COLUMBIA-GREENE COUNTY NEWS 6-18-19
THE JURY IN THE MOHAMMED MORSHED
MURDER TRIAL WILL CONTINUE DELIBERATING
TODAY. THE 28 YEAR OLD HUDSON MAN IS
FACING SECOND DEGREE MURDER CHARGES
IN THE SHOOTING DEATH OF 19 YEAR OLD
INDERLY INSTINFIL OF PHILMONT LAST
JUNE ON FAIRVIEW AVENUE.
TWO DOWNSTATE MEN HAVE BEEN ARRESTED,
FOLLOWING A BURGLARY INVESTIGATION
IN AUSTERLITZ. 28 YEAR OLD OMAR HASSAN
AND 32 YEAR OLD JONATHAN BARHAM WERE
HELD BY STATE POLICE FOLLOWING THEIR
ARREST.
A TRAFFIC STOP ON THE THRUWAY IN
CATSKILL HAS LEAD TO THE ARREST OF A
SAUGERTIES MAN. 37 YEAR OLD DUSTIN
HAGER WAS CHARGED BY STATE POLICE
WITH FALSE PERSONATION, OBSTRUCTION,
CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCE, AND RESISTING ARREST.
AN INCIDENT ON WILLIAM STREET IN
CATSKILL ENDED WITH A VILLAGE MAN IN
THE GREENE COUNTY JAIL. 35 YEAR OLD
ROBERT HATKER WAS ARRAIGNED ON TWO
COUNTS OF CRIMINAL MISCHIEF AND HELD
ON 5000 DOLLARS BAIL.
ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS WILL SOON BE GIVEN
DRIVER'S LICENSES IN NEW YORK, AFTER
SENATE DEMOCRATS PASSED THE GREEN
LIGHT BILL ON MONDAY. IT WAS THEN
SIGNED INTO LAW BY THE GOVERNOR. THE
ASSEMBLY PASSED THE MEASURE LAST WEEK.
NEW YORK BECOMES THE 13TH STATE TO DO
THIS.
NEW YORK STATE MOVED ONE STEP
CLOSER, TO ELIMINATING CASH TOLLS
ON THE THRUWAY. THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE
ANNOUNCED THAT A GROUP CALLED CASHLESS
TOLLING CONSULTANTS HAS BEEN CHOSEN
TO OVERSEE THE REMOVAL OF 52 TOLL
PLAZAS. IT'S EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED
BY THE END OF NEXT YEAR.