CRIME & SAFETY
Amsterdam woman charged with welfare fraud
An Amsterdam woman is accused of welfare fraud. Deborah Farley-Parillo, 65, allegedly did not report her marital status and all income earned in her household on two applications for food assistance benefits, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said. Farley-Parillo was charged with one count of welfare fraud and two...
Amsterdam man gets up to 11 years in prison for robbing two ice cream shops
An Amsterdam man was sentenced Friday to up to 11 years in prison for robbing two Saratoga County ice cream shops. Daniel P. McKay, 41, had previously admitted that on Sept. 3, he entered both the Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Shop in downtown Saratoga Springs and the Stewart’s Shops in Malta just off the Northway. McKay implied he had a weapon and demanded cash from the register, the Saratoga County District Attorneys’ Office said. McKay did not actually have a weapon.
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