FULTON PD PRESS RELEASE ARCHIVE - 2007

Apparent Attempted Robbery 11/27/07

BUILDING COLLAPSE 11/21/07

INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT SENDS 3 TO HOSPITAL 11/09/07
ARSON ARREST & DRUG CHARGES 10/10/07

FULTON WOMAN CHARGED WITH DRUG CRIMES 10/04/07

 

FULTON PD TRAFFIC SAFETY ARCHIVE - 2006

CLICK IT - OR TICKET.... 11/06

HIGH-TECH ALCOHOL-SENSING FLASHLIGHT 05/06

 

 

PRESS RELEASE ARCHIVE

 

 

Apparent Attempted Robbery

Fulton , NY , 11/27/2007 8:04 PM  —  At 6:18 PM Fulton Police responded to 265 West First Street South , the parking lot of the Fulton Mills Apartment Building, for a report of a possible attempted robbery.  During the investigation it was found that a 68 year old female had just parked her vehicle in the parking lot at the end of Riverside Avenue .  Prior to exiting her vehicle an unknown male reached across the driver and leaned into the vehicle in an apparent attempt to grab into the passenger seat area.  A resident witnessed the incident and when she yelled at the subject he then ran north on Riverside Avenue in the direction of the intersection of Leitch Street and West First Street South (SR 48).  Nothing was taken and the victim did not suffer any injuries.

The subject was described as being 6’ tall with a medium build wearing dark pants, dark long sleeve shirt and either a dark cap or hood.  Anyone with information is asked to contact the Fulton Police Department at 598-2007.          

Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 2:27 PM

Subject: PRESS RELEASE - 
BUILDING COLLAPSE IN FULTON
 
FULTON, NY - NOVEMBER 21, 2007 - A building collapse in the 200 block of West Broadway along State Route 3 has affected traffic COLLAPSE 005.jpg (1307195 bytes)in Fulton. It is likely that traffic will continue to be affected throughout the evening. At about 1:39 PM this afternoon, several 911 calls were received concerning a building collapse at 206 West Broadway. The building, which houses a hobby shop and storage for a carpet dealer, was occupied by one man who escaped without injury. Parts of the building fell onto an adjacent building which was evacuated. Police and Fire units remain on the scene and traffic has been closed in theCOLLAPSE 001.jpg (1317986 bytes) 100, 200 and 300 blocks of West Broadway (Route 3). Police are directing traffic at the intersection of Routes 3 and 48 and traffic has been backed up at times to Fulton's east side. Motorists should take an alternate route to avoid congestion.

UPDATE - WEST BROADWAY (STATE ROUTE 3) WILL RE-OPEN TO TRAFFIC ON FRI. 11/23 AT 4:00 PM

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
From: Lt Tom Abelgore
Fulton Police Department, Fulton , NY
Telephone: 315 598-4504
November 9, 2007

INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT SENDS 3 TO HOSPITAL

Fulton , NY , 11/9/07 — At approx. 11:30 AM this morning, Fulton Police responded to Patterson Warehouse on Hubbard Street in Fulton for a report of an industrial accident.  Three workers were injured when a stack of pallets fell over on them.  Jeremy Wright, 25, Paul Lovejoy, 42, and Joseph Cali, 34, all of Fulton , suffered non-life threatening injuries following the accident.  Extent of their injuries is not known at this time.  Lovejoy and Cali were transported via ambulance to University Hospital in Syracuse , while Wright was treated and released at Lee Memorial in Fulton .  The Syracuse OSHA Office was notified.  

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
From: Lt. Jeffrey Kinney
Fulton Police Department, Fulton , NY
Telephone: 315 592-3426  
 October 10, 2007

ARSON ARREST & DRUG CHARGES

Andrew Jackson Clark, age 22, was arrested on October 9, 2007 by the City of Fulton Police Department after the investigation into a fire that occurred at Andrew Clark’s residence located at 4 North Fourth Street in the City of Fulton.

Andrew Jackson Clark was charged with the following;

Andrew Clark is accused of setting a pizza box on fire in his apartment hallway causing damage to the interior wall of the apartment. The defendants allegedly reckless actions of setting the fire are believed to have created a grave risk to other tenants of the apartment building.

In the course of the investigation the defendant was found to possess 19 pills that were identified as Ambien, Zolpidem Tartate, a schedule IV controlled substance.

Clark was arraigned by Fulton City Court Judge Jerome Mirabito and remanded to the Oswego County Public Safety Center on $5,000/ $10,000 bail or secure bond. Clark is scheduled to appear in Fulton City Court on Wednesday October 10, 2007.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
From: Lt. Jeffrey Kinney
Fulton Police Department, Fulton , NY
Telephone: 315 592-3426  
 October 4, 2007

FULTON WOMAN CHARGED WITH DRUG CRIMES

Amanda I. Rein, age 28, was arrested on October 4, 2007 by the City of Fulton Police Department after a search warrant was conducted at her residence located at 110 West First Street North in the City of Fulton.

Amanda I. Rein was charged with the following;

The Fulton Police Department with assistance from the New York State Police Community Narcotics Enforcement Team conducted the search warrant at Rein’s residence in the City of Fulton. Amanda I. Rein was found to be in possession of 1.7 grams of cocaine, $3,903 in U.S. Currency, 24 Hydrocodone pills and two plastic bags containing marihuana.

Rein was also charged with criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree after she was found to allegedly have sold approximately .2 grams of crack cocaine to another person.

Rein is also charged with Conspiracy in the 4th degree for allegedly agreeing to distribute cocaine in the City of Fulton with another person.

Amanda Rein was arraigned by Fulton City Court Judge Spencer J. Ludington and remanded to the Oswego County Public Safety Center on $25,000/$50,000 bail. Amanda Rein is scheduled to appear in Fulton City Court on October 10, 2007.

 

TRAFFIC ARCHIVE - 2006

 

CLICK IT - OR TICKET....

FULTON , NY - NOV. 13, 2006 - The City of Fulton Police Department will be joining with more than 12,000 other State and local law enforcement and highway safety officials during the month of November for an aggressive national "Click It or Ticket" mobilization to crack down on safety belt law violators throughout New York State . The "Click It or Ticket" mobilization runs from November 13 through November 26, 2006.

Chances are someone you know will be involved in a vehicle crash this year. And if they are unbuckled, it is twice as likely they will be severely injured or killed. Everyone knows that seat belts save lives, but far too many of us just don’t buckle up.

The cost of unbuckled drivers and passengers goes far beyond those killed and the loss to their families. We all pay – in higher taxes, higher health care and higher insurance costs. On average, inpatient hospital care costs for unbuckled crash victims are 50 percent higher than for those who are belted and society bears 85 percent of those costs, not the individuals involved.

Some will argue that it is a matter of "personal freedom" to drive unbuckled. But the fact is, that in our society, personal freedoms stop where other people are injured or killed. This is especially true when it comes to children’s safety. Crashes are devastating to unbuckled children. A child unrestrained in a 30 mile-per-hour crash is like a child dropped from a third story window. Yet adults who do not buckle up are sending children a deadly message that it is all right not to use seat belts. Research shows that when a driver is unbuckled, 70 percent of the time children in that vehicle will not be buckled either.

Buckling up is still the most effective and immediate way to save lives and reduce injuries from crashes on America ’s roadways. Unlike so many of the complex problems facing America today, we have the solution. It is so simple – just buckle up. And because we are all personally affected when even one person does not buckle up, we all must be a part of the solution.

Experience shows that, by itself, public education can’t do enough to produce significant increases in belt use, especially at this point in history when seat belt use is stuck below 70 percent. In fact, major increases in Americans’ seat belt use have occurred only when new and stronger laws have been enacted or when laws have been enforced more visibly and effectively.

Everyone can agree that safety belts save lives. Too many people still take the attitude that it will never happen to them. But fatal crashes can and do happen every day. So we will be out in force showing zero tolerance for everyone not buckled up. So unless you want to risk a ticket, or worse - your life, you need to remember to "Click It or Ticket" day and night.

By: Traffic/Training Sgt. Joseph Pappalardo

FULTON POLICE
USING HIGH-TECH ALCOHOL-SENSING FLASHLIGHT

FULTON , NEW YORK - MAY 15, 2006 - Fulton Police will begin using a new piece of equipment to assist in identifying impaired and intoxicated persons. Manufactured by PAS Systems International, a specialized flashlight will enable police to detect the presence of alcohol on a person's breath, from an open container, or in enclosed spaces.

The PAS IV flashlight functions not only as a flashlight, but also as an alcohol detection device. The flashlight contains a small vacuum pump which draws in an air sample and creates a visual LED display. The display shows the officer a range indicating the volume of alcohol detected. The flashlight can assist the officer in developing probable cause when dealing with impaired persons.

With the lowering of blood-alcohol levels for DWI from .10% to .08%, and the reduction of levels for commercial vehicle DWAI to as low as .04%, the detection of alcohol is critical to enforcement. Passive sampling technology will be a useful tool to officers in the field. As the flashlight is designed to analyze alcohol in ambient air, breath cover-ups such as mints and gum which might interfere with an officer's ability to detect alcohol will not interfere with the fuel cell of the flashlight device.

Fulton Police won the high-tech PAS IV flashlight at the Empire State Law Enforcement Traffic Seminar in Albany recently. The prize was awarded along with honors from the Governor's Traffic Safety Committee as second place winner in the Law Enforcement Challenge for agencies with 26-50 officers in the area of Excellence in Traffic Enforcement. Kenneth Carpenter, Executive Director of the Governor's Traffic Safety Committee said about the Fulton Police, "Your application was comprehensive and reflected a highly effective program that incorporates policy, enforcement, public information, education, training, recognition and evaluation." Carpenter added, "In addition to winning at the state level, the Governor's Traffic Safety Committee will be forwarding your application to the International Association of Chiefs of Police for entry into the national Law Enforcement Challenge."

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