Police Beat (3/28-4/4)
Car burglaries Saugerties police are asking for the public’s help to solve a series of car break-ins that occurred overnight Monday, March 25. Police say they have suspects and items but need owners to come forward. Anyone whose vehicle was broken into should call police at 246-9800. Driving while intoxicated Town of Ulster police...
Saugerties bank robber still on the loose
Police are still looking for the man who robbed Key Bank on Main St. Jan. 11. Chief Joe Sinagra said the case hasn’t gone cold yet. “We are still pursuing a number of leads,” Sinagra said. He said the department continues to receive information from the public, and hopes to receive more. The department’s regular...
Saugerties crime report
Police Chief Joseph Sinagra delivered a summary of the activities of the Saugerties Police Department during 2012. Speaking at the Town Board meeting on Wednesday, February 6, the chief offered figures for police calls, arrests, summonses and other statistics for the past year, 2012. Calls for service totaled 8,014. These include “any time we dispatch...
Saugerties bank robber at-large
Have you seen this man? Police are looking for a man who walked into the Key Bank on Main Street just before noon, slipped the teller a note demanding money and warning of a gun in his pocket. So far he’s evaded detection. Police are asking for tips in locating the man shown in...
Police Beat (1/3-1/10)
Out of control For the second week in a row, Saugerties police arrested Edward J. Chardavoyne, 43, of the Wenton Motel. Last week he was arrested for fighting with his brother-in-law and his mother. On Dec. 27, he was arrested and charged with menacing and criminal contempt. Police were called to 95 Pine Grove School...
Police Beat (12/27-1/3)
DWI Saugerties police arrested Scott A. Vanderbeck, 58, of Esopus Creek Rd., Saugerties on Lafayette St. at 12:59 a.m., Dec. 22 and charged him with driving while intoxicated, unlawful possession of marijuana, failure to stop, failure to stop at a stop sign, failing to signal, failure to change the address on his driver’s license, and...
Police Beat (12/20-12/27)
Cops: Saugerties woman fended off home invader Saugerties police detectives arrested Miguel Hernandez, 28, of Main Street, Saugerties, following a home invasion call on Montgomery St. early Saturday morning. The home owner, a 20-year-old female, was alone in the residence with her four-month-old son when Hernandez entered the residence, said police. The woman confronted him, and...
Cops: Saugerties woman fends off home invader
Saugerties police detectives arrested Miguel Hernandez, 28, of Main Street, Saugerties, following a home invasion call on Montgomery St. early Saturday morning. The home owner, a 20-year-old female, was alone in the residence with her four-month-old son when Hernandez entered the residence, said police. The woman confronted him, and a physical altercation ensued that left...
Police Beat (12/13-12/20)
Drunk driving State police arrested a Saugerties man Saturday morning and charged him with drunk driving and operating a vehicle with a blood alcohol level greater than 0.08 percent. Police stopped the car driven by Frederick L. Manfro, 23, at 4 a.m. on Dec. 8. In addition to the blood alcohol charged and the DWI,...
Police Beat (Nov. 1-8)
Woman responsible for teen’s death released from prison Lindsey Latourette, the woman who pleaded guilty two years ago to the overdose death of Evan Wisniewski, 15, of Saugerties has been released from state prison. On June 14, 2008 Wisniewski died from an overdose of methadone after the two had sex. As part of a plea...
Police beat (Oct. 25 – Nov. 1)
Grand larceny at Home Depot Town of Ulster police arrested Allen R. Hotaling, 33, of Wintergreen Lane, Oct. 17, and charged him with grand larceny for allegedly stealing from Home Depot. Police said that Hotaling was an employee of the popular home improvement store and committed the crime sometime between July and October. The crime...
Police beat (Oct. 12 – Oct. 18)
DWAI arrest A Brooklyn man was arrested by state police on October 9, after a motor vehicle stop on Ulster Avenue. Ezekiel J. Fernandez, 29, was charged with a misdemeanor of driving while ability impaired by drugs. He was released with a desk appearance ticket. DWI arrest Saugerties police arrested Richard S. Parmely, 29,...