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CRIME & SAFETY
Beloved Principal ID'd As Victim Killed In Capital Region Crash: 'He Was The Heart And Soul'
Students and colleagues are mourning the sudden loss of a beloved elementary school principal following his death in a car crash.The Saratoga County wreck happened at around 5:30 a.m. Saturday, July 20, in the town of Charlton on State Road.New York State Police said Nicholas Criscone, age 50, of C…
Police: Schuylerville woman arrested for burglary
SARATOGA, N.Y. (NEWS10)– The Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Schuylerville woman for burglary on Sunday. Sheriff’s said Rhiley Soto-Gutierrez, 19, broke into and stole from the Farmer’s Daughters’ Drive-In around 9:49 a.m. Charges. Third-degree burglary. Fourth-degree criminal mischief. Petit larceny. The sheriff’s office said...
Man who pushed woman out of moving car near Ballston sentenced
A Maryland man has been sentenced to 45 years behind bars after pushing a woman out of a moving vehicle near Ballston, causing severe injuries. Willie James Clements Jr., 61, was sentenced to 35 years for aggravated malicious wounding, as well as the maximum 10 years for hit-and-run, in Arlington County Circuit Court last week.
Three arrested in Walmart hit-and-run, police say
Amsterdam, NY (WRGB) — Three people were arrested following a Friday hit-and-run in the Amsterdam Wal-Mart parking lot, police say. Montgomery County Sheriff's Office deputies responded Friday to reports of a hit-and-run that had occurred at the Wal-Mart Amsterdam. According to police, it was reported that a white pick-up...
Schenectady man accused of having stolen gun
A Schenectady man was found with a stolen gun, police said. State Police stopped a vehicle on Freemans Bridge Road in Glenville around 5:40 p.m. Sunday for a traffic violation. Police determined that the vehicle was unregistered and uninsured, they said. A passenger, Arkise D. Alexander, 21, had a handgun...
South Carolina man admits to fatal Cohoes shooting
A South Carolina man has admitted to a fatal shooting in Cohoes last August. Nalik Sealy, 26, pleaded guilty in Albany County Court on Friday to second-degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon in the death of Shieer Leggett. Anti-violence activist Dontie Mitchell was the first person arrested in...
Schenectady man hospitalized, 60 cats rescued
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (WRGB) — A large number of cats were found in a Schenectady home following the Schenectady County Sheriff’s Department's wellness check on the resident on Thursday, July 18, 2024, according to the Schenectady police. On Thursday, at approximately 4:36 p.m., Schenectady County deputies were approached to...
Colonie Area Weekly Police Blotter July 17: Driver flees scene, charged with aggravated DWI after crash
Colonie police responded to a personal injury vehicle crash at the intersection of Loudon and Watervliet-Shaker Roads at 12:27 a.m. on Wednesday, June 26. The post Colonie Area Weekly Police Blotter July 17: Driver flees scene, charged with aggravated DWI after crash first appeared on Spotlight News.
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