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Man From Region Trapped Beneath SUV Rescued By Tow Truck Employees, Police Officer Man From Region Trapped Beneath SUV Rescued By Tow Truck Employees, Police Officer
Man From Region Trapped Beneath SUV Rescued By Tow Truck Employees, Police Officer A man from the region who was trapped underneath a vehicle after a parking lot crash was rescued by employees from a tow truck company and a police officer. The incident occurred in Sullivan County at 1:45 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 29, in the parking lot of Tilly's Diner at 34 Raceway Road in Monticello. According to Lt. Mark Johnstone of the Monticello Police, a 70-year-old Mongaup Valley man was involved in a minor property damage accident in the parking lot.  While getting out to inspect the damage to his vehicle, a 2015 Ford Explorer, the SUV suddenly accelerated in rever…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Investigation Underway After 2-Year-Old Dies In Hot Car In Region Investigation Underway After 2-Year-Old Dies In Hot Car In Region
Investigation Underway After 2-Year-Old Dies In Hot Car In Region Police are investigating after a 2-year-old died from cardiac arrest in the region. Click here for a new, updated story: 33-Year-Old Woman Charged After 2-Year-Old Dies In Hot Car In Monticello The incident occurred in Sullivan County around 6:45 p.m., Tuesday, July 16, in the village of Monticello. According to Lt. Mark Johnstone of the Monticello Police, officers responded to a 911 call of a child in cardiac arrest inside a vehicle at the Sleepy Hollow Apartment Complex on Terri Lane. Rockland Video Productions via Mark Lieb Monticello Police, firefighters, and the Catskills H…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Nabbed For Allegedly Holding Knife To Face Of Clerk In Region To Rob Convenience Store Man Nabbed For Allegedly Holding Knife To Face Of Clerk In Region To Rob Convenience Store
Man Nabbed For Allegedly Holding Knife To Face Of Clerk In Region To Rob Convenience Store A 37-year-old man from the region was nabbed for an alleged armed robbery in which he held a knife in the face of a convenience store employee as he and another man stole money and cigarettes. Sullivan County resident Bryan E. Robinson, age 37, of Monticello was arrested on Monday, Feb. 5 for the robbery that took place on Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023, at the Citgo convenience store located at 41 Forestburgh Road in the Village of Monticello. Robinson was arrested as a result of an ongoing investigation into an armed robbery that found he and the second man entered the convenience store…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman From Region Nabbed For Burglary, Drug Possession, Police Say Woman From Region Nabbed For Burglary, Drug Possession, Police Say
Woman From Region Nabbed For Burglary, Drug Possession, Police Say A 32-year-old woman from the region was allegedly busted for attempting to break into a building and possession of drugs after she was caught with burglary tools. Sullivan County resident Samantha J. Ripley, of Monticello, was charged on Friday, Dec. 29 ,2023 after a witness called police after allegedly watching her pry a door off a business.  According to Lt. Mark Johnstone of the Monticello Police, an eyewitness alerted officers after observing Ripley pulling and prying at a rear door of the building before she entered it. Monticello officers arrived and arrested Ripley a…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Armed Man From Region Held Woman Against Her Will, Police Say Armed Man From Region Held Woman Against Her Will, Police Say
Armed Man From Region Held Woman Against Her Will, Police Say A man from the region was charged with unlawful imprisonment and criminal possession of a weapon after allegedly holding a woman against her will. The incident occurred in Sullivan County in the village of Monticello on Tuesday, Oct. 3. Members of the Monticello Police arrested Arthur J. Uhl, age 36, of Monticello, after receiving a report of a woman being physically held against her will and also being threatened with a firearm, in an apartment, located at the Sleepy Hollow Apartment Complex at Terry Lane, said Lt. Mark Johnstone of the Monticello Police.  Responding o…

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by Kathy Reakes
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16-Year-Old Nabbed In Shooting Of Woman From Region, Police Say 16-Year-Old Nabbed In Shooting Of Woman From Region, Police Say
16-Year-Old Nabbed In Shooting Of Woman From Region, Police Say A 16-year-old has been charged with criminal use of a weapon in connection with the shooting of a woman from the region. The teen was arrested in Sullivan County in the village of Liberty on Wednesday, Sept. 6. According to Lt. Mark Johnstone of the Monticello Police, the juvenile was wanted for the Saturday, July 15, shooting of a 27-year-old Monticello woman that occurred at the Sleepy Hollow apartment complex at Terry Lane in the village of Monticello. The 16-year-old was spotted by Village of Liberty Police and arrested following a brief foot chase, Johnston said. He was cha…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman From Region Shot In Stomach, Suspect On Run Woman From Region Shot In Stomach, Suspect On Run
Woman From Region Shot In Stomach, Suspect On Run Police in the region are searching for a suspect after a woman was found shot in the stomach at an area apartment complex. The incident took place in Sullivan County around 5 p.m., Saturday, July 15 in Building 19, of the Sleepy Hollow Apartments in Monticello. A 27-year-old Monticello woman was shot once in the abdomen during an altercation. The victim was transported by private vehicle from the scene of the shooting, prior to police arriving, said Lt. Mark Johnstone, of the Monticello Police. A Sullivan County Sheriff's patrol located the vehicle transporting the victim wh…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Duo Nabbed In Drug Den Full Of People In Region, Sheriff Says Duo Nabbed In Drug Den Full Of People In Region, Sheriff Says
Duo Nabbed In Drug Den Full Of People In Region, Sheriff Says Two people were arrested after sheriff's deputies served a warrant at an apartment in the region known as a frequent drug den. The incident took place in Sullivan County around 3 a.m., Friday, June 9 at 18 Roosevelt Place, Apartment 16 in Monticello. "The residence is well known in the neighborhood as a drug-prone location where the injection and smoking of illicit substances take place," said Sullivan County Undersheriff Eric Chaboty. Seven people were removed from the apartment, none of whom lived there, Chaboty said.  Detectives charged Sullivan County resident Lauren T. Stack, ag…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Found Dead On Bench In Shopping Center Parking Lot In Region Man Found Dead On Bench In Shopping Center Parking Lot In Region
Man Found Dead On Bench In Shopping Center Parking Lot In Region This story has been updated. Police are investigating after a man was found dead on a bench in a shopping center parking lot in the region. The incident took place in Sullivan County around noon on Tuesday, Oct. 4 at the Mountain Mall in Monticello. According to Lt. Mark Johnstone, of the Monticello Police, no foul play is suspected; police are awaiting an autopsy as the investigation continues. The name of the man has not been released pending notification of family members. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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by Kathy Reakes
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Couple Nabbed For Robbery In Region, Police Say Couple Nabbed For Robbery In Region, Police Say
Couple Nabbed For Robbery In Region, Police Say A man and a woman from the region are facing felony charges after police said they robbed a victim in his home and then fled the scene in his pickup truck. Police received a report about a robbery in Sullivan County on Old Liberty Road in Monticello at about 2:40 a.m. on Friday, July 15, according to New York State Police.  The victim told troopers he heard a knock at his door, and when he opened the door he saw a woman who asked him for help, police said.  A man who was carrying a machete and a pocket knife then pushed his way into the home, and he and the woman robbed the man o…

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by Nicole Valinote