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Wrong-Way Driver Intentionally Strikes Cop Car During East Greenbush Pursuit, Police Say Wrong-Way Driver Intentionally Strikes Cop Car During East Greenbush Pursuit, Police Say
Wrong-Way Driver Intentionally Strikes Cop Car During East Greenbush Pursuit, Police Say A 36-year-old man is facing charges following a wrong-way highway pursuit in the region in which he intentionally struck a cop car, authorities allege. Daniel Hammon, of Albany, was arrested on a warrant Thursday, Oct. 19, in connection with the July 2023 incident on I-90 in Rensselaer County. An Albany County Sheriff’s deputy was chasing Hammon on I-90 in East Greenbush on July 25, 2023, when a State Police trooper began assisting in the pursuit. During the chase, Hammon drove the wrong way on I-90 and intentionally drove into a marked police car, according to State Police. Nobody was i…

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by Michael Mashburn
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16- and 17-Year-Olds Charged In Shooting At Crossgates Mall In Albany 16- and 17-Year-Olds Charged In Shooting At Crossgates Mall In Albany
16- and 17-Year-Olds Charged In Shooting At Crossgates Mall In Albany Two teenagers are accused of taking part in a shooting at a Capital District shopping mall last month. Investigators said the boy fired several rounds from a semi-automatic handgun at another group of people in a parking lot of the Crossgates Mall in Albany on Sunday, April 10. Guilderland Police arrested the 16-year-old boy and 17-year-old girl, both from Schenectady, on Wednesday, May 25. One bullet struck a 16-year-old girl in the hand, police said. The female suspect drove the shooter and two other people away from the scene, according to police. Reports of gunfire sparked a massiv…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Burglar Breaks Into Glenmont Walmart, Steals Guns Burglar Breaks Into Glenmont Walmart, Steals Guns
Burglar Breaks Into Glenmont Walmart, Steals Guns Police are searching for a suspect who broke into a Walmart in the Capitol District and stole multiple guns. The burglar in Albany County got in through the Glenmont store’s garden center at around 1:15 a.m. Tuesday, May 10, according to Bethlehem Police. The burglar then went to the gun section and used a fire extinguisher to smash open a gun case, before grabbing five long guns before fleeing through an emergency exit, according to police. The suspect was last seen entering a wooded area near Bender Lane, police said. Bethlehem Police, the Albany County Sheriff’s Department, and N…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Suspect Nabbed In Connection To Fatal Shooting In Albany Suspect Nabbed In Connection To Fatal Shooting In Albany
Suspect Nabbed In Connection To Fatal Shooting In Albany A man has been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting in Albany. Douglas Bynum, age 40, was arrested Thursday, May 5, at Albany Medical Center Hospital, Albany Police said. It came just a day after 30-year-old Wendall Ponce was found shot to death at a home on Stanwix Street. Earlier report: 30-Year-Old Found Shot Dead In Albany, Police Say Investigators say not long after Ponce was found, they received a call about another shooting victim on Bogart Terrace near Second Avenue. Officers found Bynum suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to his lower extremities. He also ha…

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by Michael Mashburn