COLUMBIA-GREENE COUNTY NEWS 12-14-19
THE COLUMBIA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
IS BEING ASSISTED BY STATE POLICE,
AS THEY INVESTIGATE THE DEATH OF
A 12 YEAR OLD GIRL IN AUSTERLITZ.
THE GIRL DIED AT ALBANY MED DECEMBER
6TH. THE INVESTIGATION BEGAN, WHEN
POLICE WERE CALLED TO HER HOME ON
COUNTY ROUTE 9, DECEMBER 3RD. THEY
ARE NOT RELEASING ANY MORE INFORMATION
AT THIS TIME.
AN ARREST HAS BEEN MADE IN THE CASE
OF THE ABANDONED PUPPY IN CATSKILL.
VILLAGE POLICE HAVE CHARGED 22 YEAR
OLD UNIQUE NORFLEET WITH FALSELY
REPORTING AN INCIDENT. POLICE SAY,
NORFLEET WAS THE OWNER OF THE
INJURED DOG, AND NOT A GOOD SAMARITAN
WHO HAPPENED TO FIND THE INJURED
DOG ON THOMPSON STREET. "RUDY" IS
BEING TREATED AT COLUMBIA GREENE
HUMANE SOCIETY.
A CHATHAM MAN IS FACING BURGLARY
CHARGES, AFTER HIS ARREST AT MOM
AND POPS ANTIQUE STORE ON MAIN
STREET IN VALATIE. 35 YEAR OLD
BRYAN GEEL WAS HELD BY STATE
POLICE, FOLLOWING HIS ARREST.
A LEEDS MAN WAS ARRESTED ON A WARRANT,
AS A FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE, FROM
OUT OF THE AREA. 40 YEAR OLD AARON
GLEASON WAS HELD, AFTER BEING CHARGED
IN CATSKILL.
A GREENVILLE MAN WAS ALSO HELD BY
POLICE, AFTER HE WAS CHARGED WITH
THIRD DEGREE BAIL JUMPING. 36 YEAR
OLD JOSEPH MAZAL WAS PICKED UP BY
STATE POLICE ON ROUTE 32 IN CAIRO.
GERMANTOWN FIREFIGHTERS WERE CALLED
TO ASSIST POLICE LAST NIGHT WITH
A ONE CAR ACCIDENT. A VEHICLE
ROLLED OVER ON ROUTE 9-G NEAR
BLOCK FACTORY ROAD BEFORE 6.
THERE WERE NO INJURIES.
FIRE AND RESCUE CREWS WERE ALSO
ON THE SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT LAST NIGHT
IN CHATHAM. THE CALL CAME IN AROUND
11:15 ON POND HILL ROAD, BETWEEN WHITE
MILLS ROAD AND ROUTE 203.
THERE ARE THREE CHRISTMAS PARADES
TONIGHT IN COLUMBIA COUNTY. THE
VALATIE PARADE KICKS OFF WINTER
WALK, AND CAN BE SEEN ON MAIN STREET
AT 5. THE ANNUAL PARADE IN COPAKE
STARTS AT 5:30 FROM THE FIREHOUSE
AND GOES THROUGH TOWN, ENDING AT
THE PARK. AND IN PHILMONT, IT
GETS UNDERWAY AT 6 ALONG MAIN
STREET. SANTA PLANS TO ATTEND ALL
THREE PARADES.