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Area Man Nabbed For Burglary Of Auto Glass Business, Police Say
An area man has been charged with allegedly burglarizing a business and then stealing a car to get away.
Sullivan County resident Trevor Tompkins, age 25, of Monticello, was arrested on Monday, Nov. 29 for the Thursday, Nov. 11 robbery, police said.
According to Lt. Mark Johnstone, of the Monticello Police Department, Tompkins was arrested following an investigation in which he was caught on video surveillance.
The burglary took place around 4 a.m. at the Safelite Auto Glass store at 51 Forestburg Road in the Village of Monticello, Johnstone said.
Tompkins broke into the busine…
Man Deliberately Drives Through Detour Barricade In Area, Injures Two Road Workers, Police Say
A man with 11 license suspensions has been arrested for allegedly deliberately driving his vehicle through a barricaded road that was being repaired, injuring two workers in the area.
Police arrested Sullivan County resident Jamiller Drayton, age 38, of Monticello on Thursday, June 10, following the incident.
Around 7:40 a.m., Thursday, Drayton was driving a 2009 Dodge Avenger on West Broadway in the Village of Monticello, when he approached a road closure at the intersection of Hillside Avenue, said Monticello PD Lt. Mark Johnstone.
Village of Monticello Public Works DPW s…
Man Nabbed After High-Speed Pursuit In Area Hits Speeds Of 115 MPH, Police Say
A 35-year-old man has been arrested after taking police on a high-speed chase, reaching speeds over 115 mph, before crashing into a snowbank, authorities said.
Sullivan County man James E. Slater, aka “J Rock”, was arrested on Monday, Feb. 22, after being spotted driving without headlines late a night, said Monticello Police Lt. Mark Johnstone.
The incident began around 11:10 p.m., Feb. 22, when Monticello PD officers Kenneth Conklin and Kyle Geraine spotted Slater driving a 2001 Honda Accord in a northerly direction on Pleasant Street in the Village of Monticello. Slater was…
Suspect Nabbed For Allegedly Shooting Passenger In Vehicle Multiple Times
A 34-year-old area man was arrested for allegedly shooting a passenger in a vehicle multiple times.
The arrest of Richard Olsen, of Bethel, took place in Sullivan County by the Monticello Police Department, in conjunction with the Sullivan County Sheriff Office, on Thursday, June 4.
According to Monticello Police Lt. Mark Johnstone, the victim was found around 10:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 3, when officers responded to a report of shots fired at the intersection of Jefferson Street and Broadway in the Village of Monticello.
Officers found a 30-year-old Monticello man, wh…
Excessive Speed Leads To Fatal Single-Vehicle Monticello Crash, Police Say
A 22-year-old man was killed after losing control of his vehicle at a high rate of speed and hitting a group of trees and a utility pole, police said.
Manuel Ibarra Vasquez, 22, of Fallsburgh, was killed around 12:32 a.m., Sunday, April 7, on Liberty Street near the intersection of Hillcrest Avenue, in the Village of Monticello, said Monticello Police Department Lt. Mark Johnstone.
According to police, Vasquez was driving north on Liberty Street when he drove off the roadway and collided with several trees and a utility post, Johnstone said.
Vasquez, who was the only occupan…
Wanted NYC Fugitive Nabbed After Attacking Officers, Fleeing On Foot In Area, Police Say
A man wanted in New York City for violating parole was nabbed in the Hudson Valley after he allegedly attacked officers and fled on foot.
Anthony Huertas, 36, of the Bronx, was arrested by Monticello Police on Friday, Dec. 28, around 11:55 p.m., when an officer on patrol on Jefferson Street, saw him standing in the middle of the road with a female, said Lt. Mark Johnstone, with the Monticello Police Department.
When the officer approached Huertas, who was not wearing a shirt, and the crying female, Huertas fled on foot. Officers chased after Huertas and caught him…
Father, Son Duo Nabbed For Using Stolen Debit Card
A father and son duo were nabbed for allegedly using a stolen debit card taken from a man's vehicle.
Lawrence Wilson Sr., 42 and Lawrence Wilson Jr., 23, both of Monticello, were arrested on Friday, Nov. 30, and charged with forgery, two counts of criminal possession of stolen property, and petit larceny, said Lt. Mark Johnstone, of the Monticello Police Department.
The men were arrested following an investigation into the use of a stolen debit card belonging to another Monticello man. The victim reported that when he went to use his debit card at a local convenien…
