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SARATOGA SPRINGS
Saratoga Springs police seek missing 91-year-old man
Saturday, May 18, 2013
City police are searching for a 91-year-old man they said has been missing since Thursday afternoon.
ALBANY
Student party hosts sue UAlbany
Friday, May 17, 2013
Michael Melita and Giovanni Holmquist are challenging their suspensions by the University at Albany and asking to be reinstated at the university in separate legal actions filed in state Supreme Court in Albany County earlier this month.
SCHENECTADY
Brooklyn man gets 15 years in Schenectady shootout
Friday, May 17, 2013
The Brooklyn man convicted in February of attempted assault and weapons charges in a 2011 shootout on Close Street — but acquitted of attempted murder — was sentenced Friday to 15 years in prison.
SCHENECTADY
Prison term for Schenectady accidental shooter
Friday, May 17, 2013
A Rockland County man accused of accidentally shooting himself and his girlfriend in October pleaded guilty Friday to a felony weapons charge.
SCHENECTADY
Three charged in Schenectady prostitution sweep
Friday, May 17, 2013
Authorities arrested three Schenectady women on prostitution charges after conducting a sweep Thursday evening.
GLENVILLE
Police investigate series of early morning burglaries in Glenville
Friday, May 17, 2013
Glenville police are searching for the person or people behind a series of similarly conducted burglaries around town the last several months.
GLOVERSVILLE
Gloversville man, 23, accused of assault
Friday, May 17, 2013
A city man is facing an assault charge for allegedly injuring another man at a market.
SCHENECTADY
Schenectady animal shelter nearly ready
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Animal shelters are so full that Schenectady police have been forced to occasionally house stray dogs in the locked entrance to police headquarters. But in two weeks, the temporary cages will be gone; the city is nearly finished building its own animal shelter.
BALLSTON SPA
‘Time traveler’ gets prison for Ballston Spa crash
Thursday, May 16, 2013
A Malta man who police said thought he was traveling through time when he caused a serious car crash won’t be traveling much for some time.
SCHENECTADY
Son of Schenectady murder suspect accused of beating dog
Thursday, May 16, 2013
DC Dunkel, the 20-year-old man whose mother was charged with beating her grandson to death, is now facing an animal cruelty charge.
CAPITOL
Alleged untaxed cigarette ring had local connections
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Local police agencies helped bring down an alleged criminal ring that flooded four states and the Capital Region with millions of cartons of untaxed and illegal cigarettes.
SCHENECTADY
Schenectady murder suspect’s son charged with beating pitbull with shovel
Thursday, May 16, 2013
An apparent neighbor dispute last month has resulted in a felony charge against the man who took in his younger siblings after his mother was arrested on a murder charge earlier this year.
SCHENECTADY
Schenectady police officers recognized for bravery, service
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Several Schenectady police officers were recognized for their selfless actions Wednesday during the department's Valor Day Awards Ceremony.
NORTHAMPTON
Judge rules for fundraising ‘Mama Strawberry Jam’
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
The owners of a horse rescue operation got a reprieve Wednesday in their fight against the town of Northampton’s efforts to shut down their annual fundraiser.
JOHNSTOWN
Video refutes allegations in Gloversville ice cream truck showdown
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Amanda Scott cast doubt Wednesday on accusations she was stalking a Mr. Ding-A-Ling driver in her Sno Kone Joe truck.
