Inmate At Ulster County Jail Busted With Suboxone Inmate At Ulster County Jail Busted With Suboxone
Inmate At Ulster County Jail Busted With Suboxone An inmate at the Ulster County Jail is facing new charges after being busted with drugs while serving time for an unrelated charge. The Ulster County Sheriff's Office announced on Thursday, Dec. 31 that a 22-year-old Niagara Falls man - whose name was not released - is facing a drug charge after being caught by corrections officers with Suboxone on Tuesday, Dec. 29, despite being behind bars. The man remains in jail on an unrelated charge and has now been charged with a felony count of promoting prison contraband. He is scheduled to appear in the Kingston City Court at a later date to answe…
Two Charged For Shooting Death Of 12-Year-Old Area Girl Two Charged For Shooting Death Of 12-Year-Old Area Girl
Two Charged For Shooting Death Of 12-Year-Old Area Girl The alleged killers of a 12-year-old girl in the area have been arrested by New York State Police. Ulster County residents Gilbert Thomas, 24, and Robert James, 46 were arrested on Thursday, Dec. 24, for the shooting of D'Janeira Mason, in Kingston on Thursday, Dec. 17, said Trooper Steven Nevel. During the incident, her 10-year-old brother was also shot in the arm. The children were shot while inside their home at 60 Van Buren St. around 8 p.m. when shots were fired into the house, police said. State police said both men were involved in the shooting. Following their arrest, Thomas and…
Man Takes Cops On 18-Mile High-Speed Chase, Taunting Officers, Hitting Two Cruisers, Police Say Man Takes Cops On 18-Mile High-Speed Chase, Taunting Officers, Hitting Two Cruisers, Police Say
Man Takes Cops On 18-Mile High-Speed Chase, Taunting Officers, Hitting Two Cruisers, Police Say A man driving a U-Haul truck was arrested and issued 39 traffic tickets after leading New York State Police on an 18-mile high-speed chase, getting out of his vehicle to taunt officers and striking two police cruisers in the process.  The chase started in Ulster County in Wawarsing and ended in Orange County in Pine Bush on Saturday, Dec. 12. A trooper from the Ellenville barracks reportedly first saw the U-Haul pick up pulling a trailer while speeding westbound on State Route 52 in Wawarsing, driving at approximately 80 miles per hour at around 9:25 a.m. Saturday. When he tried to pu…
Bicyclist Hit By Mercedes In Area Dies From His Injuries Bicyclist Hit By Mercedes In Area Dies From His Injuries
Bicyclist Hit By Mercedes In Area Dies From His Injuries A bicyclist who was hit by a Mercedes-Benz earlier this month has died from his injuries. The unidentified 44-year-old New York City man who was hit around 12:38 p.m., on Tuesday, Nov. 3, in Ulster County at the intersection of Fish Creek Road and Patch Road in the Town of Saugerties, died on Friday, Nov. 20, Saugerties Police Chief Joseph Sinagra. The victim was bicycling north on Fish Creek Road when he collided with a 1995 Mercedes, operated by 55-year-old Craig L. Pedersen of Palenville.  Pedersen was traveling south on Fish Creek Road when he made a left turn …
Hudson Valley Man Indicted For Having 'Heinous' Sex With Children Hudson Valley Man Indicted For Having 'Heinous' Sex With Children
Hudson Valley Man Indicted For Having 'Heinous' Sex With Children A Hudson Valley man has been indicted for allegedly sexually assaulting numerous children over the course of several years. Devin Harkins, 29, of the City of Kingston, was indicted by an Ulster County Grand Jury on Friday, Nov. 13, for: Two counts of predatory sexual assault against a child Three counts of a sexual act, a violent felony Two counts of endangering the welfare of a child Harkins was arrested originally arrested on Wednesday, Nov. 4, following an investigation by the Kingston Police Department with assistance from the Ulster County Family and Child Advocacy Center, t…
Duo Charged For String Of Commercial Burglaries In Area, State Police Say Duo Charged For String Of Commercial Burglaries In Area, State Police Say
Duo Charged For String Of Commercial Burglaries In Area, State Police Say Two in the Hudson Valley were arrested after allegedly breaking into multiple commercial businesses, state police said. Wawarsing residents Joseph Zsebehazy, 35, and Etienne Dodge, 31, were arrested this week following an investigation into break-ins at multiple businesses in the Ellenville and Kingston areas. New York State Police said that the two men were identified on surveillance video from a pair of burglaries in Ellenville and Marbletown, leading to their arrest this week. Zsebehazy was arrested on Tuesday, Nov. 3, and Dodge was taken into custody on Friday, Nov. 6. Both were charge…
Sex Offender, Felon Charged With Shooting Woman During Dispute In Area Sex Offender, Felon Charged With Shooting Woman During Dispute In Area
Sex Offender, Felon Charged With Shooting Woman During Dispute In Area A 43-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly shooting a woman in the leg who was standing outside his residence while he was in a fight with another man.  Ulster County resident William “Billy” Babcock, of the town of Saugerties, was arrested after he allegedly shot the woman, said Saugerties Police Chief Joseph A. Sinagra. According to Sinagra, Saugerties Police, New York State Police, and the Ulster County Sheriff's office responded to 2731 Route 9W to a 911 call reporting that a female had been shot in the Glenerie Flats area of Saugerties. An investigation by police…
Teen Killed After Car Crashes Into Guard Rail In Area Teen Killed After Car Crashes Into Guard Rail In Area
Teen Killed After Car Crashes Into Guard Rail In Area A local teen was killed after losing control of his car and crashing into a guard rail in the area, police said. The crash happened in Ulster County at approximately 6 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 3 on Route 52 near the intersection of Hacienda Road in Wawarsing. According to the Ulster County Sheriff’s Office, Sullivan County resident Anthony Monzon, 19, of Liberty, was driving his Honda Accord east on Route 52 when he left the roadway and struck the guardrail. The vehicle came to rest on its side about 350 feet from the site of the crash in a ditch on the westbound lane. Monzon was pronoun…
Father, Son Killed In Hudson Valley House Fire Father, Son Killed In Hudson Valley House Fire
Father, Son Killed In Hudson Valley House Fire A man who pushed his daughter to safety was killed, along with his son, after a house fire broke out overnight in the Hudson Valley. The blaze began around 12:30 a.m. Sunday, July 5 in Ulster County in the Town of Shawangunk on Burnt Meadow Road.   Initial responders discovered a 9-year-old girl outside the home, who had been pushed out a window to safety by her father, later identified as Joseph J. Hull, the Ulster County Sheriff's Office said.  Hull, 50, then was reported to have remained in the residence to locate his other child, Joseph D. Hull, 7. Firefighter…
18-Year-Old Shot In Broad Daylight At Area Apartment Complex 18-Year-Old Shot In Broad Daylight At Area Apartment Complex
18-Year-Old Shot In Broad Daylight At Area Apartment Complex An 18-year-old is being treated at an area hospital after being shot in the leg at an area apartment complex. The shooting took place in Ulster County around 10:55 a.m., Friday, June 26 in Kingston at the Rondout Garden Apartments on Rondout Drive, where the man was shot. The unidentified man is being treated at Health Alliance of the Hudson Valley Broadway Campus and is in stable condition, police said. Further details were not available as officers remained on the scene gathering details. The Kingston Police Department is being assisted by the Ulster County District Attorney's Offi…
Child Sex Offender On The Run Nabbed In Area Child Sex Offender On The Run Nabbed In Area
Child Sex Offender On The Run Nabbed In Area A wanted 27-year-old registered sex offender from out of state has been nabbed in the Hudson Valley. Members of the Ulster County Sheriff's Office arrested Delbert Wiley Tibbs Jr. of Centerville, Tennessee man on Tuesday, June 16 in the Town of Wawarsing. The arrest came after the department received information about a registered sex offender from Tennessee who was wanted on three separate warrants for failing to register as a sex offender, the Sheriff's Office said. An investigation found that Tibbs was staying at a residence on Clay Hill Road in the Town of Wawarsing and other…
Trio Charged For Fatal Overdose Of 29-Year-Old Area Man Trio Charged For Fatal Overdose Of 29-Year-Old Area Man
Trio Charged For Fatal Overdose Of 29-Year-Old Area Man Three men have been arrested in connection with the overdose of a 29-year-old man from heroin laced with fentanyl. The men, all from Orange County, were arrested by the Ulster County Urgent Narcotics Unit along with the Town of Shawangunk Police Department earlier this month following a lengthy investigation, said the Ulster County Sheriff's Office. On April 15, the Shawangunk Police responded to a residence for a 911 call for an unconscious, unresponsive male. The person, later identified as Chase T. Coddington, 29, of Wallkill, was determined to have passed away from an overdose of fenta…