CRIME & SAFETY
Stabbing in Schenectady Friday night on Albany Street
A man is behind bars and another is fighting for his life after a stabbing in Schenectady. This happened Friday night on Albany Street. Police say when they arrived, they found a 43-year-old man who had been stabbed several times. He was rushed to Albany Medical Center with life-threatening injuries.
Schenectady man accused of starving child to death denied bail
Schenectady man accused of starving daughter denied bail. The Schenectady man accused of starving his 5-year-old daughter to death was denied bail at a court appearance Friday morning. Robert Buskey has been charged with manslaughter and endangering the welfare of a child. Buskey allegedly did not provide food or water...
Fire damages abandoned Schenectady building apparently used by squatters
Fire damaged an abandoned building in Schenectady early Friday morning. The Schenectady Fire Department received a report just before 12:30 a.m. for a structure fire at the two-story building at 115 Victory Ave.. Although the home was abandoned, it appeared that people were living inside, officials said. The fire was...
Rotterdam Police investigating vandalism at Free Jewish Cemetery, Gazette reports
ROTTERDAM, NY (WRGB) — Rotterdam police are looking into who vandalized a Jewish cemetery after more than thirty gravestones were found knocked over last month -- that’s according to the Daily Gazette. Citing police, the Gazette says the vandalism at the Free Jewish Cemetery was first reported April...
Albany District Attorney: Officials should acknowledge reality of gang activity in City
Albany — Albany County District Attorney David Soares says gang violence is an issue in Albany, but that leaders aren't addressing it correctly, because they aren't acknowledging it. "It's just the politics. It's downplaying the reality of what it is that we're experiencing here in this specific city," Soares...
Four people charged in Albany ghost gun investigation
Four people in Albany are accused of having a ghost gun. Police got a call just before 7:30 p.m. Wednesday for a fight about to break out at Woodlawn Park, with a possible gun. A car matching a description was stopped a short time later. Police searched the car and...
Colonie Area Weekly Police Blotter May 1st: Sheriff’s deputies detain Mass. man wanted for murder
On Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at approximately 12:22 a.m., the Albany County Sheriff’s Office was contacted by the Mass. State Police and Greenfield, Mass. Police Department and asked to check the area of the Albany International Airport for an individual wanted for murder stemming from an ongoing death investigation in the City of Greenfield, Mass. The post Colonie Area Weekly Police Blotter May 1st: Sheriff’s deputies detain Mass. man wanted for murder first appeared on Spotlight News.
Jennifer Hammond, Christina White Murders Focus Of Podcast
On a recent episode of his true crime podcast, APB Cold Case, retired Costa Mesa, California police chief Mark Spawn discussed the murders of 18-year-old Jennifer Hammond and 19-year-old Christina White. The women disappeared in August 2003 and June 2005, respectively, and were last seen near mobile home parks in...
ACSO seizes illegal dirt bikes, hit and run victim father reacts
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Nearly a week after the hit and run of 18-year-old U-Albany student Alexa Kropf by an illegal dirt biker, the county sheriff’s office announced an overnight operation that got several bikes off of the streets. “We put a detail together to strictly target the illegal operation of dirt bikes mopeds ATVs, […]
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