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Girl, 16, Caught With Loaded Gun During Traffic Stop In Watervliet, Police Say
A routine traffic stop in the Capital Region ended with a 16-year-old girl in handcuffs on weapons charges.
Watervliet Police stopped a vehicle at around 5 p.m. Sunday, March 23. During the investigation, the officer determined that the 16-year-old girl driving did not have a valid driver’s license.
The officer then discovered a loaded, illegally-possessed 22 caliber handgun protruding from the waistband of a 16-year-old girl in the passenger’s seat, police said.
The passenger, a resident of Troy, was arrested on suspicion of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, a felony. …
Albany's Jamier Allen, 24, Shot To Death In Wooded Area
A man whose body was found in a wooded area in the Capital Region was the victim of a homicide, police confirmed.
Jamier Allen, 24, of Albany, was found dead from multiple gunshot wounds in the Second Avenue neighborhood, near Second Avenue and Boenau Street, at around 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 26, according to Albany Police.
Allen died from multiple gunshot wounds to his head and body, police revealed Thursday afternoon, March 27.
It was not immediately clear how long the young man had been there, nor what may have led up to his killing.
Anyone with information in the case is asked to…
Revamped Mega Millions Game Promises Better Odds, Boosted Prizes: Here's What's New
An updated Mega Millions game is set to launch with bigger prizes, better odds, and a higher starting jackpot of $50 million.
Mega Millions announced the first major change to the game since 2017 in a news release on Tuesday, Mar. 25. The first drawing under the new structure will take place at 11 p.m. on Tuesday, Apr. 8.
The lottery game said the changes aim to bring higher non-jackpot payouts, improved odds, and faster-growing prizes.
"Beyond big jackpots, players told us they want bigger non-jackpot prizes and that's exactly what this new game delivers," said Joshua Johnson, l…
RFK Jr. To Eliminate 10,000 Health Jobs, Close Offices: Report
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is preparing to make significant reductions within the department, as reported in documents obtained by The Wall Street Journal.
The planned changes involve the elimination of 10,000 full-time positions across various departments responsible for critical functions such as disease outbreak response, insurance provision for low-income Americans, and drug approval, according to the story published Thursday morning, March 27.
If enacted, these measures would result in the department losing nearly one-quarter of its personnel, reduc…
Drunk Driver Over Twice Limit Injures 2 People In Capital Region Crash, Police Say
An alleged drunk driver from Connecticut is facing charges after injuring two people in a car crash in upstate New York, police said.
Hartford County resident Gonzalo Paredes-Moscoso, 45, of New Britain, was arrested on assault and related charges Tuesday, March 25, stemming from a crash in Saratoga County.
Paredes-Moscoso had a blood alcohol content (BAC) of .18 percent or greater when he crashed his vehicle on State Route 146 near Fire Road in the town of Clifton Park on Tuesday, Feb. 4, according to the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office.
Following the crash, he was arrested on suspicion …
Airman Paid NY Girl, 9, To Send Sexually Explicit Photos, Videos: DOJ
An active Air Force member posed as a teenager and paid a 9-year-old New York girl to send him sexually explicit images, federal prosecutors alleged.
David Ibarra, 31, of Anchorage, Alaska, was arraigned on child sexual exploitation and related charges in Central Islip federal court on Wednesday, March 26.
An investigation found that Ibarra, an active-duty senior airman in the US Air Force, communicated with a 9-year-old Suffolk County girl while pretending to be a 13-year-old boy, prosecutors said.
He repeatedly pressured the girl to send him sexually explicit photos and videos, often giv…
