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Search Intensifies For Missing Hiker, 88, In Moreau State Park
A major search is underway for an 88-year-old hiker who disappeared Wednesday morning in Moreau State Park on Wednesday morning, May 27, authorities said.
Albert F. Sakowicz, who police described as an avid hiker, set out from the Western Ridge Trailhead around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, police said. His caretaker contacted State Police after he failed to return by 1 p.m.
Search efforts involving State Police Aviation, New York State Park Police, and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers have continued throughout the park and surrounding areas, bu…
0.18 Bac-driver Who Killed Two Friends In Capital Region Wreck Sentenced To Prison
A New York woman who killed two of her friends in a devastating drunken car crash has been sentenced to prison time, authorities said.
Imahjai Sutherland, 25, got between six years, eight months and 20 years behind bars on Wednesday, May 27, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said.
“I feel like I've been losing time, moving through days in a fog filled with emotional anxiety and deep depression,” said Tina Wade, mother of crash victim Cepelynn Johnson, at Sutherland’s hearing. “There are moments when I don't even recognize myself anymore. The grief is constant, heavy, and inescapa…
Fast Food Fury: Bat, Pipe, Hammer Used In McDonald’s Lot Beatdown In Greene County, Police Say
Three New York men beat two McDonald’s customers with a bat, a metal pipe, and a hammer in a parking lot assault on Tuesday, May 26, state police said.
Michael W. Martin, 31; Joseph Holloway, 34; and Cody Holloway, 29, were arrested and charged with several assault and menacing counts for the attack in Cairo, New York State Police said Wednesday, May 27.
Martin, of Durham, and the Holloways, of Cairo, approached two victims in the parking lot of a McDonald’s on Route 32 through Cairo around 5 p.m. Tuesday, state police said.
The attackers brandished various weapons, including the bat, pipe…
Domestic Incident Leads To Gun, Cocaine Bust In New York: Police
A New York man was arrested with an illegal gun and cocaine after a reported domestic disturbance, police said.
Messiah Wallace, 20, of Colonie, was busted Monday, May 25 following the disturbance call on Congress Street in Cohoes, the Cohoes Police Department said Tuesday, May 26.
The report mentioned a physical altercation and the presence of a firearm, cops said. Officers arrived to investigate and saw Wallace attempting to leave the area, but he was detained, according to authorities.
Cops found Wallace had ditched a Phoenix Arms .22 Caliber semi-automatic pistol nearby, along with les…
NY Fake Bomb Suspect Indicted, Hoped To Spread Fear: Authorities
A New York man accused of planting a fake bomb at a park has been indicted by a grand jury, authorities said Tuesday, May 26.
Brandon Arsenault, 26, of Cohoes, was charged with first-degree placing a false bomb or hazardous substance, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said. He pleaded not guilty and was held without bail at Albany County jail.
A concerned witness spotted Arsenault placing a water bottle with a liquid, a mason jar top with a battery terminal, a battery, and red and green wires inside a book exchange box at Colonie Mohawk River Park on Saturday, May 16, according t…
NY Man, 28, Killed After Being Ejected In NJ Turnpike Van Crash
A 28-year-old Westchester man was killed after being ejected from a van in a crash on the New Jersey Turnpike last week, authorities said.
A Ford van heading north on the Turnpike when it lost directional control, struck the left guardrail, and overturned in the outer roadway near milepost 75.5 in South Brunswick Township at approximately 8:11 p.m. on Friday, May 22, Detective Sgt. Caitlin Brennan said.
Juan Ramirez Mejia, 28, of Yonkers, was riding in the front passenger seat when he was ejected from the vehicle during the crash, police said. He died as a result of the crash.
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