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Police & Fire
Body In River Hoax Sparks Police Response In Capital Region Body In River Hoax Sparks Police Response In Capital Region
Body In River Hoax Sparks Police Response In Capital Region At first glance, it had all the markings of a heinous crime. But authorities in Saratoga County said what appeared to be a dead body wrapped in plastic and duct tape and floating in a river was just a sick joke. Mechanicville Police were called to the Anthony Kill on Thursday, May 30, after someone came across two suspicious packages that seemed to resemble a concealed human body. However, when officers cut the plastic open they were relieved to find that it just contained stuffed fabric shaped into a person’s outline. “Two suspicious packages designed to look like a dead body were disco…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Police Investigate Suspicious Fire At Capital District Home With Two Adults, Four Kids Present Police Investigate Suspicious Fire At Capital District Home With Two Adults, Four Kids Present
Police Investigate Suspicious Fire At Capital District Home With Two Adults, Four Kids Present A house fire that threatened a Capital District family and left a man hospitalized has been deemed suspicious by authorities. Emergency crews in Saratoga County were called just before 11 p.m. Wednesday, July 20, with reports of a residential fire in Greenwich on Bald Mountain Road. Four children and two adults were in the house when flames broke out and all were able to get out, New York State Police said. One adult suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was med-flighted to a hospital in Burlington, Vermont, according to police. Video from the scene showed extensive damage to the ho…

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by Michael Mashburn