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Purling, Greene County, NY

Man With Several 'Ghost Guns' Arrested In Area Road-Rage Incident, Police Say Man With Several 'Ghost Guns' Arrested In Area Road-Rage Incident, Police Say
Man With Several 'Ghost Guns' Arrested In Area Road-Rage Incident, Police Say An area man who was arrested for allegedly pointing a "ghost gun" and screaming racist comments at another driver during a road-rage incident was released on his own recognizance. It happened around 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 6 on Route 212 in the Town of. Saugerties. The victim told police that another driver had pulled up alongside his vehicle screaming about his driving and then used several racial slurs towards the victim, according to Saugerties Chief Joseph Sinagra. The victim then reportedly followed the other driver to the parking lot of the Dunkin Donuts on Ulster Avenue…
Suspect Nabbed In Rape At Ulster County Motel Suspect Nabbed In Rape At Ulster County Motel
Suspect Nabbed In Rape At Ulster County Motel Witnesses called 911 after allegedly hearing a woman yelling for help from a room at an area motel, screaming that she was in the process of being raped.  The incident happened in Ulster County at the Wenton Motel in Saugerties just after 3 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 16. After forcing his way into the motel room, several witnesses confronted suspected rapist Austin T. Hollister, 21, of Purling in Greene County, Saugerties Police said. While the victim escaped the room, one witness held down Hollister for several minutes until police arrived at the scene, according to a later police investig…