening messages and photos that she is accused of posting are still online at Facebook.
The Walton police issued a brief news release about the arrest:
On January 5th 2013 the Village of Walton Police Department received a complaint of unauthorized access into a Facebook account involving threats to various individuals, including children. Over the past two days several more threats were received by other individuals in and around the Village and Town of Walton. An extensive investigation was conducted by the Walton Police Department and the Delaware County Sheriff's Office which has led to the arrest of Jennifer L. Morris age 27 of Walton. Read more
Several children in the Walton Central School District have been targeted by an unknown person who used Facebook to spread pornography, tag pictures of dead children with the names of local students, and threaten to reenact the Sandy Hook shootings in Walton.
Local residents have also been using Facebook to warn each other about the messages and urge their friends not to accept new friend requests through the site. The harasser has been using several accounts, including "Anthony McCool," "Cody Haha F," and "Cody Farwell." At least one of the accounts appears to have belonged to an innocent Facebook user whose account was hacked.
As recently as Sunday night, one account -- "Cody Farwell" -- was still active, and displaying a recent threat:
Above: A threatening message posted on Saturday by a harasser posing on Facebook as "Cody Farwell." Names in the message have been redacted.
Walton Central School District Superintendent George Mack said that he was first made aware of the situation over the weekend. Read more
New York State Police in Catskill announced today that they are investigating the death of a Greenville resident, 40-year-old Scott Myer, as a homicide.
On Tuesday, police were called to check on Myer's welfare at his home at 262 West Road. Responding officers found Myer dead, the victim of an apparent homicide.
Anyone with information is urged to call the New York State Police at 518-622-8600.
