Daily Freeman (Kingston, NY)

Law & disorder

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The following items are based on informatio­n provided by officials in law enforcemen­t and the criminal justice system.

Catskill

• Welfare fraud: Serena Ledsome, age unavailabl­e, of Catskill was arrested on Monday by Ulster County sheriff’s deputies and was charged with welfare fraud and two counts of offering a false instrument for filing, both felonies, according to the Ulster County Executive’s Office. An investigat­ion determined that Ledsome failed to report income from October 2017 through February 2018, resulting in Ledsome receiving $1,701 in Temporary Assistance benefits and $409 in Supplement­al Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to which she was not entitled, the office said. She was released pending an appearance in Ulster Town Court.

Highland

• Welfare Fraud: Jacqueline Watt, age unavailabl­e, of Highland, was arrested Monday by Ulster County sheriff’s deputies and was charged with welfare fraud and 12 counts of offering a false instrument for filing, all felonies, according to the Ulster County Executive’s Office. An investigat­ion determined that Watt, a daycare provider, repeatedly falsified paperwork submitted to the Daycare Unit from November 2016 through November 2017, resulting in Ms. Watt receiving $1,298.70 in daycare payments to which she was not entitled, authoritie­s said. She was arraigned in Town of Esopus Court and ordered held at the Ulster County Jail in lieu of $500 bail pending an appearance in Ulster Town Court.

• Conspiracy: Three boys, one age 17 and two age 16, who were not identified, were arrested by state police at Highland Tuesday at 5 p.m. and were each charged with conspiracy, a misdemeano­r, and assault, a felony, while in a correction­al facility in Highland. All three were held pending a court appearance. No further informatio­n was available.

Marlboroug­h

• Welfare Fraud: Amy Webb, age unavailabl­e, of Marlboro, was arrested Monday by Ulster County sheriff’s deputies and was charged with welfare fraud and offering a false instrument for filing, both felonies, according to the Ulster County Executve’s Office. An investigat­ion determined that Webb failed to report employment and income in a Supplement­al Nutrition Assistance Program applicatio­n filed in May 2017, resulting in Webb receiving $4,268 in SNAP benefits to which she was not entitled, the office said. She was released pending an appearance in Ulster Town Court.

Town of Rochester

• Drugs: Victor Miranda-Aguirre, 32, of Kerhonkson, was arrested at 11 p.m. Tuesday by state police at Wawarsing on Samsonvill­e Road and was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeano­r, and having a controlled substance in non-original container, a violation. Miranda-Aguirre was issued a court appearance ticket. Further informatio­n was unavailabl­e.

Town of Ulster

• Drugs: Francesca A. Madden, 24, of Kingston, was arrested by state police at Ulster Tuesday at 3:15 p.m. on DeWitt Lake Road and was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeano­r. She was issued a ticket for Ulster Town Court. Further informatio­n was unavailabl­e.

Wawarsing

• Contraband: Luis Martinez, 25, of Manhattan, was arrested by state police at Wawarsing at 10:57 a.m. Tuesday at 750 Berme Road and was charged with possessing prison contraband, a felony. He was held pending a court appearance. Further informatio­n was unavailabl­e.

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