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Court appearance for man accused of starving daughter adjourned
The man accused of starving his 5-year-old daughter to death was due in court Friday afternoon, but the hearing has been adjourned. Robert Buskey has been charged with manslaughter and endangering the welfare of a child. Buskey allegedly did not provide food or water to his daughter Charlotte for five...
Spectrum employee electrocuted on the job
Berne, NY (WRGB) — A utility company worker died Friday after being electrocuted while working on a utility pole. Around 2:41 a.m. Friday, Albany County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to Long Road in the Town of Berne for a vehicle on fire. According to police, Upon arrival officers...
Child Ate Cocaine In Schenectady Home Where Sibling Died: DA
Police were called to a Schenectady residence on Elmer Avenue near Poplar Street at around 3 a.m. Sunday, April 14, for a young girl who was unconscious and not breathing. Medics pronounced the girl dead a short time later. An investigation found that the girl’s father, 33-year-old Robert Buskey, starved...
Spectrum Cable worker dies in electrical explosion
A Spectrum Cable utility worker was electrocuted early Friday morning, according to the Albany County Sheriff’s Office. First responders were sent to Long Road in Berne around 2:41 a.m. for a car on fire. When they arrived, they saw a Spectrum Cable bucket truck engulfed in flames. They determined...
Family member: Child who died from starvation loved to dance and sing
Family remembers 5-year-old who died by starvation. A 5-year-old Schenectady girl who died after being deprived of food and water is being remembered as “amazingly beautiful and brilliant.”. NewsChannel 13 Kumi Tucker spoke to a family member of the child, who said the child’s name is Charlotte. She loved...
New York fights for control as illicit cannabis shops outnumber legal dispensaries
ALBANY, N.Y. — There are currently more illicit cannabis shops in operation than legal dispensaries in New York state. Experts believe there are around 36,000 illegal shops currently operating across the state, while only 100 licensed cannabis dispensaries are in operation. Many blame the slow rollout of licenses for...
Police: Suspect in Albany officer-involved shooting shot himself in head
The suspect in Wednesday’s officer-involved shooting in Albany died after shooting himself in the head, according to Police Chief Eric Hawkins. Hawkins said an autopsy on the suspect, 28-year-old Amiel Layeni, was done Wednesday. Layeni was seen speeding just after midnight on Wednesday morning near North Main Avenue and...
Second suspect arrested in Slingerlands Facebook Marketplace sale gone wrong
The second suspect involved in a Facebook Marketplace robbery incident that occurred on December 27 on Vista Blvd was taken into custody. The post Second suspect arrested in Slingerlands Facebook Marketplace sale gone wrong first appeared on Spotlight News.
Man sentenced to 47 years to life for kidnapping 9-year-old girl from upstate New York park
BALLSTON SPA, N.Y. (AP) — A man was sentenced Wednesday to 47 years to life in prison for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl who went missing from a state park in upstate New York last year. Craig N. Ross Jr. pleaded guilty in February to taking the...
Rotterdam mom, boyfriend, charged in death of disabled daughter
A Schenectady County grand jury has indicted Skylar Pettit's mother, Amber Geier, 54, on nine charges including manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, and concealment of a human corpse. Geier’s boyfriend, Ricky Loika, 52, was also indicted on six related charges including animal cruelty for the mistreatment of four mastiff dogs.
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