CRIME & SAFETY
Police arrest 3 in Northern NY drug raid
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (WCAX) - Police say a drug investigation in the North Country led to the arrests of three people. Plattsburgh City Police say they determined large amounts of narcotics were being sold from a home on Wood Manor Drive in the town of Plattsburgh. Monday, city police and the...
Missing 10-year-old boy Albany boy located
ALBANY, NY (WRGB) — UPDATE: Albany Police report Jaiyden has been found. Albany police are attempting to locate 10-year-old Jaiyden Abear. Jaiyden was last seen on Friday, May 10, 2024 around 2:40 p.m. in the area of Academy Road and Helderberg Avenue. He is described as 4'11" tall, weighing 90 pounds, with brown eyes and hair. He was last seen wearing a green camo shirt and green army pants.
Police seek surveillance video in search for missing man
Police continue search for East Greenbush missing me. East Greenbush Police are seeking surveillance video that could help in their search for a missing man. Joseph Viola was last seen at his residence on Rhode Island Avenue on April 25 around 10:40 p.m. Police are asking any residents on that street and the surrounding streets to look for any camera footage they may have of Viola walking in the area around that time.
An Albany woman gets one year in jail for shoplifting
A Clifton Park woman was sentenced Friday to one year in jail for stealing $1,800 from a Clifton Park store. Cristina M. Cassidy, 21, took the items from Kohl’s in October 2022. She was arrested in January 2023. Cassidy pleaded guilty in January 2024.
North Greenbush police investigate serious head-on collision
North Greenbush, NY (WRGB) — Police in North Greenbush are investigating a head-on crash that left both drivers with serious injuries and closed State Route 66 for three hours. Police responded with Wynantskill Fire Department, North Greenbush Ambulance and Poestenkill Fire Department for reports of a head-on collision just...
Pistol-Whipping Brother Threatens To Shoot Sister, Cops At Capital Region Home, Police Say
A 30-year-old man from the region is in custody after allegedly assaulting his sister in front of her toddler child and threatening to shoot police officers.The Albany County incident happened at around 9:15 p.m. Thursday, May 9, in the town of Westerlo.Sheriff Craig Apple said deputies responded t…
Contractor arrested, accused of stealing from Guilderland doctor’s practice
Contractor arrested, accused of stealing from Guilderland doctor’s practice. When beloved Dr. Jose David opened his own family medicine practice off Western Avenue in Guilderland in 2019, he said Quent Weigel renovated two floors. A while later when they were ready to do more work, they brought him and...
Trial underway for two men accused of killing Schenectady drug dealer
A trial is underway for two men accused of shooting and killing a drug dealer in Schenectady. Clifford Charles Jr. and Leffon Adams Jr. are charged in the death of Roscoe Foster. Charles allegedly shot Foster inside his car while trying to rob him. Adams is accused of providing the...
Latham man charged with violating restraining order while in prison
A man from Latham is facing charges for violating a restraining order while already in jail. Matthew Smith, 58, repeatedly called someone with a restraining order against him, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office said. Smith is now facing a felony charge of aggravated family offense, and a misdemeanor of...
Investigators checking if deadly Whitehall fire was set on purpose
Investigators are looking into whether a fire that killed a 10-year-old girl in Whitehall was set on purpose. The fire started Wednesday morning at 5 Maple Street. Fourth grader Aryonna Jabot was killed in the fire, according to the Whitehall School District. Mental health counselors will be available throughout the...
Northern NY man convicted of manslaughter in deadly hit-and-run
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (WCAX) - Jurors have convicted a Northern New York man of manslaughter in a deadly hit-and-run in Plattsburgh. It happened in September. Police say Thomas Lance, 38, of Albany County, ran over his boss, Wayne Haupt, 53, in the parking lot of the Exit 36 Truck Stop while driving Haupt’s pickup truck.
Man guilty on three of four counts in 2022 Albany murder
A man accused of killing a hip-hop artist in Albany has been found guilty of three of the four counts against him on Thursday, according to the Albany County District Attorney’s Office. Tyshaun Purvis was convicted of murder in the second degree, criminal possession of a weapon in the...
Rensselaer police investigating incident between student & employee at high school
Rensselaer police investigate incident at high school. Rensselaer Police are investigating an alleged incident between a student and a staff member in the Rensselaer City School District. Rensselaer Deputy Police Chief John Mooney said a report was filed, but he is not releasing information on the case because it’s still...
Pair arrested in connection with hours-long Schenectady standoff
Wendell K. Boone, 39, of Schenectady, and Catoria A. Pittman, 35, were arrested in connection to the Crane St. standoff. At 1 p.m. Tuesday, officers from the Schenectady Police Department responded to the 900 block of Crane Street for the report of a physical altercation between a male and female.
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