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Police Rescue Three Children Being Held Hostage In Ulster County Hotel Room Police Rescue Three Children Being Held Hostage In Ulster County Hotel Room
Police Rescue Three Children Being Held Hostage In Ulster County Hotel Room State Police rescued three children who they say were being held hostage in a hotel room in the Hudson Valley. Police responded at around 6:35 p.m. Friday, March 4, in Ulster County, when a Kingston man called 911 to say he was holding three children hostage at the Rodeway Inn in the Town of Ulster. The children were described as being ages 4, 2, and 1, said police. An investigation revealed that Kingston resident Scipio D. Dubois, age 29, was holding the three without permission and against their parent’s will in the room at the inn, state police said.  New York State Police Investi…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Kayaker Rescued After Vessel Capsizes In Ulster County Lake Kayaker Rescued After Vessel Capsizes In Ulster County Lake
Kayaker Rescued After Vessel Capsizes In Ulster County Lake A kayaker who could not swim and had overturned his vessel was rescued by first responders in the area. The incident took place around noon on Wednesday, Aug. 4 Ulster County in the Town of Lloyd. Police received a 911 call for the capsized kayaker on Chodikee Lake near the boat launch, said Lloyd PD Chief James Janso. Upon arrival, Lloyd Police and Department of Conservation police were able to commandeer two kayaks and located the 72-year Staten Island man holding onto his kayak in the lake, Janso said.  The officers were able to get the kayaker back into his kayak a…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Video: Saugerties Woman Alleges Excessive Force After Being Arrested Video: Saugerties Woman Alleges Excessive Force After Being Arrested
Video: Saugerties Woman Alleges Excessive Force After Being Arrested A 26-year-old woman is alleging that Ulster County Sheriff’s deputies used excessive force while arresting her outside a Buffalo Wild Wings parking lot earlier this week without cause. Saugerties resident Shana Shaw was picking up food at approximately 3:45 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 28 on Ulster Avenue when she was approached by members of the Sheriff’s Department, who sought to arrest her for driving with a suspended license and marijuana possession. In video taken at the scene, Shaw can be heard shrieking and screaming as a deputy sought to remove her from her vehicle, alleging that her arm wa…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Charged With DWI In Ulster County Man Charged With DWI In Ulster County
Man Charged With DWI In Ulster County A 38-year-old man was charged with a DWI after committing multiple traffic infractions.  The man, from the Bronx who was not named by the Ulster County Sheriff's Department, was reportedly pulled over at about 2:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 27 on Route 9W in the town of Marlborough.  The man was released to return to the Town of Marlborough Court at a later date, police said. Deputies were assisted by Town of Marlborough Police at the scene. 

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by Christina Coulter
Police & Fire
Apartment Fire Breaks Out In Ulster County Apartment Fire Breaks Out In Ulster County
Apartment Fire Breaks Out In Ulster County An apartment fire that broke out in the area was controlled in about 20 minutes.  Firefighters in Ulster County responded to the Lake Katrine Apartments on Neighborhood Road at approximately 6:05 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3. The blaze broke out in the balcony of the building's second floor and was beginning to extend to the building's interior, authorities said.  Firefighters were able to contain the blaze to the floor and ceiling between the first and second floor.  According to members of Ulster Hose Company #5, an overhaul was needed due to fire beams between the floors jois…

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by Christina Coulter
News
Scam Alert Issued To Residents By Ulster County Sheriff Scam Alert Issued To Residents By Ulster County Sheriff
Scam Alert Issued To Residents By Ulster County Sheriff Area residents are being victimized by a scam in which a caller, claiming to be or to represent a relative, asks for money to be wired to them to avoid legal trouble, according to the Ulster County Sheriff's Department. Other times, the department warned, scammers will ask potential victims to obtain currency cards, like Green Dot cards.  In at least one case, an individual posing as a defense lawyer or prosecutor met with a victim to obtain the bogus payment.  "Always confirm the information and when possible, the identity of any person calling you on behalf of someone else or r…

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by Christina Coulter
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Man Who Stole Five Cars In Two Days, Escaped From Hospital Nabbed After Chase, Police Say Man Who Stole Five Cars In Two Days, Escaped From Hospital Nabbed After Chase, Police Say
Man Who Stole Five Cars In Two Days, Escaped From Hospital Nabbed After Chase, Police Say A man arrested then released per New York bail reform laws twice, stole five cars over two days, robbing two stores and leading officers on a police chase in the area. On Thursday, Aug. 18 at 3 a.m., after stopping an erratic driver on South Road (Route 9) in Poughkeepsie, police determined that a vehicle driven by 23-year-old Oneida County resident Andre-Pierre J. Cadrette had been reported stolen on Saturday, Aug. 8 from the thief's home city of Rome.  Cadrette was charged with the felony of third-degree possession of stolen property on Thursday, Aug. 20, along with two misdemea…

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by Christina Coulter
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Woman Charged With Hate Crime For Harassing Child With Special Needs In Ulster Woman Charged With Hate Crime For Harassing Child With Special Needs In Ulster
Woman Charged With Hate Crime For Harassing Child With Special Needs In Ulster A Long Island woman has been charged with committing a hate crime after police say she repeatedly harassed a child with special needs in Ulster County. New York State Police arrested Krista M. Sewell, 26, of Melville on Thursday, Nov. 7 following an ongoing investigation with the Ulster County Sheriff’s Department. Police say Sewell engaged in the repeated harassment of a child with special needs via multiple social media sites as well as the U.S. Mail. The victim suffers from Harlequin Ichthyosis, a severe genetic disorder that affects the skin, according to police. Sewell allegedly targe…

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by Valerie Musson
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Investigation Into Alleged Welfare Fraud In Ulster Leads To Three Arrests Investigation Into Alleged Welfare Fraud In Ulster Leads To Three Arrests
Investigation Into Alleged Welfare Fraud In Ulster Leads To Three Arrests An investigation into alleged welfare fraud in the area led to the arrest of three people. The three women were arrested following the investigation conducted by the Ulster County Department of Social Services Special Investigation Unit along with the Ulster County District Attorney's Office. Those arrested were: Maria Whitbeck, 54 of Kingston, was arrested on Tuesday, Oct. 29, by Ulster County Sheriff's deputies and charged with welfare fraud, grand larceny, and four counts of offering a false instrument for filing, said the Ulster County District Attorney's Office. An investigation disc…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
One Killed In Kingston's First Homicide In Two Years, Police Say One Killed In Kingston's First Homicide In Two Years, Police Say
One Killed In Kingston's First Homicide In Two Years, Police Say One person was killed during a shooting in Kingston, the first homicide in the city since 1917. The shooting took place around 8:10 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 24, in the area of Prospect Street at Cedar Street, said the Kingston Police. Police have released little other details, except to say that they are being assisted by the New York State Police, Ulster County District Attorney's Office, Ulster County Sheriff's Department, Ulster Police Department, and Saugerties Police Department K9 unit. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the Kingston Police Department at 845-…

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by Kathy Reakes