Local Business Owner Helps Police Apprehend Wanted Fugitive Local Business Owner Helps Police Apprehend Wanted Fugitive
Local Business Owner Helps Police Apprehend Wanted Fugitive An area business owner helped police capture a fugitive from justice wanted for a robbery. Christopher Rega, age 39, undomiciled, was arrested in Ulster County on Tuesday, Feb. 1, after Saugerties Police responded to the Wenton Motel located at 3127 Route 9W in the Town of Saugerties for a reported disturbance on Monday, Jan. 31.  According to Chief Joseph Sinagra, of the Saugerties Police, when being interviewed by detectives, Rega failed to cooperate with the investigating officer and then fled on foot.  The officer began to chase Rega as he proceeded south on Ro…
Man Uses Baseball Bat During Road-Rage Incident In Area, Police Say Man Uses Baseball Bat During Road-Rage Incident In Area, Police Say
Man Uses Baseball Bat During Road-Rage Incident In Area, Police Say An area man was charged with menacing after allegedly threatening another driver with a baseball bat during a road-rage incident. The incident took place in Ulster County on Sunday, Oct. 10, when Saugerties Police, Town of Ulster Police, and New York State Police responded to a 911 call on Kings Highway for a report of an erratic vehicle and road rage fight.  According to Saugerties Police Chief Joseph Sinagra, police found that 26-year-old Jared Knox of Ulster Park had threatened another motorist with a baseball bat during a “road rage incident."  Knox was arrested by …
Area Woman Takes Daughter Against Court Order, Police Say Area Woman Takes Daughter Against Court Order, Police Say
Area Woman Takes Daughter Against Court Order, Police Say An area woman was charged for allegedly luring her daughter out of her father's home and taking her in violation of a court order. Ulster County resident Deidre Mayr, age 37, of Saugerties, was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 18, for the incident which took place two days earlier. According to Saugerties Police Chief Joseph Sinagra, Mayr lured an 11-year-old female from the girl’s residence against a court custody order that prevented Mayr from having any contact with the child.  Mayr then reportedly hid the child at her residence where officers located the child in the Village …
Man Arrested For Menacing After Threatening Woman With Gun In Area, Police Say Man Arrested For Menacing After Threatening Woman With Gun In Area, Police Say
Man Arrested For Menacing After Threatening Woman With Gun In Area, Police Say An area man was arrested for allegedly pointing a handgun at a woman during an argument. The incident took place in Ulster County on Sunday, Aug. 8, when Saugerties Police responded to a call regarding an unwanted female subject causing damage to the complainant’s residence, said Town of Saugerties Chief of Police Joseph A. Sinagra.  An investigation into the matter revealed that a dispute had taken place between the resident and a guest.  The victim reported that the man, identified as 40-year-old Michael Cook of Saugerties, had waved a handgun in her face and thr…
Police Officers Stop Woman From Jumping Off Roof Of Building In Hudson Valley Police Officers Stop Woman From Jumping Off Roof Of Building In Hudson Valley
Police Officers Stop Woman From Jumping Off Roof Of Building In Hudson Valley An allegedly suicidal woman was stopped from jumping from the rooftop of a building by two police officers in the Hudson Valley. The incident took place around 4:28 p.m., Wednesday, May 26, in Ulster County. The officers from the Saugerties Police responded to a 911 call of a distraught woman on the roof of the old Flannigan Cleaners Building on Main Street in the Village of Saugerties. Officer Daniel Farcher responded to the location and climbed onto the roof, locating the woman who was standing in the center of the roof and appeared agitated and upset, Saugerties PD Chief Joseph A. …
Man Accused Of Breaking Into Home In Area Following Eviction, Police Say Man Accused Of Breaking Into Home In Area Following Eviction, Police Say
Man Accused Of Breaking Into Home In Area Following Eviction, Police Say An area man was arrested for allegedly breaking into an occupied home following his eviction. Ulster County resident Vincent Neglia, age 35, of Saugerties, was arrested on Monday, May 17, after Saugerties Police received a 911 call reporting that a man was breaking items inside the caller's residence, Saugerties Police Chief Joseph A. Sinagra said. When officers arrived on the scene, they interviewed the caller who reported that Neglia was upset after being served eviction papers to vacate the premises, Sinagra said. He also said that Neglia entered his residence and da…
Bicyclist Injured After Hitting Pedestrian In Hudson Valley, Police Say Bicyclist Injured After Hitting Pedestrian In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Bicyclist Injured After Hitting Pedestrian In Hudson Valley, Police Say A bicyclist was injured after hitting a pedestrian who was walking on the wrong side of a roadway in the dark in the Hudson Valley. The incident took place around 9:15 p.m., Saturday, April 17 in Ulster County, on the Washington Avenue Extension in Saugerties. Star Berzal, age 62, was riding her bike when she struck Caleb Warwick, age 36, also of Saugerties, from behind as he walked down the roadway,  said Chief of the Saugerties Police Joseph Sinagra. Berzal, of Saugerties, struck her head and was unconscious when police arrived on the scene, sustained a head injury and wa…
Suspect Nabbed For Armed Robbery At Area Store, Police Say Suspect Nabbed For Armed Robbery At Area Store, Police Say
Suspect Nabbed For Armed Robbery At Area Store, Police Say A Hudson Valley man is behind bars without bail after allegedly robbing a convenience store with a gun. Ulster County resident Alberto Rodriquez was arrested around 10:30 p.m., Sunday, April 4, after Saugerties Police received a complaint from the Speedy Mart located at 317 Main St., that they had been robbed by a man armed with a gun, Saugerties Police Chief Joseph Sinagra said.  A Saugerties police officer who was in the area of the store at the time of the robbery spotted a man, later identified as Rodriquez, age 53, of Saugerties, and quickly took him into custo…
Man Nabbed For Driving While High On Drugs In Area, Police Say Man Nabbed For Driving While High On Drugs In Area, Police Say
Man Nabbed For Driving While High On Drugs In Area, Police Say A 64-year-old man was arrested for allegedly driving while high on drugs after being stopped for driving erratically. Ulster County resident Todd Kuriplach, of Saugerties, was arrested around 10:50 a.m., Sunday, March 7, after Saugerties Police received a complaint of an erratic driver on Route 9W in Saugerties, said Chief Joseph A. Sinagra. When officers responded, they spotted a vehicle driven by Kuriplach weaving across both lanes of traffic, Sinagra said. Kuriplach was also seen hitting a parked vehicle on Partition Street and then continued driving south. Officers located the veh…
Man Busted For Attempting To Choke Woman In Area, Police Say Man Busted For Attempting To Choke Woman In Area, Police Say
Man Busted For Attempting To Choke Woman In Area, Police Say An area man was arrested on a warrant by police just minutes after he had been released from prison for an event last year in which he allegedly attempted to choke a pregnant woman. Michael J. Rhodes III, 23, of Catskill in Greene County, was arrested on Friday, Feb. 5, for an incident which took place on Monday, June 15 in Ulster County, said Saugerties Chief of Police Joseph A. Sinagra. According to Sinagra, on June 15, Saugerties Police initiated an investigation into a report of a domestic dispute between Rhodes and a female victim.  The victim reported to police that on…
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…
Man Nabbed For House Burglary In Area Years Later By DNA Evidence, Police Say Man Nabbed For House Burglary In Area Years Later By DNA Evidence, Police Say
Man Nabbed For House Burglary In Area Years Later By DNA Evidence, Police Say A 36-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly breaking into a home and burglarizing it while the family was away. Donovan W. Price, 36, of Kingston, was arrested by Saugerties Police, on Thursday, Jan. 7, for the incident which took place on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019, said Chief Joseph A. Sinagra. Price was arrested following a burglary investigation conducted by the Saugerties Police Department which began on Dec. 3, 2019, when a Village of Saugerties resident returning home from a trip, found that someone had entered and burglarized their home while they were away, Sinagra …