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0.17 BAC Driver Wrecked On NY Thruway, Hospitalized Passenger: Police
A driver with a 0.17 blood-alcohol content smashed his car on the New York State Thruway, leaving a passenger with serious injuries, police said Tuesday, May 19.
Nicholas R. Mottsey, 34, was behind the wheel of a 2004 Toyota traveling eastbound on I-90 when it left the road near mile marker 14.5 in Chatham around 12:30 a.m. on Oct. 29, 2025, New York State Police said.
The car struck a rock embankment, smashing the front fender, shattering the windshield, and damaging several sections of the vehicle, according to state police. Mottsey, of Accord, and a 33-year-old Kingston woman riding in t…
‘Career Narcotics Trafficker’ Pleads Guilty After Feds Find Coke, Fentanyl On Northway: DA
A New York man labeled a “career drug dealer” pleaded guilty to a four-count drug indictment just before going to trial, authorities announced Monday, May 18.
Kenny Seales, 49, faces eight years behind bars as part of his plea deal, the Saratoga County District Attorney’s office said.
Seales, of Jamaica, Queens, was busted in an Aug. 29, 2025, traffic stop on I-87 through Malta, where cops found nearly eight ounces of cocaine and just under one-half ounce of fentanyl in his car, prosecutors said.
He was charged with four counts of drug possession, and his trial was set to start late last w…
2 NY Men Thought They Were Meeting Boy For Sex — But Were Arrested Instead, Cops Say
Two men face charges after trying to meet with who they thought were young boys for sex — but instead found out they had been duped by police in Sullivan County, authorities said.
Sullivan County residents Glenn Clark, 58, of Mongaup Valley, and Raion Coonjah, 51, of Monticello, were both arrested following investigations into suspects trying to exploit children online, the Liberty Police Department announced on Tuesday, May 19.
According to the department, the events leading to the arrests began on Dec. 16, 2025, when officers learned of a man who was trying…
Fake Bomb Planted At Capital Region Park, Notebook Found And Suspect Arrested: Police
A New York man planted a fake bomb at a park in Albany County near a children’s book exchange, police said.
Brandon Arsenault, 26, placed a water bottle containing a liquid, a mason jar top with a battery terminal, a battery, and red and green wires inside the book exchange at Colonie Mohawk River Park on Saturday, May 16, the Colonie Police Department said.
A bystander who spotted Arsenault placing the device and fleeing the scene called the cops, who arrived to investigate the situation, authorities said.
The New York State Police bomb disposal unit responded “and determined the device t…
Convicted NY Man Busted With Loaded 9mm During Traffic Stop: Cops
A New York man with a prior conviction was busted with an illegal loaded gun during a routine traffic stop, police said.
Miguel A. Flores, 23, was a passenger when Cohoes police pulled over a vehicle on I-787 on Friday, May 15 around 8 p.m., the Cohoes Police Department said Monday, May 18.
Flores, of Albany, was found to be in possession of a loaded Taurus G2C 9mm semi-automatic handgun, cops said. He was arrested and charged with six counts of weapons possession, including one for having a weapon despite a prior conviction, authorities said.
The vehicle’s driver, 20-year-old Yandell Moya…
Suspected DUI Driver Kills 2, Injures 3 In Manhattan When Plows Into Pedestrians: Nypd
Two men were killed and three others were critically injured after an SUV crashed into a group of pedestrians in Manhattan Friday night, May 15, police said.
The crash happened around 6 p.m. near West 109th Street and Amsterdam Avenue.
Police said a 61-year-old man driving a Mercedes-Benz SUV north on Amsterdam Avenue lost control of the vehicle, slammed into two parked cars, and struck five men ages 35, 36, 44, 46, and 51. All five victims were rushed to a nearby hospital in critical condition, authorities said.
The 35-year-old and 46-year-old victims later died from their injuries, …
