25 to life for the murderer Seth Lyons
Seth Lyons knew Anthony Garro for just a few minutes before he beat him to death.
Crime
Kingston man tried to steal thousands with fake-check scheme
Ulster County law enforcement officials say that a forged-check scheme uncovered by the District Attorney’s Office illustrates how social media and easily available software brings age-old scams into today’s world.
Sawkill Road killing was over weed deal gone wrong, authorities say
Police believe a Kingston man was shot and killed in a dispute over two ounces of marijuana following a car chase on Sawkill Road.
Accused killers appear in town court
A father, his teenage son and a third teen are accused in the shooting death of a Kingston man on an isolated stretch of Sawkill Road over the weekend.
Father, son both admit to felony counts in school-threat case
The Saugerties father-son duo who were both charged with felony weapon charges earlier this year after the son made threatening remarks online were in county court recently to plead guilty.
Saugerties teen pleads guilty to weapons charge
Nearly 10 months after his arrest on Feb. 27, a Saugerties High student who was found in possession of an arsenal after police were tipped off by social media posts which referred to the Columbine killers has admitted his guilt.
Three charged with murder in Sawkill Rd. shooting
A 38-year-old man and two 17-year-old males have been arrested in connection with a shooting that took place Saturday, December 1 in the roadway on Sawkill Rd. in the town of Ulster.
Saugerties native, 31, killed in murder-suicide
Christina Bach Arvidson, 31, a former Saugerties resident, was killed Nov. 5 in what state police are calling a murder-suicide at her home in the Schoharie County town of Summit.
Kingston cops make dope bust
An Ellenville man and a Greenfield Park woman are facing charges after a “buy and bust” operation by city police.
Former Kingston politico busted on stolen jewelry charge
A onetime political operative and city employee who famously taped Kingston’s former Mayor in a vulgar and threatening tirade has been arrested in Saugerties.