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Liberty Contractor Accused Of Scamming Thousands From Grahamsville Couple Liberty Contractor Accused Of Scamming Thousands From Grahamsville Couple
Liberty Contractor Accused Of Scamming Thousands From Grahamsville Couple A contractor from the region was charged with larceny for allegedly scamming a couple out of thousands for a roofing job he never performed. Sullivan County resident David Gizinski, age 37, of Liberty and the owner of Gizinski Construction, was arrested on Friday, Feb. 16 for the incident in November 2023. According to Undersheriff Eric Chaboty of the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office, Gizinski received $13,656.38 from a Grahamsville couple as a 50 percent down payment for a roofing job.  The victims could not contact Gizinski after he took their money and never started the work, Chabo…
Monticello Woman Nabbed With 3 Guns On School Grounds In Liberty, Police Say Monticello Woman Nabbed With 3 Guns On School Grounds In Liberty, Police Say
Monticello Woman Nabbed With 3 Guns On School Grounds In Liberty, Police Say A woman from the region was allegedly nabbed with three handguns she had on a high school campus, according to police. Sullivan County resident Amanda Jones, age 38, of Monticello, was arrested by the Village of Liberty Police on Thursday, March 7. According to Chief Steven D'Agata of the Liberty Police, the investigation began when Jones was found to have three handguns during a traffic stop. Jones was a passenger in the vehicle and was found to have a Ruger 9mm semi-automatic handgun, a loaded Ruger SR22 .22 caliber semi-automatic handgun, and a Glock 43 9mm semiautomatic&n…
Liberty Woman Charged With Making A Threat Of Mass Harm Against School Liberty Woman Charged With Making A Threat Of Mass Harm Against School
Liberty Woman Charged With Making A Threat Of Mass Harm Against School A woman from the region has been charged with allegedly making a threat of mass harm after she threatened to blow up a middle school. The incident occurred in Sullivan County around 5:20 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 22 in the village of Liberty. According to Chief Steven D'Agata of the Liberty Police Department, Chiffvon Steele, age 42, of Liberty, commented to staff at Liberty Middle School that she would  “blow this [expletive] place up." The threat was made to a staff member outside of the building during a heated conversation. Steele then left the scene. Liberty Police immediately respon…
Liberty Man Nabbed After Police Pursuit In Stolen Vehicle, Police Say Liberty Man Nabbed After Police Pursuit In Stolen Vehicle, Police Say
Liberty Man Nabbed After Police Pursuit In Stolen Vehicle, Police Say A man from the region was nabbed for allegedly stealing a vehicle after fleeing from state police. The incident began in Putnam County on Wednesday, Jan. 31 in Brewster on westbound I-84 after New York State Police spotted a vehicle matching the description of a suspect involved in a hit-and-run crash. According to Trooper AJ Hicks of the New York State Police, the driver identified Sullivan County resident Holden Gioia, age 40, of Liberty, refused to stop for the trooper who attempted to pull him over.  The trooper was notified that the vehicle was also stolen in Brewster, as the cha…
Liberty, Monticello Residents  Charged For Receiving Welare Benefits While Working Liberty, Monticello Residents  Charged For Receiving Welare Benefits While Working
Liberty, Monticello Residents Charged For Receiving Welare Benefits While Working Three residents from the region have been charged with welfare fraud following an investigation. The Sullivan County Welfare Fraud Task Force made the following arrest made the following arrests in November and December 2023: Ciera M. Hatch, age 31, of Liberty, was arrested and charged with welfare fraud and offering a false instrument for filing. It is alleged that Hatch stole SNAP benefits from the Sullivan County Department of Social Services by failing to disclose on her SNAP re-certification application that she was employed during this same time frame. This unreported income resulted…
Woodbourne Man Caught Burglarizing Liberty Tattoo Shop By Employee, Police Say Woodbourne Man Caught Burglarizing Liberty Tattoo Shop By Employee, Police Say
Woodbourne Man Caught Burglarizing Liberty Tattoo Shop By Employee, Police Say A 34-year-old man from the region was nabbed after he allegedly broke into an area tattoo studio. The incident took place in Sullivan County in the town of Liberty around 9:40 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 11 at the City Lights II Tattoo Studio on Route 52. According to Sullivan County Undersheriff Eric Chaboty, the sheriff's department responded to the studio after receiving a report of a burglary in progress. The Village of Liberty Police arrived on the scene first and detained the suspect for the responding deputies, Chaboty said. Deputies arrested Byron T. Santiago, age 34, of Woodbourne. …
Fraud Task Force Nabs 3 In Sullivan County For Misue Of Public Benefits, Officials Say Fraud Task Force Nabs 3 In Sullivan County For Misue Of Public Benefits, Officials Say
Fraud Task Force Nabs 3 In Sullivan County For Misue Of Public Benefits, Officials Say Three residents from the region have been charged with misuse of public benefits by a Fraud Task Force. The arrests took place throughout Sullivan County during September and October. Those charged include: Stephanie Scanna, age 39, of Neversink was arrested and charged on Saturday, Sept. 16 with petit larceny and misuse of food stamps. It is alleged that Scanna stole $380.13 in SNAP benefits from the Sullivan County Department of Social Services by using a benefit card that belonged to a deceased individual. Scanna was processed and released on an appearance ticket to…
ShopRite Store In Ellenville To Close ShopRite Store In Ellenville To Close
ShopRite Store In Ellenville To Close After more than 30 years of serving Hudson Valley grocery shoppers, a popular ShopRite store will close by the end of next year. The 55,500-square-foot store, located in Ulster County in Ellenville, at 1 ShopRite Boulevard off Route 209, was opened in 1993 by Wakefern Food Corporation in New Jersey.  It is the only major grocery store in the village. Karen Meleta, Chief Communications Officer for Wakefern Food Corp., said the company decided not to renew its lease and will close in the summer of 2024. "All associates will be offered positions at that time in nearby ShopRite stores lo…
Monticello Man Arrested 4 Times In 2 Weeks In Liberty For Stalking, Police Say Monticello Man Arrested 4 Times In 2 Weeks In Liberty For Stalking, Police Say
Monticello Man Arrested 4 Times In 2 Weeks In Liberty For Stalking, Police Say A man from the region was arrested four times in two weeks for allegedly stalking and harassing an employee of a local bank. Sullivan County resident Jhakem Degroat, age 31, of Monticello was arrested for the fourth time in Liberty on Friday, Oct. 13, said Chief Steven D’Agata of the Liberty Police. All of the arrests stemmed from incidents surrounding his stalking and harassing behavior of an employee at a local bank in the village of Liberty, D'Agata said. Liberty Police were first called to the bank in May for a report of an individual who was conducting themsel…
Trio Nabbed For Welfare Fraud In Sullivan County, Officials Say Trio Nabbed For Welfare Fraud In Sullivan County, Officials Say
Trio Nabbed For Welfare Fraud In Sullivan County, Officials Say Three residents in the region have been charged with alleged welfare fraud following an investigation by the Sullivan County Welfare Fraud Task Force. Those arrested included: Jacqueline M. Vargas, age 39, of Liberty, was arrested on Sunday July 23 and charged with welfare fraud and offering a false instrument for filing. Vargas allegedly stole $1,435 in SNAP benefits from the Sullivan County Department of Social Services by failing to a second source of income from a second job between June 2022, and Dec. 2022.  She was processed and released on an appea…
16-Year-Old Nabbed In Shooting Of Monticello Woman, Police Say 16-Year-Old Nabbed In Shooting Of Monticello Woman, Police Say
16-Year-Old Nabbed In Shooting Of Monticello Woman, Police Say A 16-year-old has been charged with criminal use of a weapon in connection with the shooting of a woman from the region. The teen was arrested in Sullivan County in the village of Liberty on Wednesday, Sept. 6. According to Lt. Mark Johnstone of the Monticello Police, the juvenile was wanted for the Saturday, July 15, shooting of a 27-year-old Monticello woman that occurred at the Sleepy Hollow apartment complex at Terry Lane in the village of Monticello. The 16-year-old was spotted by Village of Liberty Police and arrested following a brief foot chase, Johnston said. He was cha…
2 Liberty Residents Charged Endangering Child After 23 Neglected Animals Found In Home 2 Liberty Residents Charged Endangering Child After 23 Neglected Animals Found In Home
2 Liberty Residents Charged Endangering Child After 23 Neglected Animals Found In Home A man and woman from the region were charged with animal neglect and endangering a child after 23 animals were found living inside a home that police said was uninhabitable. The incident took place in Sullivan County in the town of Liberty at a residence on Benton Hollow Road on Wednesday, Aug. 16. According to Undersheriff Eric Chaboty, of the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office, at the scene deputies found the home occupied by 12 dogs, a cat, a genie pig, and nine rabbits for a total of 23 animals.  The structure had no running water. Liberty Town Code Enforcement arrived a short time …
Officers Bravely Rescue 2 Dogs Trapped In Culvert In Village Of Liberty Officers Bravely Rescue 2 Dogs Trapped In Culvert In Village Of Liberty
Officers Bravely Rescue 2 Dogs Trapped In Culvert In Village Of Liberty A barking dog for two hours led police in the region to two dogs that were stuck in an underground culvert box. The incident took place in Sullivan County around 8 a.m. on Saturday, July 29 in the village of Liberty. According to Liberty Police Chief, Steven D'Agata, officers followed the parking to an underground box running along Edgar Street. The dogs were inaccessible from one side of the tunnel due to the threat of collapse of an unstable roof.  Police Officer Breann Jones and Dog Control Officer Joanne Gerow were able to access the tunnel from a different location by climbing throu…
3 Stabbed Outside Restaurant In Liberty: 38-Year-Old Suspect Nabbed 3 Stabbed Outside Restaurant In Liberty: 38-Year-Old Suspect Nabbed
3 Stabbed Outside Restaurant In Liberty: 38-Year-Old Suspect Nabbed A local man was charged with attempted murder for allegedly stabbing three men and attempting to stab a fourth outside a restaurant in the region. The incident took place in Sullivan County around 1 a.m., on Sunday, July 23 in the village of Liberty. Liberty Police Department officers responded to a report of a man with a knife on School Street.  When they arrived on the scene, they found two men, ages 42, and 20, suffering from lacerations and puncture wounds to the neck and abdomen areas, said the Village of Liberty Police Chief Steven D'Agata. Due to a lack of available ambul…
Swan Lake Man Nabbed With Chicken, Stolen Car From Boys Camp, Police Say Swan Lake Man Nabbed With Chicken, Stolen Car From Boys Camp, Police Say
Swan Lake Man Nabbed With Chicken, Stolen Car From Boys Camp, Police Say A video security camera led to burglary and grand larceny charges for a man from the region who broke into a boys' camp and made off with chicken and a van. Sullivan County resident Jimmy Pagan, age 58, of Swan Lake, a hamlet of Liberty, was busted on Friday, July 21 after police noticed he looked like a man wanted for the break-in. The incident took place around 4:30 a.m., Friday when the video security shows Pagan enter the building of the Satmar Boys Camp at the site of the former Stevensville Hotel on Briscoe Road in Swan Lake, said Sullivan County Undersheriff Eric Chaboty. Police rev…
2 In Serious Condition After Being Struck By Car In Thompson 2 In Serious Condition After Being Struck By Car In Thompson
2 In Serious Condition After Being Struck By Car In Thompson Two men from the region are in serious condition after being struck by a car while standing on the side of a roadway in the region. The crash took place in Sullivan County around 1:30 p.m., Thursday, June 29 on Route 17 in the town of Thompson. A preliminary investigation revealed that a Toyota Sienna was disabled on the right shoulder of the roadway, said Trooper Steven Nevel. Two passengers in the vehicle, Levi Mann, age 69, of Liberty, and William Mann, age 20, from Cochecton, stepped outside of the vehicle and were standing in a grassy area next to the shoulder when a man lost control …
Traffic Stop In Liberty Leads To Drug Bust, 3 Arrested, State Police Say Traffic Stop In Liberty Leads To Drug Bust, 3 Arrested, State Police Say
Traffic Stop In Liberty Leads To Drug Bust, 3 Arrested, State Police Say Two men and a juvenile were charged with possession of a controlled substance after state police found more than three pounds of marijuana and cocaine during a traffic stop. The bust took place in Sullivan County around 3 p.m., Wednesday, May 31 in the town of Liberty during a stop for traffic violations. According to Trooper Steven Nevel, during the stop, the driver of a 2006 Honda Accord, identified as Nicholas P. Macnaughton, age 22 from Syracuse, told troopers he had more than a pound of marijuana in the trunk of the car. Also in the vehicle were the front seat passenger and owner…
Roscoe Man Nabbed In Stolen Car With Gun, Drugs In Liberty Roscoe Man Nabbed In Stolen Car With Gun, Drugs In Liberty
Roscoe Man Nabbed In Stolen Car With Gun, Drugs In Liberty This story has been updated. A 22-year-old man from the region is behind bars on a slew of charges including the unauthorized use of a vehicle he allegedly stole. Sullivan County resident March Santiago, of Roscoe, was recently arrested while the town of Fallsburg Police was conducting seatbelt enforcement and stopped him in a 2013 Toyota Camry on Route 42 in South Fallsburg, said Fallsburg Police Chief Simmie Williams. A license check found that the Camry was reported stolen in Liberty and the Santiago had a suspended license, Williams said. An investigation found that Santiago had a loa…
School, Family Mourning Death Of 17-Year-Old Liberty Student School, Family Mourning Death Of 17-Year-Old Liberty Student
School, Family Mourning Death Of 17-Year-Old Liberty Student Friends and family are mourning the loss of a 17-year-old boy from the region who died from a medical complication. "It is with profound sadness that I write this letter to let you know that one of our high school students, Javon Islam, passed away from a medical complication on the evening of Monday, May 22," said Dr. Patrick Sullivan, Superintendent of the Liberty Central School District in Sullivan County. Javon, of Liberty, was a high school student when he died, officials said. "Jovan Islam was a light, he shone bright in the lives of those who loved him," said Ronda Ottino who s…
Asylum Seekers, Migrants Headed For Another Hotel In Liberty Asylum Seekers, Migrants Headed For Another Hotel In Liberty
Asylum Seekers, Migrants Headed For Another Hotel In Liberty With less than 24 hours notice, a county in the region was notified that 80 migrants and asylum seekers would be dropped off at an area hotel.  The drop-off will take place in Sullivan County at the Knights Inn in Liberty on Thursday, May 18. Sullivan County Legislative Chairman Robert A. Doherty said the county was notified of the transfer of migrants from New York City to Liberty. "The way the City, New York state, and the federal government are approaching this issue is reckless and unsustainable, as many county leaders have said across the state," said Doherty. "In Sullivan’s case…
Welfare Fraud: 5 Sullivan County Residents Nabbed With Theft Of Funds Welfare Fraud: 5 Sullivan County Residents Nabbed With Theft Of Funds
Welfare Fraud: 5 Sullivan County Residents Nabbed With Theft Of Funds Five residents from the region have been charged with defrauding welfare for a range of alleged crimes following an investigation.  The arrests took place in Sullivan County over the past 30 days by the Sullivan County Welfare Fraud Task Force. All five are Sullivan County residents: Jasmine Lambrecht, age 27, of Liberty, was arrested Wednesday, April 19, and charged with offering a false instrument for filing and welfare fraud. It is alleged that Lambrecht failed to provide truthful information about income on a periodic update report filed in Jan. 2022 with the Sullivan County Depa…
Murder Charge: 16-Month-Old Girl In Liberty Dies At Hands Of Couple, Police Say Murder Charge: 16-Month-Old Girl In Liberty Dies At Hands Of Couple, Police Say
Murder Charge: 16-Month-Old Girl In Liberty Dies At Hands Of Couple, Police Say A man and a woman from the region have been charged in the death of a 16-month-old girl found unresponsive in the lobby of a motel. The incident took place in Sullivan County around 7:30 p.m., on Tuesday, May 2 at the Knights Inn Motel in the village of Liberty. According to Liberty Police, officers responded to a 911 call for a child in cardiac arrest at the motel located on Route 52. Responding officers found a 16-month-old girl unconscious and unresponsive in the lobby of the motel, police said, Officers along with EMS first responders attempted to perform life-saving measures and…
Liberty Man Caught With Gun, Bullets At JFK, TSA Says Liberty Man Caught With Gun, Bullets At JFK, TSA Says
Liberty Man Caught With Gun, Bullets At JFK, TSA Says A man from the region was arrested by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers detected a handgun and bullets in his carry-on bag at a JFK airport security checkpoint. The Sullivan County resident, from the town of Liberty, was charged on Wednesday, April 19 after the unloaded firearm was found alongside five bullets in a gun magazine said TSA officials. The man's name is pending release by the New York New Jersey Port Authority.  The handgun was detected when the man entered the security checkpoint with his carry-on items. The checkpoint X-ray unit triggered…
Welfare Fraud: 3 Liberty Women Charged With Theft Of Funds Welfare Fraud: 3 Liberty Women Charged With Theft Of Funds
Welfare Fraud: 3 Liberty Women Charged With Theft Of Funds Three women from the region have been charged with allegedly stealing government funds following an investigation by the Sullivan County Welfare Fraud Task Force. Those charged are: Lisa Keitt, age 26, of Liberty, was arrested and charged on Sunday, March 19, and charged with theft of services and offering a false instrument. It is alleged that Keitt stole services totaling $505.74 in Medicaid transportation benefits. On Monday, Dec. 5, 2022, and on eight other dates, Keitt obtained a medical transportation ride by deception to two separate medical facilities to which s…
Double Fatal Head-On Crash: 24-Year-Old From Sullivan County One Of Victims Double Fatal Head-On Crash: 24-Year-Old From Sullivan County One Of Victims
Double Fatal Head-On Crash: 24-Year-Old From Sullivan County One Of Victims This story has been updated. State police are seeking witnesses to a double fatal crash that killed an area man. The crash took place in Sullivan County, around 3:45 p.m., Monday, March 27, near Liberty on Route 97, said Trooper Steven Nevel. A preliminary investigation revealed a 2008 Audi A4, driven by James Card, age 34, from Beach Lake, Pennsylvania was traveling southbound when it was involved in a head-on collision with a 2020 Hyundai Elantra traveling northbound, driven by Sullivan County resident Edward Sykes, age 24, from North Branch, a hamlet of Callicoon.  Both men were k…
TV Actor From Jeffersonville Accused Of Stealing Cooking Oil At Restaurant In Town Of Ulster TV Actor From Jeffersonville Accused Of Stealing Cooking Oil At Restaurant In Town Of Ulster
TV Actor From Jeffersonville Accused Of Stealing Cooking Oil At Restaurant In Town Of Ulster A former star soap opera actor from such popular shows as "One Life To Live," and "All My Children," has been charged in connection to an alleged cooking oil theft in the Hudson Valley. Forbes March, age 49, was arrested along with another man on Thursday, March 2 following a complaint from Michael's Diner in Ulster County for the theft of used cooking oil. Ulster Police Chief Kyle Berardi said members of the department responded to the diner, at 1071 Ulster Ave. in the town of Ulster for a report that two men were siphoning used cooking oil from a container in the rear of the restaurant. …
Man Charged With Wide-Ranging Credit Card Fraud Scheme In Sullivan County Man Charged With Wide-Ranging Credit Card Fraud Scheme In Sullivan County
Man Charged With Wide-Ranging Credit Card Fraud Scheme In Sullivan County A 30-year-old man has been charged in connection with an alleged wide-ranging fraud scheme using an area man's credit card.  The scheme came to light in Sullivan County on Wednesday, Jan. 18, when a Parksville resident, a hamlet of Liberty, reported that a fraudulent $296 charge had been made to his credit card at a Chenango County gas station in the Norwich area, said Undersheriff Eric Chaboty of the Sullivan County. Sheriff's Office. Working with the Chenango County Sheriff, the Madison County Sheriff, and the New York State Police, deputies were able to identify a man driving a red …
Brother, Sister Nabbed For Carjacking After Beating Man Flagged Down By Girl In Liberty: Police Brother, Sister Nabbed For Carjacking After Beating Man Flagged Down By Girl In Liberty: Police
Brother, Sister Nabbed For Carjacking After Beating Man Flagged Down By Girl In Liberty: Police Two teenage siblings were charged with robbery after allegedly carjacking and beating a man who stopped to help a girl who flagged him down. The incident took place in Sullivan County around 10:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 10, in the town of Liberty. According to Trooper Steven Nevel, of the New York State Police, the man was driving a 2018 Subaru Forester when he was flagged down by a girl who asked for a ride. The unknown girl got in the vehicle on the passenger side and began striking the driver of the vehicle in the face. Another person got into the backseat of the vehicle and began strikin…
Man Sentenced For Sexual Assault Of Woman In Liberty Man Sentenced For Sexual Assault Of Woman In Liberty
Man Sentenced For Sexual Assault Of Woman In Liberty A Hudson Valley man has been sentenced to prison for sexually assaulting a woman in 2017. Sullivan County District Attorney Meagan Galligan announced that Rockland County resident Jose Gomez, age 40, of Haverstraw, was sentenced to 20 years in prison plus 15 years of post-release supervision on Friday, Nov. 4, following his convictions for criminal sexual act and assault.  A Sullivan County grand jury indicted Gomez in 2019, following the victim’s disclosure that she and Gomez, who had previously been romantic partners, traveled to Liberty in 2017, where Gomez assaulted and sexually ab…
Seen Her? Alert Issued For 14-Year-Old Liberty Girl Who's Gone Missing Seen Her? Alert Issued For 14-Year-Old Liberty Girl Who's Gone Missing
Seen Her? Alert Issued For 14-Year-Old Liberty Girl Who's Gone Missing Authorities in the region are asking the public for help locating a missing 14-year-old girl who hasn't been seen in two days. Luisa Campos went missing from her Sullivan County home in the village of Liberty on Monday, Sept. 26, said the Liberty Police. She may be in the company of a man in the local area, police say. Campos is described as being 5-foot, 102 pounds with brown hair and hazel eyes. If seen, contact the New York Persons Clearing House at 1-800-346-3543 or the Liberty Police at (845) 292-4422. Share this story by clicking on the Facebook icon below. Check back to Dai…
Brand-New Restaurant To Hold Grand Opening In Liberty: Here's What's On Menu Brand-New Restaurant To Hold Grand Opening In Liberty: Here's What's On Menu
Brand-New Restaurant To Hold Grand Opening In Liberty: Here's What's On Menu A brand-new restaurant in the region is preparing to celebrate its grand opening. Sullivan County eatery Logan's Bar & Grille, located at 64 North Main Street in Liberty, is set to hold a grand opening and ribbon-cutting event at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 24, the Greater Liberty Chamber of Commerce announced. The restaurant had its soft opening on Wednesday, Aug. 24. Logan's Bar & Grille's menu features classic bar fare, such as burgers, fries, onion rings, Buffalo wings, and heroes, along with dinner specials. Some shareable dishes include jalapeño poppers, fried pickl…