crime

An Albany man, Julian Desimone, let the pressure of driving lead him to some unwise decisions. After a road rage incident, Mr. Desimone was charged with Robbery in the first-degree (Felony)

On June 13th, 54-year-old Gregorie Smith accidentally shot his 10-year-old daughter in the back while she was in her bedroom.

They discovered 53-year-old Denise Castanon stabbed and bleeding from her injuries. Tragically, Ms. Castanon was stabbed multiple times in her torso by her own son, Christopher Castanon.

Alexander Alomar was charged with second-degree Harassment; fourth-degree Criminal Mischief; fourth-degree Criminal Possession of a Weapon; and three counts of third-degree Criminal Possession of a Weapon. If Mr. Alomar is convicted of all of these charges, he could spend 23 years in prison.

Nicholas Rockwell, used social media to send child pornography as well as receiving it. He had stored at least 281 and 1,848 videos of children.

Five members of the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry, Local Union #773, appeared in the U.S. District Court in Albany.

21-year old Jhajuan Sabb appeared on Facebook Live making threats against the Troy Police Department.

Wayne Samuels was arrested and charged with Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the 2nd and 3rd degrees (felony offenses); Aggravated Unlicensed Operation in the 2nd and 3rd degrees (misdemeanor offenses); No Front Plate and Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle (traffic offenses).

On Saturday, 40-year old Joseph P. Brady, was arrested at his Watervliet home for allegedly sexually assaulting an 18-year-old woman.

David Soares, of the District Attorney’s Office, is expressing frustration with the criminal justice reform process saying that it makes the process more difficult to get to closure.

On Tuesday, 53-year-old Jody Lyons pleaded guilty in the US. District Court to fraudulently taking Social Security benefits from her deceased mother's account for several years.

When officers searched Vazquez’s backpack, they discovered a loaded sawed-off shotgun. Officers confiscated the Stoeger 12-gauge shotgun loaded with 12 gauge shotgun shells.

Parvatie Sukhram, a 29-year old woman from Schenectady, was arrested twice in one day by the New York State Police.

On October 8, 2020, New York State Police arrested 49 year-old, Mark Trudeau and charged him with attempting to have sexual acts with a minor.

20-year-old Landers Burton, was arrested at 1:45 p.m. Troy Police Department say that Mr. Landers used candy paper wrappings to conceal his drugs.

David Elmendorf did not appreciate being served court papers, so he took it out on the private investigator who was serving the papers to him.

Yesterday a man used a machete as his weapon of choice, in a violent attack against another man.

The violence continued over the weekend in Albany and members of the Albany Police Department have confirmed that there was a stabbing early yesterday morning.

Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple says that a Coeymans man was arrested on felony charges after a vehicle pursuit.

45-year-old Matthew Peters has been arrested.  According to authorities, the Schenectady resident initiated and exchanged sexually explicit text messages with an undercover officer between October 2 and October 7.

Members of the Colonie Police Department conducted a traffic stop in the early morning hours of October 9, 2020. During that stop they discovered illegal handguns and arrested a 40-year-old man from Albany.

Letitia James, New York’s Attorney General, announced 47 drug trafficking indictments on Thursday. According to Attorney General James, the indictments stem from the distribution of fentanyl, cocaine, and heroin in the Capital Region.

Colonie Police Arrest Teen With an Illegal Handgun, A search of the teen's vehicle revealed that he had a .38 Smith and Wesson handgun that was loaded with six rounds.

Murder suspect, 20-year old Jahquay Brown, pleaded not guilty in the Rensselaer County Court. Brown is charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of the 11-year-old.

Three businessmen are accused of taking money from trusting homeowners and using the money for themselves.

Two Arrested In Shots Fired Incident In Albany

Montreal resident, 44-year old Mihale Leventis, made a guilty plea on Tuesday to trafficking large quantities of marijuana from Quebec into the Northern District of New York

Anibal H. Madera was arrested on 7th Street in Troy for the shooting death of a man in Schenectady on Friday night, September 25th.

Yesterday an illegal immigrant from Guatemala pleaded guilty to a November drunk and driving charge where a Weedsport man was left dead.

September 6, 2020, Larae Haywood’s peaceful home life was shattered with gun violence. Ms. Haywood says she and her family were at home enjoying a peaceful evening when someone shot through her window and shattered that peace.