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Man Uses Baseball Bat During Road-Rage Incident In Area, Police Say Man Uses Baseball Bat During Road-Rage Incident In Area, Police Say
Man Uses Baseball Bat During Road-Rage Incident In Area, Police Say An area man was charged with menacing after allegedly threatening another driver with a baseball bat during a road-rage incident. The incident took place in Ulster County on Sunday, Oct. 10, when Saugerties Police, Town of Ulster Police, and New York State Police responded to a 911 call on Kings Highway for a report of an erratic vehicle and road rage fight.  According to Saugerties Police Chief Joseph Sinagra, police found that 26-year-old Jared Knox of Ulster Park had threatened another motorist with a baseball bat during a “road rage incident."  Knox was arrested by …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman Pinned Under Live Power Lines Following Crash Into Utility Pole In Area Woman Pinned Under Live Power Lines Following Crash Into Utility Pole In Area
Woman Pinned Under Live Power Lines Following Crash Into Utility Pole In Area Residents were without power for more than three hours after a woman slammed into a utility pole in the area. The crash took place in Ulster County around 8:06 a.m., Friday, Oct. 23, when Tara Benn, 49, of Catskill, slammed into the pole in Saugerties, causing the vehicle to become binned under severed live power lines, said pole. When officers arrived they found Benn still in the vehicle under the live power lines, said Saugerties Police Chief Joseph A. Sinagra. Once the power had been cut, firefighters were able to free the Benn who then declined to be treated by paramedics at the scene…

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by Kathy Reakes