Law & disorder
The following items are based on information provided by officials in law enforcement and the criminal justice system.
Cairo
• Torturing/injuring/not
feeding an animal: Donnie Winters, 42, of Saugerties, was arrested by state police at Catskill at 11 p.m. Tuesday at the state police barracks, 78R McLaren Road Ext., and was charged with the misdemeanor of torturing/injuring/not feeding an animal. Winters was released with an appearance ticket for Cairo Town Court. Further information was unavailable.
Town of Rochester
• Endangering: An 18-yearold Kingston man was arrested by state police at 4 p.m. Tuesday and was charged with criminal mischief (intent to damage property) and acting in a manner injurious to a child under 17, both misdemeanors, and with harassment with physical contact, a violation. This arrest was related to a July 9 arrest of an 18-year-old Accord woman on similar charges. The Kingston man’s arrest status was unavailable. The teenagers were not identified by state police because of their policy regarding identification of teens. Further information was unavailable.
Saugerties
• Attempted assault/obstructing: Nancy BuschScardino, 56, of 21 Ferncliff Drive, Rhinebeck, was arrested by Saugerties police Tuesday and was charged with attempted assault and obstruction of governmental administration, both misdemeanors. Busch-Scardino’s arrest followed a report of a suspicious person in the area of the Diamond Mills on South Partition Street in the village. While investigating, police checked BuschScardio’s files and found she was both a reported missing person and had an active warrant for her arrest issued by the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision for being a parole absconder. Officers took Busch-Scardino to police headquarters, where she allegedly became aggressive towards officers and kicked a female officer in the groin. She was arraigned in Saugerties Village Court and sent to the Ulster County Jail in lieu of $1,000 bail.
Town of Ulster
• DWI: Haily Jean Baird, 27, of Hudson, was arrested by town of Ulster police at 4:14 a.m. Saturday on state Route 28 and was charged with drunken driving and driving with a blood-alcohol level exceeding 0.08 percent, both misdemeanors, and with the traffic infraction of failure to keep right. Baird was released with appearance tickets for Ulster Town Court.
• Shoplifting: Amber E. Lent, 34, of Accord, was arrested by town of Ulster police on Monday and was charged with petit larceny, a misdemeanor. Lent is accused of shoplifting $148.03 worth of merchandise from the Walmart store, 601 Frank E. Sottile Blvd. She was released with an appearance ticket for Ulster Town Court.
• Shoplifting/conspiracy:
Maria F. Longendyke, 20, of Port Ewen, and a 17-yearold girl from Saugerties, were arrested by town of Ulster police on Monday at the Walmart store, 601 Frank E. Sottile Blvd., and were both charged with petit larceny and conspiracy, both misdemeanors. They are accused of shoplifting $59.09 worth of merchandise. Longendyke and the 17-year-old were released with appearance tickets for Ulster Town Court.