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Area Man Charged In Connection To Homicide On Residential Street
An area man has been charged for the murder of another man.
Greg Thayer, age 48, of Kingston, was arrested on Wednesday, Sept. 29, for the death of Bruce Swierc, of Torrance, California, in the town of Ulster.
Thayer was arrested after police responded to a 911 call for a deceased man at a home on Magic Drive in Ulster, according to Police Chief Kyle Berardi, of the town of Ulster.
As a result of an investigation, Swierc was found to be the victim of a homicide and identified Thayer as the suspect, the chief said.
Police did not divulge either how Swierc was killed or his …
Grand Jury Indicts Two Men For Murder Of 12-Year-Old Girl
Two men have been indicted on murder charges in connection with the Thursday, Dec. 17 death of a 12-year-old girl.
Gilbert Thomas, 24, and Robert “Nikki” James, 46, both of Kingston, were indicted by an Ulster County Grand Jury.
The indictment was handed up Wednesday, Dec. 30, said the Ulster County District Attorney David Clegg.
Both Thomas and James are accused of the murder of D'Janeira Mason, who was killed inside her home at 60 Van Buren St. around 8 p.m. when shots were fired into the house, the DA's Office said.
D'Janeira MasonJoseph V. Leahy Funeral Home
Her 9-year-old broth…
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…
Hudson Valley Parents Charged After Infant Found Dead In Bathtub
A man and woman have been charged with criminally negligent homicide after a 6-month-old infant was found dead in a bathtub.
Ulster County residents Jordan E, Balcom, 29, and Ashante D. Inniss, 26, both of Kingston, were arrested around 6 p.m., Saturday, April 18, after Kingston Police responded to a home at 59 Gill St., for a report of a possible drowning, the department said.
Officers responded to along with the Kingston Fire Department and Mobile Life Ambulance. Once on-site, officers began CPR on the unresponsive child and the child was transported to Health Alliance Broadway campus whe…
