Police blotter

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

Christian Markus, 30, of Freehold, was arrested March 18 at 9:05 a.m. in Greenville and charged with criminal impersonation of a police officer/federal law officer, a class E felony. Markus was issued an appearance ticket.
Shane Neer, 41, of Acra, was arrested March 17 at 10:43 p.m. in Cairo and charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, a class E felony; operator leaving the scene of a personal injury accident and use of a leased/rented/loaned vehicle not equippped with an interlock device, both class A misdemeanors; and driving while intoxicated and operating a motor vehicle with a blood-alcohol content over 0.08%, both unclassified misdemeanors. Neer was issued an appearance ticket.
Catherine Marie Barbieri, 29, of Cairo, was arrested March 18 at 1:55 a.m. in Cairo and charged with operating a motor vehicle with a blood-alcohol content over 0.08% and driving while intoxicated, both unclassified misdemeanors. Barbieri was issued an appearance ticket.
Robert Peabody, 39, of Troy, was arrested March 18 at 2:34 a.m. in Catskill and charged with fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a class D felony. Peabody was issued an appearance ticket.
Duane Dixon, 47, of Catskill, was arrested March 18 at 10:47 p.m. in Catskill and charged with 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. Dixon was issued an appearance ticket.
Michael Hughes, 33, of Elka Park, was arrested March 18 at 11:09 p.m. in Hunter and charged with operating a motor vehicle with a blood-alcohol content over 0.08% and driving while intoxicated, both unclassified misdemeanors. Hughes was issued an appearance ticket.
Griffin Fitzpatrick-Murray, 26, of Long Beach, was arrested March 19 at 1:35 a.m. in Tannersville and charged with driving while intoxicated and operating a motor vehicle with a blood-alcohol content over 0.08%, both unclassified misdemeanors. Fitzpatrick-Murray was released to a third party.
Joseph Komaromi, 41, of Catskill, was arrested March 19 at 1:46 a.m. in Catskill and charged with driving while intoxicated and operating a motor vehicle with a blood-alcohol content over 0.08%, both unclassified misdemeanors. Komaromi was released to a third party.
Charles Farley, 64, of Palenville, was arrested March 19 at 10:55 a.m. in Ulster and charged with forcible touching, a class A misdemeanor. Farley was released on his own recognizance.
Nicole Tomitz, 35, of Poughkeepsie, was arrested March 19 at 2:30 p.m. in Coxsackie and charged with second-degree introducing contraband into a prison, a class A misdemeanor. Tomitz was issued an appearance ticket.
Charles Farley, 64, of Palenville, was arrested March 19 at 3:55 p.m. in Ulster and charged with second-degree criminal contempt/disobeying a court order, a class A misdemeanor. Farley was issued an appearance ticket.
Shaquille Sims, 28, of Catskill, was arrested March 19 at 6:48 p.m. in Coxsackie and charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a class A misdemeanor. Sims was issued an appearance ticket.
Melicia Kidd, 60, of Catskill, was arrested March 19 at 5:40 p.m. in Catskill and charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, both class A misdemeanors. Kidd was issued an appearance ticket.
Vincent Kelly, 28, of Cornwallville, was arrested March 22 at 1:27 a.m. in Greenville and charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a class A misdemeanor, and operating a motor vehicle with a blood-alcohol content over 0.08% and driving while intoxicated, both unclassified misdemeanors. Kelly was issued an appearance ticket.
Fajar Guzman, 28, of the Bronx, was arrested March 22 at 12:55 p.m. in Coxsackie and charged with second-degree introducing contraband into a prison, a class A misdemeanor. Guzman was issued an appearance ticket.
Austin Daniel, 36, of Albany, was arrested March 22 at 11:21 p.m. in Coxsackie and charged with third-degree bail jumping, a class A misdemeanor. Daniel was held with no bail.
Laureen Priputen, 53, of Hensonville, was arrested March 23 at 4 p.m. in Cairo and charged with three counts of third-degree larceny, a class D felony. Priputen was issued an appearance ticket.
An unidentified juvenile, 18, of Catskill, was arrested March 23 at 3:41 p.m. in Catskill and charged with third-degree criminal mischief, a class E felony. The individual was issued an appearance ticket.
Megan Winn, 39, of Cairo, was arrested March 23 at 11:30 p.m. in Athens and charged with operating a motor vehicle with a blood-alcohol content over 0.08% with a prior conviction and driving while intoxicated with a prior conviction, both class E felonies. Winn was issued an appearance ticket.

BREAKING: District, teacher’s union seal new agreement

March 29, 2022

By Melanie Lekocevic

Capital Region Independent Media

The RCS district and the teacher’s union have signed a new collective bargaining agreement. File photo

RAVENA-COEYMANS-SELKIRK — The school district and the teacher’s union signed a new collective bargaining agreement, the district announced Tuesday.

Members of the Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Teachers Association were working without a contract since June 2021 and were locked in negotiations with the district to come to terms on a new contract since January 2021.

The new contract is effective July 1, 2021, and will remain in effect through June 30, 2023, according to the district. Teachers will receive salary increases retroactively to the start of the new agreement.

Details of the collective bargaining agreement were not immediately available Tuesday.

A key priority of the new contract was “establishing salaries that will attract and maintain staff that work tirelessly on behalf of the children in our care,” District Superintendent Dr. Brian Bailey said in a statement Tuesday.

A group of parents and other supporters of the teachers turned out to a board of education meeting in November urging the district to meet one of the teacher’s unions biggest demands — a pay hike.

Science teacher and president of the Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Teachers Association Matt Miller said Tuesday the new agreement is a step in the right direction.

“Although the process for negotiations for this contract was somewhat prolonged, we made important initial steps towards achieving our ultimate goal of creating a competitive salary schedule and we are pleased the RCS administration and Board of Education are willing to work with us to continue these efforts moving forward,” Miller said.

The ultimate goal is to meet the educational needs of the district’s students, Bailey said.

“The needs of our students continue to evolve and portions of this agreement will help us adapt as we seek to provide the best opportunities for students to be successful after graduation,” the district superintendent said.

Check back for more on this developing story.

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