Police News

On July 21 Delaware County Deputies arrested Jean M Fenton, 53, of Margaretville for second-degree criminal contempt, a class “A” misdemeanor. It is alleged that Fenton violated an order of protection that was issued by the Delaware County Family Court. She was issued an appearance ticket returnable on August 6 at 9 a.m. at the Middletown Town Court.

Joseph P. VanBlarcom, 36, of Arkville was arrested by state police on July 15 and faces a number of charges after he was stopped on Route 23 in Gilboa for speeding.
Police say they charged VanBlarcom with speeding, DWAI and also with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance after they allegedly found one and-one-half grams of cocaine in his possession. He was issued appearance tickets returnable in Town of Gilboa Justice Court on July 26.

On July 8 Delaware County Deputies investigated an ATV accident on Old Route 28 in Fleischmanns. Santos Flores, 31, of Fleischmanns was operating his ATV when he lost control of the vehicle and struck a tree off of the roadway.
Flores was issued uniform traffic tickets for leaving the scene of a personal injury accident, unregistered ATV, operating without a helmet and unlawful operation of an ATV on a public highway, all returnable to the Town of Middletown Court. Flores is scheduled to appear before the aforementioned court on July 26 at 9 a.m.

Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies investigated a two-car personal injury motor vehicle accident on state Route 28 in the Town of Bovina on June 27.
Candace Giudice, 52, of Delhi was operating a 2007 Hyundai Accent traveling west when she was struck by a 2008 Toyota Tundra making a left turn from the eastbound lane of travel onto Fisk Road. The operator of the 2008 Toyota Tundra, Leland Liddle, 48, of Delhi was ticketed for failure to yield the right of way.

James A. Hannigan, 48, of Jefferson was arrested by state police on June 21 and charged with DWI after he was stopped on South Street in Stamford for driving on the wrong side of the street.
Police say they charged Hannigan when his blood alcohol content allegedly tested .17 percent. He was issued an appearance ticket returnable in Harpersfield Justice Court on July 9.

Jessica L. Boyer, 29, of Shandaken was arrested by state police on June 22 and charged with DWI after she was stopped on Route 30 in Margaretville for speeding.

Aaron J. Scudder, 25, of Margaretville was arrested by state police on June 13 on a warrant charging him with violating of the terms of his probation.
Scudder was remanded to the county jail without bail to await a probation violation hearing.

John Sanders, 58, of Roxbury was arrested by state police on June 15 and charged with petit larceny and trespassing after he allegedly cut several trees on a neighbor’s property off Dugan Hill Road in the Town of Roxbury.

On June 10, as a result of a domestic incident, the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office arrested John C. Todd, 30, of Roxbury on charges of first-degree criminal contempt and third-degree assault.
Todd was arraigned at the Town of Roxbury Justice Court and made bail that was set at $1,000. Todd is scheduled to appear before the Town of Middletown Court on Thursday, June 14 at 9:00 a.m. for a felony hearing.

John C. Todd, 30, of Roxbury was arrested by state police on June 2 and charged with second-degree criminal contempt and aggravated harassment following what police called a domestic dispute with his ex girlfriend at her residence.
Todd was issued appearance tickets ordering him to report to the Town of Middletown Justice Court on June 6 to answer the charges.

Donald A. Green, 49, of Stamford was arrested by state police and charged with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation after he was stopped on Harper Street in Stamford.

In April the Shandaken Police received a complaint from Belleayre Mountain Ski Center concerning the larceny of a large pile of scrap metal stored on the property. During the same time period police were receiving numerous other complaints of scrap metal larceny in Shandaken.
In May, Shandaken Police and investigators of the Ulster County Sheriff’s Department and member of the Ulster Regional Gang Enforcement Narcotics Taskforce began a joint investigation of the thefts.

New York State Police investigated a fatal car/motorcycle vehicle collision which occurred on May 12 at approximately 5:30 p.m. at the intersection state Route 10 and Falls Mills Road in the Town of Delhi. State police report that Betsy K. Clark, 48, of Delhi was operating a 2005 Subaru on Falls Mills Road when she attempted to make a left turn from Falls Mills Road onto Route 10 when she collided with a 2001 Triumph motorcycle being operated by Joshua A. Turan, 22, of Leeds. Police say Turan had been southbound on Route 10 at the time of the accident.