Law & disorder
The following items are based on information provided by officials in law enforcement and the criminal justice system.
Town of Poughkeepsie
• Theft: John L. Zehnick, 33, and Rose R. Jones, 36, both of Kingston, were arrested by Poughkeepsie town police at 8:41 a.m. Wednesday, July 8, and were each charged with grand larceny, a felony, after police responded to a report of a theft at Home Depot, 3470 North Road. Police said the suspects had driven away but were found a short time later. Officers found assorted power tools valued at $2,378 in the vehicle. Both suspects were issued appearance tickets for Town of Poughkeepsie Court.
Town of Hunter
• DWI: Daniel R. Roberti, 45, of Lanesville, was arrested by state police at Hunter at 8:50 p.m. Wednesday, July 8, on state Route 214 in the town of Hunter and was charged with drunken driving and aggravated drunken driving, both misdemeanors. Roberti was issued an appearance ticket for Hunter Town Court.
Town of Rochester
• DWI: Michael G. Frasca, 60, of Olivebridge, was arrested by state police at Wawarsing at 8:50 p.m. Wednesday, July 8, on Samsonville Road and was charged with drunken driving and driving with a blood-alcohol content exceeding 0.08 percent, both misdemeanors. He was issued an appearance ticket for Rochester Town Court.
Saugerties
• Criminal mischief: Robert A. Guarino, 38, of 38 Fortune Valley Lane,
Saugerties, was arrested by Saugerties police at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 8, and was charged with criminal mischief, a felony. Officers had responded to the Anderson Schools for Autism at the same address to check on Guarino’s welfare after he had called Ulster County 911 and hung up, followed by a complaint from staff members that Guarino had used a rock to break the front and rear windshields of a transport van belonging to the facility. Guarino was issued a court appearance ticket and placed in the custody of the Anderson School.
• DWI-drugs: Gideon B. Ford Jr., 29, of 130 Timberwall Road, Saugerties, was arrested by Saugerties police at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 8, and was charged with driving while intoxicated by a combination of drugs, a felony; criminal possession of a hypodermic instrument, a misdemeanor; and failure to keep right, a traffic violation. Police said Ford had been involved in a one-vehicle accident in which thes 2019 Nissan Sentra he was driving struck an embankment along Fishcreek Road in Saugerties. Ford was released to a third party with an appearance ticket for Saugerties Town Court.