CRIME & SAFETY
Matthew Disorda, 28, Killed In SR67 Crash In Pittstown
The Rensselaer County wreck happened at around 11:30 p.m. Saturday, May 11, on State Route 67 in Pittstown. New York State Police said a disabled vehicle was stopped in the eastbound lane after several people moved it from the shoulder, when a motorcycle heading eastbound crashed into it. Matthew Disorda,...
Western Mass. man kidnapped man, trapped him in basement, tried to kill him, DA says
A Western Massachusetts man accused of kidnapping a man, trapping him in the basement of a home and trying to kill him earlier this week faces nearly a dozen criminal charges, according to authorities. Nicholas Lighten and another man got into a fight Thursday evening Lighten’s home at 43 East...
Man stabbed after fight at Pittsfield bar
An argument inside a Pittsfield bar ended with someone getting stabbed nearby. The fight began at Methuselah Bar and Lounge on North Street Saturday evening, NewsChannel 13’s media partners at The Berkshire Eagle reported. Staff threw the men out, who kept arguing. The victim, who is in his early...
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