CRIME & SAFETY
Police: Fort Plain man stole vehicle
A Fort Plain man is accused of stealing a vehicle in Palatine. Anibal Berrios, 48, took the vehicle from a home on Feb. 22, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said. Berrios is already in Montgomery County Jail on several unrelated charges. He was processed Thursday on a charge of grand larceny. He is due in Palatine Town Court at a later date.
Word of Life defendant paroled; more documentaries about the case
Bruce Leonard, the father of the victim in the Word of Life Church case, was released from prison on parole on Thursday after just over seven years at Marcy Correctional Facility. Leonard, 73, had pleaded guilty to first and second-degree assault and was sentenced to 10 years in prison. He...
Word of Life Church's Bruce Leonard Released from State Prison
MARCY, N.Y. -- The father of the victims of the tragic beatings at the Word of Life Church was released from state prison in Marcy on Thursday. Bruce Leonard had been incarcerated since 2017 after being convicted of first- and second-degree assault in connection with the beatings of his sons that occurred within the church premises in Chadwicks in 2015.
30 Students Impacted by Fire at Off-Campus Housing in Herkimer
HERKIMER, N.Y. -- Earlier this week, a fire broke out at an off-campus housing building for Herkimer College. The incident took place at 650 West German St. in Herkimer late Tuesday night. 30 students affected by the fire have received assistance from both the local branch of the American Red...
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