crime

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.

A 46-year old New Jersey man has been sentenced for attempting to have sex with a local underage girl. Recep Sandikci of Plainfield New Jersey has been sentenced for attempting to have sex with a minor in August 2019.

Two fires that were set on Sunday in Troy leave a Cohoes man facing arson charges.

Local authorities are outraged after a four-year-old child finds a loaded weapon in the street and accidentally discharges it.

At approximately 1:00 on Friday morning a man showed up at the hospital, with a shotgun. Today two men have been arrested as a result of the shooting.

When an officer with the Colonie Police Department stopped a teenager from Slingerlands, they allegedly recovered an illegal gun in his vehicle.

A call to 911 reporting a suspicious vehicle led officers with the Albany County Sheriff’s Office to a U-Haul truck with three suspects inside who allegedly had drugs in their possession.

Yesterday around 6:00 p.m. Tymear Mallory was driving on I-787 in Albany when he became allegedly involved in a verbal argument with two women.  

A 65-year old Albany resident (Francisco Salazar) found himself in big trouble after a routine traffic stop in Latham. When officers searched his car, they recovered drugs and drug paraphernalia.

The suspect involved in the incident, 43-year-old Vayne A. Rice of Schenectady, was attempting to leave the scene as officers were approaching. Police accused Rice of “recklessly engaging in conduct that created a grave risk of death to another person

Once again officers in the Capital Region were able to confiscate drugs during a traffic stop. This time they also removed a ghost gun (a gun where the serial number is intentionally removed) off of the streets.

Marijuana use has been legalized in multiple states around the country. On Monday Governor Cuomo says it’s time for New York to legalize marijuana, but some lawmakers are pushing back.

Members of the Albany Police Department were able to make two separate weapons arrests in the Albany area in two separate incidents over the weekend.

A man has been arrested for setting fire to two of his former employer’s trucks in Colonie on two separate occasions. A uniform rental company had the misfortune of having one of their trucks set on fire in November of 2020 and then again this month.

On Monday, January 10, an unnamed man responded to the website SkipTheGames in an attempt to obtain “escort” services.  The man met 20-year old Ava Maddalla of Scotia at the Hampton Inn & Suites, located at 45 British American Boulevard. 

On January 13th a Cohoes man was observed by a police officer driving a vehicle without wearing a seatbelt. As officers investigating the incident they discovered $2600 in cash, edible cannabis, and cannabis cartridges.

Three people are confirmed dead as a result of the murder-suicide that occurred Wednesday at 9:30 pm. The residence is located on Angelo Drive in Schodack.

Mr. Sellie became irritated with a detainee and then he viciously attacked the detainee causing grave injuries that required hospitalization. It was reported that Mr. Sellie punched and kicked the defenseless person who was being detained.

Albany County Sheriff’s Office reports that early this morning they were called to the Albany International Airport to one of the car rental companies. They were called because a large number of drugs was discovered in one of the vehicles.

46-year old Heath Harrison of Valatie was arrested and charged with Predatory Sexual Assault Against a Child; First- Criminal Sex Act; First-Degree Sexual Abuse; First-Degree Rape; Sexual Misconduct and Forcible Touching.

Democratic New York Senator Luis Sepulveda was arrested on Tuesday and charged with a misdemeanor offense of Criminal Obstruction of Breathing

39-year old Lawrence Johnson was stopped for breaking traffic laws. He’s facing several traffic charges including driving a car without insurance and having a counterfeit temporary registration plate.

A man from Albany named Carlos Aguayo-Salas was arrested and charged with the intent to distribute heroin laced with fentanyl.

February 11, 2020, officers were called because Mr. Vargas was on a CDTA bus causing a disturbance and urinating while on the bus.  

Officers with the Albany Police Department report that they responded to the area of Orange Avenue. They recovered a revolver, a 12 gauge shotgun, a 45 caliber revolver, a 40 caliber handgun, a 357 magnum revolver, a 38 caliber revolver, and a 9 mm handgun.

The Albany County Sheriff's Office stopped 31-year old Markus Planku around 2:52 a.m. for speeding. The vehicle was stopped on Rt. 9W in the City of Albany. Charges include the third-degree (Class D. Felony); Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the second-degree (Class C Felony); Unlawful Pos…