Update: Missing Woman From Region Found Safe Update: Missing Woman From Region Found Safe Update: Missing Woman From Region Found Safe
Update: Missing Woman From Region Found Safe Update: A woman from the region who was reported missing Tuesday, March 14, has been found. Saratoga County resident Janice Torrez, of Saratoga Springs, had last been seen at around 1 p.m. Monday, March 13, in the area of West Avenue and Washington Street, according to Saratoga Springs Police. In an update Tuesday evening, police said Torrez had been located by officers and has returned home. Original Story: Police are asking for help locating a woman from the region who was reported missing. Saratoga County resident Janice Torrez, of Saratoga Springs, was last seen at around 1 p.m…
Charges Against BLM Leader Who Interrupted Council Meeting In Region Spark ‘Disbelief, Outrage' Charges Against BLM Leader Who Interrupted Council Meeting In Region Spark ‘Disbelief, Outrage' Charges Against BLM Leader Who Interrupted Council Meeting In Region Spark ‘Disbelief, Outrage'
Charges Against BLM Leader Who Interrupted Council Meeting In Region Spark ‘Disbelief, Outrage' City leaders in the region expressed “disbelief and outrage” over the decision to file a criminal complaint against a prominent Black Lives Matter (BLM) leader for interrupting a city council meeting. Saratoga Springs Public Safety Commissioner James Montagnino filed the complaint with the city’s police department asking for a summons to be issued to Chandler Hickenbottom, a leader of Saratoga Black Lives Matter. The complaint accuses Hickenbottom of disorderly conduct for disrupting a council meeting that was held on Tuesday, Feb. 7, according to a city statement. Saratoga Springs Mayor …
New Bed Bath & Beyond Closures Include Yonkers Store New Bed Bath & Beyond Closures Include Yonkers Store New Bed Bath & Beyond Closures Include Yonkers Store
New Bed Bath & Beyond Closures Include Yonkers Store Nearly two dozen New York locations are among a new round of scheduled closures announced by struggling home goods retailer Bed Bath & Beyond. Another 87 stores are due to close in 2023, the company announced this week, including 23 locations in New York. That brings the total number of Bed Bath & Beyond locations scheduled to close to at least 162 announced since September 2022. A spokesperson told Axios that the latest round of closures will include all of the company's Harmon beauty shops, as well as five Buy Buy Baby locations. “This store fleet reduction expands the compan…
Duo Traded Vapes For Sexually Explicit Photos Of Underage Girls In Capital Region, Police Say Duo Traded Vapes For Sexually Explicit Photos Of Underage Girls In Capital Region, Police Say Duo Traded Vapes For Sexually Explicit Photos Of Underage Girls In Capital Region, Police Say
Duo Traded Vapes For Sexually Explicit Photos Of Underage Girls In Capital Region, Police Say Two people are facing charges after allegedly convincing underage girls in the region to send them sexually explicit images in exchange for nicotine products. Michael May, age 24, and Tomassina May, age 67, both of Saratoga Springs, were arrested Monday, Jan. 9, following a months-long investigation by the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies began looking into the pair, whose relationship was not immediately clear, after receiving numerous complaints that Michael May had used social media to contact underage girls in Wilton, Northumberland, Moreau, and Saratoga Springs. During thei…
4 Charged In Drug Trafficking Scheme In Capital Region 4 Charged In Drug Trafficking Scheme In Capital Region 4 Charged In Drug Trafficking Scheme In Capital Region
4 Charged In Drug Trafficking Scheme In Capital Region An investigation into drug trafficking in the region has landed four suspects behind bars. Members of the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit first arrested 41-year-old Shahid Smith, of Saratoga Springs, on Thursday, Dec. 29, following a “lengthy” investigation, the department said. He’s accused of selling and possessing cocaine, fentanyl, and crystal methamphetamine throughout Saratoga County, according to police. Smith is charged with multiple counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance and criminal sale of a controlled substance. Following Smith’s arrest, membe…
Man Accused In New Year's Day Stabbing Of Woman Inside Capital Region Home Man Accused In New Year's Day Stabbing Of Woman Inside Capital Region Home Man Accused In New Year's Day Stabbing Of Woman Inside Capital Region Home
Man Accused In New Year's Day Stabbing Of Woman Inside Capital Region Home A woman is recovering after being stabbed inside a home in the region on New Year’s Day. Emergency crews in Saratoga County were called at around 11 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 1, with reports that a person had been stabbed inside a Saratoga Springs apartment building, located on Seward Street. When officers arrived, they found the 26-year-old woman inside one of the units suffering from a knife wound to her leg, according to Saratoga Springs Police. She was taken to Saratoga Hospital for treatment and was later released. Police also located the suspect, 28-year-old Damon Beckerman, inside the ap…
Gag Order: Upstate NY City Barred From Speaking About Shooting Involving VT Deputy, Report Says Gag Order: Upstate NY City Barred From Speaking About Shooting Involving VT Deputy, Report Says Gag Order: Upstate NY City Barred From Speaking About Shooting Involving VT Deputy, Report Says
Gag Order: Upstate NY City Barred From Speaking About Shooting Involving VT Deputy, Report Says City officials in upstate New York have been barred from making further public comments about the officer-involved shooting of a Vermont sheriff’s deputy, WNYT reports.  On Wednesday, Nov. 23, the Saratoga County District Attorney’s Office got a temporary restraining order from a Supreme Court judge prohibiting Saratoga Springs officials from talking about or releasing video or audio from the incident, the outlet said. Earlier Report: Off-Duty Deputy From Vermont Shot By Police In Capital Region (Video) The shooting, which was captured on officer-worn body camera footage that was released…
Off-Duty Deputy From Vermont Shot By Police In Upstate NY (Video) Off-Duty Deputy From Vermont Shot By Police In Upstate NY (Video) Off-Duty Deputy From Vermont Shot By Police In Upstate NY (Video)
Off-Duty Deputy From Vermont Shot By Police In Upstate NY (Video) A Vermont sheriff’s deputy survived being shot multiple times by police following an early-morning shootout in upstate New York. The incident, which was captured on officer-worn body camera footage, happened at around 3 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 20 in Saratoga County, near Broadway and Caroline Street in Saratoga Springs. Police said the off-duty deputy was attacked by a group of six people, prompting him to pull a gun. That’s when one of the men in the group fired, leading to an exchange of seven or eight gunshots, police said. The shootout was heard by several Saratoga Springs police officers,…
69-Year-Old Woman Dies In Crash With Commercial Vehicle In Capital Region 69-Year-Old Woman Dies In Crash With Commercial Vehicle In Capital Region 69-Year-Old Woman Dies In Crash With Commercial Vehicle In Capital Region
69-Year-Old Woman Dies In Crash With Commercial Vehicle In Capital Region A 69-year-old woman has died following a crash in the region Tuesday morning, Nov. 15, authorities said. Emergency crews in Saratoga County were called at around 9:30 a.m. with reports of a crash on State Route 146 in Halfmoon, at the intersection of Farm to Market Road, State Police said. A preliminary investigation found that Frances Fay, of Saratoga Springs, turned onto SR 146 from Farm to Market Road and was struck by a commercial vehicle that was traveling eastbound. Fay was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police. The driver of the commercial vehicle was not injured and …
Missing 30-Year-Old Man Found Dead In Capital Region Park Missing 30-Year-Old Man Found Dead In Capital Region Park Missing 30-Year-Old Man Found Dead In Capital Region Park
Missing 30-Year-Old Man Found Dead In Capital Region Park Authorities are investigating after a missing 30-year-old man was found dead in a Capital Region park. The man’s body was discovered in Saratoga County at around 2 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 31, in Congress Park in Saratoga Springs, according to police. Two hours earlier, Saratoga Springs Police had been contacted by the Colonie Police Department requesting help locating a missing person believed to be in downtown Saratoga Springs. Using city cameras in the area, officers were able to determine that the man’s last location was in Congress Park. His body was later found in a pond by the park’s w…
Buddies Quit Corporate Jobs To Launch Healthy Cafe That Just Landed On Route 17 Buddies Quit Corporate Jobs To Launch Healthy Cafe That Just Landed On Route 17 Buddies Quit Corporate Jobs To Launch Healthy Cafe That Just Landed On Route 17
Buddies Quit Corporate Jobs To Launch Healthy Cafe That Just Landed On Route 17 One was a real estate developer and the other worked in marketing. Both quit their jobs to open a health food cafe that recently landed in Bergen County. Allen Caruso and Brandon Acres, of Saratoga Springs, NY, have brought THORN + ROOTS to Route 17 in Ridgewood. Caruso and Acres were washing down Buffalo Chicken pizzas with IPAs, lamenting over the lack of healthy on-the-go food options four years ago, when they had their "Eureka" moment. And so, THORN + ROOTS was born. View this post on Instagram A post shared by THORN + ROOTS (@thornand…
Capital Region Man Nabbed Years After Sexually Assaulting Child, Police Say Capital Region Man Nabbed Years After Sexually Assaulting Child, Police Say Capital Region Man Nabbed Years After Sexually Assaulting Child, Police Say
Capital Region Man Nabbed Years After Sexually Assaulting Child, Police Say Years after he allegedly sexually assaulted an underage minor, a man from the region is behind bars facing criminal charges. Jason Storms, age 44, of Saratoga Springs, was arrested Tuesday, Sept. 27, following a joint investigation by New York State Police and the Internet Crimes Against Children task force. After executing a search warrant on his home, NYSP’s Computer Crime Unit identified a victim under the age of 15 who Storms allegedly raped years prior in Colonie in Albany County, according to police. Storms was arrested on suspicion of second-degree rape and criminal sexual act, b…