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September 2 - September 8, 2023

Saratoga Springs Police Department

Robert Deschaine, 63, of Gloversville, was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance, criminal possession of narcotic drug, and two driving violations. 

Ryan Cox, 19, of Ballston Spa, was charged with aggravated unlicensed operation, and speeding. 

Dustin Quirion, 39, of Saratoga Springs, was charged with aggravated unlicensed operation, and multiple driving-related violations.

Andrea Smith, 36, of Charlton, was charged with criminal mischief and petit larceny. 

Matthew Ragotskie, 32, of Saratoga Springs, was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance. 

Bruce Bidwell, 52, of Moreau, was charged with petit larceny. 

John Jarvis, 60, no address provided, was charged with burglary and petit larceny. 

Pamela Stevens, 41, of Greenwich, was charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, and speeding. 

Michael Fitzpatrick, 29, of Fort Plain, was charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. 

Jose Camejo, 45, of Folsom, Louisianna, was charged with DWI, driving in the wrong direction, and no or single license plate. 

Saratoga  County Court

Shanita R. Flores, 20, of Milton, pleaded to criminal contempt in the first-degree. Sentencing Oct. 24. 

Danielle N. Pereira, 33, of Newburgh, pleaded to grand larceny in the fourth-degree, charged September 2022 in Clifton Park. Sentencing Oct. 24. 

Maurice Trichilo, 34, of Albany, was sentenced Aug. 22 to serve 4-1/2 years incarceration and 2 years post-release supervision, after pleading to criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third-degree. Trichilo was arrested as part of a drug investigation of activities taking place across multiple counties, resulting in his arrest for having nearly a quarter-kilo of cocaine – with a street value of more than $20,000, Saratoga County District Attorney Karen Heggen said in a statement. 

Richard S. Simmons, 49, of Greenfield, was sentenced Aug. 23 to 4 years incarceration/2 years post-release supervision, after pleading to attempted criminal sale of a controlled substance, charged December 2022 in Corinth. 

John J. Wolcott, 52, of Waterford, was sentenced to 2 to 4 years incarceration, after pleading to criminal contempt in the first-degree. 

Isaac R. Harris, 19, of Stillwater, was sentenced to 3.5 years incarceration/3 years post-release supervision after pleading to felony assault.

Tabitha R. Calise, 34, of Rexford, was sentenced to 1 year incarceration, after pleading to felony DWAI. 

Timothy D. Fabroskay, 34, of Providence, N.Y., was sentenced to 1 year incarceration after pleading to felony criminal mischief, charged in 2020 in Ballston and Charlton. 

Jeremy J. Scoville, 52, of Stillwater, pleaded to criminal contempt and strangulation – both felonies. Sentencing Oct. 27. 

Nancy J. McCowan, 42, of Lexington, Kentucky, was sentenced to 5 years’ probation/60 hours of Community Work service, after pleading to felony DWI, charged April 2023 in Clifton Park. 

Virgilio D. Smith, 27, of Schenectady, was sentenced to 4 years incarceration/5 years post-release supervision, after pleading to felony assault, charged May 2022 in Saratoga Springs. 

George Licata, 55, of Lake Luzerne, was sentenced to 6 months incarceration/5 years post-release supervision, after pleading to felony DWAI, charged May 2023 in Saratoga Springs. 

Stephen D. Gizzi, 39, of Ballston Spa, was sentenced to 1.5 to 3 years incarceration, after pleading to felony criminal contempt, charged September 2016 in Ballston Spa. 

Dominick J. Salustri, 56, of Mechanicville, pleaded to criminal contempt, and assault – both misdemeanors – charged March 2023 in Stillwater. Sentencing Nov. 6. 

NY State Police

On Aug. 29, State Police of Saratoga arrested David A. Fink, 27, of Ballston. Fink was charged with arson in the second degree, and reckless endangerment in the first-degree. Both charges are felonies. 

Troopers responded to an apartment complex on Dominic Drive in Ballston at approximately 2:20 a.m., following a report of a structure fire. The Ballston Spa Fire Department isolated and extinguished the fire, which they determined to be suspicious. The State Police Saratoga Bureau of Criminal Investigation, Fire Investigators from the Saratoga County Office of Emergency Management and New York State Fire Investigators responded to the scene to investigate. The joint investigation determined that the fire was intentionally started in Fink’s apartment. Additionally, it was determined that the fire suppression system and fire alarms in Fink’s apartment were disabled prior to the fire being ignited. Fink was located later in the day outside the apartment complex and arrested. 

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