Crime
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2010 - 3:15 pm
The Daily Freeman has been publishing some incredible stories about an ongoing effort to bust participants in a really simple scam: According to police, a Midtown gas station accepted food stamp cards in exchange for half their value in cash, which... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2010 - 8:41 am
A nine-hour standoff between police and reportedly armed people in an apartment over Windham Hardware ended without any injuries around 11pm, according to multiple news reports. The Daily Mail has an extended story today, though details are still emerging... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010 - 7:19 pm
The Daily Mail has a breaking-news story:
At least one armed man is allegedly holding one or more hostages in the Town of Windham, according to reports.
From NY-ALERT at 6:21 pm:
RTE 23 EB/WB CLOSED from South St. to RTE 296 (Town of Windham) at 6:10PM... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010 - 12:19 pm
A homeowner in Hamden is missing a collection of antique powder horns, flasks, and other historical paraphernalia, some of them dating back to the 1700s, according to a press release issued today by the Delaware County Sheriff's Office. The release:
The... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Nov. 15, 2010 - 8:34 am
***Update: The Daily Star is reporting that court documents filed by the Oneonta Police Department allege that Sprague was attempting to rape Ridge.
An Oneonta man has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of Sonja Ridge, 26, in the early... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010 - 8:59 am
Yesterday afternoon, a man in a brown corduroy jacket and a "Halloween mask with horns" robbed a Key Bank on Chestnut Street in Oneonta, according to a press release from the State Police:
The New York State Police are investigating a Bank Robbery that... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010 - 11:49 am
A 51-year-old Esopus man was arrested in Kingston on Monday night for allegedly showing up drunk to a Stop DWI Impact panel that was being held in the Sheriff's Office building. Law enforcement quickly surmised that if Thomas Ackerman was drunk at the... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Oct. 25, 2010 - 9:57 am
The Schoharie County Sheriff's Office reports that two local men are due to appear in the Town of Schoharie Court today, on charges stemming from a fight at the Hotel Austin in Central Bridge last Tuesday. The press release:
On 10-19-10 at approximately 8... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Sunday, Oct. 24, 2010 - 1:40 pm
Word on the street is, you shouldn't leave your car doors unlocked in Port Ewen anymore. From the Ulster County Sheriff's Department:
Sheriff Paul VanBlarcum is cautioning Port Ewen to lock their cars in the wake of a rash of larcenies from unlocked... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010 - 2:52 pm
Christopher Palmatier, from the Otsego County town of Worcester, has been arrested by the Schoharie County Sheriff's Office for allegedly raping an underage girl.
According to a press release from the Schoharie County Sheriff's Office, which you can read... Read more
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