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Major Dennis J. Schager
Troop G Commander
On March 2, 2023, at about 9:00 p.m. State Police of Greenwich were investigating an unrelated crash on County Route 74 in Cambridge, NY, when they observed a vehicle operating unsafely and violating the Vehicle and Traffic Laws. The vehicle was stopped, and the driver was identified as Meaghan L. Evans, 24, of North Greenbush, NY. Evans was arrested for Driving While Intoxicated and other Vehicle and Traffic Law violations. She was transported to SP Queensbury for processing, where she recorded a 0.22% BAC. Evans was issued tickets returnable to the Cambridge Town Court on March 21, 2023, and released to a sober third party.
On March 2, 2023, at about 11:23 p.m. State Police of Saratoga stopped a vehicle on State Route 9 in Malta, NY, for a Vehicle and Traffic Law violation. The driver was identified as Kristina L. Lipinski, 37, of Schenectady, NY. Lipinski was found not to have a valid driver’s license and was arrested for Driving While Ability Impaired by Drugs and other Vehicle and Traffic Law violations. While being taken into custody, Lipinski was found to possess multiple Controlled Substances and was also charged with two counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Seventh Degree. She was transported to SP Saratoga for processing, and the continued investigation determined Lipinski has a previous DWI conviction in the last ten years. Lipinski was issued an appearance ticket returnable to the Malta Town Court on March 23, 2023, and released to a sober third party.
On March 5, 2023, at about 12:48 a.m. State Police assigned to the Latham Interstate Patrol responded to a two-car crash on I-90 in East Greenbush, NY. One of the operators had walked away from the scene but returned and was identified as Carlos M. Castro Bermeo, 27, of Pittsfield, MA. Castro Bermeo was arrested for Driving While Intoxicated and other Vehicle and Traffic Law Violations. He was transported to SP Latham for processing, where he recorded a 0.19% BAC. Castro Bermeo was issued tickets returnable to the East Greenbush Town Court on April 6, 2023, and released to a sober third party. No one was injured in the crash.
On March 5, 2023, at approximately 3:00 a.m. State Police of Saratoga stopped a vehicle on State Route 9 in Malta, NY, after observing a Vehicle and Traffic Law violation. The driver was identified as Kevin M. Briskin, 22, of Halfmoon, NY. Briskin was arrested for Driving While Intoxicated and other Vehicle and Traffic Law violations. He was transported to SP Saratoga for processing, where he recorded a 0.18% BAC. Briskin was issued tickets returnable to the Malta Town Court on March 23, 2023, and released to a sober third party.
On March 9, 2023, at about 9:26 p.m. State Police of the Capital stopped a vehicle on I-87 in Colonie, NY, for multiple Vehicle and Traffic Laws violations. The driver was identified as Aaron M. Pennings, 31, of Clifton Park, NY. Pennings was arrested for Driving While Intoxicated and other Vehicle and Traffic Law violations. He was transported to SP Capital for processing, where he recorded a 0.32% BAC. Further investigation determined Pennings had a previous DWI conviction in the last ten years and failed to meet the conditions of his driver’s license requiring him to have an interlock device in his vehicle. Pennings was issued tickets returnable to the Colonie Town Court on March 22, 2023, and released to a sober third party.