Crime
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Jul. 25, 2012 - 1:39 pm
Announced by the state Department of Environmental Conservation today: 60 tickets issued to 21 people, in a crackdown on the increasing problem of illegal, unsafe, and unbelievably gross use of Kaaterskill Clove by swimmers and picnickers.
Recently, the... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Jul. 20, 2012 - 1:42 pm
On Thursday night, police say, a Pine Hill man was stabbed in his home by a drunken neighbor, but fought back and managed to restrain his assailant and call for help until police arrived.
Shandaken police report that Kenneth J. Fazzina, a 52-year-old Pine... Read more
By Andrew Wyrich on Wednesday, Jul. 18, 2012 - 6:58 pm
Coming off a spur of drug-related arrests, local police are concerned that heroin might be being injected into the region at an alarming rate, according to an article by The Daily Mail.
The Greene County Sheriff's Office announced the arrest of Erkan... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Jul. 17, 2012 - 4:31 pm
Zachary Rogers, a 23-year-old volunteer firefighter from the Pine Hill Fire Department, was arrested Monday afternoon and charged with two counts of arson, among other charges.
Shandaken police say that evidence suggests that Rogers set two brush fires on... Read more
By Andrew Wyrich on Monday, Jul. 9, 2012 - 10:30 am
A 21 year-old Saugerties woman was arrested for rape last Thursday after allegedly engaging in sexual intercourse with a 12-year-old boy, according to a New York State Police press release.
After an investigation by the Ulster County Family Violence... Read more
By Andrew Wyrich on Thursday, Jun. 28, 2012 - 4:52 pm
Two Saugerties residents were convicted by a jury in federal court today on charges stemming from a mortgage fraud scheme, according to a press release from the FBI.
Thomas Komasa, 47 and Heidi Komasa, 39, were both convicted by a jury in United States... Read more
By Andrew Wyrich on Wednesday, Jun. 27, 2012 - 2:14 pm
A 27-year-old Saugerties man was shot dead by Pennsylvania state police on Saturday morning after he allegedly attempted to break into a house.
According to several news reports, Adam L. Schillinger was shot and killed at approximately 8 a.m. on Saturday... Read more
By Andrew Wyrich on Tuesday, Jun. 26, 2012 - 10:51 pm
A motorcycle accident in East Kingston killed one person and injured two others early Monday morning. Today, the Kingston Police Department released the name of the victim who was killed: 30-year-old Brian Ferrari of Lake Katrine.
Nicholas Saveskie, 27,... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Jun. 25, 2012 - 2:02 pm
Sullivan County sheriff's deputy Joseph Gagliardo was injured on Saturday in White Lake, when his patrol car was rammed by a pick-up truck the deputy was trying to stop for speeding.
The Catskill Scoop has, well, the scoop:
When Deputy Gagliardo activated... Read more
By Andrew Wyrich on Monday, Jun. 25, 2012 - 10:28 am
A 21-year-old Esperance man has been charged with multiple felonies after State Police discovered drugs, explosives and counterfeit money in his home last Thursday.
Ethan A. Vanvalen, was arrested after police discovered 500 ecstasy tablets, 14 ounces of... Read more
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