Crime
Saugerties official faces felony charges, allegedly dismissed traffic tickets for friends
Saugerties town court clerk Haley Whalen is facing eight felony and eight misdemeanor charges for allegedly using her access to...
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Ulster County home invader gets prison time
For forcing his way into a residence on March 9, 2023 and stealing a victim's purse while threatening to shoot...
Read moreGuilty plea in Kingston murder
The Ulster County DA’s office delivered the first significant verdict of the new year...
Read moreHit-and-run driver at large after fatally striking college student
Just after sunset on Tuesday, Jan. 23, Raymond Rattray's life was ended when a dark sedan hit the college student,...
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Saugerties police identify 21-year-old woman killed in hit-and-run
The Saugerties Police Department is investigating a hit-and-run car accident...
Read morePolice announce arrests in August stabbing attack
Four individuals are facing a variety of assault charges resulting from a bar fight in New Paltz over the summer.
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Hudson Valley hospital confirms data theft, medical records and Social Security numbers likely stolen
The Kingston-based hospital announced on December 11 that it was mailing notification letters to patients whose information may have been...
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Appellate court overrules Ulster County judge, alleged murderer faces a retrial
An appellate court unanimously nullified the previous trial...
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Major New York drug trafficking ring busted with fentanyl, firearms, cocaine and cash
In a significant law enforcement operation, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced the dismantling of a major drug trafficking...
Read moreTeen pleads guilty to Kingston High school assault and will serve seven years in state prison
A 17-year-old student involved in an attack on a fellow student in the Kingston High School (KHS) cafeteria last May...
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Nine accused of the distribution of fentanyl and cocaine
Top cops gathered at the Ulster County law enforcement center on October 11 to announce a successful drug trafficking investigation...
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Gulnick’s going to prison
Burt Gulnick, former finance commissioner of Ulster County government, is going to prison.
Read moreJudge Bryan Rounds rejects proposed plea deal for youth charged in vicious school attack
A proposed plea deal for a student charged in an attack in the Kingston High School cafeteria last May has...
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Three arrested in Kingston homicide investigation
Three individuals have been apprehended following the fatal shooting of 28-year-old Dominique Green on July 27, 2023. The tragic incident...
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28 year-old shot and killed in Kingston, investigation ongoing
On the night of July 27, 2023, at around 9:20 pm, authorities from the City of Kingston Police Department were...
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Charges adjourned against Kimberley Shultis in Saugerties abduction case
According to attorney Carol Morgan, custody of Paislee Shultis has been returned to her mother, Kimberly Shultis. Criminal charges against...
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Gunshots rattle Hone Street on the Rondout, shooters remain at large
After bullets were fired into a two-story house at 96 Hone Street in the Rondout area of Kingston Tuesday evening,...
Read moreWoodstock man charged in bar attack
Hate-crime legislation enacted in Ulster County in 2019 allows for the elevation of charges that would otherwise be considered misdemeanors...
Read moreState investigation finds strong evidence of police misconduct, recommends the firing of Saugerties officer
State attorney general Letitia James’ Law Enforcement Misconduct Investigative Office last week released a 14-page report on multiple complaints against...
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Saugerties man arrested after pointing shotgun at neighbors
On Sunday, June 25, 2023, at 2:08 a.m., Saugerties Police responded to 485 Band Camp Rd after a report of...
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