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Drunk Driver Busted With LSD During Traffic Stop In Capital Region, Police Say
A 36-year-old man is facing driving while intoxicated charges after allegedly being caught drunk behind the wheel with illegal drugs in the car, police said.
The upstate New York incident happened Thursday evening, Aug. 31, in Warren County, on Route 9 in Lake George, according to state police.
Connecticut resident Andrew Tustian, of Stratford, was stopped for multiple vehicle and traffic law violations before troopers determined he was intoxicated, police said.
Troopers also discovered multiple controlled substances in the car, including lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), according to poli…
Corinth Couple Tied Dog To Tree In Woods, Abandoned Him, Police Say
A couple from the Capital District has been criminally charged after police said they tied their one-year-old dog to a tree in the woods and then abandoned him.
Saratoga County residents Noah Center, age 24, and Ashleigh Allen, age 22, both of Corinth, were arrested Thursday, July 14, on multiple charges stemming from the incident.
According to the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office, Center and Allen left the Heeler mix, named Quade, tied up in a wooded area off Route 9 in Corinth, where he remained for at least two days.
The dog was eventually discovered by a good Samaritan who told police…
Man Charged In Hit-Run Crash That Killed Lifelong Westchester Resident, Police Say
A 27-year-old man has been arrested for a hit-and-run crash that claimed the life of a 91-year-old man in Westchester.
Johnny David Machado, of Hastings-on-Hudson, was arrested Tuesday, Oct. 1, in connection with the incident that took place around 9:25 p.m., Friday, Sept. 20, in a crosswalk in Dobbs Ferry, said the Dobbs Ferry Police Department.
According to the police, Rocco DePaolo, a Dobbs Ferry resident, was struck while crossing Route 9 at the intersection with Maple Street by Machado, who was driving a dark-colored vehicle and then fled the scene, police said.
DePaolo, who graduate…
Lifelong Westchester Resident, 91, Killed By Hit-And-Run Driver
A 91-year-old man who lived his entire life on the same block in Westchester was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver while crossing a roadway at night.
Rocco DePaolo was killed in Dobbs Ferry around 9:25 p.m., Friday, Sept. 20, while crossing the intersection of Broadway (Route 9) and Maple Street, said the Village of Dobbs Ferry Police.
DePaolo, who graduated from Dobbs Ferry High School in 1945, was inside a crosswalk when the dark-colored vehicle hit him, police said.
The vehicle, which was later found, fled in a southerly direction, police said.
DePaolo was transported by …
Well-Known Farmer, Book Dealer ID'd As Victim Of Fatal Route 9 Crash
The person killed during a crash with a tractor-trailer on Route 9 has been identified by police as a well-known area farmer and book dealer from Garrison.
Joseph Mercurio, 72, was killed around 10:45 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 18, after the vehicle he was driving crashed with a tractor-trailer on Route 9, talking down multiple power lines and closing the roadway for hours, said the Putnam County Sheriff's Office.
Mercurio, the owner of Mercurio Farms and Joseph Mercurio Books, both located in Garrison, was driving a white Jeep when he collided with the truck as he turned left off Sna…
Target Employee Arrested For Stealing $4K, Police Say
An employee was arrested for allegedly ripping off more than $4,000 from a Target store in the area.
Stephen F. Garcia, 18, of Poughkeepsie, was arrested around 4 p.m., on Tuesday, Sept. 3, following an investigation, said Capt. Michael O’Dowd, Town of Poughkeepsie Police Department.
According to O'Dowd, police were called to the store at 2001 South Road (Route 9) were store officials told police that Garcia had allegedly stole more than $4,000 over a three-week period.
Garcia was charged with felony grand larceny and released on his own recognizance, O'Dowd said.
Five Charged With DWI During Westchester Sobriety Checkpoint
Five people are facing driving while intoxicated charges following a fixed sobriety checkpoint in Northern Westchester.
The detail, on Route 9 in the town of Cortlandt, was conducted on Saturday, Aug. 31 by state police troopers from the Somers, Cortlandt and Hawthorne barracks.
Those facing charges are:
Angel Igma, 33, of Peekskill was charged with aggravated DWI (felony) and issued tickets returnable to the town of Cortlandt Court on Monday, Sept. 9.
Kenneth Meyer, 56, of Croton-on-Hudson, was charged with aggravated DWI (felony) and issued tickets returnable to the town of Cortlan…
Man With Loaded Gun Urinates On Gas Station In Area, Police Say
A man caught urinating on the side of a gas station found himself in the Dutchess County Jail.
Cody Warner, of Lauderdale, Mississippi, was arrested on Sunday, July 14, after Town of Fishkill Police Officer John Hurtado saw him urinating on the side of Flory's Gas Station, located on Route 9 in the Village of Fishkill, Chief James Schepperly said.
Warner was also carrying a loaded 45-caliber Ruger handgun, police said.
He was charged with felony criminal possession of a loaded weapon. Bail was set at $25,000 cash/$50,000 bail and is being held at the Dutchess County Jail.
