Trio Charged With Trespassing After Allegedly Attempting To Start Fight In Area, Police Say Trio Charged With Trespassing After Allegedly Attempting To Start Fight In Area, Police Say
Trio Charged With Trespassing After Allegedly Attempting To Start Fight In Area, Police Say Three people were arrested after police responded to a call for help from a resident in the area. Ulster County residents Shawna S. Rivera, 18, of Olivebridge;  Rigoberto Rivera, 22, of Kingston, and Brandon Federau, 19, also of Olivebridge, were arrested around 12:07 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 31, Saugerties Police Chief Joseph A. Sinagra said. According to Sinagra, the three were arrested after police responded to High Falls Road after the resident called 911 to report they wanted to fight the caller. All three were charged with trespassing and released on their own recognizance.…
Man, Woman Not Using Crosswalk Before Being Hit By Car Prompts Police Warning In Area Man, Woman Not Using Crosswalk Before Being Hit By Car Prompts Police Warning In Area
Man, Woman Not Using Crosswalk Before Being Hit By Car Prompts Police Warning In Area A man and woman have been cited for not using the crosswalk after they were struck by a car on Christmas Eve night in the area. It happened at around 8:52 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 24 in Ulster County on Market Street near the Post Office in Saugerties. An investigation established that 20-year-old Jonathan Swart and 57-year-old Diane Swart of Saugerties, walked off the curb into the street, directly into the path of a southbound 2005 Chrysler sedan operated by Ingrid Loeffler of Saugerties, said Chief Joseph Sinagra of the Saugerties Police Department. Both pedestrians were treate…
Woman Arrested For Hitting, Biting Person During Domestic Dispute, Police Say Woman Arrested For Hitting, Biting Person During Domestic Dispute, Police Say
Woman Arrested For Hitting, Biting Person During Domestic Dispute, Police Say A 25-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly hitting and bitting another person during a domestic dispute. Heather N. Free, of Saugerties, was arrested around 7:50 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 17, after Saugerties Police responded to a 911 call for a domestic dispute at the Hickory Ridge Apartments, Saugerties Police Chief Joseph Sinagra. When officers arrived on the scene they found that Free, allegedly while in an intoxicated condition, had thrown the victim’s personal belongings out of their residence, Sinagra said.  When the victim returned home, a domestic argum…
Man Arrested For DWI Following Crash Had 13 Active License Suspensions, Police Say Man Arrested For DWI Following Crash Had 13 Active License Suspensions, Police Say
Man Arrested For DWI Following Crash Had 13 Active License Suspensions, Police Say An Ulster man arrested for alleged DWI after crashing his vehicle had 13 active license suspensions. Cesar Infante, 35, of Saugerties, was arrested around 1152 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 15, after police responded to the area of 67 Sparling Road for a report of a vehicle that had crashed into a ditch, and then proceeded to drive into a field, where it became disabled, Saugerties Police Chief Joseph Sinagra said. When police arrived on the scene they found Infante who when they attempted to interview was "highly intoxicated and abusive toward officers," Sinagra said.  …
Man Stabbed Multiple Times By Woman Near Area Bakery, Police Say Man Stabbed Multiple Times By Woman Near Area Bakery, Police Say
Man Stabbed Multiple Times By Woman Near Area Bakery, Police Say A 39-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly stabbing a man multiple times during a fight at her home. Kimberly Roberts, of Lake Katrine in Ulster County, was arrested at 9:40 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 7, after the Ulster Police Department responded to a 911 call for a stabbing victim at the Bread Alone Bakery in Ulster, police said. When officers responded to the bakery they found a 39-year-old Saugerties man had been stabbed several times allegedly by Roberts at her nearby home, Ulster Police said. An investigation revealed that the victim walked to the bakery after the attack where he was …
Sex Offender Faces Felony Charge After Failure To Report Move In Area Sex Offender Faces Felony Charge After Failure To Report Move In Area
Sex Offender Faces Felony Charge After Failure To Report Move In Area A registered sex offender is facing new charges after failing to report an address change in the area. On Tuesday, Nov. 26, detectives from the Saugerties Police Department arrested 29-year-old Christopher Smith after he failed to register a change of address after moving from the City of Kingston to Glasco in Ulster County last month. The New York State Sex Offender Registry had Smith living on Brewster Street in Kingston, when he was living on Delaware Street in the Town of Saugerties. The investigation into the move found that he never notified authorities, a condition of his release. T…
18-Year-Old Woman Nabbed For Stealing Wallet At Area Bookstore, Police Say 18-Year-Old Woman Nabbed For Stealing Wallet At Area Bookstore, Police Say
18-Year-Old Woman Nabbed For Stealing Wallet At Area Bookstore, Police Say An Ulster County woman was arrested for allegedly stealing a wallet out of a woman's purse at an area bookstore. Lisa D.Vandersanden, 18, of Kingston, was arrested around 10 p.m., on Saturday, Nov. 30, and charged with grand larceny, said Saugerties Police Chief Joseph Sinagra. Vandersanden was arrested following a police investigation into the alleged theft of the wallet at the Inquiring Minds Book Store in the Village of Saugerties. She was processed at Saugerties Police Headquarters and released on an appearance ticket.  Vandersanden is scheduled to appear in c…
Ulster Man Allegedly Pushes Woman, Destroys Items During Argument Ulster Man Allegedly Pushes Woman, Destroys Items During Argument
Ulster Man Allegedly Pushes Woman, Destroys Items During Argument A 23-year-old man was arrested for harassment and criminal mischief after allegedly getting into an argument with a woman. Ulster County resident Timothy Blagbrough, of Saugerties, was arrested around 11:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 14, after Saugerties Police responded to a report of an unwanted man in a residence, said Saugerties Police Chief Joseph Sinagra, When police arrived on the scene they found that Blagbrough had left the scene on foot and was last seen walking toward Jane Street, Sinagra said. The woman told police that earlier in the evening she and Blagbrough had g…
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-…
Man Allegedly Had Physical Dispute With Woman With 2-Year-Old In Room Man Allegedly Had Physical Dispute With Woman With 2-Year-Old In Room
Man Allegedly Had Physical Dispute With Woman With 2-Year-Old In Room A 36-year-old Ulster County man was arrested following a physical domestic dispute while the victim's 2-year-old child was in the room. Nathan R. DeGroat, of Saugerties, was arrested around 5:57 p.m., on Sunday, Oct. 20 after police responded to a domestic dispute in Saugerties, Saugerties Police Chief Joseph Sinagra said.  Once the scene, officers determined that DeGroat had allegedly physically attacked the victim during a dispute, the chief said.  DeGroat arrested and charged with attempted assault and endangering the welfare of a child and released on his own r…
Pickup Truck Driver Had BAC Three Times Legal Limit In Crash With Tractor-Trailer, Police Say Pickup Truck Driver Had BAC Three Times Legal Limit In Crash With Tractor-Trailer, Police Say
Pickup Truck Driver Had BAC Three Times Legal Limit In Crash With Tractor-Trailer, Police Say A motorist was driving with a blood-alcohol concentration more than three times the legal limit when his pickup truck crashed into a tractor-trailer in the area, police say. The crash happened around 6:40 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 12 on Route 32 in Ulster County, Saugerties Police Chief Joseph Sinagra said. A police investigation revealed that 23-year-old Robert T. Provost of East Durham, New York was operating a 2018 Toyota Tundra south on Route 32, when Provost crossed the double-yellow line in an easterly direction into the path of a 2018 Mack tractor-trailer traveling north, said police.…
Woman Behind Bars Following Fights, Punching Officer In Area, Police Say Woman Behind Bars Following Fights, Punching Officer In Area, Police Say
Woman Behind Bars Following Fights, Punching Officer In Area, Police Say A 65-year-old Ulster County woman is behind bars after allegedly injuring another woman during a fight. Michelle Flanders, of Saugerties, was arrested at  7:32 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 8, after Saugerties Police responded to a fight between two women at 1016 Glasco Turnpike, Saugerties Police Chief Joseph Sinagra said. When officers arrived on the scene they found that Flanders was at the location in violation of an order of protection, the chief said. Sinagra said that Flanders struck the other woman, causing the victim to fall back down a staircase.  Flanders was taken in…