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Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 29 year old David Piskacek of Margaretville following a DMV records check, Piskacek’s driving privileges were suspended and revoked 25 times and he was actively on probation supervision. Deputies released Piskacek at the time and directed him to respond to Delaware County Probation at a later date. On February 19th, while at Delaware County Probation, Piskacek was arrested for aggravated unlicensed operator, operating a motor vehicle without a court ordered interlock device, and unlicensed operator. Piskacek was remanded to the Delaware County Jail on a probation violation and was directed to appear at the Town of Middletown Court at a later date.

A.M. NEWS MONDAY 3-3-25

State Attorney General Letitia James co-led a coalition of 22 other attorneys general in filing a 2nd motion for enforcement in their ongoing lawsuit against the Trump administration's illegal federal funding freeze. Despite multiple court orders, the administration has continued to block hundreds of millions of dollars in grants to the states from FEMA, which freezes emergency preparedness and recovery programs addressing wildfires, floods, cybersecurity threats, and more. Attorney General James and the coalition's second motion for enforcement, seeks a court order to require the release of funds if the Trump administration is unable to provide evidence that they have been unfrozen.

Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies observed a vehicle parked in Delhi, occupied by an individual known to have an active arrest warrant. Deputies identified the operator as 37-year-old Elyse Logan of Andes, whose driving privileges had been suspended. Deputies arrested Logan for 2 counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance, aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle among other charges, 45 year old Nathan Diamond of Andes was charged for 2 counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance, 29 year old David Piskacek of Andes was charged for 2 counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance, all 3 were released on appearance tickets for the Town of Delhi Court.

Delaware Academy was placed on lockdown for about an hour Friday afternoon, after the Delhi Village Police were made aware of a post made on social media threatening violence against the school. Delhi Police arrested 18 year old Ben Lane of Delhi and 21 year old David Piskacek of Fleischmanns, they were charged with making a terroristic threat, they were arraigned in Delhi Town Court, and Lane was sent to Delaware County jail on $500 cash bail and Piskacek was jailed on $1,500 cash bail.