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CRIME & SAFETY
Missing woman pulled alive from Hudson River
A 55-year-old woman was pulled alive from the Hudson River in Selkirk Tuesday morning. Police were called to Henry Hudson Park around 9:15 a.m. for a report of a missing woman. They found her car and several hours later found her alive in the river. She was conscious and talking...
Three men face federal charges for swatting, including at Albany County’s airport
In an indictment unsealed on May 9, three young men were charged with a series of swatting incidents that included a shooting and bomb threat to the Albany International Airport. A federal grand jury in Baltimore returned the indictment on May 7, according to a release from the United States...
Cops get funds to update technology
ALBANY COUNTY — Several local law-enforcement agencies are among the 378 statewide to receive a total of $127 million in state grants to pay for new technology. The Guilderland Police Department received $103,568, the Bethlehem Police Department got $746,642, and the Albany County Sheriff's Office received $355,147. “By investing...
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