crime

A 27-year old Schenectady man has learned how long he will spend in prison for his conviction for raping a child under 15 years of age.

We have all heard about the drastic rise in opioid deaths over the past few years, now three major drug distributors have been hauled into court in New York and they are being forced to pay up.

A teen from Rochester has been indicted for injuring a Buffalo Police officer and fleeing from police.

A local restaurant owner has been indicted for labor law violations alleging that she took advantage of an illegal immigrant.

Police are investigating an incident in Watervliet where a Marine caused havoc on the Marine Arsenal grounds.

The Saratoga Springs Police Department is hoping to turn things around. They have announced that they will be increasing their police presence on weekends.

47 people have been arrested on drugs and weapons charges and officials believe that the arrests will curb some of the violence we have seen lately.

Police arrested Albany resident, 23-year old Nikos Assimakopolous for engaging in a sexual relationship with an underage girl.
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A Deputy with the Albany County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop on Monday, June 21, that led to an Albany man’s arrest

Devastating news coming out of Rockland County, New York. A one-year-old child is dead after being left at home with a six-year-old child.

An Albany man has been arrested for performing lewd acts in front of them after he asked for directions.

A simple traffic stop in Albany leads to a 19-year woman from Troy being arrested on drug charges.

During the traffic stop, Sheriff’s Deputies discovered that the driver, 31-year old Michael Hamlin, allegedly had an active warrant for his arrest. Mr. Hamlin also allegedly had drugs in his possession.

Albany Police Department, someone called 911 at approximately 11:55 p.m. on June 13, to report that shots were being fired at a home in the 400 block of Washington Avenue.

The violence continued on the streets of Albany over the weekend with more gun violence. An Albany man has been arrested for shooting into a car while children were riding in the backseat.

The City of Akron, Ohio has its eyes on Chief Hawkins as they look for their own new Police Chief.

Community activists are out in force demanding that a school bus aide be held accountable for her treatment of a seven-year-old child with disabilities.

Officers with the Colonie Police Department responded to the Home 2 Suites at 10 Metro Park Road, in Colonie, for a report of burglary inside one of the motel rooms.

In December of 2019, baby Eli Ojeda-Harmon passed away. Yesterday two men linked with the infant’s death were indicted, and both men pleaded Not Guilty in Supreme Court.

Albany Police arrested 33-year old Natural Wise Joseph on Tuesday, May 25, and charged him with several felony offenses.

A Queensborough doctor appeared in federal court and submitted a guilty plea for illegally distributing drugs and now he has received sentencing

The Colonie Police Department was able to apprehend one suspect involved in the incident.  On Friday they arrested 23-year old Schenectady resident, Paul A.L. Streeks.

A Glen Falls man is accused of robbing an acquaintance early in the morning on Friday, and now he is in police custody.

An employee of an upstate New York sub shop was brutally murdered in 2019. One of her coworkers has admitted to killing her, and he also implicated the shop’s owner.

28-year old Shaquille White, has been found guilty of raping an acquaintance in May of 2020.

Autumn Hinchcliff was sentenced to 12 years for Attempted Murder, 18 years for two counts of Assault, 2 1/3 to 7 years for Aggravated Criminal Contempt, and one year for Criminal Possession of a Weapon.

72-year old David R. Packard and 68-year old Beth Mickle-Packard have both been arrested and charged with animal cruelty for allegedly shooting their dog in the head twice.

A New York Department of Motor Vehicles employee has gotten herself in a lot of trouble at work. She is looking at jail time if she is convicted of her felony and misdemeanor charges of misusing private information.

Even though a supervisor with the FBI was accused of sexually harassing several of his subordinates, somehow he was still permitted to retire with full benefits.

Approximately a month ago a young father pleaded guilty to murdering the young mother of his child. Today the young father, 36-year-old Rashad Edwards, appeared in court and received his sentencing.