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Rensselaer Teacher Sent 'Sexually Suggestive' Messages To Minor, Police Say
A high school teacher in the region is facing charges after allegedly sending sexually suggestive messages to a minor, authorities said.
Rensselaer County resident Peter Bertram, age 43, of the Village of Nassau, was arrested Tuesday, Jan. 17, following an investigation by State Police.
Investigators determined that Bertram, who teaches at Averill Park High School in Rensselaer, sent “indecent and sexually suggestive” images and text messages to a child under the age of 17.
The victim is not a student at Averill Park High School.
Troopers were initially contacted on Monday morning, Jan. …
Man From Troy, Woman From Schodack Accused Of Stealing $1,200 Worth Of Items From Lowe's
A man and woman from the region are facing charges after they allegedly stole over $1,000 worth of merchandise from a Lowe’s store.
Hugo Cabrera, age 46, of Troy, and Justine Tuttle, age 42, of Schodack, were arrested Friday, Sept. 2, on a warrant for felony grand larceny.
State police in Saratoga County were initially called on Tuesday, March 22, with reports of a theft that occurred at the Lowe’s on State Route 146 in Halfmoon a week prior.
Investigators determined that Cabrera stole over $1,200 worth of items from the store with Tuttle’s help, police said.
The pair was issued an appea…
'Equipment Malfunction' Cuts Power To 12K In Rensselaer County Days After Similar Outage
Just two days after a similar outage, power was again knocked out to thousands of customers in the Capital District on Tuesday afternoon, July 19.
In Rensselaer County, about 12,000 customers in East Greenbush lost power at around 2:20 p.m. due to an equipment malfunction at a nearby substation, according to National Grid spokesperson Patrick Stella.
The outage lasted roughly 90 minutes, affecting homes and businesses in parts of East Greenbush, Schodack, and Troy.
Stella said the substation involved is the same one that was impacted by a fire on Sunday, July 17, that cut power to the same…
