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Fatal ATV crash in Peru
PERU | On May 4, at approximately 10:14 p.m., New York State Police responded to a report of a fatal ATV crash on the dirt portion of Strackville Road in the Town of Peru. The ATV, a 2003 Arctic Cat, was found overturned on the road with the operator, Craig G. Wright, 33, of Plattsburgh, pinned underneath the ATV. An investigation revealed Wright had been at a hunting camp on Strackville Road. He left the camp alone to return to a residence on Peasleeville Road, a short distance from the camp. For an unknown reason, Wright lost control of his ATV on a downhill grade, resulting in the ATV overturning. Clinton County Coroner David Donah responded to the scene and pronounced Wright deceased. Donah authorized removal of Wright’s body to the University of Vermont Health Network at Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital where an autopsy is scheduled for Monday. ■
Two Plattsburgh men arrested for falsely reporting an incident
PLATTSBURGH | On April 22, at approximately 7:30 p.m., New York State Police responded to a residence on Oakland Drive in the Town of Plattsburgh for a report of an ATV collision. Bruce W. Danville, 42, and 20-year-old Austin G. Devins, told troopers they were riding their ATV’s on trails behind the old Clinton County Airport in the Town of Plattsburgh when they struck each other head-on. Both parties advised
they had no injuries and the ATVs were driven to their residences. Days later, Danville and Devins advised New York State Police that the entire accident report was incorrect. An investigation revealed that the accident occurred on the airstrip not on a trail, and that the crash happened as a result of reckless operation. On May 4, Devins and Danville were arrested and charged with one count each of falsely reporting an incident in the third degree and operation of ATVs on private property. Both were released on appearance tickets returnable to the Town of Plattsburgh Court on May 10 at 4 p.m. ■
AuSable Forks man arrested for drug possession
AUSABLE FORKS | On May 4, at approximately 4:30 p.m., New York State Police conducted a traffic stop on Port Douglas Road in the Town of Chesterfield, on a 2008 Ford F150, traveling east bound in the west bound lane, and crossing over the double yellow hazard markings. The driver was identified as 29-year-old Jared W. Plishka of AuSable Forks. Plishka was found in possession of a small quantity of marijuana and two tramadol pills. He was arrested and charged with unlawful possession of marijuana, criminal possession of controlled substance in the seventh degree, and controlled substance not in original container under the New York State Public Heath Law. He was additionally ticketed for crossing hazardous markings and broken windshield. Plishka was released on tickets returnable to the Chesterfield Town Court on May 14 at 5 p.m. ■
Woman arrested in Chesterfield under Leandra’s Law
CHESTERFIELD | On May 6, at approximately 8:50 a.m., New York State Police conducted a traffic stop on a 2017 Mitsubishi Outlander
traveling north on Interstate 87 in the Town of Chesterfield for traveling at 85 miles per hour on the 65 miles per hour highway. The operator, 39-year-old Natasha M. Poole of Fallsburg, was found to have a suspended non-driver ID only. Poole was determined to be driving while under the influence of a narcotic and she was found in possession of a quantity of suboxone and marijuana. Three children were in the rear seat of the vehicle, two 2-year-old children and a 3-year-old child, who were not in any type of safety restraint. Subsequent to a drug recognition evaluation and a blood draw, Poole was arrested and charged with three counts of Leandra’s Law: DWAI-drugs, criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree, criminal possession of marijuana in the fifth degree, aggravated unlicensed operation in the first degree, and additionally ticketed for speed, three child safety restraint violations and unlicensed operation. Poole was arraigned in the Town of Chesterfield Court where she was remanded to Essex County Jail in lieu of $2,000 cash bail or $4,000 bond. ■
AuSable Forks man arrested for DWI
AUSABLE FORKS | On May 5, at approximately 1:30 a.m., New York State Police conducted a traffic stop on a 2013 Ford F150 on State Route 9N in the Town of Jay for having no front license plate. The operator, 60-year-old David L. Dumas, of AuSable Forks, was subsequently arrested for DWI. His blood alcohol content was determined to be 0.14 percent. Dumas was released on appearance tickets made returnable to the Town of Jay Court on May 14 at 6 p.m. ■
Domestic dispute in Lyon Mountain leads to arrest
LYON MOUNTAIN | On May 5, at approximately 6 a.m., New York State Police responded to a
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residence on Second Street in Lyon Mountain for a report of a domestic dispute. An investigation revealed that earlier that morning, the suspect, 18-year-old Jeffrey J. LeClair Jr. of Lyon Mountain, left a threatening message on the victim’s cell phone stating that he was going to kill her. He choked the victim at a location on Rugar Street in the Town of Plattsburgh. And later, LeClair menaced the victim with a baseball bat and smashed the victim’s vehicle with the bat while it was parked in the driveway at the residence on Second Street in Lyon Mountain. LeClair also broke a mirror inside the home by smashing it with the bat. The victim’s 2015 Jeep Patriot sustained damage consisting of broken mirrors and dents to the passenger side. LeClair also had menaced another male who tried to aid the female victim when she left the Lyon mountain residence to seek help. LeClair was charged with two counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, two counts of menacing in the second degree, criminal mischief in the third degree, criminal mischief in the second degree, and criminal obstruction of breathing. He was arraigned in the Plattsburgh Town Court where he was released under pre-trial release. ■
Quebec man arrested at border for possessing counterfeit money
CHAMPLAIN | On May 4, at approximately 9:09 p.m., New York State Police responded to the Champlain Port of Entry for a report of counterfeit money. U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents conducted a secondary inspection on a vehicle driven by Philippe J. Morency, 37, of Quebec, and found him in possession of two counterfeit U.S. $100 bills. Morency was arrested and charged with criminal possession of a forged instrument in the first degree. He was arraigned in the Town of Champlain Court where he was released on his own recognizance. ■
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