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Police in New York State could be fined for covering their badges to intentionally hide their identities.

There were remains of at least two dogs found near a bike path in Rensselaer County. Police said the dogs were tested and they had a viral disease. They are trying to find who dumped these dogs.

Saratoga County Law Enforcement responded to a violent 911 call on Thursday night, but when they arrived the incident spun into a different type of danger - an online prank meant for maximum psychological damage.

A popular downtown Albany gas station was targeted on Saturday night, and Albany Police need your help in bringing him to justice.

According to the FBI's 2021 data, two Capital Region counties have reported the most crimes in the region while a neighboring county has the lowest number.

There is a great opportunity out there waiting for you if you are interested in becoming a New York State Trooper. Starting last year, New York State started a big push to hire new recruits that will last through the end of April, and after one year, you can make a nice, comfortable living.

This letter is for law enforcement who refer to suspects and defendants as 'bad guys.'

*UPDATE* According to the Mechanicville Police Department, the missing teen, Aundrea Moore has been located and is home safe.

It’s a holiday weekend and New York State police are out and about making sure that the highways of New York are safe.

A Scotia man entered a guilty plea in Schenectady County District Court for raping an underage child and faces up to seven years of imprisonment when he is sentenced in September.

A Troy man made an awful decision while attempting to flee from the police. In the midst of his attempt to escape he shot himself in the leg.

46-year old Steven E. Willetts of Waterford admitted in court that he sexually abused a child under 13 years of age for more than two years.

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

Albany Police Chief Eric Hawkins was being considered for a job as Police Chief in another state. Fortunately for us, it doesn’t seem like he is going to take the position.

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

There's a new program that hopefully more police departments across New York will adopt that gives drivers of a vehicle with a broken light a voucher to get it fixed instead of a ticket.

On Friday Attorney General Letitia James made a proposal that protesters have been asking for quite some time, a limit on when police officers can use deadly force against unarmed civilians.

If you are unemployed or looking to change your profession, maybe you should consider becoming a police officer with the Albany City Police Department.

Members of the Albany Police Department executed a search warrant in an Albany home. That search warrant resulted in the arrest of four occupants.

The Albany Police Department responded to a call for a burglary in progress. Officers discovered a resident with approximately 51 pounds of marijuana.

Two separate incidents led to the arrest of a local man. During one of the incidents, a Muslim man was chased and threatened with a gun.

On June 5, 2020 18-year old Donovann Clayton was walking down a street in Troy, minding his own business, when a murderer's stray bullet pierced his body and killed him.

Once again COVID-19 is affecting the way law-enforcement operates on a daily basis.  The virus has stricken at least two members of the Albany Police Department’s Communications Division.

A total of ten officers, who are assigned to the Albany Police Department's Training Academy, tested positive for COVID-19 this week. Three officers tested positive on Monday and seven more were confirmed on Tuesday.

An Albany Police Officer was caught on video saying some outrageous things to an Albany County Sheriff's Deputy that led to the officer’s suspension.

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.

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.

Police were able to take 23-year-old Elijah Bernard, of Albany, into custody after he allegedly crashed the stolen vehicle that he was driving.