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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…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Man Choked, Threatened To Shoot Girlfriend In Hudson Valley, Police Say Man Choked, Threatened To Shoot Girlfriend In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Man Choked, Threatened To Shoot Girlfriend In Hudson Valley, Police Say A man from the region is facing charges after allegedly choking his girlfriend and threatening her with a gun. Ulster County resident Weston Smith, age 33, of Saugerties, was arrested on multiple criminal charges Monday, June13, according to Saugerties Police. Officers were called to a home on Ulster Avenue just before noon with reports of a domestic dispute. The victim reportedly told police that the two got into an argument and Smith choked her multiple times. He also struck her in the face and then loaded a shotgun and threatened to shoot her, she told police. The victim’s injuries re…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Man With Several 'Ghost Guns' Arrested In Area Road-Rage Incident, Police Say Man With Several 'Ghost Guns' Arrested In Area Road-Rage Incident, Police Say
Man With Several 'Ghost Guns' Arrested In Area Road-Rage Incident, Police Say An area man who was arrested for allegedly pointing a "ghost gun" and screaming racist comments at another driver during a road-rage incident was released on his own recognizance. It happened around 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 6 on Route 212 in the Town of. Saugerties. The victim told police that another driver had pulled up alongside his vehicle screaming about his driving and then used several racial slurs towards the victim, according to Saugerties Chief Joseph Sinagra. The victim then reportedly followed the other driver to the parking lot of the Dunkin Donuts on Ulster Avenue…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Video: Woman Alleges Excessive Force After Being Arrested In Hudson Valley Video: Woman Alleges Excessive Force After Being Arrested In Hudson Valley
Video: Woman Alleges Excessive Force After Being Arrested In Hudson Valley A 26-year-old woman is alleging that Ulster County Sheriff’s deputies used excessive force while arresting her outside a Buffalo Wild Wings parking lot earlier this week without cause. Saugerties resident Shana Shaw was picking up food at approximately 3:45 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 28 on Ulster Avenue when she was approached by members of the Sheriff’s Department, who sought to arrest her for driving with a suspended license and marijuana possession. In video taken at the scene, Shaw can be heard shrieking and screaming as a deputy sought to remove her from her vehicle, alleging that her arm wa…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Found Slumped Over Steering Wheel Had Hypodermic Needle, Police Say Man Found Slumped Over Steering Wheel Had Hypodermic Needle, Police Say
Man Found Slumped Over Steering Wheel Had Hypodermic Needle, Police Say A 28-year-old man found slumped over a steering wheel in a parking lot was arrested for alleged possession of a hypodermic needle. The incident took place in Ulster County when Saugerties Police responded to the Dunkin' Donuts on Ulster Avenue in the Village of Saugerties. Police received the report around 5:27 a.m. Tuesday, May 19, after receiving a report from a pedestrian of a man slumped over the wheel in a vehicle in the parking lot, Chief Joseph Sinagra said. Upon arrival, officers Christopher Rega of Saugerties slumped over the wheel allegedly with a hypodermic needle…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman Charged With DWI After Spotted Driving Too Slowly In Area, Police Say Woman Charged With DWI After Spotted Driving Too Slowly In Area, Police Say
Woman Charged With DWI After Spotted Driving Too Slowly In Area, Police Say A 43-year-old woman was arrested for alleged drunk driving after police spotted her driving too slowly. Ulster County resident Jennifer Reynolds, of Saugerties, was arrested around 1:58 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 16, after police stopped her for driving at a low rate of speed, while driving in the parking lane on Ulster Avenue, said Village of Saugerties Chief Of Police Joseph A. Sinagra. Reynolds then stopped her vehicle over a large pile of leaves that had been dumped curbside for annual pickup, Sinagra said. According to the chief, Reynolds was visibly intoxicated and failed a field…

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by Kathy Reakes