Blazing Outbuilding In Hoosick Leads To Neighbor’s Arrest: Police
A residential fire that torched an outbuilding in the Capital Region was deliberately set by a neighbor, police said Monday, Aug. 10.
James R. Young, 44, of Hoosick, intentionally torched a pile of debris on his property on State Route 67 on Wednesday, Aug. 5, New York State Police said.
The fire then spread to a neighboring property, where it reached an outbuilding that caught fire and was destroyed, investigators said. A plethora of local fire crews arrived around 7 p.m. to extinguish the flames.
Young was arrested at the scene, according to state police. He was arraigned in Schaghticoke…
Child Porn Tip Leads Troopers To East Greenbush Home, Suspect Arrested: Police
Child porn was found in a Capital Region man’s home, leading to his arrest, according to state police.
Thomas Nastars, 50, of East Greenbush, was arrested Wednesday, Aug. 5 following an investigation and a search of his home, New York State Police said Monday, Aug. 10.
Authorities got a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and began investigating Nastars, according to state police. That eventually led to the search and discovery of “images consistent with child sexual exploitation,” authorities said.
Nastars was booked at state police barracks in Schodack, then r…
Drunk Driver Flees Crash In Hampton Bays, Gets Arrested Down The Road: Police
A drunk Long Island driver fled the scene of an accident early Tuesday, Aug. 11, police said.
Matthew Buckley, 45, of East Quogue, was involved in a crash at the intersection of East Tiana Road and Corwin Lane in Hampton Bays around 12:15 a.m., the Southampton Town Police Department said.
Cops responded to reports of a car wreck with property damage and realized Buckley’s vehicle had fled the scene, police said. It was located afterward on Yale Drive in Hampton Bays, about 1.4 miles from the crash intersection, according to authorities.
Buckley was arrested and charged with misdemeanor DWI…
Malta School Bus Driver Tried To Kiss Child Under 17 In Capital Region: Police
A Capital Region school bus driver tried to kiss a child he met through his job, state police said Monday, Aug. 10.
Donald Barnes Jr., 49, of Malta, was charged Friday, Aug. 7 with child endangerment, New York State Police said.
Barnes met the child, who is under age 17, while working as a bus driver with Shenendehowa Central School District, investigators said. On Friday, troopers received a report about Barnes attempting to kiss the child on the mouth, authorities said.
The incident occurred in Malta but did not happen on Shenendehowa Central School District property, according to state …
Crash, Dash, Cuffs: Riverhead Driver Busted For DWI After Fleeing Wreck, Cops Say
A drunk driver on Long Island fled the scene after striking another vehicle over the weekend, police said.
Antonio Cubulesian, 46, of Hampton Bays, was involved in an accident near Flanders Road and County Road 105 in Riverhead around 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, the Southampton Town Police Department said.
Police tracked down Cubulesian’s vehicle shortly after the incident and arrested him for DWI, authorities said. He was also charged with leaving the scene of an accident.
Two more people were also busted for DWI in the area over the weekend, though neither of them crashed, according to poli…
Angry Schodack Driver Intentionally Crashes In Police Lot, Flees With Child: Authorities
A New York man intentionally crashed another person’s car in a police parking lot, fled with a child in his car, then crashed again near the same police station, authorities said Monday, Aug. 10.
Shawn Latham, 30, of Schodack, was left facing a long list of charges following his eventual arrest, New York State Police said.
The trouble began around 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, when a person alerted police that Latham was sending them threatening messages, which also included mentions of self-harm, according to authorities.
Then at 6:42 p.m. the person called 911, stating Latham had just tried to …
Woman Escapes Domestic Assault In Hewlett Neck, Calls 911 From Neighbor’s Home: Police
A Long Island woman made a dramatic escape from an abuser after he shoved her and stole her cellphone on Saturday, Aug. 8, police said.
Ahmed S. Khalil, 54, of Hewlett Neck, was arrested following the attack inside a residence around 2:30 p.m., the Nassau County Police Department said.
Khalil argued with a 50-year-old woman, shoved her to the ground, snatched the victim’s phone from her hands and damaged it, authorities said. The woman, “fearing for her safety,” dashed to a neighbor’s house and called 911, according to Nassau police.
Cops found Khalil shortly afterward and arrested him, of…
East Meadow Robbers Jump Victim, Smash Laptop, Snatch Watch In Ambush Attack: Police
A young man walking through Long Island was beaten and robbed by two people Saturday night, Aug. 8, police said.
Mehmet Kumbasar, 24, and Ly-Neka Brown, 27, attacked the 23-year-old male victim around 10:45 p.m. on Hempstead Parkway in East Meadow, the Nassau County Police Department said.
Kumbasar, of East Meadow, ambushed the victim and punched him in the face multiple times, police said. He then ripped off the young man’s backpack, investigators said.
The two attackers then removed the victim’s laptop, broke it, and took the man’s watch and other various electronic items, cops sai…
Smoke Break-In: Saratoga Springs Woman Burglarized Home For Cigarettes, Police Say
A Capital Region woman broke into a house to steal cigarettes, a lighter, and clothing, police said.
Amy N. Bradway, 42, of Saratoga Springs, was arrested just before 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 6 inside a home on Canal Street in Schuylerville, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s office said.
Cops responded to the home for a disturbance call and located Bradway inside the residence, authorities said. She was arrested and initially refused to provide information to police, according to the sheriff’s office.
Bradway was charged with second-degree burglary and second-degree obstructing government admini…
