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Unlicensed Duo Busted With Drugs During Traffic Stop In Area, Police Say Unlicensed Duo Busted With Drugs During Traffic Stop In Area, Police Say
Unlicensed Duo Busted With Drugs During Traffic Stop In Area, Police Say A 46-year-old man is facing numerous drug charges following an early-morning traffic stop in the region, authorities said. Troopers in Greene County stopped a Nissan Rogue at around 5:45 a.m. Sunday, Jan 22, as it drove eastbound on Route 2B in the village of Catskill, according to State Police. During the stop, troopers learned that the driver only had a learner’s permit and the passenger, Alonzo Lowe, of Albany, had a suspended driver’s license. Police ended up towing the vehicle. While searching the car to make an inventory list, troopers reported finding a plastic baggie containing 31…
Duo From Region Robbed Man, Forced Him To Withdraw Cash From ATM, Police Say Duo From Region Robbed Man, Forced Him To Withdraw Cash From ATM, Police Say
Duo From Region Robbed Man, Forced Him To Withdraw Cash From ATM, Police Say Two suspects are behind bars after allegedly breaking into a man’s home in the region and robbing him. State Police in Greene County were called just before 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 1, by a Catskill man who said he was robbed at a home in the Jefferson Heights area. The victim told police two suspects, a man and a woman, had entered the home before the man struck him in the face. They took his cell phone, $12 in cash, his state ID card, a bank card, and a Medicare card, police said. After taking his possessions, the female robber then forced him to drive to an ATM and withdraw $540 from hi…
Driver Busted With 102 Grams Of Cocaine In Region, Cops Say Driver Busted With 102 Grams Of Cocaine In Region, Cops Say
Driver Busted With 102 Grams Of Cocaine In Region, Cops Say A Capital District man is behind bars after police said he was busted driving on the New York State Thruway with more than 100 grams of cocaine. Schenectady resident Erick Olivera, age 34, was stopped by New York State Police at around 12:30 p.m. Friday, July 29 as he drove along I-87 in the town of Athens. During their conversation with Olivera, troopers determined they had probable cause to search his vehicle and found approximately 102 grams of cocaine, police said. Olivera was arrested on two charges, including criminal possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell, a felony…
Man In Region Busted Two Days In A Row On Weapons Charges Man In Region Busted Two Days In A Row On Weapons Charges
Man In Region Busted Two Days In A Row On Weapons Charges Police nabbed a Capital District man two days in a row for allegedly threatening people while wielding weapons. Greene County resident Garrett Dunbar Jr., age 31, of Catskill, first caught the attention of troopers at around 6:30 p.m. Saturday, June 4, according to New York State Police. That’s when officers got a report of a man threatening several people with a knife at The Inn at Leeds restaurant on Main Street in Leeds, police said. Dunbar fled the scene before police arrived, but troopers later found him walking along Main Street and determined he was the man they were looking for, po…
Man From Region Accused Of Repeatedly Raping Minor, State Police Say Man From Region Accused Of Repeatedly Raping Minor, State Police Say
Man From Region Accused Of Repeatedly Raping Minor, State Police Say A 61-year-old man from the region is facing a host of charges in Greene and Columbia counties for allegedly repeatedly raping a minor, state police announced. In Greene County, Cairo resident Celino Reyes was arrested on Saturday, May 7 following an investigation into an alleged sexual assault and rape of a child under the age of 13. According to police, on Dec. 17, 2021, investigators were notified by the Oregon Child Protective Services (CPS) Hotline that Reyes sexually assaulted a minor that previously lived in Greene County and Columbia County. State Police notified Greene County CPS,…
Hudson Valley Man Busted With Heroin, Cocaine, 'Billy Club' In State Police Stop Hudson Valley Man Busted With Heroin, Cocaine, 'Billy Club' In State Police Stop
Hudson Valley Man Busted With Heroin, Cocaine, 'Billy Club' In State Police Stop A Hudson Valley man with a warrant out for his arrest was one of two busted by New York State Police troopers with drugs and an illegal weapon during a traffic stop, officials announced. Troopers from the Catskill barracks in Greene County stopped a 2004 Acura TSX on West Bridge Street in the Town of Catskill for violating traffic laws. During the stop, police said that it was determined the driver, Angelo Salvatore, age 38, and his passenger, Dutchess County resident Michael Scalice, age 35, of Red Hook, were in possession of cocaine and heroin. A further search of the vehicle led to the …
$50,000 Worth Of Metal Stolen By Duo From Solar Farm In Hudson Valley, Police Say $50,000 Worth Of Metal Stolen By Duo From Solar Farm In Hudson Valley, Police Say
$50,000 Worth Of Metal Stolen By Duo From Solar Farm In Hudson Valley, Police Say Two men were arrested and accused of stealing $50,000 worth of electrical supplies and copper wire from a Hudson Valley solar farm. The two men were arrested after an investigation into the thefts in January from the Route 9W Solar Farm Project in the Greene County town of Coxsackie, police said.  Keith Douglas, age 31, of Schenectady, and 29-year-old Desmond Morgan, of Albany, were charged with second- and third-degree grand larceny on Wednesday, March 16, according to New York State Police. Police found that the men stole the supplies from the site on two occasions and sold the…
Man Busted For Attempting To Choke Woman In Area, Police Say Man Busted For Attempting To Choke Woman In Area, Police Say
Man Busted For Attempting To Choke Woman In Area, Police Say An area man was arrested on a warrant by police just minutes after he had been released from prison for an event last year in which he allegedly attempted to choke a pregnant woman. Michael J. Rhodes III, 23, of Catskill in Greene County, was arrested on Friday, Feb. 5, for an incident which took place on Monday, June 15 in Ulster County, said Saugerties Chief of Police Joseph A. Sinagra. According to Sinagra, on June 15, Saugerties Police initiated an investigation into a report of a domestic dispute between Rhodes and a female victim.  The victim reported to police that on…
Suffolk County Stolen Car Suspect Tracked Down In Hudson Valley Stop Suffolk County Stolen Car Suspect Tracked Down In Hudson Valley Stop
Suffolk County Stolen Car Suspect Tracked Down In Hudson Valley Stop Eagle-eyed New York State Police troopers on patrol in the Hudson Valley busted a man who made it nearly 200 miles in a stolen vehicle. Troopers on patrol in the town of Catskill received a “be on the lookout” (BOLO) from the Suffolk County Police Department on Thursday night, for a car that was stolen on Long Island. While on patrol, the troopers stopped a motorist driving a vehicle on I-87 that matched the description given by police, which led to the arrest of Wheatley Heights resident Herby Legros, 40, who was taken into custody and charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of stol…