GREENPORT–Five people were charged with welfare fraud by a newly formed county task force assigned specifically to investigate abuse of the public assistance system.
On July 8 at 8:30 a.m. Sheriff’s Office Investigator John Rivero and Deputies Travis VanAlstyne and Jason Garvey arrested:
CHATHAM–Village Police took a local man into custody after he allegedly made threats with a shovel.
Police received a report about possible shovel attacks on Spring Street and say their investigation determined that Jerry Bates, 60, of Chatham, wielded a shovel and told people he would kill them.
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HUDSON–Antonio M. Fisher, 37, who police say is homeless, was charged on warrants for first degree robbery, third degree criminal possession of a weapon and third degree criminal trespass by Sergeant Thomas Foutch June 24 at 6:09 p.m.
A State Police investigator, who knew Mr. Fisher was wanted, spotted him getting into a vehicle at Park Place and notified city police.
GHENT—An Ohio motorcyclist landed in the Columbia County Jail on a long list of charges after Sheriff’s Office sergeants say he refused to pull over, June 21 at 5:50 p.m.
Sergeants William Zincio and Michael Merante charged Edward S. Goehler, 38, of New Concord, Ohio with felony driving while intoxicated, third degree fleeing a police officer in motor vehicle, two counts of reckless driving, unlawful possession of marijuana, failure to comply with a police officer, operating a motor vehicle without a driver’s license, unregistered motorcycle, refusal to submit to a breath test, resisting arrest, no license plate, operating a motorcycle without a helmet, no face shield, no reflector on rear of motorcycle, driving left of pavement markings, failure to stop at a sign, two counts of unsafe passing, two counts of speeding in excess of 55 mph and one count of speed in zone.
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HUDSON–As the result of executing a search warrant at 226 State Street, City Police charged Fred L. Collins, 51, who lives there, with seventh degree criminal possession of a controlled substance (crack cocaine), a class A misdemeanor; second degree criminal use of drug paraphernalia (packaging material), a class A misdemeanor; and unlawful possession of marijuana, a violation.
The warrant was executed on the second floor of the building June 20 at 12:05 a.m. and was based upon evidence of crack cocaine sales from the location, according to a press release from Chief Ellis C. Richardson.