Cantine Capers: Saugerties police make arrests in locker room theft, trespassing
Saugerties Police announced two recent arrests in unrelated incidents at the town’s recreation complex.
Crime
Former Highland coach arrested on child porn charges
The court document said there is probable cause to believe the accused has produced, attempted to produce and conspired to produce child pornography and that he coerced and enticed a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct. He’s also accused of conspiring with others to receive and access child pornography and participating in a child pornography enterprise.
Prison-bound crime family scion is Saugerties businessman
To the Saugerties business community, Michael Persico is known as a sharp investor in the local real estate market and a community-minded business owner who held Chamber of Commerce mixers at his 50-acre estate in West Saugerties and donated the use of a building in the heart of the village for use as a visitor’s center. But federal prosecutors paint a very different picture of the 60-year-old Brooklyn native.
Kingston man arrested for bank robbery
A 27-year-old Kingston man has been arrested for Monday’s bank robbery.
Kingston Police investigating bank robbery
The Kingston Police Department is investigating a bank robbery that occurred today on Wall St.
Ulster man charged with rape
State Police arrested a 25-year-old Ulster man yesterday and charged him with second-degree rape, second-degree criminal sexual act, and second-degree disseminating indecent material to a minor, all felonies.
Two arrested in East Kingston swimming hole robbery
The incident occurred at a swimming hole of Devil’s Lake Rd. in East Kingston. According to police, during the course of the robbery, one of the accused allegedly punched a victim and another displayed a knife while forcibly taking the victim’s wallet and cell phone.
State Police issue over 10k tickets during July 4 anti-DWI campaign
The New York State Police issued a total of 10,435 tickets statewide during the Fourth of July STOP-DWI enforcement campaign, which ran from July 1-4.
Kingston man charged with drugged driving following accident that injured pregnant woman, 3 children
Four pedestrians, were struck as they crossed a Broadway crosswalk by an eastbound vehicle.
Highland youth facility employee charged with rape
State Police at Highland arrested Nicole Potts-Miller, 36, of Middletown, yesterday and charged her with third-degree rape (felony) and second-degree