Crime
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Jul. 7, 2011 - 11:05 am
Yet more proof that speeding on Rte. 17 is a way of life around here. From the TImes Herald-Record:
A 22-year-old man from Bloomingburg crashed a Yamaha racing bike on Route 17 at 130 miles an hour near exit 119 while trying to flee from an Orange... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Jul. 5, 2011 - 11:31 am
Lois Lubrano, a 41-year-old Napanoch woman, allegedly attempted to kill her 72-year-old mother with a 12-gauge shotgun last Thursday, the State Police out of Ellenville report in a press release.
Lois Lubrano: Photo via New York State PoliceThe unnamed... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Jun. 28, 2011 - 9:29 am
On Saturday, 76-year-old Ruth Defazio of Bethel crashed a 2003 Ford Thunderbird into 6 other vehicles on Rte. 17B in Bethel, according to a State Police press release. Defazio was high on prescription pain medication at the time of the crash, the police... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Jun. 20, 2011 - 10:51 am
Ten antique wagon wheels have been stolen in the town of Franklin, according to a press release from the Delaware County Sheriff's Office. Apparently, the wheels -- 1 white, 9 unpainted, all old -- were stolen sometime last week from a property on County... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Jun. 16, 2011 - 9:16 am
Gunshots were exchanged during a fight last night on Broadway in Monticello, scattering nearby pedestrians, says the Times Herald-Record:
The fight broke out around 7 p.m. near the intersection of west Broadway and Forestburgh Road. One of the men... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Jun. 14, 2011 - 9:32 am
A missing person flyer for Zach Green. Image via the Find Zachary Green Facebook page.
The body pulled from the Esopus Creek in Kingston on Sunday has been identified as the missing Saugerties resident Zach Green, according to the Times Herald-Record and... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Jun. 13, 2011 - 11:56 am
It's a big news day for larcenous shenanigans in Kingston: Details have just emerged about a scheme to part developmentally disabled residents of a group home from their paychecks, and an Ulster County grand jury has just indicted a former Kingston cop on... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Sunday, Jun. 12, 2011 - 2:49 pm
A victimless (and potentially seedless) crime happened this morning on Highway 30 in the town of Schoharie, according to a Schoharie County Sheriff's Office press release. A tractor-trailer loaded with watermelons reportedly overturned on the highway. No... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Jun. 10, 2011 - 10:15 am
Georgia Paradiso: Photo via New York State PoliceOn Tuesday, State Police deputies arrested a 77-year-old drunk driver who was reportedly hellbent on driving the wrong way on Rte. 17.
According to a press release, Georgia Paradiso managed to drive east in... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Jun. 1, 2011 - 11:03 am
The Delaware County Sheriff's Office is reporting that justice was swift when an angry 22-year-old started ripping down Memorial Day flags in Grand Gorge on Saturday.
According to a press release, Robert J. Giordano was spotted systematically throwing the... Read more
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