Peter Vardouniotis, 31, of Saratoga Springs was arrested March 6 and charged with theft of services/refusal to pay for services, a Class A misdemeanor. Vardouniotis entered the Stewart’s on Church Street and proceeded to consume various food items and left without paying. When confronted by police, Vardouniotis said he could not pay for what he had eaten and was placed under arrest.
Emerick J. Benaquista, 17, of Seth Lane in Glenville, was arrested March 6 and charged with attempted assault in the second-degree with intent to cause physical injury, a Class E Felony and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth-degree, a Class A misdemeanor. Officers responded to the BOCES facility on Hennig Road for reports of an out of control student. Police were informed that Benaquista was roaming the halls with a sharpened pencil looking for a teacher he was upset with, intending to stab her. The teacher was placed in a secure area and officers apprehended Benaquista. He was taken to the police department and processed.
Anthony F. Aubin, 23, of Vale Drive in Saratoga Springs was arrested March 7 and charged with grand larceny in the third-degree, a Class D felony. Aubin was arrested on a warrant issued from a theft on January 28. He is alleged to have stolen a car and sold it to a dealership. The vehicle has since been recovered.
Megan Marie Forbes, 35, of Ebony Oaks in Clifton Park, was arrested March 9 and charged with driving while intoxicated with blood-alcohol content greater than .08-percent, both Class A misdemeanors. Officers responded to a one-car accident on South Broadway when they observed a black Acura disabled and engulfed in flames. The operator was identified as Forbes, who was standing nearby. Officers suspected Forbes was highly intoxicated and placed her under arrest following an interview. No one was injured in the accident.
Steven L. Poissant, 58, of West High Street in Ballston Spa, was arrested March 9 and charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence, a Class E felony and driving while intoxicated, a Class A misdemeanor. Officers stopped a vehicle along Railroad Place and identified the driver as Poissant. He appeared to be intoxicated and it was determined that he was operating on a suspended drivers license from a previous DWI arrest. He refused a field sobriety test and was placed under arrest.
Stacey A. Walker, 41, of Maxwell Drive in Saratoga Springs, was arrested March 8 and charged with conspiracy in the fourth-degree, a Class E felony. Walker was arrested on a City Court warrant as part of an ongoing narcotics investigation. Walker was processed and remanded to Saratoga County Jail pending bail. He is alleged to have participated in the distribution of cocaine and heroin.
Robert C. Weatherly, 28, of Walworth Street in Saratoga Springs, was arrested March 9 and charged with robbery in the third-degree, a Class D felony and coercion in the second-degree with intent to cause physical injury, a Class A misdemeanor. Weatherly was arrested following a domestic dispute which occurred earlier in the day. Weatherly is alleged to have taken personal property of the victim in an effort to get her to leave with him. He was processed and celled pending arraignment.
Nancy Farinas, 51, of Caroline Street, was arrested March 9 and charged with criminal mischief in the fourth-degree to prevent assistance, a Class A misdemeanor and criminal mischief in the third-degree, a Class E felony. Officers responded to Stonequist apartments for reports of a dispute. Officers made their way to the fifth floor, where the victim indicated a female friend had started an argument and began destroying property in their apartment. Farinas was identified as the aggressor and was placed under arrest.
Todd W. Crounse, 28, of Castleberry Drive in Gansevoort, was arrested March 11 and charged with driving while intoxicated with blood-alcohol content greater than .08-percent, Class A misdemeanors. Officers observed a car run a stop sign on High Rock and Excelsior Avenues before stopping the vehicle. The driver was identified as Crounse, who appeared intoxicated. He was asked to perform a series of standardized field sobriety tests, at which time he was placed under arrest.
