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Naked Woman Walks Around Hudson Valley McDonald's Parking Lot With Friend Recording: Police Naked Woman Walks Around Hudson Valley McDonald's Parking Lot With Friend Recording: Police
Naked Woman Walks Around Hudson Valley McDonald's Parking Lot With Friend Recording: Police Visitors to a McDonald's in the Hudson Valley got more than an order of fries when a 49-year-old woman took off her clothes and began putting on a show in the parking lot. The incident took place in Ulster County around 4:50 p.m., Thursday, May 18 at McDonald's located at 350 Route 212 in Saugerties. According to Chief Joseph Sinagra of the town of Saugerties Police, officers responded to a report of a woman who was exposing herself in the parking lot. An investigation established that 49-year-old Nassau County resident Cheryl Ann Johnsen, of Westbury, had laid on the sidewa…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Agitated Man Blocks Hudson Valley Roadway With Truck, Camper, Refuses To Move, Police Say Agitated Man Blocks Hudson Valley Roadway With Truck, Camper, Refuses To Move, Police Say
Agitated Man Blocks Hudson Valley Roadway With Truck, Camper, Refuses To Move, Police Say A 53-year-old man was taken to an area hospital for a mental evaluation after he blocked an area roadway for more than 90 minutes after parking his truck and camping trailer across the road. The incident took place in Ulster County around 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 12 on Route 212 in the town of Saugerties.  Saugerties Police responded to a 911 call for a report of a pick-up truck with an attached camping trailer that had parked sideways on the New York State Thruway overpass, blocking all four lanes of traffic on Route 212, said Chief Joseph Sinagra, of the Saugerties Police.…

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by Kathy Reakes
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'Erratic' Hudson Valley Driver Was 3 Times Legal Limit, Police Say 'Erratic' Hudson Valley Driver Was 3 Times Legal Limit, Police Say
'Erratic' Hudson Valley Driver Was 3 Times Legal Limit, Police Say A drunk driver who was busted in the region had a blood alcohol level three times the legal limit to operate a vehicle, authorities said. In Ulster County, Saugerties Police were called just before 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, with reports of an erratic driver on Route 212 near Route 32. Officers located the vehicle a short time later in the parking lot of a Speedway gas station, Saugerties police said. The driver, 50-year-old Kathleen Grady, of Saugerties, was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated (DWI). Her charges were later upgraded to aggravated DWI after testing rev…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Gas Station Employee In Area Accused Of Stealing Cash From Safe Gas Station Employee In Area Accused Of Stealing Cash From Safe
Gas Station Employee In Area Accused Of Stealing Cash From Safe A gas station employee from the region is facing charges for allegedly swiping cash from a store safe. Ulster County resident Jose Ienuso, age 31, of Kingston, was arrested Thursday, Aug. 18, following an investigation by Saugerties Police. Investigators were contacted several hours earlier by a manager at Speedway, located on Route 212 in Saugerties, who claimed that $600 was missing from a money bag that had been removed from a store safe. While reviewing store security footage, the manager witnessed Ienuso enter the safe and remove cash from the money bag, police said. Ienuso was later…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Burger Dispute At McDonald's Drive-Thru In Hudson Valley Leads To DWI Charge Burger Dispute At McDonald's Drive-Thru In Hudson Valley Leads To DWI Charge
Burger Dispute At McDonald's Drive-Thru In Hudson Valley Leads To DWI Charge A dispute over a hamburger at the drive-thru window of a New York McDonald's led to the arrest of a Connecticut man whose blood alcohol level was three times the legal limit. The incident took place in Ulster County around 9:45 p.m. on Wednesday, June 22 at the McDonalds on Route 212 in Saugerties. According to Saugerties Police Chief Joseph Sinagra, officers responded to the fast-food restaurant for a reported dispute over a hamburger. When officer arrived, they interviewed 53-year-old Jeffrey Schneider, of Wethersfield in Hartford County, Sinagra said. "Schneider, who was int…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Issued 26 Traffic Tickets, Including DWI, After Hit-Run Crash In Area Man Issued 26 Traffic Tickets, Including DWI, After Hit-Run Crash In Area
Man Issued 26 Traffic Tickets, Including DWI, After Hit-Run Crash In Area A man from the area was issued 26 traffic tickets and charged with DWI after he allegedly left the scene of a crash. A Greene County resident Szitter Zoltan, age 30, of Catskill, was arrested in Ulster County in Saugerties on Saturday, April 23. Zolton was arrested after Saugerties Police responded to Route 212, where it was reported that he left the area after striking another vehicle he had attempted to pass in a no-passing zone, sideswiping the victim’s vehicle and sending it into oncoming traffic and nearly being struck by a third vehicle, said Chief Joseph Sinagra, of the Sau…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Area Man Charged With DWI-Drugs Had License Suspended 29 Times, Police Say Area Man Charged With DWI-Drugs Had License Suspended 29 Times, Police Say
Area Man Charged With Dwi-drugs Had License Suspended 29 Times, Police Say An area man who was charged for allegedly driving under the influence/drugs had his license 29 times after failing to appear in court.  Orange County resident Matthew C. Harshner, age 50, of Pine Bush, was arrested on Wednesday, Sept. 8, after a Saugerties Police Officer was flagged down by a civilian reporting that they had seen an erratic driver on the New York State Thruway.  The civilian reported that the vehicle was driving in the wrong direction on the thruway, got off at Exit 19, and then drove to the Big Lots Plaza located at 330 Route 212, Saugerties P…

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by Kathy Reakes
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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
Business
COVID-19: Popular Area Food Store Closes After Employee Tests Positive COVID-19: Popular Area Food Store Closes After Employee Tests Positive
Covid-19: Popular Area Food Store Closes After Employee Tests Positive A popular food store in the area has temporarily closed after an employee tested positive for COVID-19. Smoke House of the Catskills, a butcher shop and specialty grocery store in Ulster County, located on Route 212 in Saugerties, said it expects to reopen on Thursday, Dec. 10. "Due to one of our staff members testing positive for COVID-19, we are closing the store for the remainder of the week," the store wrote in a Facebook post. "We will tentatively re-open Thursday, December 10th. We greatly apologize for this inconvenience but we find it incredibly necessary to take the precaution. We …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Woman Hospitalized After Collision Between Car, Train In Area Woman Hospitalized After Collision Between Car, Train In Area
Woman Hospitalized After Collision Between Car, Train In Area A woman was hospitalized after a collision between a car and a train overnight. The incident happened around 11:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13 in Ulster County on Route 212 in the Village of Saugerties.  An investigation by Saugerties Police has established that 35-year-old Esther N. Lee, of Montebello, the sole occupant of the vehicle, was operating a 2009 Honda CRV, traveling west on Ulster Avenue.  Lee failed to stop at the railroad crossing, crashing through the warning gate, running her vehicle directly into a train that was traveling northbound, said police.  …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Northern Westchester Man Charged With DWAI After Head-On Crash, Police Say Northern Westchester Man Charged With DWAI After Head-On Crash, Police Say
Northern Westchester Man Charged With Dwai After Head-On Crash, Police Say Click here for an updated story: Woman Responsible For Crash Involving Westchester Man Under Influence Of Drugs, Police Say Two were airlifted to an Albany hospital after an allegedly intoxicated driver crashed head-on into a 74-year-old woman in the Hudson Valley. New York State Police troopers on patrol on Route 212 in Saugerties at approximately 10 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 26 came upon a two-car crash that left both vehicles with extensive front-end damage. Police said that a 2005 Audi A4 driven by Chappaqua resident David Lowy collided with a 2008 Pontiac G6 driven by Ulst…

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by Zak Failla
News
Man Behind Bars After Allegedly Stabbing Victim During Fight In Area Man Behind Bars After Allegedly Stabbing Victim During Fight In Area
Man Behind Bars After Allegedly Stabbing Victim During Fight In Area A 50-year-old man is behind bars after allegedly stabbing another man during a fight in the area. Police in Ulster County responded to a 911 call for help around 5:58 p.m., Monday, Oct. 21, 911, on Route 212, Saugerties Police Chief Joseph Sinagra said. When officers arrived on the scene, they found a 36-year-old man suffering from a stab wound to the abdomen, Sinagra said. The victim was treated at the scene by paramedics from DIAZ Ambulance and Transported to the Health Alliance Hospital Broadway Campus for further treatment.  An investigation found that the victim and Pa…

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by Kathy Reakes