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From Victim To Defendant: 13-Year-Old Charged In Connection To Albany Shootings From Victim To Defendant: 13-Year-Old Charged In Connection To Albany Shootings
From Victim To Defendant: 13-Year-Old Charged In Connection To Albany Shootings A 13-year-old boy who was injured in a shooting in the region is now charged in connection to the attack as well as a second shooting. Emergency crews in Albany were at around 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 5, for a shooting in the city’s Arbor Hill neighborhood, near Henry Johnson Boulevard. When they arrived, they found a 13-year-old boy suffering from a gunshot wound to his leg, according to Albany Police. He was treated at the scene by medics and was taken to Albany Medical Center Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. An investigation by the agency’s Children and Family Service Unit dete…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
15-Year-Old Busted With Gun, Cocaine In Albany, Police Say 15-Year-Old Busted With Gun, Cocaine In Albany, Police Say
15-Year-Old Busted With Gun, Cocaine In Albany, Police Say A 15-year-old boy is facing charges after he was allegedly caught with a loaded gun and cocaine in the region.  Albany Police were called at around 9:15 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 28, for a person with a weapon near Central and Lexington avenues. When officers arrived, they confronted a teen matching the suspect’s description, but he took off running. He made it roughly three blocks away before he was arrested near Orange Street and Route 9. The teen was found with a loaded 9mm handgun and a quantity of crack cocaine, police said. He was charged with criminal possession of a weapon and cri…

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by Michael Mashburn
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15-Year-Old Student Brings Gun To Albany School, Police Say 15-Year-Old Student Brings Gun To Albany School, Police Say
15-Year-Old Student Brings Gun To Albany School, Police Say A 15-year-old student is facing charges after allegedly bringing a gun to a school in the region. Albany Police were called just before 4 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5, for a person with a weapon at Green Tech High Charter School, located on Slingerland Street. Officers spoke with school officials and arrested the teen after finding him with a handgun, police said. Earlier Report: 14-Year-Old Student With Knife Prompts Lockdown At Albany High School, Police Say Nobody was injured and an investigation found that the teen did not threaten to shoot anyone. The teen, whose name is not being re…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Woman 'Severely' Injured In Stabbing Inside Latham Home At Hands Of Ex-BF, Police Say Woman 'Severely' Injured In Stabbing Inside Latham Home At Hands Of Ex-BF, Police Say
Woman 'Severely' Injured In Stabbing Inside Latham Home At Hands Of Ex-BF, Police Say A woman is recovering from “severe” injuries suffered in a stabbing attack at the hands of her ex-boyfriend inside her home in the region, authorities said. Emergency crews in Albany County were called at around 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1, with reports of a violent domestic dispute at a home in Latham, located on Fiddlers Lane. The altercation was heard by several neighbors, who called 911, Colonie Police said. When officers arrived, they heard commotion inside the home, where they found a 39-year-old woman suffering from severe stab wounds to her neck, head, and face, according to police. O…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Teen Trio Steals Woman's Car At Gunpoint, Crashes It During Police Chase In Albany, Cops Say Teen Trio Steals Woman's Car At Gunpoint, Crashes It During Police Chase In Albany, Cops Say
Teen Trio Steals Woman's Car At Gunpoint, Crashes It During Police Chase In Albany, Cops Say Three teenagers are facing criminal charges after allegedly stealing a woman’s car at gunpoint and later crashing it while fleeing from police in the region, authorities said. The incident began at around 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 26, when two 15-year-olds and a 16-year-old threatened a woman with a loaded gun before stealing her car in Albany, near Benson and Partridge streets. Albany Police said the victim told officers that three juvenile aged black males had approached her while armed with a handgun and demanded her phone and keys. The victim complied and the suspects fled in her car, …

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
17-Year-Old Pointed Loaded Gun At Mom During Argument In Albany, Police Say 17-Year-Old Pointed Loaded Gun At Mom During Argument In Albany, Police Say
17-Year-Old Pointed Loaded Gun At Mom During Argument In Albany, Police Say A teenage boy is behind bars after allegedly pointing a loaded handgun at his mother during an altercation in the region. Police were called at around 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11 in Albany with reports of a domestic assault involving a gun at a home on Second Avenue. When officers arrived, the victim told police that she and her 17-year-old son got into an argument when the boy pointed a loaded handgun at her, Albany Police said. During the same altercation, he also struck his 15-year-old sister in the face with the gun, causing an abrasion, the woman told police. At around 9:45 p.m.…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
16-Year-Old Busted In Stolen Car With Loaded Handgun In Albany, Police Say 16-Year-Old Busted In Stolen Car With Loaded Handgun In Albany, Police Say
16-Year-Old Busted In Stolen Car With Loaded Handgun In Albany, Police Say A teenager from the Capital District is behind bars after he was allegedly caught driving a stolen car with a loaded handgun. Albany Police said they tried stopping the driver near First and Judson streets at around 8:30 p.m. Monday, May 20, but he refused to stop. When the officer activated their emergency lights, the teen reportedly drove north on Judson Street at a high rate of speed before striking several cars near Livingston Avenue. At that point, the driver took off on foot, police said. Officers were able to catch up and arrest the suspect, who was identified as a 16-year-old boy…

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by Michael Mashburn