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Ulster Police

Kingston, NY
Police & Fire
ID Released For Woman Found Dead In Hudson Valley ID Released For Woman Found Dead In Hudson Valley
ID Released For Woman Found Dead In Hudson Valley Police have identified a woman who was found dead in the region. Related: Person Found Shot Dead On Kingston Street Ulster County resident Rieke Guercio, age 71, of Kingston, was found around 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 2, in the area of Meade Street in Kingston. According to the Kingston Police, Guercio was found after police responded to a report of a person dead. She had suffered blunt force injuries and injuries from an edged weapon. Police said there was no threat to the public but had not released any suspect information. The investigation continues with help from the Ulster Poli…

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by Kathy Reakes
Kingston, NY
Police & Fire
Man With 29 License Suspensions Nabbed In Hudson Valley Driving Again, Police Say Man With 29 License Suspensions Nabbed In Hudson Valley Driving Again, Police Say
Man With 29 License Suspensions Nabbed In Hudson Valley Driving Again, Police Say A man whose license had been suspended 29 times on nine occasions was allegedly nabbed again for driving without a license in the region. The man was charged with aggravated unlicensed operation following a stop in the town of Ulster on Wednesday, Oct. 25. According to Chief Kyle S. Berardi of the Ulster Police, Kyle Godin age 32 of the city of Dunkirk in Chautauqua County, was stopped around 1:43 a.m. on Washington Avenue for a routine traffic infraction. During the stop, officers found that Godin was operating a motor vehicle while his driver’s license was suspended a total of …

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by Kathy Reakes
Kingston, NY
Police & Fire
9 Teens Cause $30K In Damage To Hudson Valley Business, Police Say 9 Teens Cause $30K In Damage To Hudson Valley Business, Police Say
9 Teens Cause $30K In Damage To Hudson Valley Business, Police Say Nine teens were nabbed for the burglary of an office building causing more than $30,000 in damages. The incident happened in Ulster County on Monday, May 1 in the town of Ulster at the I Park 87 property (former IBM campus) on Enterprise Drive. The teens, all from Dutchess County, ranging in age from 17 to 19, were arrested over the past week by the Ulster Police following a month-long investigation, said Chief Kyle S. Berardi of the Ulster Police. The investigation found the teens forcibly entered one of the buildings on the property and intentionally caused approximately $30,000 in&…

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by Kathy Reakes
Kingston, NY
Police & Fire
Murder Suspect Caught After Victim Found Dead In Hudson Valley Home: Police Murder Suspect Caught After Victim Found Dead In Hudson Valley Home: Police
Murder Suspect Caught After Victim Found Dead In Hudson Valley Home: Police A 26-year-old man faces murder charges after a victim was found dead inside a Hudson Valley home during a welfare check, police said.  On Thursday, May 4, around 3:40 p.m., police in Ulster County responded to a residence on Main Street in Lake Katrine and found a dead man inside the home, according to Ulster Police.  An investigation identified the victim as Lake Katrine resident Anthony Roberts, who was determined to be a victim of a homicide.  Shortly after this, police identified the suspect as 26-year-old Brian Roberts of Lake Katrine, who was quickly spotted walking on…

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by Ben Crnic
Kingston, NY
Police & Fire
Trio Nabbed For Home Invasion-Burglary In Hudson Valley Trio Nabbed For Home Invasion-Burglary In Hudson Valley
Trio Nabbed For Home Invasion-Burglary In Hudson Valley A man and two juveniles were charged with an alleged home invasion burglary in the Hudson Valley. The incident took place in Ulster County around 3 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 21 at a residence on Creek Locks Road in the town of Rosendale. Deputies from the Ulster County Sheriff's Office responded to a residence for the report of a home invasion after receiving a 911 call from the victim who told deputies several people had broken into his home while he was sleeping and when he confronted them, he was attacked, said Lt. Joseph Sciutto, of the Ulster County Sheriff's Office. The vi…

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by Kathy Reakes
Mahopac, NY
Police & Fire
Area Man Charged In Connection To Homicide On Residential Street Area Man Charged In Connection To Homicide On Residential Street
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 …

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by Kathy Reakes
Mahopac, NY
News
Man Charged With Kidnapping Area Woman From Hotel At Gunpoint, Police Say Man Charged With Kidnapping Area Woman From Hotel At Gunpoint, Police Say
Man Charged With Kidnapping Area Woman From Hotel At Gunpoint, Police Say A man has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping a woman from an area hotel at gunpoint. Christopher Reed, age 41, of San Antonio, Texas, was arrested on Monday, Sept. 27, after police responded to the Rodeway Inn on Forest Hill Drive in the town of Ulster for a report of a woman taken at gunpoint. An investigation revealed that Reed had displayed a weapon while demanding the woman get into the vehicle with him, according to Chief Kyle Berardi, of the Ulster Police. As a result, a county-wide notice was put out attempting to locate Reed's vehicle, Berardi said.  A short tim…

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by Kathy Reakes
Newburgh, NY
Police & Fire
Apartment Fire Breaks Out In Area Apartment Fire Breaks Out In Area
Apartment Fire Breaks Out In Area An apartment fire that broke out in the area was controlled in about 20 minutes.  Firefighters in Ulster County responded to the Lake Katrine Apartments on Neighborhood Road at approximately 6:05 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3. The blaze broke out in the balcony of the building's second floor and was beginning to extend to the building's interior, authorities said.  Firefighters were able to contain the blaze to the floor and ceiling between the first and second floor.  According to members of Ulster Hose Company #5, an overhaul was needed due to fire beams between the floors jois…

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by Christina Coulter
Newburgh, NY
Police & Fire
New Windsor Man Caught With Drugs After Traffic Stop New Windsor Man Caught With Drugs After Traffic Stop
New Windsor Man Caught With Drugs After Traffic Stop A New Windsor man was busted for possession of a controlled substance after being stopped for a traffic violation.Gean L. Pittman, 38, was arrested around 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 15, on Washington Avenue after officers found he was in possession of two separate controlled substances, the town of Ulster Police said in a press release.  Pittman was charged with two counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance and for not wearing a seatbelt.  He was processed and released.

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by Kathy Reakes
Hyde Park, NY
Police & Fire
911 Call Leads To Felony DWI Charge For Red Hook Woman At Convenience Store 911 Call Leads To Felony DWI Charge For Red Hook Woman At Convenience Store
911 Call Leads To Felony DWI Charge For Red Hook Woman At Convenience Store A 911 call led to the arrest of a 41-year-old woman for felony drunk driving after police found her inside her vehicle in a Quick Chek parking lot. Lisa D. Jackson of Red Hook was arrested after Ulster Police responded to the store on Ulster Avenue and found that she was driving under the influence and with a suspended license, Ulster police said. During the course of the arrest, Jackson refused to submit to a breath test, police said. She was charged with felony DWI and aggravated unlicensed operation, as well as several misdemeanors, including drinking alcohol in her vehicle.  Jackson w…

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by Kathy Reakes