LAW & DISORDER
The following items are based on information provided by officials in law enforcement and the criminal justice system.
Livingston
• Drugs: Gerell Young, 22, of Livingston, was arrested by state police at Livingston at noon Thursday and was charged with two felony counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance (narcotic). Young’s arrest followed an investigation along with the state police Community Enforcement Team Capital Region and the Columbia County District Attorney’s Office. The investigation, begun earlier this year, found Young was allegedly selling heroin in Columbia county. He was sent to the Columbia County Jail in lieu of $25,000 bail pending a court appearance.
Lloyd
• Drugs: An 18-year-old Newburgh woman was arrested by state police at Highland at 10:15 p.m. Thursday on U.S. Route 9W and was charged with two misdemeanor counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance; having a controlled substance in a non-original container, a violation; and speeding, an infraction. She was released with appearance tickets for Lloyd Town Court. State police did not release her name, citing a policy against releasing the names of suspects under age 19.
New Paltz • Drugs:
An 18-year-old Lake Katrine man and an 18-year-old Lake Katrine woman were arrested by state police at Ulster at 1:10 a.m. Friday on state Route 299 in the village. The man was charged with tampering with physical evidence, a felony; criminal possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor; and possession of marijuana, a violation. The woman was charged with tampering with physical evidence, a felony; criminal possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor, and possession of marijuana and controlled substance in a non-original container, both violations. Both were released with appearance tickets for New Paltz Court. State police did not released their names, citing a policy against releasing the names of suspects under age 19.
• Drugs: Brian P. Higgins, 37, of Lake Katrine, was arrested by state police at Highland on Main Street in the town at 1:10 a.m. Friday and was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance and possession of marijuana, both misdemeanors, and with having a controlled substance in a non-original container, a violation. Higgins was released with appearance tickets for New Paltz Court.
Red Hook
• Drugs: Stewart M. Menz, 36, of Red Hook, was arrested by Red Hook police at 5:25 p.m. Monday on River Road in the town and was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell, a felony, and criminal possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor. Following a traffic stop, Menz was allegedly found with 14 grams of cocaine as well as several oxycodone pills. He was released with an appearance ticket for Red Hook Town Court.
Saugerties
• DWI: Joseph M. Terpening, 36, of 39 Parish Lane, Lake Katrine, was arrested by Saugerties police at 11:19 a.m. Thursday on U.S. Route 9W at Glasco Turnpike in the town and was charged with drunken driving and aggravated drunken driving, both felonies; driving without a court-ordered ignition interlock device and possession of a hypodermic syringe, both misdemeanors; and having an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle, a violation. Terpening was sent to the Ulster County Jail in lieu of $10,000 bail.
Woodstock
• DWI: Samantha L. Weitzer, 28, of Woodstock, was arrested by state police at Ulster at 11:19 p.m. Thursday on state Route 375 and was charged with drunken driving and driving with a blood-alcohol level exceeding 0.08 percent, both misdemeanors, and with failing to stop at a stop sign, an infraction. Weitzer was released with appearance tickets for Woodstock Town Court.