Village man jailed on heroin charge

A Catskill village man with a long arrest record has been charged with sale and possession of heroin, police said Monday.

Tommas J. Lifgren, 34, who has lived on William Street, was arrested May 5 and charged with one count of third-degree criminal sale and possession of a controlled substance, both class B felonies.

Lifgren was arraigned in village court and remanded to the Greene County Jail without bail.

The investigation is continuing and more charges are pending, police said.

According to Lt. Greg Sager, Lifgren was traveling from Columbia County on the day of the arrest.

State Police at Catskill and Livingston, investigators from CNET-Capital and the Greene County District Attorney’s Office assisted Catskill Village Police in the investigation.

In November 2009, Lifgren was arrested in Athens by state police on a warrant. He was arraigned and remanded to the Greene County Jail in lieu of bail.

In March 2010, Lifgren was arrested in the town of Catskill by state police and charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of marijuana, unsafe tires, third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and operating a motor vehicle while impaired by drugs.

Lifgren was arraigned and remanded to the Greene County Jail in lieu of $2,500 cash bail or $5,000 bond.

On March 12, 2011 Lifgren was arrested again in the town of Catskill by state police and charged with felony and misdemeanor criminal possession of a controlled substance and misdemeanor criminal possession of a hypodermic instrument. He was sent to the Greene County Jail.

Later that month in Hudson, Lifgren was arrested by Hudson Police and charged with three counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance and one count of possession of a hypodermic instrument. According to police, he was found in possession of narcotics, including a glass crack pipe with crack cocaine, two oxycodone pills, heroin and a hypodermic needle. He was held for arraignment after he attempted to dispose of the pills and heroin.