Columbia County Police Blotter

Editor’s Note: A charge is not a conviction. All persons listed are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Charges can be amended or dismissed.

n Cherie A. Lane-Smith, 46, of Canaan, was arrested at 10:54 p.m. Jan. 3 in New Lebanon and charged with operating a motor vehicle with a blood-alcohol content greater than 0.08% and driving while intoxicated, both unclassified misdemeanors. She was issued an appearance ticket.

n William H. Salisbury, 23, of Rensselaer, was arrested at 1:16 a.m. Jan. 4 in Kinderhook and charged with operating a motor vehicle with a blood-alcohol content greater than 0.08% and driving while intoxicated, both unclassified misdemeanors, and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a class A misdemeanor. He was issued an appearance ticket.

n Randy J. Ostrander, 34, of East Nassau, was arrested at 7:20 p.m. Jan. 4 in Livingston and charged with issuing a bad check, a class B misdemeanor. He was released on his own recognizance.

n Tyler R. Clark, 32, of Parlin, New Jersey, was arrested at 8:15 p.m. Jan. 4 in New Lebanon and charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a class A misdemeanor. He was issued an appearance ticket.

n Joshua M. Laeyt, 28, of East Nassau, was arrested at 1:50 a.m. Jan. 5 in New Lebanon and charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, an unclassified misdemeanor, and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a class A misdemeanor. He was issued an appearance ticket.

n Serene M. Martin, 34, of Acra, was arrested at 6:14 p.m. Jan. 5 in Greenport and charged with aggravated DWI with a child, a class E felony, and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a class A misdemeanor. She was issued an appearance ticket.

n Megan E. Shackett, 40, of New Lebanon, was arrested at 9:30 p.m. Jan. 5 in New Lebanon and charged with driving while intoxicated and operating a vehicle with a suspended registration, both unclassified misdemeanors, and first-degree unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, a class E felony. She was issued an appearance ticket.