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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…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Arrested For Menacing After Threatening Woman With Gun In Area, Police Say Man Arrested For Menacing After Threatening Woman With Gun In Area, Police Say
Man Arrested For Menacing After Threatening Woman With Gun In Area, Police Say An area man was arrested for allegedly pointing a handgun at a woman during an argument. The incident took place in Ulster County on Sunday, Aug. 8, when Saugerties Police responded to a call regarding an unwanted female subject causing damage to the complainant’s residence, said Town of Saugerties Chief of Police Joseph A. Sinagra.  An investigation into the matter revealed that a dispute had taken place between the resident and a guest.  The victim reported that the man, identified as 40-year-old Michael Cook of Saugerties, had waved a handgun in her face and thr…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police Officers Stop Woman From Jumping Off Roof Of Building In Hudson Valley Police Officers Stop Woman From Jumping Off Roof Of Building In Hudson Valley
Police Officers Stop Woman From Jumping Off Roof Of Building In Hudson Valley An allegedly suicidal woman was stopped from jumping from the rooftop of a building by two police officers in the Hudson Valley. The incident took place around 4:28 p.m., Wednesday, May 26, in Ulster County. The officers from the Saugerties Police responded to a 911 call of a distraught woman on the roof of the old Flannigan Cleaners Building on Main Street in the Village of Saugerties. Officer Daniel Farcher responded to the location and climbed onto the roof, locating the woman who was standing in the center of the roof and appeared agitated and upset, Saugerties PD Chief Joseph A. …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Severe Winds Topple Large Tree On Top Of Two Vehicles In Area Severe Winds Topple Large Tree On Top Of Two Vehicles In Area
Severe Winds Topple Large Tree On Top Of Two Vehicles In Area Severe winds in the Hudson Valley overnight toppled a large tree on top of two vehicles, causing extensive damage. The tree came down around 12:55 p.m., Saturday, March 13, in the area of Hommelville Road, in Saugerties, where other trees and wires were down in the area, Saugerties Police Chief Joseph A. Sinagra said.  Both vehicles were severally damaged, the chief said. Severe winds brought down trees and wires in Ulster County.Saugerties Police Department Central Hudson crews and fire personnel also responded as several trees that had come down also took out powerlines in the area. …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Nabbed For Driving While High On Drugs In Area, Police Say Man Nabbed For Driving While High On Drugs In Area, Police Say
Man Nabbed For Driving While High On Drugs In Area, Police Say A 64-year-old man was arrested for allegedly driving while high on drugs after being stopped for driving erratically. Ulster County resident Todd Kuriplach, of Saugerties, was arrested around 10:50 a.m., Sunday, March 7, after Saugerties Police received a complaint of an erratic driver on Route 9W in Saugerties, said Chief Joseph A. Sinagra. When officers responded, they spotted a vehicle driven by Kuriplach weaving across both lanes of traffic, Sinagra said. Kuriplach was also seen hitting a parked vehicle on Partition Street and then continued driving south. Officers located the veh…

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Man Nabbed For House Burglary In Area Years Later By DNA Evidence, Police Say Man Nabbed For House Burglary In Area Years Later By DNA Evidence, Police Say
Man Nabbed For House Burglary In Area Years Later By DNA Evidence, Police Say A 36-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly breaking into a home and burglarizing it while the family was away. Donovan W. Price, 36, of Kingston, was arrested by Saugerties Police, on Thursday, Jan. 7, for the incident which took place on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019, said Chief Joseph A. Sinagra. Price was arrested following a burglary investigation conducted by the Saugerties Police Department which began on Dec. 3, 2019, when a Village of Saugerties resident returning home from a trip, found that someone had entered and burglarized their home while they were away, Sinagra …

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Garbage Truck Crashes Into Utility Pole In Area Garbage Truck Crashes Into Utility Pole In Area
Garbage Truck Crashes Into Utility Pole In Area A garbage truck driver who was allegedly distracted by a noise in his truck drove into a utility pole in the area, causing a power outage. The incident took place in Ulster County around 7:46 a.m., Tuesday, April 28, when Saugerties Police responded to the parking lot of the Glasco Firehouse for reported property damage motor vehicle crash, Saugerties Police Chief Joseph A. Sinagra said. When officers arrived on the scene they found a County Waste garbage truck with a utility pole on top of the vehicle.  The driver could not be extricated from the vehicle until Central Hudso…

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by Kathy Reakes