Ex-Con Caught Burglarizing Home On Security Footage, Police Say Ex-Con Caught Burglarizing Home On Security Footage, Police Say
Ex-Con Caught Burglarizing Home On Security Footage, Police Say An ex-convict was sent back to jail after a local homeowner recognized him as the thief who stole $1,500 and a cell phone from his home after reviewing surveillance footage, police said.  The burglary was initially reported at a Sullivan County home on Ferndale Loomis Road in the town of Liberty on Thursday, Oct. 29, according to State Police in Liberty. The homeowner reportedly recognized the thief when he reviewed his surveillance footage. After they had reviewed the footage and interviewed neighbors, state police said they arrested 40-year-old Scott Wrazen of Liberty for the burglar…
Report Of Suspicious Vehicle Leads To Weapons, Drug Charges For Monticello Man Report Of Suspicious Vehicle Leads To Weapons, Drug Charges For Monticello Man
Report Of Suspicious Vehicle Leads To Weapons, Drug Charges For Monticello Man A 30-year-old man is facing two felony three felony counts and other charges after a report of a suspicious vehicle led to a foot chase that ended with the discovery of weapons and drugs. At 2:30 p.m. Friday, July 31, Police in Sullivan County responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle at the Sleepy Hollow Apartment Complex located at Terry Lane in the Village of Monticello. When officers located the vehicle, which was being operated by Luis Cortes-Martinez, he quickly accelerated away in his vehicle and turned into another parking lot, said Lt. Mark Johnstone of Monticello Pol…
Westchester Man Charged For 2017 Slaying Of 47-Year-Old Westchester Man Charged For 2017 Slaying Of 47-Year-Old
Westchester Man Charged For 2017 Slaying Of 47-Year-Old A suspect from Westchester County has been charged for a 2017 slaying in Sullivan County. Naheem Liles, 22, of Mount Vernon has been charged with felony second-degree murder in connection with the Sept. 30, 2017 shooting death of Shaun Chadwick, 47, of Liberty.  Liles was arrested on Thursday, June 4 in New York City by officers from the Monticello Police Department, Sullivan County District Attorney’s Office and New York State Police. Police say Liles, acting in concert with another person, shot Chadwick in the area of Holmes Street and Wood Avenue in the Village of Monticello. An i…
Woman Nabbed With Crack, Heroin At Area Hotel, Police Say Woman Nabbed With Crack, Heroin At Area Hotel, Police Say
Woman Nabbed With Crack, Heroin At Area Hotel, Police Say A 47-year-old woman is behind bars after police responded to a hotel for a report of a dispute. The incident took place around 12:22 p.m., Thursday, May 7, in Sullivan County when members of the Monticello Police responded to a report of a dispute at the Inn at Monticello, said Monticello Police Lt. Mark Johnstone.  When police arrived on the scene, they found they interviewed Delma Padilla, of the Bronx, and then stood by while as she gathered her belongings and called for a taxi, Johnstone said. As Padilla was about to leave in the taxi, officers learned through a com…
Three Behind Bars Following Violent Robbery, Attack, State Police Say Three Behind Bars Following Violent Robbery, Attack, State Police Say
Three Behind Bars Following Violent Robbery, Attack, State Police Say Three men are behind bars after allegedly invading a home, dragging a resident outside, and then beating and robbing them. The incident was reported on Friday, May 1, when New York State Police responded to a Sullivan County home in Loch Sheldrake for a reported attack, said New York State Police Trooper Steven Nevel. Desaan Clark, 19, and Unique Junior, 21, both of Monticello, along with Kaseem Mcneal, 26, of Hurleysville, allegedly went to the home on Wednesday, April 29, and dragged a resident from the home and repeatedly hit the victim.  The victim was robbed of clothing, an iPhon…
Man Faces Attempted Rape, Host Of Other Charges, State Police Say Man Faces Attempted Rape, Host Of Other Charges, State Police Say
Man Faces Attempted Rape, Host Of Other Charges, State Police Say A 40-year-old man has been arrested for alleged attempted rape and a host of other charges involving a child following a months-long investigation. Sullivan County resident Archie J. Ackerley, of Denning, was arrested by New York State Police on Wednesday, April 15, said Trooper Steven Nevel. The arrest resulted from an investigation conducted in conjunction with members of the state police in Kingston and the Sullivan County District Attorney’s Office.  The allegations against Ackerly include that, over the course of several months, he sent explicit photos of himself to a minor and a…
Man Arrested For Sexually Abusing Woman, State Police Say Man Arrested For Sexually Abusing Woman, State Police Say
Man Arrested For Sexually Abusing Woman, State Police Say A 31-year-old man has been arrested for the alleged sexual abuse of a woman and burglary. Sullivan County resident Cody Yaun, 31, of Liberty, was arrested on Wednesday, March 25, by New York State Police after the woman was able to escape and report the attack to police, said Trooper Steven Nevel. State police said an investigation revealed that Yaun allegedly broke into the apartment of a woman and attempted to strangle and sexually assault her.  The victim was able to free herself after pulling away and scratching Yaun in the face, Nevel said. Yaun fled the residence but was locate…
Two Men, Juvenile Charged With Burglarizing Several Area Homes Two Men, Juvenile Charged With Burglarizing Several Area Homes
Two Men, Juvenile Charged With Burglarizing Several Area Homes Two men and a juvenile were nabbed in connection with an alleged series of burglaries in the area. The incident began around 845 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 15, when the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office responded to the report of a burglary in progress at the Forest Park Estates complex on Anawana Lake Road in the Town of Thompson, said Undersheriff Eric Chaboty. At the location, deputies entered a residence where the front door appeared to be damaged. Once inside, they confronted three men who bailed out of second-story windows, Chaboty said. A foot chase ensued and the men were able to elude…
Man Accused Of Stabbing Two Cab Drivers In Face With Screwdriver Man Accused Of Stabbing Two Cab Drivers In Face With Screwdriver
Man Accused Of Stabbing Two Cab Drivers In Face With Screwdriver A 34-year-old man was arrested for allegedly stabbing two cab drivers in the face with a screwdriver in the area. Gimel Kimble, of Monticello, was arrested on Tuesday, Dec. 3, after police responded to a report of an assault in the area of Broadway and Jefferson Street in the Village of Monticello, Lt. Mark Johnstone said. The incident took place around 12:08 a.m., when the two victims, both cab drivers for the same company, were in the process of a shift change in a parking lot when they were approached by another man, Johnstone said. The man, later identified as Kimble, started…
Monticello Man Accused Of Groping 11-Year-Old, Sharing Porn With 16-Year-Old Monticello Man Accused Of Groping 11-Year-Old, Sharing Porn With 16-Year-Old
Monticello Man Accused Of Groping 11-Year-Old, Sharing Porn With 16-Year-Old A pair of investigations into alleged sexual assault led to the arrest of a 19-year-old man who allegedly had inappropriate contact with two minors, groping one of them and sharing porn with another. It is alleged that last year, Roger Wong, of Monticello, inappropriately touched an 11-year-old girl in Monticello, according to the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office. In the Town of Thompson, he is also allegedly sent inappropriate pictures to a 16-year-old girl through a text message. In Monticello, Wong was charged with misdemeanor counts of forcible touching and endangering the welfare …
Area Woman Accused Of Assaulting 5-Month-Old Area Woman Accused Of Assaulting 5-Month-Old
Area Woman Accused Of Assaulting 5-Month-Old A mother in the is behind bars after striking and throwing her infant daughter in area, police said. Officers from the Monticello Police Department responded to a local home shortly after 11:15 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 26, where there was a report that a 5-month-old girl had been assaulted. Police said that Monticello resident Christina Petrocelli, 31, intentionally struck the infant and then tossed her, which resulted in facial swelling, bruising, and a laceration on the inside of her daughter’s mouth. The infant was treated at the scene by Moblie Medic Paramedics and immediately flown by he…
Man Arrested After Fleeing From Police With Loaded Gun, Police Said Man Arrested After Fleeing From Police With Loaded Gun, Police Said
Man Arrested After Fleeing From Police With Loaded Gun, Police Said A 22-year-old man was arrested by police after fleeing from officers who were attempting to speak with him following a fight with a group of others in a Monticello parking lot. Jeremiah D. Fannings, of Fallsburg, was arrested a little after midnight on Friday, July 5, on charges of felony criminal possession of a weapon and possession of marijuana, said the Monticello Police. According to police, Officer George Mendez was conducting a patrol of the Monticello Housing Authority apartment complex located at Evergreen Drive in the Village of Monticello, when he saw a group of people …