Two arrested in Livingston for striking police car, drug possession

LIVINGSTON, N.Y. (NEWS10)-- On Thursday, two Massachusetts residents were arrested after striking a police car at the intersection of State Route 9H and State Route 82. Anthony Price-Baynes, 31, of Pittsfield, MA, and Kimberly Longe, 32, of Pittsfield, MA, were arrested and face multiple charges each.

According to state police, the Hudson Police Department were in pursuit of a 2012 Chevrolet Equinox being operated by a subject known to have an active warrant for his arrest. The suspect, Price-Baynes, then reportedly struck a Hudson Police Department car at intersection of State Route 9H and State Route 82.

Upon further investigation of him and the passenger, Longe, police allegedly found 24.7 grams of fentanyl, 7 grams of heroin and 0.4 grams of cocaine between the two.

Charges for Price-Baynes:

• Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance, with intent to sell in the third degree, a class B felony
• Attempted Assault on a Police Officer, a class D felony
• Criminal Mischief in the second degree, a class D felony
• Unlawful Fleeing a Police Officer in a Motor Vehicle, a class A misdemeanor
• Reckless Endangerment in the second degree, a class A misdemeanor
• Criminal Mischief in the second degree, a class A misdemeanor
• Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the seventh degree, a class A misdemeanor

Charges for Longe:

• Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance, with the intent to sell, in the third degree, a class B felony
• Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the seventh degree, a class A misdemeanor

Both were later arraigned in the town of Claverack Court. According to troopers, Longe was released on her recognizance with a return date of Dec. 12 at 6:00 p.m. and Price-Baynes was remanded to the Columbia County Jail without bail and is scheduled to appear before the town of Livingston Court on Dec. 10 at 9:30 a.m.