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January 4 – January 10, 2020

 

COURT

Adelord M. Irish, 37, of Schuylerville, pleaded Dec. 23 to felony DWI. Sentencing March 3. 

Carlos A. Sol Encarnaction, 24, of Saratoga Springs, pleaded Dec. 23 to attempted assault. Sentencing March 9. 

Kenneth S. Thomas, 30, of Schenectady, charged Dec. 23 with grand larceny in the fourth-degree, in Ballston Spa. Sentencing March 9.

POLICE

Michael L. Ross, 18, of Malta, was charged Jan. 3 with making a terroristic threat, following a complaint of a threat made via social media to students at the Maple Ave Middle School in the Town of Greenfield. Ross is alleged to have posted a video onto an Instagram chat in which he threatened harm to students at the school, and threatened to bring a firearm to the school. He was arraigned in Wilton Town Court and released on his own recognizance, and is scheduled to reappear in Greenfield Town Court at a later date.

Matthew Cosgrove, 27, of Ballston Lake, was charged Jan. 1 in Saratoga Springs with felony DWI and felony aggravated DWI – with a previous conviction of the offenses within 10 years.   

Jamie Whitcomb, 30, of Watertown, Tyler Noonan-Liberty, 22, of Ballston Spa, Siahr Siddiqi, 31, of Schenectady, and Masoud Siddiqi, 29, of Saratoga Springs, were each charged between 1:50 a.m. and 2:37 a.m. on Jan. 1 on Caroline Street with disorderly conduct: fight/violent behavior. 

George Fata, 35, of Burnt Hills, was charged Dec. 27 in Saratoga Springs with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, failure to keep right, and criminal possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor. 

Jonah Stallard, 26, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Dec. 29 with misdemeanor DWI, and a vehicle equipment violation. 

Joseph Loehle, 24, of Ballston Spa, was charged Dec. 27 in Saratoga Springs with assault and criminal mischief. 

Matthew Galvin, 21, of San Antonio, Texas, was charged Dec. 27 in Saratoga Springs with assault. 

Michael Woldehawariat, 36, of the Bronx, was charged Dec. 27 in Saratoga Springs with felony grand larceny.

Robert Henry, 40, of Corinth, was charged Dec. 20 in Saratoga Springs with misdemeanor petit larceny. 

Kevin Buhrmaster, 41, of Scotia, was charged Dec. 21 in Saratoga Springs with misdemeanor DWI, refusing to take a breath test, and failure to keep right. 

Christopher Yost, 61, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Dec. 19 with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. 

Carlos Correa, 50, of Wilton, was charged Dec. 21 in Saratoga Springs with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. 

Benjamin Tashjian, 22, of Niagara Falls, was charged Dec. 22 in Saratoga Springs with assault in the third-degree. 

Laura Schalk, 39, of Ballston Spa, was charged Dec. 22 in Saratoga Springs with misdemeanor DWI. 

David Hatlee, 50, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Dec. 22 with misdemeanor DWI, aggravated DWI, making an improper turn, and leaving the scene of a property damage incident. 

Darin C. Dinallo, 43, of Malta, was charged Dec. 30 with the following:  felony DWI, felony aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle; the misdemeanors: unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle, circumvent interlock court order- a misdemeanor, use of a vehicle without an ignition interlock device, criminal contempt 2nd disobey a court order, reckless driving, aggravated unlicensed operation, and a variety of driving related violations. According to the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office, shortly after midnight, an off duty police officer reported a male slumped over the wheel in the area of Malta Avenue and Old Post Road in the Town of Malta. The male woke and began to operate the vehicle on Malta Avenue. Saratoga County Sheriff’s patrols located the vehicle on Van Aernem Road and initiated a vehicle stop. The vehicle failed to stop for the Deputy’s lights and siren. A pursuit ensued and terminated when the vehicle pulled into a driveway on Brownell Road. Dinallo refused a breath test, was arraigned at Mechanicville City Court and was sent to the Saratoga County Jail, without bail. This DWI charge is the 4th DWI related arrest in the previous 10 years for Dinallo, who is currently on probation for those convictions, according to the sheriff’s office. 

December 27, 2019 – January 3, 2020

 

COURT 

Tanner M. Hatch, 35, of Greenfield, pleaded Dec. 19 to aggravated DWI with child, a felony. Sentencing Feb. 11. 

Anthony T. Moore, 42, of Rensselaer, pleaded Dec. 19 to grand larceny in the third-degree, a felony, in Wilton. Sentencing March 2. 

Ronnie L. Gardner, 27, of Saratoga Springs, pleaded Dec. 18 to grand larceny in the third-degree, a felony, and criminal tax fraud in the fifth-degree, a misdemeanor. Sentencing March 4.

Gregory K. Apkarian, 58, of Arlington, Vermont, pleaded Dec. 18 to felony criminal possession of a firearm in Saratoga Springs. Sentencing March 4. 

Jason E. Horn, 47, of Ballston Spa, pleaded Dec. 18 to criminal sale of a controlled substance, a felony, in Milton. Sentencing March 16. 

Tammy L. Clark, 32, of Saratoga Springs, pleaded Dec. 17 to felony DWI. Sentencing Feb. 20. 

Frederick Stimpson, 44, of South Glens Falls, pleaded Dec. 17 to felony burglary in Moreau. Sentencing Feb. 20. 

Dylan M. Capone, 21, of Ballston Spa, pleaded Dec. 16 to burglary in the third-degree, in Greenfield. Sentencing Feb. 18. 

Peter D, Riesel, 45, of Milton, pleaded Dec. 16 to felony DWI in Saratoga Springs June 12, and felony DWI in Milton July 7. Sentencing Feb. 18. 

Earl J. Pittman, 39, of Schenectady, was sentenced Dec. 16 to 1 to 3 years state prison, after pleading to felony DWI, in Saratoga Springs. 

Gerald J. Rogers, 50, of Porter Corners, was sentenced Dec. 16 to 5 years of probation, after pleading to felony DWI, in Milton.   

POLICE 

Lillian Owens, 30, of Ballston Spa, was charged Dec. 17 in Saratoga Springs, with misdemeanor DWI and a speeding violation. 

Kieran Donohoe, 19, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Dec. 17 with misdemeanor DWI. 

Michael Sage, 47, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Dec. 15 with misdemeanor DWI, and criminal possession of a controlled substance. 

Christopher Barry, 37, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Dec. 15 with grand larceny, a felony, and reckless endangerment, a misdemeanor. 

Anthony Cardona, 43, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Dec. 17 with arson, a misdemeanor. 

Marie-Elise Bechard, 24, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Dec. 17 with felony burglary. 

Denise Bullard, 55, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Dec. 16 with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, and an equipment violation. 

Deborah M. Willson, age 41, Saratoga Springs; and Bernard Adams Jr, age 42, Aaron M. Wright, age 26 – both of Schenectady, were charged Dec. 16 with a series of offenses, including: Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance-3rd/ Intent To Sell- “B” felony; Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance- 4th- “C” felony; Criminal Possession of a Weapon 2nd/ Loaded Firearm- “C” felony; Criminal Possession of Stolen Property 4th/ Firearms- “E” felony; Criminal Possession of a Weapon 4th/Felon Has Shotgun- “A” misdemeanor.Police say at 5 a.m. on Dec. 16, a search warrant was executed at 38 Vanderbilt Ave. in Saratoga Springs. The warrant was the result of an investigation into the occupants of an apartment. Allegedly seized during the warrant execution was a loaded 9mm Glock 17 handgun, a Cimarron 12-gauge shotgun, over $2,000 US currency, about 8 grams of crack cocaine, and other drug paraphernalia consistent with the illegal sale of narcotics. The Glock was discovered to have been stolen during the course of a burglary elsewhere is Saratoga County several months ago, according to police. Willson was sent to jail in lieu of $25,000 cash/ $50,000 bond, while both Adams and Wright were held without bail. The Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Team assisted Saratoga Springs Police at the scene with the warrant execution. 

Brandon Carlock, 27, of Schenectady, was charged Dec. 19 in Saratoga Springs with petit larceny. 

Jasmin Saffold, 37, of Malta, was charged Dec. 19 in Saratoga Springs with welfare fraud, a felony. 

Katie Timoney, 32, of Greenwich, was charged Dec. 20 in Saratoga Springs with misdemeanor DWI, and a speeding violation. 

Emily McCarthy, 19, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Dec. 20 with operating a motor vehicle while impaired by drugs, criminal possession of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of marijuana, and failure to keep right. 

Breck Breen, 19, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Dec. 20 with criminal possession of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of marijuana, and drinking alcohol in a motor vehicle on highway.