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Seen Him Or This Jeep? Alert Issued For Hudson Valley Man Who Went Missing On Christmas Day Seen Him Or This Jeep? Alert Issued For Hudson Valley Man Who Went Missing On Christmas Day
Seen Him Or This Jeep? Alert Issued For Hudson Valley Man Who Went Missing On Christmas Day A 52-year-old man went missing in the region on Christmas Day and authorities are asking for the public's help in locating him. Martin Pineiro Rabade, a resident of Saugerties in Ulster County, was last seen in his green Jeep Wrangler at about noontime on Monday, Dec. 25 in Rensselaer County in the town of Castleton-on-Hudson. The Wrangler has a New York registration of HZH-8304. He's described as being 6-foot, 230 pounds, bald with brown eyes, and was last seen wearing a gray zip-up hoodie, jeans, glasses, and black sneakers. Any tips or knowledge of his whereabouts be called i…
Hudson Valley Top Cop Named President Of State Police Chief's Association Hudson Valley Top Cop Named President Of State Police Chief's Association
Hudson Valley Top Cop Named President Of State Police Chief's Association A popular Hudson Valley police chief has been named President of the New York State Association of Chiefs of Police. Joseph A. Sinagra of the Saugerties PD in Ulster County was sworn in during the annual conference in Albany. He succeeds Chief Kevin Sylvester of the Ossining PD. Sinagra previously served on both the Board of Governors and the executive board of the NYSACOP. He also served as a Zone 5 representative for NYSACOP and is past president of the Mid-Hudson Chiefs of Police, and Ulster County Police Chiefs Association. Sinagra was sworn in on Monday, July 17 as th…
34-Year-Old Hits Victim In Head With Rock During Violent Assault In Hudson Valley, Police Say 34-Year-Old Hits Victim In Head With Rock During Violent Assault In Hudson Valley, Police Say
34-Year-Old Hits Victim In Head With Rock During Violent Assault In Hudson Valley, Police Say A Hudson Valley man has been charged with allegedly hitting another person in the head numerous times with a rock during a violent assault. The incident took place in Ulster County around 3:45 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 3 in Accord on Dymond Road. According to Trooper Steven Nevel, state police arrested David V. Underhill-Hval. age 34, of Kerhonkson for the Sept. 3 assault. Investigation revealed that on Sept. 3, Underhill-Hval was at a residence on Dymond Road when he violently assaulted someone, striking the victim in the head numerous times with a rock and causing severe injuries, Nevel said…
Verizon Landline Phone Outage Reported Across Several Hudson Valley Counties Verizon Landline Phone Outage Reported Across Several Hudson Valley Counties
Verizon Landline Phone Outage Reported Across Several Hudson Valley Counties Several police and fire departments in the area are reporting phone outages for those with Verizon landlines. The outages began on Sunday, Oct. 2 in Dutchess, Orange, and Ulster counties and affected police and fire department seven-digit numbers.  The outage continued Monday, Oct. 3. Emergency departments are advising residents they should call 911 if help is needed, which is not affected by the outage. The Saugerties Police Department in Ulster County as well as the City of Poughkeepsie in Dutchess County are reminding residents to call 911, and not the department's seven-digit numb…
Police Nab Wanted Man In Hudson Valley After Report Of Suspicious Person Police Nab Wanted Man In Hudson Valley After Report Of Suspicious Person
Police Nab Wanted Man In Hudson Valley After Report Of Suspicious Person Authorities in the Hudson Valley arrested a wanted man after responding to a report of a suspicious person. Police in Ulster County responded to a report of a suspicious person on Oak Street in Barclay Heights in the town of Saugerties at about 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 31, the Saugerties Police Department reported. Officers located Christopher Rega on Lamb Avenue, and discovered that Rega was wanted out of Bergen County, New Jersey, police said. Authorities said Rega was arrested as a Fugitive From Justice. Police also found that Rega was in possession of several controlled substanc…
Suspect With Criminal History Nabbed For Smash-Grab Burglary At Hudson Valley Store, Police Say Suspect With Criminal History Nabbed For Smash-Grab Burglary At Hudson Valley Store, Police Say
Suspect With Criminal History Nabbed For Smash-Grab Burglary At Hudson Valley Store, Police Say A man with a history of smashing his way into Hudson Valley businesses is once again behind bars for allegedly breaking into a smoke shop. In Ulster County, police in Saugerties were called at around 7:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 29, with reports of a commercial burglar alarm at the Smokers Choice store, located on Ulster Avenue. When police arrived, they found that someone had shattered the front glass door out, police said. A search of the store found it was empty. A manager arrived a short time later and discovered that an undisclosed amount of cash had been swiped from the register, according…
Man Who Tried To Jump From Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge Arrested For Murder, Police Say Man Who Tried To Jump From Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge Arrested For Murder, Police Say
Man Who Tried To Jump From Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge Arrested For Murder, Police Say A Hudson Valley man who had attempted to jump from a bridge has been arrested for allegedly killing a woman whose body was found in a wooded area. Johnny Amaro, age 49, of the town of Ulster, was arrested and charged with felony murder around 11:45 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 1.  According to Chief Kyle Berardi, of the Ulster Police Department, on Thursday around 8:20 a.m., officers were notified of a dead woman in a wooded area off the Eastern Parkway in the town of Ulster. As a result of an investigation, the woman was found to be a victim of homicide, the chief said. Earlier repor…
Seen Him? Police In Hudson Valley Issue Alert For Wanted Man Seen Him? Police In Hudson Valley Issue Alert For Wanted Man
Seen Him? Police In Hudson Valley Issue Alert For Wanted Man Police in the Hudson Valley issued an alert for a 39-year-old man who is wanted on multiple charges. Jeffrey Cafaldo is wanted for second-degree criminal contempt and second-degree aggravated harassment in a disturbance incident, the Saugerties Police Department, located in Ulster County, reported on Monday, July 18. Police said the warrant was issued on Wednesday, June 29. He is described as being 5-foot-10 and 160 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes, police said.
Suspect Nabbed After Two Vehicles Stolen From Auto Shop In Hudson Valley Suspect Nabbed After Two Vehicles Stolen From Auto Shop In Hudson Valley
Suspect Nabbed After Two Vehicles Stolen From Auto Shop In Hudson Valley A 36-year-old man is facing charges after investigators said that he stole two vehicles from the parking lot of a Hudson Valley auto repair shop. Police in Ulster County said the vehicles were stolen from the parking lot of Monroe Muffler & Brake Service, located at 3160 Route 9W in Saugerties, on Friday, July 22. Authorities began investigating the overnight thefts of a 2015 Subaru Forester and a 2019 Nissan Frontier, according to the Saugerties Police Department. At 3 p.m. Friday, detectives arrested Spencer Lane, of Saugerties, and he was charged with two counts of fourth-degree gra…
Missing 14-Year-Old Girl From Hudson Valley Found Safe, Police Say Missing 14-Year-Old Girl From Hudson Valley Found Safe, Police Say
Missing 14-Year-Old Girl From Hudson Valley Found Safe, Police Say Update: A 14-year-old girl who was reported missing in the Hudson Valley has been found safe. Makenna Walsh, of Ulster County, was located on Friday, Feb. 25, the Saugerties Police Department said. She was reported missing by her parents on Wednesday, Feb. 23, police previously reported. Original report: Police are searching for a missing 14-year-old girl from the Hudson Valley. Makenna Walsh was reported missing by her parents on Wednesday, Feb. 23, according to the Saugerties Police Department. Police said Makenna was last on Wednesday by neighbors in the Ulster County town of S…
New Details Emerge After Missing Child Found In Dark, Wet Enclosure In Hudson Valley New Details Emerge After Missing Child Found In Dark, Wet Enclosure In Hudson Valley
New Details Emerge After Missing Child Found In Dark, Wet Enclosure In Hudson Valley New details have emerged as the mother and father accused of abducting their daughter and hiding her in a hovel-like room under a staircase at an area home are set to appear in court. Ulster County residents Kimberly Cooper, age 33, and Kirk Shultis Jr., age 32, of Saugerties, were arrested Monday, Feb. 14, after police found Paislee Shultis, age 6, being held in a dark, wet room underneath a staircase in a Saugerties home.  The couple abducted the then 4-year-old from her legal guardian from Cayuga Heights, near Ithaca, in Tompkins County, New York, in 2019, Saugerties Police Chief Joseph…
Child Missing For Three Years Found In Dark, Wet Enclosure In Hudson Valley Home, Police Say Child Missing For Three Years Found In Dark, Wet Enclosure In Hudson Valley Home, Police Say
Child Missing For Three Years Found In Dark, Wet Enclosure In Hudson Valley Home, Police Say Updated story: New Details Emerge After Missing Child Found In Dark, Wet Enclosure In Hudson Valley A 4-year-old girl missing since 2019 has been found hidden in a cold, wet enclosure under a staircase in a Hudson Valley home. Paislee Shultis was reported missing from Cayuga Heights, near Ithaca, in Tompkins County, New York, in 2019, before being located in Ulster County on Valentine's Day, Monday, Feb. 14. At the time, the child was believed to have been abducted by her non-custodial parents, Kimberly Cooper, and Kirk Shultis, said Saugerties Police Chief Joseph Sinagra. On Monday,…
Hudson Valley Woman Arrested Twice Within Hours Hudson Valley Woman Arrested Twice Within Hours
Hudson Valley Woman Arrested Twice Within Hours A woman from the area was arrested twice within hours after police said she violated an order of protection. Ulster County resident Christine Diliberto, age 43, of the village of Saugerties was arrested the first time around 8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 23, after Saugerties police responded to a 911 call on East Bridge Street for a welfare check. According to Saugerties Police Chief Joseph Sinagra, when officers arrived they found Diliberto who was highly intoxicated and "troubled." During the interview with officers, she started to flip over the furniture in the apartment and m…
Woman Found Dead In Hudson Valley Woman Found Dead In Hudson Valley
Woman Found Dead In Hudson Valley Police are asking the public for help in an investigation into the death of a 63-year-old woman in the area. The woman, identified as Rose M. Mayhew-Moses, age 63, of Saugerties, was found when Ulster County Sheriff's deputies responded to a home in the Town of Olive around 8:30 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 25. A preliminary investigation suggests Mayhew-Moses was visiting relatives at the location and may have drowned in a body of water on the property. The investigation remains ongoing and police are asking anyone with information to contact their office at 845-338-3640. The department is …
Westchester Man Turns Himself In Following Summertime DWI Head-On Crash Westchester Man Turns Himself In Following Summertime DWI Head-On Crash
Westchester Man Turns Himself In Following Summertime DWI Head-On Crash A 21-year-old driver from Westchester who was allegedly drunk and high when he lost control and was involved in a wrong-way crash over the summer in Ulster County has turned himself in to police. Shortly after 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 2, officers from the Saugerties Police Department responded to a stretch of Route 32 near the area of the New York State Thruway southbound toll entrance, where there was a report of a two-car crash with injuries involved. Police said that the initial investigation determined that the driver, Yonkers resident Radames Pereyra, was driving south on Route 32 when…
COVID-19: Hudson Valley Store Shut Down For Violating State's On Pause Order COVID-19: Hudson Valley Store Shut Down For Violating State's On Pause Order
Covid-19: Hudson Valley Store Shut Down For Violating State's On Pause Order After receiving more than a dozen complaints of a business operating in violation of state order, officials closed down an establishment in the Hudson Valley. Police received a total of 13 complaint referrals from the state's On Pause Enforcement Task Force, reporting that NJA Auctions, located in Ulster County at 3139 Route 9W in Saugerties, was open for business. According to the complaints, there were "many customers in attendance, although being a non-essential business," Saugerties Police Chief Joseph A. Sinagra said. An investigation found that NJA Auctions had placed signs…
Ex-Owner Of Hudson Valley Restaurants Accused Of Raping Minor Ex-Owner Of Hudson Valley Restaurants Accused Of Raping Minor
Ex-Owner Of Hudson Valley Restaurants Accused Of Raping Minor A former restaurateur who owned a pair eateries in the Hudson Valley is facing charges for allegedly raping a minor. An Ulster County grand jury charged Robert Bruno, 58, of Newburgh, in a seven-count indictment for allegedly repeatedly sexually abusing at least one minor, the DA’s Office announced. It is unclear how many victims he had. Specifically, Bruno is charged with three counts of second-degree rape, and two counts each of third-degree rape and second-degree criminal sexual act. Bruno was arrested in September last year by members of the Saugerties Police Department.  His ar…
Man, Woman Not Using Crosswalk Before Being Hit By Car Prompts Police Warning In Area Man, Woman Not Using Crosswalk Before Being Hit By Car Prompts Police Warning In Area
Man, Woman Not Using Crosswalk Before Being Hit By Car Prompts Police Warning In Area A man and woman have been cited for not using the crosswalk after they were struck by a car on Christmas Eve night in the area. It happened at around 8:52 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 24 in Ulster County on Market Street near the Post Office in Saugerties. An investigation established that 20-year-old Jonathan Swart and 57-year-old Diane Swart of Saugerties, walked off the curb into the street, directly into the path of a southbound 2005 Chrysler sedan operated by Ingrid Loeffler of Saugerties, said Chief Joseph Sinagra of the Saugerties Police Department. Both pedestrians were treate…