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Police Officer For A Day: Capital District Teen Lands Dream Gig Thanks To Make-A-Wish Police Officer For A Day: Capital District Teen Lands Dream Gig Thanks To Make-A-Wish
Police Officer For A Day: Capital District Teen Lands Dream Gig Thanks To Make-a-wish A “stolen” piece of art was recovered by a New York teen who got to live out his dream of being a police officer, if only for a day, thanks to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Saratoga County resident Connor Hayhurst, age 15, of Ballston Spa, donned his very own Schenectady Police uniform on Tuesday, Aug. 30, before helping investigators track down the culprit in a mock theft case. Hayhurst, who is on the autism spectrum, was born with a rare heart condition and has no active immune system, according to The Daily Gazette of Schenectady.  The teen has undergone three open heart surgeries and m…

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Suspect From Schenectady Nabbed After Stolen Police SUV Pursuit Suspect From Schenectady Nabbed After Stolen Police SUV Pursuit
Suspect From Schenectady Nabbed After Stolen Police SUV Pursuit A Capital District man is accused of stealing a police car and then leading officers on a chase down the New York State Thruway. The Schenectady Police Department reported that one of its marked patrol SUVs was taken from Ellis Hospital at around 6:30 p.m. Monday, May 30, by someone they had taken to the facility for evaluation, New York State Police said. A short time later, the cop car was seen getting onto the New York State Thruway at Carmen Road heading eastbound before continuing south past Albany, police said. A helicopter from the New York State Police Aviation Unit followed as the…

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by Michael Mashburn