CRIME & SAFETY
Three charged after shots fired in Guilderland
GUILDERLAND — Police here were called on Sunday at about 1:145 a.m. for shots fired at Frenches Hollow Road and the Watervliet Reservoir, leading to the arrest of two men and a juvenile for having a stolen weapon. When police arrived, they found a pickup truck there with three...
DA: Cocaine, starvation part of horrific circumstances of child’s death
SCHENECTADY – It was a nightmare on Elmer Street. According to Assistant Schenectady County District Attorney John Carson, Chief of the Special Victims Unit, the younger brother of the five year old girl allegedly starved to death by her father tested positive for cocaine. DA: Child dies under horrific...
Shooting Victim Takes Self To Hospital After Early-Morning Robbery In Albany
The Albany County incident happened shortly before 4 a.m. Saturday, April 13, in Albany’s West Hill neighborhood. Police said a 41-year-old man walked into the emergency room at Albany Medical Center Hospital with a gunshot wound to the knee. The wound was not considered life-threatening. The victim told investigators...
Eight migrant families displaced in Albany fire
More than 20 migrants are without a home after a fire in Albany. The fire started Monday afternoon at 532 Morris St., the Times Union reported. Eight Spanish-speaking families were living in the building at the time, firefighters said. No one was hurt, emergency crews said. There were people staying...
Albany man gets 10 years in prison for having illegal gun
An Albany man was sentenced on Monday to 10 years in prison on a weapons charge stemming from a crash and chase one year ago. Tony Simmons, 25, pleaded guilty in February. Investigators tried to stop Tony Simmons near First Street and Henry Johnson Boulevard in April 2023. Simmons left...
Police: Clifton Park man used victim’s bank card to steal more than $10,000
A Clifton Park man is accused of stealing more than $10,000 from a Saratoga County resident’s bank account. Anthony J. Cafararo Jr., 58, had access to a bank card to obtain groceries for the victim, State Police said. Cafararo allegedly withdrew the money at multiple ATMs without notifying the victim or having permission, police said. The money was not returned to the victim. The matter was reported to police in December.
Albany man accused of driving a stolen vehicle, charged with grand larceny
An Albany man has been arrested, accused of driving a stolen vehicle. According to the Albany County Sheriff's Office, 20 year old Shi-ron Morris was pulled over in the area of Second Street and North Manning Boulevard for a traffic stop at around 10:37 Saturday evening. The vehicle, according to...
Police: Cohoes man robbed two people at gunpoint
A Cohoes man is accused of robbing two people at gunpoint. The victims told police that they agreed to meet the suspect in a parking lot off Manor Avenue at around 2:30 a.m. on Monday. Bryce Carpenter, 21, allegedly displayed a gun and stole the victim’s cell phones. He then fled the area. Carpenter was quickly identified as the suspect as he knew one of the victims.
Albany man admits to burglary of phone store
An Albany man has admitted to breaking into and damaging the T-Mobile store on Central Avenue. Derrick Buggs, 36, pleaded guilty to two counts of burglary. Buggs broke into the store at 465 Central Ave. on March 10 and caused $1,500 in damage. He also stole two cash registers that had a total of about $600, the Albany County District Attorney’s Office said.
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