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.

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Jonathan Tedford, 19, of Catskill, was arrested July 21 at 2:43 p.m. in Catskill and charged with second-degree criminal contempt, a class A misdemeanor. Tedford was released on his own recognizance.
Semis Kokonis, 72, of Cairo, was arrested July 21 at 8:52 p.m. in Cairo and charged with second-degree menacing/weapon, a class A misdemeanor. Kokonis was released on their own recognizance.
Stefen Allen Victor Luvera, 25, of Highland, was arrested July 23 at 8 p.m. in Catskill and charged with third-degree criminal mischief/damage another person’s property and third-degree criminal mischief/damage the motor vehicle of another person, both class A felonies. Luvera was issued an appearance ticket.
Shakeyisha Bynum, 41, of Albany, was arrested July 23 at 11:55 a.m. in Coxsackie and charged with second-degree introducing contraband into a prison, a class A misdemeanor. Bynum was issued an appearance ticket.
Eric Stritt, 56, of Hyde Park, was arrested July 23 at 12:47 p.m. in Catskill and charged with driving while intoxicated and aggravated driving while intoxicated with a blood-alcohol content over 0.18%, both unclassified misdemeanors. Stritt was released to a third party.
Jessica Guthrie, 33, of Earlton, was arrested July 23 at 7:59 p.m. in Coxsackie and charged with third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a class D felony, and criminal mischief with intent to damage property and second-degree menacing, both class A misdemeanors. Guthrie was released on her own recognizance.
Jason Gavioli, 55, of Freehold, was arrested July 24 at 8:53 p.m. in Greenville and charged with two counts of second-degree menacing/weapon, a class A misdemeanor. Gavioli was issued an appearance ticket.
William Davila, 56, of Coxsackie, was arrested July 25 at 12:28 p.m. in Cairo and charged with first-degree knowingly making/possessing dangerous contraband in a prison, a class D felony. Davila’s arrest status was not reported.
Jerold Young, 31, of Coxsackie, was arrested July 25 at 10:19 a.m. in Cairo and charged with first-degree knowingly making/possessing dangerous contraband in a prison, a class D felony. Young’s arrest status was not reported.
Treyvor Hines, 22, of Coxsackie, was arrested July 25 at 12:40 p.m. in Cairo and charged with first-degree knowingly introducing dangerous contraband into a prison and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, both class D felonies. Hines’ arrest status was not reported.
Nicole Handerhan, 38, of Coxsackie, was arrested July 26 at 12:24 a.m. in Coxsackie and charged with driving while intoxicated with a previous conviction and operating a motor vehicle with a blood-alcohol content over 0.08% with a prior conviction, both class E felonies; and third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and failure to return license/registration/plates after being revoked under Article 7, both unclassified misdemeanors. Handerhan’s arrest status was not reported.
Semis Kokonis, 72, of Cairo, was arrested July 26 at 4:09 p.m. in Catskill and charged with second-degree criminal contempt/disobeying a court order, a class A misdemeanor. Kokonis was released on their own recognizance.
Glenn Crews, 27, of Purling, was arrested July 26 at 12:43 p.m. in Claverack and charged with fourth-degree grand larceny, a class E felony. Crews was released on his own recognizance.
Sarah Perlik, 26, of Hudson, was arrested July 26 at 1:46 p.m. in Cairo and charged with fourth-degree grand larceny, a class E felony. Perlik was released on her own recognizance.
Kelvin Frank, 46, of Sharon Springs, was arrested July 26 at 7:44 p.m. in New Baltimore and charged with driving while intoxicated and aggravated driving while intoxicated with a blood-alcohol content over 0.18%, both unclassified misdemeanors. Frank was issued an appearance ticket.
Elsa Marie Fleisher, 27, of Colonie, was arrested July 26 at 11:59 p.m. in Catskill and charged with three counts of seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and one count of manufacture of drug-related paraphernalia, both class A misdemeanors. Fleisher was issued an appearance ticket.
Michael Ganci, 41, of Catskill, was arrested July 27 at 6 p.m. in Catskill and charged with making a false written statement, a class A misdemeanor. Ganci was issued an appearance ticket.
Billy Bender, 43, of Cairo, was arrested July 27 at 12:20 p.m. in Cairo and charged with third-degree bail jumping, a class A misdemeanor. Bender’s arrest status was not reported.
Joseph Williams, 63, of Palenville, was arrested July 27 at 10:34 p.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. Williams was issued an appearance ticket.

Ravena Fire selects new slate of officers

April 6, 2023

By Melanie Lekocevic

Capital Region Independent Media

The Ravena Fire Department, pictured in a 2022 photo, elected its new slate of officers at the organization’s annual meeting last week. File photo

RAVENA — The Ravena Fire Department held its annual membership meeting April 4 and elected a new slate of officers for the coming year.

Kevin Phillips was named fire chief, with Travis Witbeck elected deputy chief and Bobby Travis will be assistant fire chief.

Michael Mattick was named captain, and three members were named lieutenant — Kristina King, Wyatt Houde and Sarah Trombley. Mary Lou Lennon was named fire police deputy chief and Harry Stannard is the new chief engineer.

Executive officers were named as follows: Charles King Sr. is the president, Michael Mattick is vice president, Kristina King is secretary, Megan Aurelia is treasurer and Wendy Mattick is the financial secretary.

There are three trustees, including Jack Morrow, Sandra King and Jason McMullen, and Ronald Rauche is the sergeant-at-arms.

Three new members joined the Ravena Fire Department. Sherry Cardona is now a social member and two junior firefighters have joined the department’s ranks — Jake Porter and Ethan Roe.

The Ravena Fire Department is an all-volunteer force aimed at protecting the community, and is always looking for new members, according to the department.

“Our membership over the last year has put in countless hours responding to calls, training, fundraising and conducting the day-to-day business of our organization just as we have for 126 years,” according to a statement from the department. “What is hard to quantify is the herculean effort that our membership has put in to building our department to better serve this community over the course of the last year. It requires honest and civil debate. It requires research. It requires project execution. Most of all, it requires that our membership come together for the sole purpose of ensuring that our department meets the needs of our community.”

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