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South Fallsburg Man Wanted For Failure To Pay Child Support, Charged With Food Stamp Fraud South Fallsburg Man Wanted For Failure To Pay Child Support, Charged With Food Stamp Fraud
South Fallsburg Man Wanted For Failure To Pay Child Support, Charged With Food Stamp Fraud A man from the region wanted for failing to pay child support was also charged for allegedly collecting $1,000 in food stamps he wasn't entitled to. Sullivan County resident Keith Nash, age 31, of South Fallsburg was arrested on Thursday, Feb. 15 by the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office on a family court child support warrant. According to Sullivan County Undersheriff Eric Chaboty, Nash owed $1,200 in support payments. He was also wanted on a felony warrant for grand larceny for allegedly collecting $1,152 in food stamps that he was not entitled to.  Nash was arraigned in the Town of L…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Drunk, Pickaxe-Wielding Man Breaks Into Bethel Residence, Attacks Homeowner, Police Say Drunk, Pickaxe-Wielding Man Breaks Into Bethel Residence, Attacks Homeowner, Police Say
Drunk, Pickaxe-Wielding Man Breaks Into Bethel Residence, Attacks Homeowner, Police Say A homeowner in the region is no doubt shaken up, but otherwise okay after police said a drunk man wielding a pickaxe broke into his home and attacked him. Authorities in Sullivan County were called just before 9 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 14, with reports of an assault and attempted robbery at a home in Bethel, located on Mohawk Trail. State Police determined that the 38-year-old suspect, Daniel Desseauve, of Highland in Ulster County, approached the home carrying a pickaxe and pushed the front door open. Once inside, he began swinging the ax at the homeowner, according to police. The victim was …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Liberty Woman Charged After 2-Year-Old Airlifted With Serious Injuries Liberty Woman Charged After 2-Year-Old Airlifted With Serious Injuries
Liberty Woman Charged After 2-Year-Old Airlifted With Serious Injuries A woman from the region is facing criminal charges after a toddler was found bleeding in a bathroom. In Sullivan County, Village of Liberty Police were called to a home at around 6 p.m. Sunday, May 29, with reports of a two-year-old child bleeding uncontrollably from his leg, according to police. When officers arrived, they found the boy suffering from two large lacerations to his leg and immediately began applying pressure to try and stop the bleeding, police said. The boy was initially taken to a hospital in Sullivan County before being transferred to Westchester Medical Center for emerg…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Liberty Woman, 21, Caught In Stolen Minivan Under Influence, Police Say Liberty Woman, 21, Caught In Stolen Minivan Under Influence, Police Say
Liberty Woman, 21, Caught In Stolen Minivan Under Influence, Police Say A 21-year-old woman who stole a minivan was reportedly stoned when police caught up to her, according to state troopers.  Troopers observed the vehicle, which had been reported stolen from Liberty, on Mahogany Lane on Friday, Sept. 18.  According to police,  Sullivan County resident Marissa J. Ghelberg, of Liberty, was under the influence of marijuana when she was pulled over.  Ghelberg was charged with the felony of fourth-degree larceny and the misdemeanor of driving while ability impaired by drugs. She was released, and scheduled to reappear in the Town of Liberty Co…

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by Christina Coulter