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A girl who had been missing for two years has been found safe in a secret room under a staircase in Saugerties, New York, police said. Paislee Shultis was reported missing from her Cayuga Heights home in July 2019, when she was 4 years old, according to NBC 4. Police initially suspected the girl’s non-custodial parents, but did not bring charges. New York State Police found the girl over 150 miles away on Monday, acting on a tip that she was being hidden in the Hudson Valley town.

Anti-war campaign continues for Ritter Former weapons inspector, mired in scandal, crusades against attacking IraqBy ALAN WECHSLER, Staff writerFirst published: Saturday, February 1, 2003 SAUGERTIES -- Despite the widespread publicity of his sex-charge arrest, former U.N. arms inspector Scott Ritter drew a standing-room-only crowd eager to hear his views of the impending war with Iraq on Friday night. The Delmar resident, 41, talked for 45 minutes and answered questions for almost another hour, but he did not discuss his brush with the law in 2001. At the time, he was arrested in Colonie and charged with trying to rendezvous...

Ex-weapons inspector, a war opponent, speaks locally tonight January 31, 2003 SAUGERTIES - Former U.N. weapons inspector Scott Ritter - making news these days because of both his opposition to war with Iraq and recent reports that he was arrested in an Internet sex sting two years ago - will speak here tonight about the possibility of U.S. military action against Saddam Hussein. Ritter is scheduled to appear at 7 p.m. at the Frank D. Greco Senior Center at Market and Robinson streets. He'll speak for about 30 minutes, then take questions from the audience. A former U.S. Marine, Ritter...