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New Details: Elvis Impersonator Died At Capital Region Home In 'Consensual' Encounter: Report New Details: Elvis Impersonator Died At Capital Region Home In 'Consensual' Encounter: Report
New Details: Elvis Impersonator Died At Capital Region Home In 'Consensual' Encounter: Report This story has been updated. Tributes are pouring in after a popular Elvis and “Star Trek” impersonator was found dead at a home in the region days after going missing. Saratoga County Sheriff’s officials said Thomas Krider, age 40, of Ticonderoga in Essex County, was found dead at a residence in Milton on Middle Line Road on Tuesday, April 9. Krider, who performed as an Elvis tribute artist under the stage name TJ Greene, had last been seen on Friday, April 5, and was officially reported missing the following day. An investigation determined that 69-year-old Ronald Rayher, of Milton, “r…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Drunk Driver Hits Car, Plow Truck Before Fleeing, Overturning In Capital Region: Police Drunk Driver Hits Car, Plow Truck Before Fleeing, Overturning In Capital Region: Police
Drunk Driver Hits Car, Plow Truck Before Fleeing, Overturning In Capital Region: Police A woman is facing drunk driving charges after allegedly crashing into two vehicles, including a snowplow truck, and then rolling her car while attempting to flee. The Saratoga County wreck happened at around 9:15 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 23 in the town of Milton. Sheriff’s officials said Nicole Deyo, age 41, was driving westbound on Galway Road when she ran a stop sign at Middle Line Road and struck another car already in the intersection. She then collided with a Saratoga County Department of Public Works plow truck that was waiting to go eastbound. Following the crash, Deyo allegedly tried fl…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Suspect In 9-Year-Old's Kidnapping From Capital Region Park Pleads Not Guilty, Report Says Suspect In 9-Year-Old's Kidnapping From Capital Region Park Pleads Not Guilty, Report Says
Suspect In 9-Year-Old's Kidnapping From Capital Region Park Pleads Not Guilty, Report Says The man accused of kidnapping a 9-year-old girl from a New York campground has formally denied any wrongdoing, Albany station WTEN reports.  Saratoga County resident Craig Nelson Ross Jr., age 46, of Milton, pleaded not guilty to nine criminal charges in Saratoga County Court on Friday, Nov. 17, the outlet said. Ross is charged with the following: First-degree kidnapping Four counts of sexual assault Two counts of sexual abuse Endangering the welfare of a child Assault Ross was arrested Monday, Oct. 2, 48 hours after allegedly kidnapping the girl from a campground at Moreau Lake Stat…

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by Michael Mashburn
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New Update: Kidnapping Suspect Craig Ross Jr. Probed In Area Murders Of 2 Women, Report Says New Update: Kidnapping Suspect Craig Ross Jr. Probed In Area Murders Of 2 Women, Report Says
New Update: Kidnapping Suspect Craig Ross Jr. Probed In Area Murders Of 2 Women, Report Says The man accused of kidnapping a 9-year-old girl from a New York campground is now being investigated for any connection to the unsolved murders of two young women who disappeared near his home, according to a new report. Craig Ross Jr. will be scrutinized for any possible link to the kidnapping and murders of 18-year-old Jennifer Hammond and 19-year-old Christina White, a Saratoga County Sheriff’s official told the Albany Times Union. Hammond and White disappeared in August 2003 and June 2005, respectively, and were last seen near mobile home parks in Milton, the same town where Ross has li…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Capital Region Man Rapes Underage Teen, Police Say Capital Region Man Rapes Underage Teen, Police Say
Capital Region Man Rapes Underage Teen, Police Say A man from the region is facing rape charges after allegedly sexually abusing an underage teen. Saratoga County resident Thomas Millington, age 39, of Milton, was arrested Saturday, June 3, according to the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators determined that Millington had sexual intercourse with a victim under 17 years old. He is charged with third-degree rape, a class E felony. Millington was arraigned in the Milton Town Court, where a judge ordered him held at the Saratoga County jail on $1,400 cash bail.

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
DWI Crash: Driver Was Nearly Four Times Legal Limit During Hit-Run Wreck In Region, Police Say DWI Crash: Driver Was Nearly Four Times Legal Limit During Hit-Run Wreck In Region, Police Say
DWI Crash: Driver Was Nearly Four Times Legal Limit During Hit-Run Wreck In Region, Police Say A 54-year-old man from the region is facing DWI charges after allegedly causing a hit-and-run crash on a local roadway while heavily intoxicated Troopers in Saratoga County were called at around 12:45 p.m. Saturday, May 27, with reports of a hit-and-run crash in Milton, on Northline Road. There were no reports of injuries stemming from the wreck. According to New York State Police, troopers eventually located the suspect vehicle in the town of Saratoga, on East West Road. The driver, Stephen Sewall, of Milton, was arrested on suspicion of DWI.  Troopers said testing revealed he had…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Child's 911 Call Lands Capital Region Mother In Handcuffs Child's 911 Call Lands Capital Region Mother In Handcuffs
Child's 911 Call Lands Capital Region Mother In Handcuffs A New York mother is facing child abandonment and drunk driving charges after allegedly leaving her children alone for hours, authorities said. State Police in Saratoga County responded to a home in Milton at around 7:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 23, after a child called 911 saying their mother was missing. When troopers arrived, they found three children all under the age of 12 who had been left alone by 38-year-old Charlene Sheehy for hours, police said. Sheehy returned home a short time later, where troopers arrested her for driving while intoxicated and endangering the welfare of a child. Tes…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Capital District Gets $27M For ‘Environmentally Friendly’ Pedestrian, Biking Projects Capital District Gets $27M For ‘Environmentally Friendly’ Pedestrian, Biking Projects
Capital District Gets $27M For ‘Environmentally Friendly’ Pedestrian, Biking Projects The Capital District is set to receive more than $27 million in federal funding to help pay for new pedestrian and biking projects around the region. New York was awarded a total of $178.8 million in federal dollars that will go to 75 communities across the state for projects that promote environmentally friendly modes of travel and make it easier and safer to bike and walk, according to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office. The funding - made available from the Federal Highway Administration - will cover up to 80 percent of costs for projects like new sidewalks, shared use paths, and other enhanceme…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Support Pours In For Family Of Father Killed In Crash In Region Support Pours In For Family Of Father Killed In Crash In Region
Support Pours In For Family Of Father Killed In Crash In Region The community is helping a local family after the father was killed in a head-on crash with a tractor-trailer in the Hudson Valley. Ulster County resident Tramayne Holmes, age 40, of the hamlet of Milton, was killed at 4 p.m.,  Tuesday, April 26, when he lost control of his vehicle on Route 28, in Kingston, crossed over into the westbound lane, and struck a 2022 Peterbilt tractor-trailer head-on, said New York State Police Trooper Steven Nevel. See Earlier Story: 40-Year-Old Killed In Head-On Kingston Crash Following his death, his oldest daughter, Sierra Card, started a GoFundMe…

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by Kathy Reakes