Police Blotter

At approximately 6:00am on May 10th, 2013 the Village of Liberty Police responded to a report of two suspicious men near a gas station on North Main Street in the Village of Liberty. A concerned citizen told police he saw two men wearing ski masks and bandanas asking people for money.  Read more

State Police in Liberty announce the arrest of Daniel PINERO, age 32, Fallsburg, NY, for Disseminating Indecent Material to a Minor in the first degree and Endangering the Welfare of a Child.  Read more

30-year-old Christopher Lein of Stroudsburg, PA is accused of burning 53-year-old Anthony Hannah three times with a hot clothing iron, while Hanna was a resident at the Keystone Residential Facility in Gouldsboro, PA.

According to a press release from the Pennsylvania State Police at Honesdale, the incidents happened on December 30 and 31, 2012, and Hannah was burned on his stomach, back and shoulder. He sustained third-degree burns and required treatment at a trauma burn center.  Read more

Monticello police arrested John Whitlock (31) of Monticello on Tuesday 4/30/13. Monticello police charged Whitlock with misdemeanors for petit larceny, criminal possession of a controlled substance in the 7th degree and criminally possessing a hypodermic instrument.  Read more

On April 15, 2013 A State Trooper stationed in Roscoe observed Joshua Space, age 31, of Windsor, NY walking on State Route 17 in the Town of Liberty. Space who was illegally hitch hiking on a State Highway failed to provide identification and was found to be in possession of Suboxone, a controlled substance.  Read more

The New York State Police, Troop F, SP Middletown announce the arrest of David A. Brown II, age 25, of 20 Rancho Drive, Cortlandt Manor, NY for Criminal Mischief in the second degree, Reckless Endangerment in the second degree, Resisting Arrest, Unlawful Fleeing a Police Officer in the third degree and numerous vehicle and traffic violations.  Read more

On 04/29/13, The New York State Police at Catskill reports the arrest of KENYETTA D. BEVERLY, age 37, from Cairo, NY, for the charges of Burglary 1st Degree, a class B Felony, Robbery 3rd Degree, a class D Felony and Menacing 2nd Degree, a class A Misdemeanor.  Read more

On April 26, 2013 the New York State Police in conjunction with the Town of Cornwall Police Department investigated a homicide that occurred at 52 Clinton Street, Apt #3, in the Town of Cornwall, Orange County, NY.  Read more

On April 25, 2013, Trooper Thomas Farrell, SP Kingston, stopped a vehicle on SR 209 in the Town of Ulster for a violation of the Vehicle and Traffic Law.  Read more

District Attorney Jim Farrell announced that on Friday April 12, 2013, a Town of Rockland trial jury returned verdicts of guilty against Michael Jaindl, 49, of Roscoe, NY on five counts of Falsifying Business Records in the Second Degree and one count of attempting to violate Workman’s Compensation Law Section 114-a.  Read more

Monticello police with the assistance from the new York State Police Special Operation Response Team (S.O.R.T.) and the new York State Police Aviation Unit executed a ‘No-Knock” search warrant at 4:50 AM to 13 Edward avenue in the village of Monticello on Monday 4/22/13.  Read more

JAMES LEO BRENNAN, age 68 of Honesdale, PA was sentenced to the Wayne County Correctional Facility for a period of not less than 45 days followed by 60 months less 45 days in the Intermediate Punishment Program, for one count of DUI or Controlled Substance, graded as a Misdemeanor of the 1st Degree. He was also
ordered to pay all Court costs, undergo house arrest with electronic monitoring for a period of 45 days, pay a fine in the amount of $2,000.00, attend and complete an alcohol highway safety program and perform 100 hours of community service. The
incident occurred on April 13, 2013, in Honesdale Borough when Honesdale Borough Police observed Brennan traveling at a high rate of speed. At that time Brennan refused to submit to the drawing of blood for chemical testing. Brennan was convicted
by a Jury on January 25, 2013.  Read more

District Attorney Jim Farrell announced today that Gary Brown, 26, of Hawley, P.A. was sentenced in Sullivan County Court to 7 years in state prison and 5 years post release supervision for the illegal possession of a loaded 9mm handgun and thirty-eight oxycodone pills.  Read more

On Thursday, April 18th at Liberty High School, a student was taken into police custody for bringing a weapon onto campus. The weapon was not used to threaten any individual; ammunition was not found in the weapon or in the possession of the student and no one was in danger during the incident. The student has been suspended as per district disciplinary policy.  Read more

On Friday April 12, 2013 at approximately 12:00 Noon, a NYSEG employee who was reading electrical meters in the Town of Bethel noticed a suspicious vehicle and suspicious subjects in the vicinity of 561 Harris/Bushville Rd.

The NYSEG employee mentioned the suspicious activity to a next door neighbor who called 911 and reported a burglary in progress. Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the location but the subjects fled prior to the patrol’s arrival.  Read more

On Friday April 12th 2013 the Village of Liberty Police Department arrested Toni Fracasse, 26 of Liberty after an investigation into the fraudulent filing of documents with the Sullivan County Department of Family Services.  Read more

On April 8, 2013, The New York State Police at Wurtsboro, NY announce the arrest of Jesus Crespo, age 23, and Samantha Alfieri, age 21, from Port Jervis, NY, for the charges of Attempted Burglary in the third degree, (Felony), and Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the fifth degree,(Misdemeanor).  Read more

On March 30, 2013, at approx. 610 a.m., Honesdale Borough Police were dispatched to an apartment on Elm Place for the report of a male wielding a knife and attempting to break into the upstairs apartment.  Read more

On April 4, 2013 the New York State Police at Kingston arrested two juveniles for throwing rocks at cars on SR 28 in the Town of Ulster. At approximately 5:30pm, New York State Police received a report of rocks hitting a car on SR 28 at Hurley Mountain Rd.  Read more