Man Arrested After Whacking On Door With Machete To Break In, Police Say Man Arrested After Whacking On Door With Machete To Break In, Police Say
Man Arrested After Whacking On Door With Machete To Break In, Police Say An area man was arrested after allegedly banging and whacking on a victim's door with a machete in an attempt to break-in. Ulster County resident Antonio Giordano, age 41, of Saugerties, was arrested on Monday, Feb. 1, after Saugerties Police responded to a 911 call reporting a domestic dispute on Sawmill Road in the Town of Saugerties, Chief Joseph A. Sinagra said. The caller told police she was locked in residence and a man, later identified as Giordano, was outside banging and whacking at her front door with a machete in an attempt to break-in.  Police loca…
Stolen Car Rolls Into Cruiser After Teens Run From Cops In Area, Police Say Stolen Car Rolls Into Cruiser After Teens Run From Cops In Area, Police Say
Stolen Car Rolls Into Cruiser After Teens Run From Cops In Area, Police Say To evade pursuing police, three teens evading police in a stolen car jumped out of the moving vehicle, police said, which then rolled into a parked police cruiser in Ulster County.  A Kingston cop reportedly saw a 2015 Honda Civic he recognized, which had been reported stolen on Tuesday, Nov. 24, turning onto Farrelly Street from Flatbush Avenue at 10:40 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 25.  When the officer turned on his sirens and pursued the vehicle, the driver led the officer on a short chase from Farrelly Street to Gage Street onto Foxhall Avenue and then onto Derrenbacher Street, pol…
Woman Takes State Police On Two-County Pursuit, Hits Four Cruisers Woman Takes State Police On Two-County Pursuit, Hits Four Cruisers
Woman Takes State Police On Two-County Pursuit, Hits Four Cruisers A woman was arrested after failing to for police and taking officers on a cross-county pursuit hitting several state police vehicles along the way. The incident began around 6:50 a.m., Monday, Nov. 30, n Greene County in the town of Hunter when Erica Overhill, 31, of Johnson City, Tennessee, when state police attempted to stop a 2003 Honda for traffic violations, said Trooper Steve Nevel. The vehicle failed to stop and attempted to flee from the trooper. The vehicle continued south on 23A and entered Interstate 87 going south into Ulster County until exiting at exit 19 and continued in the …
State Police Issue Alert For Man Wanted In Hudson Valley State Police Issue Alert For Man Wanted In Hudson Valley
State Police Issue Alert For Man Wanted In Hudson Valley State troopers, police, and sheriff's deputies are attempting to locate a Hudson Valley man who sent threatening text messages and threw a rock through a victim's windshield.  Jonathan V. Henry, 22, was charged with third-degree criminal mischief and first-degree criminal contempt in Orange County. An arrest warrant was issued by the city of Newburgh Court after the reported property damage incident took place on Chamber Street; warrants have also bee issued by state police in Kingston and the Orange County Sheriff's Department.  Henry is 5-foot-11, weighs 160 pounds and has blac…
Teen Shatters State Trooper's Car Windshield After Being Nabbed With Cocaine, Police Say Teen Shatters State Trooper's Car Windshield After Being Nabbed With Cocaine, Police Say
Teen Shatters State Trooper's Car Windshield After Being Nabbed With Cocaine, Police Say A teen shattered the windshield of a state police vehicle after being caught with alleged cocaine and a digital scale during a traffic stop. The unidentified 18-year-old teen was stopped around 10:23 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 15, by state police for a traffic violation on William Street in the City of Newburgh, said Trooper S Steven Nevel. During the stop, troopers discovered that the teen did not have a valid driver's license and while searching the vehicle found cocaine and a digital scale, Nevel said. The driver was placed into custody and placed in the front seat of the trooper’s vehicle. Whi…
Ulster County Man Arrested For Striking Woman On Head, Damaging Door Ulster County Man Arrested For Striking Woman On Head, Damaging Door
Ulster County Man Arrested For Striking Woman On Head, Damaging Door A Saugerties man was charged with the misdemeanors second-degree harassment and fourth-degree criminal mischief after a domestic dispute at his home on Post Street, police said.  According to Saugerties Police, a 911 call reporting the fight was placed at approximately 6:55 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 7.  Police said Alan T. Wojcio, 35, struck his female victim on the head and damaged a door and doorframe in the residence.  Wojcio was arraigned in the Village of Saugerties Court and released. A restraining order was issued on the victim's behalf. 
22-Year-Old Pickup Truck Driver Randomly Shoots Vehicles, Storefronts In Rockland, Police Say 22-Year-Old Pickup Truck Driver Randomly Shoots Vehicles, Storefronts In Rockland, Police Say
22-Year-Old Pickup Truck Driver Randomly Shoots Vehicles, Storefronts In Rockland, Police Say A Rockland County man has been arrested for allegedly shooting out the windows of more than 20 vehicle windows and two store windows. Ramapo Police said the incident took place on Friday, Nov. 6 in the Village of Airmont. According to police, when officers arrived on the scene they found that several vehicles had their windows shot out with a pellet gun.   Witnesses reported that a suspect driving a red pick-up truck was believed to be randomly shooting out the windows on parked vehicles.  An investigation into the incident found a total of 20 vehicles were damaged and, two…
Man Breaks Woman's Nose, Knocks Her Unconscious, Police Say Man Breaks Woman's Nose, Knocks Her Unconscious, Police Say
Man Breaks Woman's Nose, Knocks Her Unconscious, Police Say A 37-year-old man was arrested after allegedly getting in a fight with a woman and breaking the woman's nose and knocking her unconscious.  Ulster County resident Jeffery Cafaldo, of Saugerties, was arrested around 1:01 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 1, following the fight on Country Club Drive, said Saugerties Police Chief Joseph Sinagra. According to Sinagra, officers responded to the home after receiving a 911 call reporting a fight in progress. When officers arrived on the scene they were met by multiple people, three of whom were injured and required medical treatment, he added. An investig…
Man Charged With Theft Of Copper Piping From Numerous Area Homes Man Charged With Theft Of Copper Piping From Numerous Area Homes
Man Charged With Theft Of Copper Piping From Numerous Area Homes One person has been arrested in connection with a series of residential burglaries that involved the theft of copper piping. Ulster County resident Eric Morgan, 30, of Modena, was arrested on Wednesday, Oct. 28 by detectives with the New Paltz Police Department for the burglaries that occurred in both the Village and Town of New Paltz between Sept. 13 and Oct. 23, said New Paltz Police Lt. Scott Butler. Morgan was arrested and charged with two counts of burglary and two counts of criminal mischief, following a month-long investigation, Butler said. Following his arrest, Morgan was tra…
Man Nabbed For More Than A Dozen Area Residential Burglaries, Police Say Man Nabbed For More Than A Dozen Area Residential Burglaries, Police Say
Man Nabbed For More Than A Dozen Area Residential Burglaries, Police Say A 30-year-old Ulster County man has been arrested for more than a dozen burglaries over several months. Eric J. Morgan, of Modena, was arrested on Tuesday, Oct. 25, following a lengthy joint investigation. The probe was conducted by the Town of Lloyd Police, the Town New Paltz Police, the Town of Plattekill Police, the Town of Marlborough Police, and the New York State Police. Morgan is accused of entering a residence on Half Moon Road in Highland and stealing approximately $2,500 in copper pipe from the residence and causing extensive damage, said Town of Lloyd Po…
Disorderly, Intoxicated Ulster County Man Destroys Outdoor Artwork Disorderly, Intoxicated Ulster County Man Destroys Outdoor Artwork
Disorderly, Intoxicated Ulster County Man Destroys Outdoor Artwork A drunk man continued the decade-long tradition of destroying street artwork used for a yearly Chamber of Commerce initiative, resulting in a felony charge, police said. Ulster County resident Vincent DeBellis, 43, was witnessed ripping the tye-dyed wings off of a fiberglass butterfly decked out for the Chamber's "Fluttering Around Saugerties" event at nearly 2 a.m. on Aug. 17 outside of the Pig Bar on Partition Street.  Police were reportedly summoned to the scene when a 911 caller told dispatch that DeBellis was throwing items at passing vehicles. He was charged with the felony of th…
Suspect Nabbed In Series Of New Paltz Burglaries, Larcenies Suspect Nabbed In Series Of New Paltz Burglaries, Larcenies
Suspect Nabbed In Series Of New Paltz Burglaries, Larcenies New Paltz police arrested a Lloyd man in connection with a rash of burglaries and larcenies. After a month-long investigation into reports of two burglaries at an area car wash on different occasions and several car break-ins, detectives established probable cause to charge Dominik Teroni Jr. of Highland. 46, and announced the charges on Friday, Aug. 21. The incidents took place between Tuesday, July 14 and Tuesday, July 21. Teroni was ultimately charged with one felony count of third-degree burglary two felony counts of second-degree criminal mischief two felony counts of fourth-degree …