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Duo Nabbed With Over 3 Dozen Forged Credit Cards In Capital Region, Police Say Duo Nabbed With Over 3 Dozen Forged Credit Cards In Capital Region, Police Say
Duo Nabbed With Over 3 Dozen Forged Credit Cards In Capital Region, Police Say Two men were allegedly nabbed with dozens of gift cards with stolen credit card information in the region. The duo were charged on Wednesday, Feb. 7 in the area of the Columbia Turnpike in Rensselaer County in East Greenbush. According to Troopers Stephanie O'Neil, of the New York State Police, Manuel E. Grullon Lopez, 38, of Queens, and Erick Jose Berroa, 26, of the Bronx, were stopped after police received information that the vehicle they were in was believed to be in involved in past diesel fuel thefts using stolen credit information. The vehicle was located and stopped by tr…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman From Region Drives Into CSX Train By Mistake, Suffers Injuries Woman From Region Drives Into CSX Train By Mistake, Suffers Injuries
Woman From Region Drives Into CSX Train By Mistake, Suffers Injuries A Hudson Valley woman suffered minor injuries after she allegedly mixed up backing out and accidentally pulled forward and drove into a CSX train. The incident took place in Ulster County around 2:40 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 14 near the Leggs Mills Road railroad crossing. According to Chief Kyle Berardi of the Ulster Police Department, Vivian McKeithan, age 72, of the town of Ulster, was driving a 2011 Cadillac sedan when she attempted to back out of a parking spot and put the car in drive by mistake, accelerated through the parking lot and collided with the side a passing CSX train. Her vehi…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Court Clerk From Region Court Clerk Accused Of 'Fixing' Tickets For Friends Court Clerk From Region Court Clerk Accused Of 'Fixing' Tickets For Friends
Court Clerk From Region Court Clerk Accused Of 'Fixing' Tickets For Friends A court clerk in the region has been charged with allegedly falsifying business records for "fixing" tickets for friends. Ulster County resident Haley Whalen, age 25, of Ulster Park, was arrested on Tuesday, Feb. 13 following an investigation by state police. According to Trooper Steven Nevel, of the New York State Police, an investigation revealed that Whalen, a court clerk with the Town of Saugerties Court, unofficially used her credentials to dismiss tickets on behalf of acquaintances. Whalen was charged with: Four counts of falsifying business records Four counts of tampering with pu…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Guns, Drugs Trafficking Networks Busted In Region, 7 Arrested, AG Says Guns, Drugs Trafficking Networks Busted In Region, 7 Arrested, AG Says
Guns, Drugs Trafficking Networks Busted In Region, 7 Arrested, AG Says Large gun trafficking and narcotics networks were busted and seven suspects were arrested during raids in the region. The networks and suspects were operating out of Dutchess County, mostly in the Poughkeepsie area, according to New York Attorney General Letitia James. The arrests were made on Wednesday, Feb. 14 throughout Dutchess County. According to James, the gun trafficking network sold ghost guns and assault-style rifles and the narcotics trafficking network distributed counterfeit oxycodone pills containing deadly amounts of fentanyl in Dutchess County.  The takedowns recovere…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Contractor From Greenfield Accused Of Ripping Off $10K From Ballston Homeowner Contractor From Greenfield Accused Of Ripping Off $10K From Ballston Homeowner
Contractor From Greenfield Accused Of Ripping Off $10K From Ballston Homeowner A 21-year-old contractor from the Capital Region has been charged with allegedly ripping off a homeowner of a $10,000 deposit after he failed to perform work on the victim's home. Saratoga County resident Michael T. Maralett, of Greenfield, was charged with grand larceny and traffic violation on Thursday, Feb. 1, said Trooper Stepanie O'Neil of the New York State Police. According to O'Neil, on Thursday, Jan. 25, State Police received a complaint from a Saratoga County resident. The investigation determined the victim allegedly met with Marlett, the owner and operator of ATQ Contracting LLC…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Charged With Making Threat Of Violence Against School District In Region Man Charged With Making Threat Of Violence Against School District In Region
Man Charged With Making Threat Of Violence Against School District In Region A 37-year-old man from the region was charged with making an alleged threat against a school district in the region. Sullivan County resident Steven Kelly, of Narrowsburg, was arrested on Friday, Feb. 2 for allegedly making threats against the Sullivan West School District in Jeffersonville.  According to Sullivan County Undersheriff Eric Chaboty, deputies received information shortly before 8 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 1, Kelly had made posts on social media expressing his dissatisfaction with the school district.  In his posts, he allegedly referred to a gun. He had also made verba…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man From Region Charged With Civil Disorder For Taking Part In US Capitol Riot Man From Region Charged With Civil Disorder For Taking Part In US Capitol Riot
Man From Region Charged With Civil Disorder For Taking Part In US Capitol Riot A man from the region has been charged with civil disorder in connection with taking part in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. Dutchess County resident Christopher Douglas Finney, age 32, of Hopewell Junction, was arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges on Thursday, Feb. 8, related to his conduct during the breach of the Capitol. According to court documents, Finney traveled from his home to Washington, DC, to attend a rally on Jan. 6, 2021. Finney recorded himself near the Washington Monument and can be seen filming on an open-source video addressing a crowd t…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Home Invasion: Man Accused Of Traveling 150 Miles Before Assault, Burglary In Saratoga County Home Invasion: Man Accused Of Traveling 150 Miles Before Assault, Burglary In Saratoga County
Home Invasion: Man Accused Of Traveling 150 Miles Before Assault, Burglary In Saratoga County A Connecticut man has been accused of violating an order of protection after traveling around 150 miles to commit a home invasion in upstate New York. Just before 2:30 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 8, New York State Police in Saratoga County responded to a home in the town of Wilton for the report of an assault with a knife. The investigation determined New Haven County resident Thomas A. Rivera, age 50, of Naugatuck, reportedly traveled to the location unexpectedly and uninvited.  "He allegedly entered the house without permission and assaulted the victim with a knife, causing serious but n…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Nabbed For Allegedly Holding Knife To Face Of Clerk In Region To Rob Convenience Store Man Nabbed For Allegedly Holding Knife To Face Of Clerk In Region To Rob Convenience Store
Man Nabbed For Allegedly Holding Knife To Face Of Clerk In Region To Rob Convenience Store A 37-year-old man from the region was nabbed for an alleged armed robbery in which he held a knife in the face of a convenience store employee as he and another man stole money and cigarettes. Sullivan County resident Bryan E. Robinson, age 37, of Monticello was arrested on Monday, Feb. 5 for the robbery that took place on Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023, at the Citgo convenience store located at 41 Forestburgh Road in the Village of Monticello. Robinson was arrested as a result of an ongoing investigation into an armed robbery that found he and the second man entered the convenience store…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Hudson Valley Sheriff's Employee Shoots, Kills Self At Work, Police Say Hudson Valley Sheriff's Employee Shoots, Kills Self At Work, Police Say
Hudson Valley Sheriff's Employee Shoots, Kills Self At Work, Police Say An employee of a sheriff's office in the region died by suicide, according to authorities. The incident occurred in Ulster County around 3:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 8, at the Ulster County Law Enforcement Center in Kingston. According to Capt. Joseph Sciutto of the Ulster County Sheriff's Office, the employee was located in the center with a a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Members of the Sheriff's Office attempted to provide emergency aid to the employee who was transported to the Health Alliance Hospital in Kingston, where the person died from the injuries, Sciutto said. The incident is be…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Suspect Caught After Assaulting Woman Pumping Gas, Crashing Her Vehicle In Region: Police Suspect Caught After Assaulting Woman Pumping Gas, Crashing Her Vehicle In Region: Police
Suspect Caught After Assaulting Woman Pumping Gas, Crashing Her Vehicle In Region: Police A Hudson Valley man has been charged with a hate crime after allegedly robbing and stealing a woman's car at a gas station. The incident took place in Ulster County around 4:45 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 6 at the Mobil Station on Route 209 in the town of Wawarsing. According to Trooper Steven Nevel, a preliminary investigation revealed that Shirley Clayton, an 84-year-old woman from the hamlet of Kerhonkson was pumping gas when she was assaulted by Christopher Doulin, age 37, of Lake Katrine.  Nevel said Doulin shoved Clayton to the ground and entered her vehicle.  As he was going thro…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Ex-Doctor Charged In Woman's Suicide In Motel Room In Region Ex-Doctor Charged In Woman's Suicide In Motel Room In Region
Ex-Doctor Charged In Woman's Suicide In Motel Room In Region A former doctor has been charged in connection with a woman's suicide in a motel room in the region. The former doctor, Stephen P. Miller, age 85, of Tuscon, Arizona was charged with manslaughter in Ulster County on Friday, Feb. 2 in connection with the Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023 death in Kingston. Kingston PD officers who responded to the Super 8 Motel located on Washington Avenue for a report of an unresponsive person located the woman who they thought appeared to have committed suicide, police said. An investigation developed evidence there was a second person in the room who "contribu…

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by Kathy Reakes