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Editor’s note: A charge is not a conviction. All persons listed are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Charges can be amended or dismissed.

STATE POLICE

• Joseph Polach, 43, of Earlton, was arrested Aug. 1 at 8:35 p.m. and charged with criminal mischief with intent to damage property, a class A misdemeanor. Plach was released on his own recognizance.
• Niara Banks, 32, of Troy, was arrested Aug. 3 at 11:25 a.m. in Coxsackie and charged with third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a class B felony; first-degree knowingly introducing dangerous contraband into a prison, a class D felony; and second-degree introducing contraband into a prison, a class A misdemeanor. Banks was transported to central arraignment.
• Kenneth Lowry, 59, of Rensselaer, was arrested Aug. 3 at 9:37 p.m. in Cairo and charged with second-degree robbery causing physical injury, a class C felony, and criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation, a class A misdemeanor. Lowry was held with no bail.
• Melinda Crandall, 49, of Rensselaer, was arrested Aug. 3 at 9:36 p.m. in Cairo and charged with second-degree robbery, a class C felony. Crandall was released on her own recognizance.
• Skyler Fichtner, 28, of West Kill, was arrested Aug. 4 at 1:23 a.m. in Lexington and charged with driving while intoxicated and operating a motor vehicle with a blood-alcohol content over 0.08%, both unclassified misdemeanors. Fichtner was issued an appearance ticket.
• Destiney Poole, 25, of Schenectady, was arrested Aug. 4 at 9:30 a.m. in Coxsackie and charged with second-degree introducing contraband into a prison, a class A misdemeanor. Poole was issued an appearance ticket.
• John Alston, 31, of Schenectady, was arrested Aug. 4 at 11:40 a.m. in Coxsackie and charged with second-degree introducing contraband into a prison, a class A misdemeanor. Alston was issued an appearance ticket.
• Jesus Valles, 40, of Akron, Ohio, was arrested Aug. 6 at 2:04  a.m. and charged with first-degree assault with intent to disfigure, dismember or disable, a class B felony; first-degree strangulation, a class C felony; third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a class D felony; and acting in a manner injurious to a child less than 17 and criminal mischief/disabling equipment to prevent an emergency call, both class A misdemeanors. Valles was issued cash bail in the amount of $100,000.
• Sean Stewart, 33, of Newburgh, was arrested Aug. 7 at 12:19 a.m. in New Baltimore and charged with fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a class D felony, and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and second-degree criminal use of drug paraphernalia, both class A misdemeanors. Stewart was held with no bail.
• Ricky Edward David, 54, of Greenville, was arrested Aug. 7 at 3:45 p.m. in Greenville and charged with second-degree obstruction of governmental administration and resisting arrest, both class A misdemeanors, and third-degree menacing, a class B misdemeanor. David was issued an appearance ticket.
• Raymond Hillje, 51, of Catskill, was arrested Aug. 9 at 12:55 a.m. in Catskill and charged with third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a class D felony; aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, a class E felony; and driving while intoxicated and operating a motor vehicle with a blood-alcohol content over 0.08%, both unclassified misdemeanors. Hillje was issued an appearance ticket.
• An unidentified 18-year-old, of Athens, was arrested Aug. 9 at 2:54 a.m. in Catskill and charged with fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance/cocaine, a class D felony. The individual was issued an appearance ticket.
• Ethan Fitzgerald, 21, of Munnsville, was arrested Aug. 9 at 12:16 p.m. in Hunter and charged with third-degree coercion/instilling fear a secret will be exposed, a class B attempted misdemeanor. Fitzgerald was released on his own recognizance.
• Yafet Teshome, 30, of Springfield, Virginia, was arrested Aug. 9 at 11:48 a.m. in Hunter and charged with driving while intoxicated and operating a vehicle with a blood-alcohol content over 0.08%, both unclassified misdemeanors. Teshome was released to a third party.
• Jessica Cross, 28, of Ravena, was arrested Aug. 11 at 2:20 a.m. in Catskill and charged with fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a class D felony; aggravated driving while intoxicated with a child passenger less than 16, a class E felony; fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and acting in a manner injurious to a child less than 17, all class A misdemeanors; and driving while ability impaired/combined influence of drugs or alcohol and drugs, an unclassified misdemeanor. Cross’ arrest status was not reported.

Editor’s note: A charge is not a conviction. All persons listed are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Charges can be amended or dismissed.

STATE POLICE

• Jason Edmonds, 27, of Catskill, was arrested Feb. 28 at 8:59 p.m. in Catskill and charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of a narcotic drug, a class C felony, and second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, an unclassified misdemeanor. Edmonds was released on his own recognizance.
• Faith Jessica Lindig, 22, of Catskill, was arrested March 1 at 2:30 a.m. in Catskill and charged with operating a motor vehicle with a blood-alcohol content over 0.08% and driving while intoxicated, both unclassified misdemeanors. Lindig was issued an appearance ticket.
• Scot Lion McCoy, 26, of Nobelsville, Indiana, was arrested March 2 at 12:13 a.m. in Catskill and charged with driving while intoxicated, an unclassified misdemeanors. McCoy was issued an appearance ticket.
• Alexander Smith, 33, of Watertown, Connecticut, was arrested March 2 at 12:33 a.m. in Hunter and charged with driving while intoxicated and aggravated driving while intoxicated with a blood-alcohol content over 0.18%, both unclassified misdemeanors. Smith was issued an appearance ticket.
• Sara Leppig, 41, of East Durham, was arrested March 3 at 3:17 p.m. in Catskill and charged with two counts of seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and one count of second-degree criminal use of drug paraphernalia, both class A misdemeanors. Leppig was issued an appearance ticket.
• Michael Dauphin, 31, of Elka Park, was arrested March 3 at 2:54 p.m. in Catskill and charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, second-degree reckless endangerment, second-degree criminal use of drug paraphernalia, manufacture of drug-related paraphernalia, third-degree unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle, resisting arrest, second-degree obstruction of governmental administration and second-degree criminal use of drug paraphernalia, all class A misdemeanors; and third-degree aggravated unlicensed operating of a motor vehicle and reckless driving, both unclassified misdemeanors. Dauphin was issued an appearance ticket.
• Deana Brown, 26, of Catskill, was arrested March 4 at 6:51 p.m. in Athens and charged with acting in a manner injurious to a child less than 17, a class A misdemeanor. Brown’s arrest status was not reported.
• Joshua Weisinger, 42, of Catskill, was arrested March 4 at 4:16 p.m. in Coxsackie and charged with first-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a class A felony; third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance/narcotic drug with intent to sell, a class B felony; and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a class A misdemeanor. Weisinger was transported to central arraignment.
• Wilfredo Pinet, 40, of Cairo, was arrested March 4 at 4:16 p.m. in Coxsackie and charged with first-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a class A felony, and third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance/narcotic drug with intent to sell, a class B felony. Pinet was transported to central arraignment.
• Mark Deso, 32, of Hannacroix, was arrested March 4 at 7:31 p.m. in Greenville and charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, a class E felony. Deso’s arrest status was not reported.
• Thomas Schuler, 64, of Greenville, was arrested March 4 at 10:37 p.m. in Greenville and charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a class A misdemeanor, and second-degree aggravated unlicensed oepration of a motor vehicle, an unclassified misdemeanor. Schuler’s arrest status was not reported.
• Patricia Boyle, 58, of Greenville, was arrested March 5 at 10:53 p.m. in Greenville and charged with driving while intoxicated and operating a motor vehicle with a blood-alcohol content over 0.08%, both unclassified misdemeanors. Boyle was released to a third party.
• Peter Lentz, 42, of Catskill, was arrested March 6, at 12:53 p.m. in Cairo and charged with possessing a sexual performance by a child under 16, a class E felony. Lentz’s arrest status was not reported.
• Brian Gannon, 65, of Milford, Connecticut, was arrested March 6 at 8:52 a.m. in Cairo and charged with third-degree grand larceny, a class D felony. Gannon was released on his own recognizance.