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Warren County Sheriff’s Office

Hadley Man Tries Mowing Down Road Crew With Truck, Assaults Worker, Police Say Hadley Man Tries Mowing Down Road Crew With Truck, Assaults Worker, Police Say
Hadley Man Tries Mowing Down Road Crew With Truck, Assaults Worker, Police Say A 26-year-old New York man is accused of punching a public works employee after allegedly trying to run him down in an active construction zone. Michael Sutliff, of Hadley, was arrested Tuesday, July 29, following a violent confrontation in a Lake Luzerne work zone, according to the Warren County Sheriff’s Office. Sutlif drove his 2017 Ram pickup recklessly through a road crew site near East River Drive and Rose Avenue, ignoring posted traffic controls, police said. He then swerved toward a DPW worker, appearing to deliberately try to hit him, according to police. After being stopped and c…
Dad Of Girl Found Dead Charged With Murder (UPDATE) Dad Of Girl Found Dead Charged With Murder (UPDATE)
Dad Of Girl Found Dead Charged With Murder (Update) Luciano Frattolin, the father of the 9-year-old Melina Frattolin, who was found dead in upstate New York over the weekend, has been arrested and charged with murder. During a Monday morning, July 21 press conference, authorities said that 45-year-old Frattolin has been charged with murder and the concealment of a human corpse after his daughter's body was found in the shallow part of a pond in Ticonderoga Sunday at approximately 10:50 a.m. The elder Frattolin was lodged in the Essex County Jail, Daily Voice confirmed. Melina was reported missing around 10 p.m. on Saturday, July 1…
4th Of July Tragedy: Ex-Basketball Player, 21, Drowns During Lake George Boating Trip 4th Of July Tragedy: Ex-Basketball Player, 21, Drowns During Lake George Boating Trip
4th Of July Tragedy: Ex-Basketball Player, 21, Drowns During Lake George Boating Trip A young woman who drowned in Lake George on the Fourth of July has been identified as a 21-year-old former high school basketball standout. Jaedyn Shomo, of Latham, was found in approximately 14 feet of water in Harris Bay shortly before 5:30 p.m. Friday, July 4, according to the Warren County Sheriff’s Office. The tragedy happened when three women jumped from a drifting pontoon boat to swim. While two of them made it safely back, Shomo began struggling in the water and slipped beneath the surface. The boat, which was unanchored at the time, was owned by a relative of one of the passengers…
Tattooed Fugitive Barricades In Virginia Home, Surrenders After Standoff: Police Tattooed Fugitive Barricades In Virginia Home, Surrenders After Standoff: Police
Tattooed Fugitive Barricades In Virginia Home, Surrenders After Standoff: Police A wanted man in Virginia is behind bars after sparking a two-day manhunt in Front Royal that ended with a barricade situation and multi-agency response, authorities announced on Wednesday, April 9. Officers with the Front Royal Police Department said they first made contact with 34-year-old Richmond resident William Christopher Mosley Jr. on Monday, April 7, after receiving a report that he was sitting in a vehicle at a residence on the 1600 block of North Royal Avenue.  Mosley reportedly took off on foot as officers approached, kicking off a brief pursuit. A coordinated search was la…
Daycare Worker Abused 2-Year-Old In Capital Region, Police Say Daycare Worker Abused 2-Year-Old In Capital Region, Police Say
Daycare Worker Abused 2-Year-Old In Capital Region, Police Say A daycare employee is accused of physically abusing a toddler in the Capital Region, police said. Sheriff’s officials in Warren County were notified about possible inappropriate conduct by a staff member at the Childtime Daycare in Queensbury on Wednesday, Feb. 26, according to the Warren County Sheriff’s Office. An investigation found that Helen Oprencak, 72, pulled a 2-year-old boy by the hood of his sweatshirt and held him down until he went to sleep, deputies said. The alleged incident happened on Thursday, Feb. 13, nearly two weeks before the complaint was filed. Oprencak, of Fort Edw…
Cocaine-Fentanyl Trafficking Operation Busted In Capital Region Cocaine-Fentanyl Trafficking Operation Busted In Capital Region
Cocaine-Fentanyl Trafficking Operation Busted In Capital Region A major cocaine and fentanyl operation of 21 individuals who were charged with 222 crimes was busted following a year-long investigation in the Capital Region. New York Attorney General Letitia James said the "takedown" occurred on Tuesday, Oct. 1, in New York City and Rensselaer, Albany, Saratoga, Warren, and Washington counties. According to James, the operation was responsible for selling large quantities of powder and crack cocaine, as well as fentanyl and heroin.  The investigation led to the recovery of more than 4.5 kilograms of cocaine with a street value of approximately $450…
Homicide Indictments Handed Up To Ex-Warren County Deputies In Deadly Traffic Stop Homicide Indictments Handed Up To Ex-Warren County Deputies In Deadly Traffic Stop
Homicide Indictments Handed Up To Ex-Warren County Deputies In Deadly Traffic Stop A pair of former Warren County Sheriff's Office employees have been served with new indictments in connection with a deadly traffic stop in April 2022, Virginia State Police announced. On Monday, April 8, 2024, a Warren County grand jury handed up one felony count of homicide against Zachary A. Fadely, 31, of Shenandoah County, and one felony count of homicide against Tyler S. Poe, 27, of Warren County, police said. Both Fadely and Poe were deputies when they stopped a 77-year-old Gainesville driver for going 63 mph in a 55 mph zone on April 2, 2022 around 1:20 a.m., and assaulted him, acco…
Member Of Family That Founded Stewart's Shops Drowns In Capital District Lake Member Of Family That Founded Stewart's Shops Drowns In Capital District Lake
Member Of Family That Founded Stewart's Shops Drowns In Capital District Lake The family that founded Stewart’s Shops convenience stores and gas stations is mourning the loss of a man who drowned in a Capital District lake. Perrin Dake, of Boulder, Colorado, died Sunday, Aug. 7, at Friends Lake in Warren County, located in the Town of Chester, the Warren County Sheriff’s Office confirmed. Rescue crews were called just after 2 p.m. with reports of a male swimmer in distress who had since gone below the surface near Atateka Drive. Divers searched the area where Dake had last been seen until around 8:30 p.m. when visibility became an issue, police said. The search re…
Two, Including 8-Year-Old, Killed After Vehicle Crashes Onto Paved Bike Path In Lake George Two, Including 8-Year-Old, Killed After Vehicle Crashes Onto Paved Bike Path In Lake George
Two, Including 8-Year-Old, Killed After Vehicle Crashes Onto Paved Bike Path In Lake George Click here for an updated story: Driver In Lake George Crash That Killed Boy, Stepdad Lacked Motorcycle License, Report Says Two pedestrians, including a child, were killed after a vehicle went off the road and crashed onto a bike path in Lake George, according to New York State Police. The crash happened on Sunday, June 12, 2022, at about 3:40 p.m. on Route 9 near the Lake George Expedition Park in the town of Lake George. A preliminary investigation determined that a motorcycle was heading north on Route 9 at a high rate of speed when it went off the east shoulder of the ro…
Newly Released Video Shows Virginia Deputies Tackling 77-Year-Old Man (WATCH) Newly Released Video Shows Virginia Deputies Tackling 77-Year-Old Man (WATCH)
Newly Released Video Shows Virginia Deputies Tackling 77-Year-Old Man (Watch) EDITOR'S NOTE: The above video could be difficult to watch for some audiences.  Newly released police camera body footage captures deputies with the Warren County Sheriff's Office slamming a 77-year-old man to the ground during his arrest. Authorities originally said that Ralph Ennis "fell over" when deputies arrested him for reckless driving in Fort Royal, Virginia in April.  However, the video shows one deputy running up to Ennis and throwing him against Ennis' red pickup truck. Another deputy is seen jumping on top and sending both men to the ground. Ennis died 13 days later …
Virginia Deputies Under Investigation In Connection With 77-Year-Old's Death Virginia Deputies Under Investigation In Connection With 77-Year-Old's Death
Virginia Deputies Under Investigation In Connection With 77-Year-Old's Death Authorities are investigating whether police properly handled a situation after a Virginia man died from his injuries sustained during an arrest last month.  Virginia State Police are investigating the death of 77-year-old Ralph Ennis, of Gainesville, and the response of deputies from the Warren County Sheriff's Office, WTOP reports.  Ennis was arrested in Front Royal after officers chased him down for speeding, driving erratically and refusing to stop on Saturday, April 2, according to Warren County Sheriff's Office.  Ennis also refused to comply with officers dur…
Police: Warren County Man Found With 20 Heroin Folds, 5 Hypodermic Needles Police: Warren County Man Found With 20 Heroin Folds, 5 Hypodermic Needles
Police: Warren County Man Found With 20 Heroin Folds, 5 Hypodermic Needles Police in Hackettstown arrested a man they say was found with at least 20 wax folds of heroin and five hypodermic needles. Gregory Becker, 34, was approached by an officer near the 100 block of Main Street Wednesday around 9 p.m., police said. The officer recognized Becker as a wanted person out of the Warren County Prosecutor’s Office, police said. Becker, of Hackettstown, was found to be in possession of 20 wax folds of suspected heroin, multiple wax folds with suspected heroin residue and five hypodermic needles with suspected heroin residue, police said. He was arrested and charged wi…