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Police Chief Blames NY's Bail Reform Law For 'Serial Intoxicated Driver' Busted 3 Months In Row Police Chief Blames NY's Bail Reform Law For 'Serial Intoxicated Driver' Busted 3 Months In Row
Police Chief Blames NY's Bail Reform Law For 'Serial Intoxicated Driver' Busted 3 Months In Row A New York police chief is blasting the state’s bail reform laws, claiming they are directly to blame for a repeat DWI offender who was arrested three times in just as many months. Albany County resident Brandon McKinley, age 42, of Watervliet, was sentenced to an aggregate term of three to nine years in prison in Albany County Court Tuesday, Nov. 15. The sentence followed his September 2022 guilty plea to three counts of driving while intoxicated, a felony. According to prosecutors, McKinley was stopped by Watervliet Police on three separate occasions in May, June, and July 2022. During e…

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Man Charged In Fatal Stabbing Of Popular Chef In Upstate NY Man Charged In Fatal Stabbing Of Popular Chef In Upstate NY
Man Charged In Fatal Stabbing Of Popular Chef In Upstate NY Police have arrested a man accused of fatally stabbing an up-and-coming chef in the Capital District. Marquis Jackson, age 34, of Albany, was charged with second-degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon, Albany Police said. Investigators believe Jackson stabbed 31-year-old Tyrome Wallace multiple times during an altercation inside a home on Washington Avenue Monday night, May 16. Wallace later died at Albany Medical Center Hospital. Jackson was arraigned Wednesday, May 18, in Albany City Criminal Court and was being held at the Albany County jail. RIP Tyrome Wallace So sa…

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