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Rensselaer woman charged after police say she intentionally struck a man with car
A woman was arrested Thursday morning after police say she intentionally hit a man with her car. Angel Vandebogart, 28, of Rensselaer, was charged in connection with a vehicular assault incident Thursday morning on Lexington Avenue, according to police. On August 29, at 7:30 a.m., officers responded to Central Avenue...
Suffolk D.A. Tierney: Eight arrested after East End Drug Task Force investigation into fatal overdose in Albany County
A fentanyl overdose death in Albany County in June 2023 led to a long-term investigation by the Suffolk County District Attorney’s East End Drug Task Force and the arrest of eight people during early morning raids of apartments in Riverhead and Greenport last Thursday, Suffolk D.A. Ray Tierney announced this afternoon.
News release, police radio transmissions paint different picture of UAlbany officer shooting
ALBANY – At about the same time early Tuesday morning when a University at Albany police officer was struck by a car and that officer was firing off two rounds from his service weapon, the car was fleeing the uptown campus. Chaos, confusion, & effective communication. That incident led...
Police cracking down on drunk driving over Labor Day weekend
State Police are cracking down on drunk, impaired and reckless driving during the Labor Day weekend. There will be more patrols beginning Friday through Monday. During the 2023 Labor Day weekend, State Police arrested 154 people on DWI charges, issued 8,762 total tickets, including 3,407 for speeding. The state is...
County to fund BKW’s resource officer after post was cut from local budget
ALBANY COUNTY — Berne-Knox-Westerlo will have a school resource officer after all. Albany County Executive Daniel McCoy announced at an Aug. 29 press conference on school safety initiatives that the county will fund the position as part of a wider effort to bolster school safety. McCoy said that, when...
Law-enforcement agencies exist to serve us
Yes, Virginia, there is one more recourse. On May 23, 2024, The Altamont Enterprise ran an article, “No recourse for driver faulted in GPD accident report,” about my dismal and disheartening experience with the Guilderland Police after I was involved in a hit-and-run accident. At that time, it...
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