On November 16, 2012, the New York State Police in Kingston arrested 20 year old Rasheem O. Eccleston, from East Orange, NJ for Grand Larceny in the third degree. Eccleston is accused of stealing approximately $33,300 from an elderly City of Kingston woman. The investigation revealed that Eccleston was involved in a lottery scam, where [...]
Deputies from the Ulster County Sheriff’s Office report a one car Personal Injury Automobile Accident that occurred early Saturday evening on Sawkill Road in the Town of Ulster. At 6:15 PM Deputies responded to a 911 Call reporting a single vehicle roll over motor vehicle accident on Sawkill Road in the area of 250 Sawkill [...]
On November 16, 2012 at 12:50PM Members of the ULSTER REGIONAL GANG ENFORCEMENT NARCOTICS TEAM (URGENT) arrested a Sleightsburg man after an extensive cocaine trafficking investigation. URGENT received intelligence that a Mexican national known as “Chico” was selling quantities of cocaine in the Kingston area. Members of URGENT executed a search warrant at 57/67 North [...]
A Kingston man was struck and killed Wednesday morning, August 29, 2012 by a northbound CSX freight train. Kingston Police say 24 year old Kurt Woelki was walking along the edge of the tracks near the Foxhall Avenue and Cornell Street intersection around 8:30 AM when he was struck from behind. He was flown to [...]
Voters from across the region came out Tuesday to vote on their local City School district budget. All local area proposed budgets were either passed or approved. Newburgh Enlarged City School District – passed 1,709 to 788 Poughkeepsie City School District – approved 990 to 553 Kingston City School District – approved 2,787 to 1,873 [...]
Police in Kingston have arrested Noe Avalos-Montana, 29, and Gloria Lucero-Cajero, 27, both of Kingston and charged them with attempted grand larceny and grand larceny,felonies, in connection with their attempts to extort $100,000 from an individual. The pair was also charged with misdemeanors of unlawful imprisonment and conspiracy. Originally thought to be persons of interest [...]
According to Kingston Police missing teen Daijha Leonard has been located and is back safe with her family. The 10th grader had been missing since Monday where she was last seen at her Henry Street home. Kingston police have not released any of the details that lead to her return or disappearance only posting to [...]
Two people have been arrested and charged with stealing large quantities of oxycodone from a local pharmacy. Margaret Murray, 49, of Kingston, was stealing the oxycodone and delivering it to Lawrence Wright, 27, of Connelly, according to city police. Police arrested Murray on May 1 but continued their investigation leading to the arrest of Wright [...]
Kingston City Police are asking for assistance in locating Daijha Leonard of 27 Henry Street. She is 16 years old, with black hair and brown eyes, 5’6″ tall and approx 190 pounds. The 10th grade Kingston High School student was last seen at her residence on Monday, May 7. Anyone with information on her whereabouts [...]
The Kingston Fire Department in conjunction with the Ulster County Traffic Safety Committee, the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee & the Kingston YMCA is sponsoring a Car Seat Safety Check Point at the YMCA facility located at Broadway & Pine Grove Avenue in Kingston. This event will take place on Saturday, May 12th, from 10:00 AM [...]
